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Engineering - Architecture
Patrick Industries IT Director of Architecture
Engineering - Architecture
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Remote / WFH
Patrick Industries
Job Description
Job highlights
Identified by Google from the original job post
Qualifications
12+ years of experience in IT or Enterprise Architecture, with accountability for standards and cross‑domain design
Proven experience establishing technology governance models and architectural decision frameworks
Hands‑on experience across infrastructure, applications, cloud, and integration architectures
Demonstrated ownership of CMDB design, governance, or large‑scale configuration management practices
Strong ability to balance strategic architecture with practical delivery constraints
Background in manufacturing, industrial, or outdoor recreation supply chains
Experience modernizing ERP‑adjacent ecosystems (e.g., D365 or similar platforms)
Familiarity with DevOps‑aligned operating models and cloud‑first architectures
Experience rationalizing legacy platforms and defining future‑state roadmaps
A high level of personal integrity (self-esteem, confidence, honesty, and respect) are necessary qualities
Self-motivated to work independently in a busy environment with changing priorities and the ability to adapt quickly
Solid project management skills
Align with Patrick Industries “BETTER Together” mentality by pursuing Balance, Excellence, Trust, Teamwork, Empowerment, and Respect within the organization
Responsibilities
This role owns the technology governance and standards model, including architectural approvals, modernization principles, and lifecycle management across infrastructure, applications, platforms, and integration layers
The position is also accountable for establishing and maintaining a trusted Configuration Management Database (CMDB) as the system of record for enterprise technology assets and relationships
Operating within a manufacturing‑centric environment, this role requires strong collaboration with IT delivery teams, ERP leadership, operations, and finance to ensure technology decisions are pragmatic, cost‑effective, and aligned with real‑world operational needs
Enterprise Architecture & Fit‑for‑Purpose Design
Define and maintain enterprise architecture principles that prioritize simplicity, standardization, and business alignment
Ensure technology solutions are fit for purpose, avoiding unnecessary complexity while meeting operational, financial, and scalability requirements
Translate business and operational needs into clear architectural patterns and reference architecture across infrastructure, applications, data, and integration
Technology Governance & Decision Frameworks
Create, own, and operate a technology governance and approval model covering:
Architecture reviews and design authority
Technology selection and lifecycle decisions
Exceptions, technical debt, and modernization prioritization
Establish clear standards and guardrails that enable speed while preventing fragmentation and redundancy
Partner with delivery and ERP leadership to ensure governance accelerates outcomes rather than becoming a bottleneck
Modernization & Standards Ownership
Own the enterprise modernization strategy, including:
Legacy rationalization and technical debt reduction
Cloud, platform, and infrastructure modernization standards
Alignment with DevOps and modern operating models
Define and maintain technology standards, patterns, and roadmaps to guide consistent implementation across teams
Ensure modernization decisions are economically justified and operationally sound
Cross‑Pillar Architecture Leadership
Operate horizontally across technology pillars, including:
Infrastructure and cloud platforms
Enterprise applications (including ERP ecosystems)
Integration and data platforms
End‑user and operational technologies
Ensure architectural coherence across domains, avoiding siloed decision‑making
CMDB Strategy & Ownership
Define and own the CMDB strategy, taxonomy, and governance model, ensuring it is accurate, trusted, and actively used
Establish standards for CI definition, relationships, ownership, and lifecycle management
Partner with infrastructure, application, and service teams to ensure continuous CMDB data quality and relevance
Enable CMDB usage to support impact analysis, change management, asset management, and resilience planning
Apply architectural thinking within the context of manufacturing and OEM component supply chains, including:
Production environments and plant operations
Supply chain variability and seasonality
Cost sensitivity and operational efficiency
Act as a trusted advisor to IT and business leaders, translating architectural decisions into business impact
Job description
Patrick Industries, a publicly traded company headquartered in Elkhart, Indiana, invites you to join a team of dedicated Team Members who are passionate about delivering high-quality products and exceptional customer service. As a leading solutions provider serving a diverse range of markets across the United States, our commitment to innovation, quality, and sustainability has positioned us as a high growth, diversified and empowered Team of more than 10,000! Your adventure awaits!
