[Hiring] Senior Enterprise Architect II @CDW

Role Description

The Enterprise Architect is responsible for the development of complex business applications in a software engineering environment. This role acts as a liaison between the technical teams and business stakeholders to facilitate, conceptualize and define systems solutions while ensuring the solutions are aligned with the system architecture.

• Define and develop platform roadmaps and technology lifecycles, transformational initiatives, M&A technology due diligence and integration plans, and solution design and oversight across a wide and diverse portfolio of solutions.
• Create standards, models, and guiding principles to help define and govern the future state architecture, organization structure, business processes, information systems and infrastructure.
• Provide consultative services on projects focused on architecture compliance, development and implementation of strategic technological directives.
• Develop and present business cases, for high-level initiatives, for approval, funding and prioritization.
• Solution architect providing technical guidance and training others within capability scope.
• Represent the EA organization for application, data, and infrastructure domain specific initiatives by managing, and at times leading these initiatives from an EA perspective.
• Support architecting cloud-based applications, mobile applications and infrastructure, web services, middleware and databases needed to support the future state technology platform.
• Establish the contribution that technology can make to business objectives, conducting feasibility studies, producing high level business models and preparing business cases.
• Ensures coordination and completion of design review based on formalized standards.
• Ensure compliance between business strategies, enterprise transformation activities.
• Lead vendor selection process and provides recommendations for investment in technology solutions, supported by appropriate ROI, total cost of ownership, and/or cost benefit analyses.
• Develop architectural standards and roadmaps to migrate to standards that will add significant value to the business.
• Develop and maintain the Enterprise Architecture models for CDW.
• Direct business stakeholders to follow enterprise architecture guidance for all projects within capability scope.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and 7 years of Information Technology experience, OR 11 years total Information Technology experience.
• 5 years functioning as an Enterprise Architect, Enterprise Architecture certified or equivalent experience using industry standards such as TOGAF.
• Experience developing architectural standards and road maps.
• Experience being an evangelist for a bigger picture strategy, integrating the business and technological vision, connecting the dots across business needs, technologies, processes, and information.
• Proven experience in large-complex technical efforts, maximizing current investment and optimizing process complexity.
• Proven experience with future state architecture, taking business to the next level, creating competitive advantage to the business.
• Proven experience in large, complex scale projects.
• Solid presentation skills, ability to effectively influence.
• Able to work autonomously and exhibit excellent judgment.
• Strong Technical leadership of development teams and vendors.
• Ability to work in a team in a matrix with multiple reporting lines, and may extend outside the organization including suppliers, partners and customers.
• Possess a strong business and technical acumen to contribute to the strategic business plan.

Requirements

• Pay range: $137,000-190,000 depending on experience and skill set.
• Annual bonus target of 10% subject to terms and conditions of plan.
• Salary ranges may be subject to geographic differentials.

Benefits

• CDW is committed to being an AI-fluent organization.
• We’re looking for people who bring curiosity, a learner’s mindset, and a willingness to engage with ever-evolving technology and tools.
• We value adopting AI as a partner, openness to experimentation, and a shared interest in learning together on AI.
• Our goal is to create a culture where AI enhances—not replaces—human creativity and decision-making.
• We encourage candidates to embrace an AI mindset, one that’s curious, adaptive, and ready to explore what’s possible.

Company Description

CDW is a Fortune 500 technology solutions provider that helps businesses, government, education, and healthcare organizations achieve what’s possible through technology. What makes CDW different isn’t just what we do—it’s how we do it. At CDW we act as one—building trust, speaking candidly, and working together to achieve more. We play to win—focusing on what matters most and delivering for our customers. And we think forward—staying curious, moving fast, and continuously learning.

As a full‑stack, full‑lifecycle technology partner, CDW brings deep expertise, strong relationships, and broad industry knowledge to help turn ideas into outcomes. When you join CDW, you become part of a collaborative environment where your work matters, your growth is supported, and your contributions help shape what’s next.

Together, we deliver the full promise of what technology can do. Together, we Make Amazing Happen.

CDW is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by state and local law.