Principal Enterprise Architect

About FlightSafety International FlightSafety International is the world's premier professional aviation training company and supplier of flight simulators, visual systems and displays to commercial, government and military organizations. The company provides training for pilots, technicians and other aviation professionals from 167 countries and independent territories. FlightSafety operates the world's largest fleet of advanced full-flight simulators and award-winning maintenance training at Learning Centers and training locations in the United States, Canada, France and the United Kingdom. Purpose of Position The Principal Enterprise Architect sets and communicates the enterprise technology strategy for FlightSafety International's enterprise architecture, ensuring technology investments align with the company's training, simulation, and business operations strategy. This role leads the architecture of FSI's 10-year initiative to modernize the application portfolio and standardize business processes across divisions. It owns the architectural vision and the enterprise architecture function end to end across applications, infrastructure, data, and integration domains, translating business priorities into scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions across corporate, aviation training, and simulator manufacturing and delivery systems. Tasks and Responsibilities Overarching Responsibilitieso Lead enterprise-wide modernization initiatives (cloud modernization, digital twin adoption, simulation tech evolution).o Serve as principal advisor to senior leadership on emerging technologies and long-term architectural risks.o Own the security architecture across applications, infrastructure, and simulator engineering and manufacturing ecosystems, e.g., Zero Trust, global privacy requirements, and supply-chain risk management. * Application Portfolio Governance o Build and maintain an authoritative application inventory mapped to business capabilities, identifying redundant and overlapping systems.o Assess operational costs (licensing, infrastructure) and business value for each application to inform rationalization decisions. * Standards and Reference Models o Elicit existing reference models and their intended purpose from IT teams across divisions.o Create and maintain a formal enterprise architecture pattern library and technology reference catalog covering application, data, security, cloud, and simulator-technology domains.o Apply industry-standard application and infrastructure reference architectures to define enterprise standards.o Translate proposed standards into expected costs and benefits over time. * Build-vs-Buy and Vendor Rationalization o Evaluate proposed enterprise application purchases and build-vs-buy decisions against the 10-year architecture roadmap.o Flag redundant or non-standard vendor purchases before they enter the portfolio. * Business-Process-to-Technology Alignment o Translate business process requirements into technical architecture decisions.o Partner with division process owners to define target-state architecture for standardized business processes. * Roadmap Sequencing o Define and maintain the enterprise architecture roadmap, sequencing consolidation, replacement, and retirement based on dependency, risk, and business value. * Enterprise Architecture Function Ownership o Define and measure EA program KPIs and value outcomes.o Own EA tools (e.g., LeanIX/Ardoq) for portfolio visibility, roadmapping, and dependency management.o Own and chair the Architecture Review Board (ARB), including its charter, intake criteria, and decision records.o Own the definition, publication, and maintenance of enterprise technology, integration, data, and security standards, including the exception and waiver process.o Conduct architecture compliance reviews of projects and procurements against approved standards and the enterprise roadma