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This individual serves as a subject matter expert in enterprise architecture and solution design, translating complex business requirements into integrated, scalable technology solutions. The role carries significant influence over architectural practices, standards, and decision-making across the IT ecosystem, and requires the ability to navigate ambiguity, integrate knowledge across multiple technical disciplines, and deliver innovative, strategic outcomes. Assignments are received as objectives rather than detailed instructions, and the role owns full leadership of projects and initiatives with broad organizational scope. Decisions made in this role carry significant business impact, making sound judgment, stakeholder alignment, and technical rigor essential.\nHere’s what you’ll do:\nStrategy & Roadmap Development\nPartner with IT and business stakeholders to define domain technology roadmaps aligned with business and IT goals. \nAlign technology strategy with broader business objectives. \nContribute to the creation of target architecture and roadmap for the complete IT ecosystem. \nArchitecture Leadership & Governance\nLead enterprise architecture and solution delivery initiatives from concept through implementation. \nFacilitate architecture reviews and technical decision-making forums. \nEstablish architecture standards, modeling conventions, design patterns, and coding best practices across the organization. \nInfluence common architectural practices organization-wide. \nSolution Design & Delivery\nTranslate business requirements into integrated, end-to-end technology solutions. \nDefine solutions for multiple concurrent business initiatives and support their implementation. \nSynchronize system, data security, quality, scalability, and performance (non-functional) requirements across solutions. \nDrive architectural initiatives and perform in-depth technical analysis. \nRisk, Evaluation & Decision Support\nPerform architecture risk assessments and develop mitigation plans. \nSupport build-versus-buy decisions with structured evaluation frameworks. \nEvaluate new technologies and industry trends for organizational relevance. \nSupport technology evaluation and vendor/tool selection processes. \nLead proof-of-concepts and technology assessments to validate solution approaches. \nMentorship & Collaboration\nMentor engineering and architecture team members on architectural best practices and technical growth. \nCollaborate cross-functionally, exercising influence without direct authority to drive alignment. \nCommunicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. \nWhat you’ll need to be successful:\nEducation/Certifications (typical, adjust as needed)\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (Master's preferred). \nRelevant architecture certifications (e.g., TOGAF, AWS/Azure/GCP Solutions Architect) a plus. \nExperience & Expertise\nExtensive experience in enterprise architecture, solution design, and technology strategy, typically gained through progressive senior technical roles. \nDemonstrated subject-matter expertise across multiple technical disciplines (e.g., application architecture, data architecture, integration, cloud, security). \nProven track record leading large-scale, complex architectural initiatives with broad organizational scope. \nExperience conducting technology evaluations, proof-of-concepts, and build-versus-buy analyses. \nKnowledge of non-functional requirements (security, scalability, performance, quality) and system integration principles. \nSkills & Competencies\nStrong stakeholder management, communication, and executive presentation skills. \nAbility to influence without formal authority across cross-functional and business teams. \nStrategic thinker capable of resolving ambiguous, complex problems with innovative solutions. \nSkilled at integrating knowledge across multiple domains to produce sound, business-aligned outcomes. \nStrong analytical and risk-assessment capabilities. \nLeadership\nDemonstrated ability to mentor, coach, and develop junior and mid-level architects/engineers. \nComfortable operating with a high degree of autonomy against objective-based assignments. \nSound judgment given the significant business impact of architectural decisions. \nMay require a background check due to job duties requiring routine access to DIRECTV and DIRECTV customer’s proprietary data. Qualified applicants with arrest and conviction will be considered for employment in accordance with local ordinances and state law.\nThis is a remote position that can be located anywhere in the United States, excluding Alaska. #LI-Remote\nA career with us comes with big rewards:\nDIRECTV's compensation structure is designed to be market-competitive and fully supports efforts to attract and retain employees. It is the company's policy to offer pay that is competitive with other employers in the local market. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location.\nThe Base Salary range displayed below reflects the minimum and maximum target salary for each of DIRECTV's 4 (four) US Labor Market Zones. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.\nDIRECTV WAGE ZONES: $134,363 - $244,036\nLow (N1): $134,363 - $201,595\nMid (N2): $141,435 - $212,205\nHigh (N3): $155,579 - $233,426\nTop (N4): $162,650 - $244,036\nClick HERE to review information on some of the largest Designated Market Areas (DMAs). Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.\nPlease note that the salary ranges reflect base salary only and do not include bonus or benefits - when you consider all of these together, it represents a pretty impressive total compensation package.\nApply today!\n\nFair Chance Ordinance Notice for Los Angeles County applying for jobs at DIRECTV\nCompliance Notice of AI-Assisted Candidate Screening","description_format":"text","description_chars":6242,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Broadcasting","Streaming & OTT Platforms"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-15T01:39:15Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"US","licensed_sponsor":true,"adverts_offering_sponsorship_24m":0,"sanctioned_now":false,"evidence":"H-1B filings in 12 months: 28 · green card filings: 12","filings_12m":28,"filings_prev_12m":74,"green_card_filings_12m":12,"median_offered_wage_usd":171000,"route":null,"cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-11-14T07:33:33+00:00","sources":["US Department of Labor: LCA disclosure data (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3)","US Department of Labor: PERM disclosure data (green cards)"],"filings_for_role_12m":4}],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":2,"expected_fill_days":18,"reasons":["conf:1","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-11-15T03:02:03Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":244036,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/directv-principal-enterprise-solution-architect","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/directv-principal-enterprise-solution-architect.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-15T03:02:03Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":5665,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-16T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1755713},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1755713"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fdirectv-principal-enterprise-solution-architect"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"free","price":{"credits":0,"usd":0},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fdirectv-principal-enterprise-solution-architect"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fdirectv-principal-enterprise-solution-architect"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/directv-principal-enterprise-solution-architect\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fdirectv-principal-enterprise-solution-architect"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":4326763}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"directv.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":4326763},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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