Sr Principal Enterprise Solution Architect

Are you an experienced Enterprise Architect who thrives at the intersection of business strategy and technology innovation?

We are seeking a Senior Principal Enterprise Solutions Architect to help shape the future IT landscape of our customers. In this highly visible leadership role, you will partner with C-level executives, business leaders, and technology teams to define enterprise-wide transformation strategies that deliver measurable business outcomes.

You will serve as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, helping organizations navigate complex technology challenges, modernization initiatives, cloud adoption, security requirements, and large-scale digital transformation programs.

This role combines deep architectural expertise with executive consulting, strategic planning, and thought leadership across enterprise environments.

What You’ll Do

• Lead enterprise transformation initiatives for medium-sized and large organizations.
• Develop long-term technology roadmaps aligned with business strategy and organizational goals.
• Engage with CIOs, CTOs, business executives, and senior stakeholders to define future-state architectures.
• Guide customers through cloud transformation, infrastructure modernization, data protection, security, and operational excellence initiatives.
• Drive enterprise architecture governance and technology decision frameworks.
• Assess emerging technologies and recommend strategic investments that support business growth.
• Facilitate executive workshops and advisory sessions.
• Lead architecture teams across complex, multi-disciplinary programs.
• Develop business cases, transformation strategies, and operating models.
• Act as a trusted advisor throughout the customer lifecycle.
• Collaborate with solution architects, delivery teams, consulting teams, and account executives to ensure successful outcomes.
• Support strategic pursuits, bid activities, and executive presentations for large and complex opportunities., * Build trusted relationships with executive stakeholders.
• Challenge existing ways of working and drive meaningful change.
• Translate complex technical topics into business value.
• Navigate competing stakeholder interests and political landscapes.
• Lead executive-level conversations regarding technology investments and transformation priorities.
• Influence decisions without direct authority.
• Guide organizations through organizational and technological change.

Key Success Factors

You are someone who can walk into a customer meeting where the challenge seems vague or undefined and uncover the real business problem.

You know how to:

• Ask the right questions.
• Identify strategic opportunities.
• Connect business objectives with technology capabilities.
• Build consensus among stakeholders.
• Guide customers through difficult transformation journeys.
• Create clarity within highly complex environments.

• 15+ years of experience in Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, IT Strategy, or Digital Transformation.
• Extensive experience advising executive stakeholders.
• Proven track record delivering enterprise-wide technology transformation programs.
• Experience operating within highly complex business and IT environments.
• Strong understanding of business strategy and organizational change.
• Experience leading large, geographically dispersed teams and stakeholders.
• Experience influencing enterprise technology investment decisions.

Technical Expertise

Strong experience across several of the following areas:

• Enterprise Architecture Frameworks (TOGAF, Zachman, ArchiMate)
• Cloud Transformation (Azure, AWS, Hybrid Cloud)
• Enterprise Infrastructure
• Data Protection & Resiliency
• Security & Compliance
• Digital Transformation
• Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery
• Enterprise Storage Platforms
• Strategic IT Planning
• Governance & Operating Models
• Application & Infrastructure Modernization
• Technology Portfolio Management

Consulting & Leadership

The ideal candidate combines strategic vision with exceptional stakeholder management skills., * Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field.

• Understanding of Architectural concept.
• Experience working within enterprise consulting or global systems integration environments.
• Experience presenting at executive and industry events.
• Proven thought leadership within architecture communities.

This role has been designed as ‘‘Onsite’ with an expectation that you will primarily work from an HPE partner/customer office., Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE.