Principal Enterprise Architect (IM) - CBRE

Principal Enterprise Architect (IM) Job ID 162650 Posted 18-Apr-2024 Service line REI Segment Role type Full-time Areas of Interest Digital & Technology/Information Technology Location(s) Remote - US - Remote - US - United States of America Our Digital & Technology organization sits at the heart of CBRE. As part of our team, you'll be able to learn from the most brilliant engineers, designers, and product managers while solving tough problems that will drive our technology forward. **About The Role** CBRE is the world's leading commercial real estate services firm with offices located around the globe. The real estate market is undergoing significant and exciting change, driven by technology and data. Digital and Technology powered products play a vital role in CBRE's mission to build unmatched value for our clients. We have unbeatable data, and this role will ensure that data is front and centre of the CRE industry, embedded in our client's decision-making processes. You will be part of the Global Enterprise Architecture team reporting directly to the Global head of Enterprise Architecture. **About You** The Digital & Technology team at CBRE is a forward-thinking and innovative team, currently leading a global digital transformation. We are looking for an Enterprise Architect to join the distributed team based in Dallas, navigate the business landscape, and craft a vision that turns ambiguity into clarity. The person must have a passion for solving complex problems and developing digital solutions that combine rich data with advanced technology to deliver insight at the point of interaction. The role requires modern agile-centric architecture approaches. This position is multi-functional, requiring strong working relationships with multiple teams including Product Management, Technology, Data and Business Transformation teams. In addition to internal constituents, you may also work with customers and partners to understand the market requirements and to support the business, so superb communication (written and verbal) and a passion for crafting customer-centric user experience is important. Additionally, this position requires strong Real Estate investment management domain experience. **What You'll Do** + Design and support implementation of Agile Enterprise architecture services across various Digital Products and Data initiatives in lines with established technical principles, standards, and practices. + Work with technical teams, businesses, and end-users to optimally design modern applications, APIs, Data platforms. Help to choose accurate technologies based on business strategy, capabilities, and requirements, including application, data, technology, and integration architecture. + Lead the analysis and documentation of the current application and integration landscapes, creating future state architectures and roadmaps. + Creation and management of architecture artifacts and lower-level components. + Perform application demonstrations and technical presentations + Provide technical expertise to design scalable ETL, data lake, and data warehouse solutions, including addressing and resolving complex technical issues + Leading data architecture and design, data strategy to help support business objectives + Provide formal technical guidance and informal assistance to engineering teams **The Successful Candidate** + Experience with investment management platforms, associated data ecosystems, and delivery of advanced modeling and forecasting capabilities. + Prior experience working for asset management companies and divisions + Experience with client reporting systems, sales and CRM ecosystems such as Salesforce, in-depth awareness and knowledge around fund modeling, forecasting, and portfolio management systems such as Argus, Anaplan + Expertise in data architecture and data governance + Awareness of emerging vendor and start-up offerings for fund analytics, fund modeling, and portfolio analytics with an ability to assess fit for CBRE Investment Management + Have an excellent technical and commercial understanding in the creation of technology solutions and outcomes for customers. + Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communications skills; you will often find in situations where you have to describe problem statements, solution options, your analysis and recommendations to a mix of technical and non-technical, and use strong influencing skills to gain consensus and an agreed way forward. + Ability to approach design with timeliness, cost, and quality factors in mind. Risk identification and mitigation, quantification, and qualification non-functional and functional requirements. + Deep application of data architecture, data design, data modeling, including conceptual, logical, and physical models + Ability to analyze business needs and translate them into technical requirements for data management systems + Ensure data security and compliance with all relevant regulations. + Driven digital transformation, roadmaps, target operating models, cost reduction, performance improvement + Proactive in identifying problems early and helping the team to prioritize results. + Self-motivated, inquisitive and quick to learn + Interest in, and focus on, customers and passionate about creating good user experiences + Good knowledge of agile software development processes **What You'll Need** + Minimum bachelor's degree qualification, with strong quantitative background (STEM education background (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) AND/OR an MBA or equivalent experience preferred) + Deep knowledge of cloud architecture platforms (AWS, Azure) **Must Have** + 8+ years of deep solution architecture, enterprise architecture experience + 5+ years of AWS/Azure data services, + 2+ years of implementing Web applications preferably using React and NodeJS. + 4+ years of database architecture with Relational database, preferably Postgres + 4+ years in data platforms and ETL, preferably, Snowflake, Snaplogic, Collibra, Allation, Informatica + Demonstrable experience with Real Estate Investment management tools e.g., Juniper Square, Dynamo, AppFolio or similar + Demonstrable experience in data architecture and design is mandatory **Desirable** + 3+ years working in an Agile development environment pairing DevOps with CI / CD pipelines + 3+ years of exposure to modern technologies such as EV, VR, AR, MXR, Hyperautomation + 3+ years of experience in Real Estate Investment management domain **Why CBRE?** CBRE is the world's largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, and we have been ranked #1 on Fortune's World's Most Admired Company: (2019, 2020, 2021,2023). Once again, CBRE has been named to 3BL's annual **100 Best Corporate Citizens (https://100best.3blmedia.com/)** ranking for the fifth consecutive year. CBRE was the only real estate company to earn a place among the top 100. With services, insights, and data that span every dimension of the industry, we build digital solutions for clients of every size, in every sector, and across every geography. CBRE considers multiple factors to determine compensation, including a candidate's education, training, and experience. The minimum salary for the position is **$235,000** annually and the maximum salary is **$250,000** annually. The compensation offered to a successful candidate will depend on the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience. Successful candidates will also be eligible for a discretionary bonus based on CBRE's applicable benefit program. **Equal Employment Opportunity:** CBRE is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity. We have a long-standing commitment to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status, political belief, or any other basis protected by applicable law. **Candidate Accommodations:** CBRE values the differences of all current and prospective employees and recognizes how every employee contributes to our company's success. CBRE provides reasonable accommodations in job application procedures for individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request via email at recruitingaccomodations@cbre.com or via telephone at +1 866 225 3099 (U.S.) and +1 866 388 4346 (Canada). **NOTE:** Some, but not all, of our positions may have an additional requirement to comply with COVID-19 health and safety protocols, including COVID-19 vaccination proof and/or rigorous testing. If you have questions about the requirement(s) for this position, please inform your Recruiter. CBRE, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer (Women/Minorities/Persons with Disabilities/US Veterans)