[Hiring] Principal Enterprise Architect @Celigo

Role Description

Celigo is looking for a Principal Enterprise Architect who sees the whole estate before they see the parts. This is a founding role: you will build Celigo’s enterprise architecture practice from scratch, turning a highly federated, ungoverned technology portfolio into a rationalized, outcome-aligned estate.

• Build the EA practice from scratch.
• Define the operating model, establish architecture principles, and stand up a lightweight review process.
• Own the application portfolio end to end.
• Lead build-vs-buy with a Celigo-first lens.
• Stand up SaaS governance and cost control.
• Use AI to govern the estate at scale.
• Extend architecture discipline to the AI estate.
• Tie every architecture decision to a business outcome.
• Grow architecture capability across GTO without building a parallel team.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in enterprise or solution architecture, with demonstrated ownership of an application portfolio and architecture standards at a software or high-growth company.
• Proven track record of application rationalization and SaaS cost reduction.
• Deep fluency with enterprise architecture frameworks and lifecycle governance.
• Strong build-vs-buy and total-cost-of-ownership judgment.
• Working knowledge of AI and agentic governance concepts.
• Preferred: hands-on experience using AI tooling to analyze and govern a portfolio at scale.

Requirements

• You see the whole estate when others see individual tools.
• You govern through influence.
• You connect architecture decisions to business outcomes as a reflex.
• You ship forward: a solid framework teams can use today is worth more than a perfect standard that lands six months late.
• You are energized by finding new ways to apply AI to your own work.
• You take ownership beyond your defined scope.

Benefits

• Remote-first culture, built on trust, collaboration, and transparency.
• A high-growth, inclusive work environment where innovation thrives.
• Lightspeed learning opportunities to keep you at the leading edge of your field.
• Exceptional coworkers who challenge and inspire you daily.
• Three weeks of vacation (starting year one).
• Wellness days and holidays to recharge.
• Parental leave and a generous benefits package.
• Monthly tech stipend.
• Recognition and career development opportunities.