The IT Director of Architecture is responsible for defining, governing, and continuously improving the enterprise technology landscape to ensure fit‑for‑purpose, efficient, and sustainable solutions that directly support business operations and growth.
This role owns the technology governance and standards model, including architectural approvals, modernization principles, and lifecycle management across infrastructure, applications, platforms, and integration layers. The position is also accountable for establishing and maintaining a trusted Configuration Management Database (CMDB) as the system of record for enterprise technology assets and relationships.
Operating within a manufacturing‑centric environment, this role requires strong collaboration with IT delivery teams, ERP leadership, operations, and finance to ensure technology decisions are pragmatic, cost‑effective, and aligned with real‑world operational needs.
Responsibilities & Duties:
Enterprise Architecture & Fit‑for‑Purpose Design
• Define and maintain enterprise architecture principles that prioritize simplicity, standardization, and business alignment.
• Ensure technology solutions are fit for purpose, avoiding unnecessary complexity while meeting operational, financial, and scalability requirements.
• Translate business and operational needs into clear architectural patterns and reference architecture across infrastructure, applications, data, and integration.
Technology Governance & Decision Frameworks
• Create, own, and operate a technology governance and approval model covering:
• Architecture reviews and design authority
• Technology selection and lifecycle decisions
• Exceptions, technical debt, and modernization prioritization
• Establish clear standards and guardrails that enable speed while preventing fragmentation and redundancy.
• Partner with delivery and ERP leadership to ensure governance accelerates outcomes rather than becoming a bottleneck.
Modernization & Standards Ownership
• Own the enterprise modernization strategy, including:
• Legacy rationalization and technical debt reduction
• Cloud, platform, and infrastructure modernization standards
• Alignment with DevOps and modern operating models
• Define and maintain technology standards, patterns, and roadmaps to guide consistent implementation across teams.
• Ensure modernization decisions are economically justified and operationally sound.
Cross‑Pillar Architecture Leadership
• Operate horizontally across technology pillars, including:
• Infrastructure and cloud platforms
• Enterprise applications (including ERP ecosystems)
• Integration and data platforms
• End‑user and operational technologies
• Ensure architectural coherence across domains, avoiding siloed decision‑making.
CMDB Strategy & Ownership
• Define and own the CMDB strategy, taxonomy, and governance model, ensuring it is accurate, trusted, and actively used.
• Establish standards for CI definition, relationships, ownership, and lifecycle management.
• Partner with infrastructure, application, and service teams to ensure continuous CMDB data quality and relevance.
• Enable CMDB usage to support impact analysis, change management, asset management, and resilience planning.
Business & Industry Alignment
• Apply architectural thinking within the context of manufacturing and OEM component supply chains, including:
• Production environments and plant operations
• Supply chain variability and seasonality
• Cost sensitivity and operational efficiency
• Act as a trusted advisor to IT and business leaders, translating architectural decisions into business impact.
Qualifications & Skills
• 12+ years of experience in IT or Enterprise Architecture, with accountability for standards and cross‑domain design.
• Proven experience establishing technology governance models and architectural decision frameworks.
• Hands‑on experience across infrastructure, applications, cloud, and integration architectures.
• Demonstrated ownership of CMDB design, governance, or large‑scale configuration management practices.
• Strong ability to balance strategic architecture with practical delivery constraints.
• Experience supporting manufacturing or industrial environments strongly preferred.
• Background in manufacturing, industrial, or outdoor recreation supply chains.
• Experience modernizing ERP‑adjacent ecosystems (e.g., D365 or similar platforms).
• Familiarity with DevOps‑aligned operating models and cloud‑first architectures.
• Experience rationalizing legacy platforms and defining future‑state roadmaps.
• A high level of personal integrity (self-esteem, confidence, honesty, and respect) are necessary qualities
• Self-motivated to work independently in a busy environment with changing priorities and the ability to adapt quickly
• Solid project management skills
• Align with Patrick Industries “BETTER Together” mentality by pursuing Balance, Excellence, Trust, Teamwork, Empowerment, and Respect within the organization
At Patrick Industries, BETTER Together is our commitment to being our best while striving to bring out the best in one another as we join forces Individually, as Teams, with our Business Units, with our Customers, our Communities and within our entire Patrick family.
Patrick is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Identified by Google from the original job post
Qualifications
12+ years of experience in IT or Enterprise Architecture, with accountability for standards and cross‑domain design
Proven experience establishing technology governance models and architectural decision frameworks
Hands‑on experience across infrastructure, applications, cloud, and integration architectures
Demonstrated ownership of CMDB design, governance, or large‑scale configuration management practices
Strong ability to balance strategic architecture with practical delivery constraints
Background in manufacturing, industrial, or outdoor recreation supply chains
Experience modernizing ERP‑adjacent ecosystems (e.g., D365 or similar platforms)
Familiarity with DevOps‑aligned operating models and cloud‑first architectures
Experience rationalizing legacy platforms and defining future‑state roadmaps
A high level of personal integrity (self-esteem, confidence, honesty, and respect) are necessary qualities
Self-motivated to work independently in a busy environment with changing priorities and the ability to adapt quickly
Solid project management skills
Align with Patrick Industries “BETTER Together” mentality by pursuing Balance, Excellence, Trust, Teamwork, Empowerment, and Respect within the organization
Responsibilities
This role owns the technology governance and standards model, including architectural approvals, modernization principles, and lifecycle management across infrastructure, applications, platforms, and integration layers
The position is also accountable for establishing and maintaining a trusted Configuration Management Database (CMDB) as the system of record for enterprise technology assets and relationships
Operating within a manufacturing‑centric environment, this role requires strong collaboration with IT delivery teams, ERP leadership, operations, and finance to ensure technology decisions are pragmatic, cost‑effective, and aligned with real‑world operational needs
Enterprise Architecture & Fit‑for‑Purpose Design
Define and maintain enterprise architecture principles that prioritize simplicity, standardization, and business alignment
Ensure technology solutions are fit for purpose, avoiding unnecessary complexity while meeting operational, financial, and scalability requirements
Translate business and operational needs into clear architectural patterns and reference architecture across infrastructure, applications, data, and integration
Technology Governance & Decision Frameworks
Create, own, and operate a technology governance and approval model covering:
Architecture reviews and design authority
Technology selection and lifecycle decisions
Exceptions, technical debt, and modernization prioritization
Establish clear standards and guardrails that enable speed while preventing fragmentation and redundancy
Partner with delivery and ERP leadership to ensure governance accelerates outcomes rather than becoming a bottleneck
Modernization & Standards Ownership
Own the enterprise modernization strategy, including:
Legacy rationalization and technical debt reduction
Cloud, platform, and infrastructure modernization standards
Alignment with DevOps and modern operating models
Define and maintain technology standards, patterns, and roadmaps to guide consistent implementation across teams
Ensure modernization decisions are economically justified and operationally sound
Cross‑Pillar Architecture Leadership
Operate horizontally across technology pillars, including:
Infrastructure and cloud platforms
Enterprise applications (including ERP ecosystems)
Integration and data platforms
End‑user and operational technologies
Ensure architectural coherence across domains, avoiding siloed decision‑making
CMDB Strategy & Ownership
Define and own the CMDB strategy, taxonomy, and governance model, ensuring it is accurate, trusted, and actively used
Establish standards for CI definition, relationships, ownership, and lifecycle management
Partner with infrastructure, application, and service teams to ensure continuous CMDB data quality and relevance
Enable CMDB usage to support impact analysis, change management, asset management, and resilience planning
Apply architectural thinking within the context of manufacturing and OEM component supply chains, including:
Production environments and plant operations
Supply chain variability and seasonality
Cost sensitivity and operational efficiency
Act as a trusted advisor to IT and business leaders, translating architectural decisions into business impact
Job description
Patrick Industries, a publicly traded company headquartered in Elkhart, Indiana, invites you to join a team of dedicated Team Members who are passionate about delivering high-quality products and exceptional customer service. As a leading solutions provider serving a diverse range of markets across the United States, our commitment to innovation, quality, and sustainability has positioned us as a high growth, diversified and empowered Team of more than 10,000! Your adventure awaits!
The IT Director of Architecture is responsible for defining, governing, and continuously improving the enterprise technology landscape to ensure fit‑for‑purpose, efficient, and sustainable solutions that directly support business operations and growth.
