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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Sr Principal Enterprise Architect - **Company:** Waters - **Location:** Milford, MA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Architectural Patterns, Cloud Computing, Data Architecture, Information Engineering, Data Governance, Decision Support Systems, Scrum Methodology, Systems Integration, Enterprise Data Management, Information Technology, Data Management - **Published:** July 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/usc59312d94815a1adcecf1e876924c9a2/eaa ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related discipline preferred., * 10+ years of progressive experience in enterprise architecture, solution architecture, or related senior technical leadership roles * Demonstrated experience leading architecture for large-scale, enterprise transformation or integration initiatives * Proven track record operating as a senior individual contributor, influencing strategy and outcomes without direct line management * Experience working within complex, global, matrixed organizations * Hands-on experience with enterprise platforms such as ERP, data, integration, and cloud technologies in a regulated or large-enterprise environment Key Skills & Competencies * Enterprise data, analytics, and AI strategy * Master data management and data governance * Data architecture and data engineering * Advanced analytics and AI-enabled decision support * Executive communication and influence * Change management and organizational adoption * Agile / Scrum leadership and delivery ## Description As a senior individual contributor with broad influence, the Principal Enterprise Architect will operate at the intersection of business strategy and technology execution-guiding complex architectural decisions, enabling large-scale integration programs, and ensuring that near-term transformation choices support long-term scalability, resilience, and value creation. Responsibilities Enterprise Architecture Leadership * Define, evolve, and govern Waters' enterprise architecture across business capabilities, applications, data, integration, cloud, infrastructure, and security. * Translate business strategy into actionable target-state architectures and multi-year roadmaps. * Serve as a trusted advisor to senior business and technology leaders on complex trade-offs involving cost, speed, risk, and scalability. * Establish and enforce architectural principles, standards, and reference architectures to drive consistency and reuse across the enterprise. BD Integration Leadership * Act as the enterprise architecture authority for the BD Integration program, ensuring alignment with Waters' strategic and technical direction. * Guide architectural decisions across ERP, commercial platforms, data, integration layers, and infrastructure. * Lead architectural input into master data strategy, system rationalization, integration patterns, and TSA exit planning. * Ensure reuse of Waters' platforms, patterns, and standards while avoiding unnecessary duplication of legacy BD environments. * Provide architectural governance across cross-functional workstreams, managing dependencies, sequencing, and risk throughout the integration lifecycle. Technology Strategy & Enablement * Evaluate emerging technologies and architectural patterns to support innovation, efficiency, and future growth. * Develop and maintain enterprise-level architecture artifacts, including capability models, reference architectures, and standards repositories. * Mentor and influence architects, engineers, and technical leaders, raising architectural maturity across the organization. * Enable faster, higher-quality decision-making by bringing structure, clarity, and enterprise perspective to complex initiatives., Enterprise Architect (EA) IT/Technology Strategy Architect Enterprise architecture (EA) Target-state architecture Architecture roadmap / multi-year roadmap Architecture standards / principles Operating model alignment Business capability model / capability mapping Technology strategy / IT strategy M&A integration / post-merger integration (PMI) Enterprise transformation Platform integration Application rationalization / system rationalization ## Related Videos - [Blueprints for Success: Steering a Global Data & AI Architecture](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1577-blueprints-for-success-steering-a-global-data-ai-architecture) - [Data Governance in the Era of AI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1622-data-governance-in-the-era-of-ai) - [Data Science in Retail](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/586-data-science-in-retail) - [Green Cloud Computing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/592-green-cloud-computing) - [From Messy Queries to Scalable Systems - How Data Engineering actually works](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100203-from-messy-queries-to-scalable-systems-how-data-engineering-actually-works) - [Unlocking Value from Data: The Key to Smarter Business Decisions-](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1367-unlocking-value-from-data-the-key-to-smarter-business-decisions) ## Related Articles - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Coffee with Developers - Maria Apazoglou - Making AI understandable for all in production](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/475-coffee-with-developers-maria-apazoglou-making-ai-understandable-for-all-in-production) - [Best Paying Jobs in Technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/256-best-paying-jobs-in-technology) - [What Makes WeAreDevelopers World Congress Different From Every Other Tech Event?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/701-what-makes-wearedevelopers-world-congress-different-from-every-other-tech-event) - [Making Data Warehouses Fast: A Developer’s Story](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/107-making-data-warehouses-fast-a-developer-s-story) - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift)