Job Description
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Overview We’re not in the wing business. We’re in the flavor business. It’s been our mission to Serve the World Flavor since we first opened in 1994, and we’re just getting started. 1997 saw the opening of our first brand partner operated Wingstop location, and by 2002 we had served the world one billion wings. It’s flavor that defines us and has made Wingstop one of the fastest growing brands in the restaurant industry. Above all else – our success is largely due to our people and our core values, or what we call The Wingstop Way of being entrepreneurial, service-minded, fun, and authentic. We believe having a strong people foundation centered on these collective values creates a crave-worthy culture and talented team, as well as ensures our brand is poised for accelerated growth. We we all win together.
WHAT WE'LL NEED
The Enterprise Technology Architect will be responsible for the definition, creation, and maintenance of a holistic enterprise architecture roadmap and its alignment with the business strategy, enabling business innovation, high user satisfaction, and operational excellence. You will define and implement best-in-class enterprise architecture capabilities and governance across Wingstop and plan the use of enterprise architectural resources. They will play a lead role in technology standardization, reducing technical debt and shaping, and adopting the technology stacks and platforms while enabling high-velocity business innovation, economies of scale and compliance.
Your specific areas of responsibility will also include building an effective EA capability for Wingstop; advising stakeholders on technology implications (feasibility, costs) of business decisions; guiding investment decisions with business capability models and mapping; aligning technology/architecture roadmap with business outcomes; guiding execution of digital change initiatives. You will report to the VP, Restaurant, Corporate Tech & Enterprise Architecture. You must have the EQ and business acumen to navigate a matrixed organization with multiple stakeholders.
Responsibilities Define, create, and maintain the enterprise technology architecture framework, standards, policies, and best practices.
Analyze the current technology landscape and identify gaps, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
Define and support product/technology roadmaps, solution architecture blueprints, technical requirements & templates for reuse across the organization.
Integrate Architecture Processes into other workflows in the organization
Lead by example and collaborate with internal teams, and suppliers, to deliver and support the technology solutions.
Define in-depth technical requirements. Ensure the technology solutions are compliant with the industry regulations, security standards, and best practices.
Evaluate and recommend new and emerging technologies, tools, and methodologies.
Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and coaching to technology team members and stakeholders.
What you'll need Bachelor's degree in STEM field required; master's degree preferred; focus in computer science preferred.
10+ years of experience in leading large-scale technology architecture and/or software engineering – transformational leader with proven architecture/engineering track record in modern tech stacks and agile frameworks.
5+ years in leading a large-scale enterprise architecture function.
A track record of having “institutionalized” a modern enterprise architecture model in highly agile and distributed environments and with a data science capability that has led to a set of “production” use cases for machine learning, and other artificial intelligence technologies, which have had a meaningful impact on core business operations and outcomes.
Master of EA frameworks (i.e. TOGAF, Zachman Framework).
Expertise in leading digital transformation and automation, customer and team member experience, and enterprise technology transformation initiatives.
Expertise in leading the development of enterprise-wide systems that are highly scalable, performant, reliable, and secure in global environments.
Experience in public cloud products, cloud-native architectures, API management, Microservices, event-driven architectures, and integrations with SaaS/ERP systems.
People and Culture You care deeply about doing great work and driving results. You’re curious, ask questions, and seek out opportunities to improve. You don’t just point out problems—you bring solutions, ideas, and perspectives that move the team forward. You take full responsibility for your work and see things through to completion. You aren’t afraid to fail because you know that failure is a part of learning and growth. You take action, move fast, and keep pushing forward. You lead with empathy, respect, and emotional intelligence. You collaborate effectively, fostering a culture of trust and constructive feedback. You understand the importance of teamwork and ensure that your actions build others up rather than break them down. You push yourself and others to be better. You embrace healthy conflict, knowing that great ideas and strong teams emerge from honest, constructive conversations. You believe that leaders create leaders and are committed to fostering a culture of growth, challenge, and continuous improvement.
Benefits Unlimited paid time off for exempt employees
One paid volunteer day of your choice
Competitive bonus structure for eligible roles
Team member stock purchase plan
Health savings or flexible spending account options
401k – (dollar for dollar on the first 3% and then 50 cents on the dollar for the next 2% for team member contributions up to 5% of eligible compensation)
Basic life and AD&D insurance provided
Education Assistance
Wellness reimbursement program
Paid maternity and paternity leave
Fun Is The Best Flavor Lunch provided every Tuesday and Thursday in office
Work from home Fridays
Discount on Wingstop gift cards
Onsite game room
Wingstop provides equal opportunities for everyone that works for us and everyone that applies to join our team, without regard to sex or gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, any service, past, present, or future, in the uniformed services of the United States (military or veteran status), or any other consideration protected by federal, state, or local law.
Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
Employment type: Full-time
Job function: Engineering and Information Technology
Industries: Restaurants
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