This role owns the technology governance and standards model, including architectural approvals, modernization principles, and lifecycle management across infrastructure, applications, platforms, and integration layers. The position is also accountable for establishing and maintaining a trusted Configuration Management Database (CMDB) as the system of record for enterprise technology assets and relationships.
Operating within a manufacturing‑centric environment, this role requires strong collaboration with IT delivery teams, ERP leadership, operations, and finance to ensure technology decisions are pragmatic, cost‑effective, and aligned with real‑world operational needs.
Responsibilities & Duties:
Enterprise Architecture & Fit‑for‑Purpose Design
• Define and maintain enterprise architecture principles that prioritize simplicity, standardization, and business alignment.
• Ensure technology solutions are fit for purpose, avoiding unnecessary complexity while meeting operational, financial, and scalability requirements.
• Translate business and operational needs into clear architectural patterns and reference architecture across infrastructure, applications, data, and integration.
Technology Governance & Decision Frameworks
• Create, own, and operate a technology governance and approval model covering:
• Architecture reviews and design authority
• Technology selection and lifecycle decisions
• Exceptions, technical debt, and modernization prioritization
• Establish clear standards and guardrails that enable speed while preventing fragmentation and redundancy.
• Partner with delivery and ERP leadership to ensure governance accelerates outcomes rather than becoming a bottleneck.
Modernization & Standards Ownership
• Own the enterprise modernization strategy, including:
• Legacy rationalization and technical debt reduction
• Cloud, platform, and infrastructure modernization standards
• Alignment with DevOps and modern operating models
• Define and maintain technology standards, patterns, and roadmaps to guide consistent implementation across teams.
• Ensure modernization decisions are economically justified and operationally sound.
Cross‑Pillar Architecture Leadership
• Operate horizontally across technology pillars, including:
• Infrastructure and cloud platforms
• Enterprise applications (including ERP ecosystems)
• Integration and data platforms
• End‑user and operational technologies
• Ensure architectural coherence across domains, avoiding siloed decision‑making.
CMDB Strategy & Ownership
• Define and own the CMDB strategy, taxonomy, and governance model, ensuring it is accurate, trusted, and actively used.
• Establish standards for CI definition, relationships, ownership, and lifecycle management.
• Partner with infrastructure, application, and service teams to ensure continuous CMDB data quality and relevance.
• Enable CMDB usage to support impact analysis, change management, asset management, and resilience planning.
Business & Industry Alignment
• Apply architectural thinking within the context of manufacturing and OEM component supply chains, including:
• Production environments and plant operations
• Supply chain variability and seasonality
• Cost sensitivity and operational efficiency
• Act as a trusted advisor to IT and business leaders, translating architectural decisions into business impact.
Qualifications & Skills
• 12+ years of experience in IT or Enterprise Architecture, with accountability for standards and cross‑domain design.
• Proven experience establishing technology governance models and architectural decision frameworks.
• Hands‑on experience across infrastructure, applications, cloud, and integration architectures.
• Demonstrated ownership of CMDB design, governance, or large‑scale configuration management practices.
• Strong ability to balance strategic architecture with practical delivery constraints.
• Experience supporting manufacturing or industrial environments strongly preferred.
• Background in manufacturing, industrial, or outdoor recreation supply chains.
• Experience modernizing ERP‑adjacent ecosystems (e.g., D365 or similar platforms).
• Familiarity with DevOps‑aligned operating models and cloud‑first architectures.
• Experience rationalizing legacy platforms and defining future‑state roadmaps.
• A high level of personal integrity (self-esteem, confidence, honesty, and respect) are necessary qualities
• Self-motivated to work independently in a busy environment with changing priorities and the ability to adapt quickly
• Solid project management skills
• Align with Patrick Industries “BETTER Together” mentality by pursuing Balance, Excellence, Trust, Teamwork, Empowerment, and Respect within the organization
At Patrick Industries, BETTER Together is our commitment to being our best while striving to bring out the best in one another as we join forces Individually, as Teams, with our Business Units, with our Customers, our Communities and within our entire Patrick family.
Patrick is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
