Sr. Business Architect

At Greenbrier, we do the hard work that matters. The Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) is powering the movement of products around the world as a leading designer, manufacturer and supplier of freight rail transportation equipment and services.Greenbrier’s heritage of hard work and industrial innovation is celebrated at every level of our organization. We structure our business to support teams that deliver innovative solutions for our customers while positively impacting the world around us.Greenbrier’s success begins with people. We believe in supporting our global workforce through our unwavering attention to Safety, Quality, Respect for People and Customer Satisfaction. Our IDEAL commitment is rooted in these values, which promotes Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access, and Leadership, creating a culture where employees are fulfilled and feel good about coming to work every day. A diverse, qualified, and engaged talent base is the key to our success.SummaryThe Sr. Business Architect plays a key role in structuring the enterprise in terms of its governance structure, business processes, and business information. This person aligns strategic goals and objectives with decisions regarding products and services, partners and suppliers, organization, capabilities, and key business and IT initiatives. The primary focus includes the business motivations, business operations, and business analysis frameworks and related networks that link these aspects of the enterprise together. This position works to develop an integrated view of the enterprise using a repeatable approach, cohesive framework, and available industry standard techniques.Duties and ResponsibilitiesTo perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform the following essential duties satisfactorily. Other duties may be assigned to address business needs and changing business practices.

Collaborate with stakeholders to understand the needs and requirements for enterprise solutions.

Guide Business Analysts through the evaluation, design, and selection of solutions primarily with enterprise platforms, cloud solutions and infrastructure services.

Develop a business architecture strategy based on a situational awareness of various business scenarios and motivations.

Apply a structured business architecture approach and methodology for capturing the key views of the enterprise.

Describe the primary business functions of the enterprise and distinguish between customer-facing, supplier-related, business execution, and business management functions.

Define the set of strategic, core, and support processes that transcend functional and organizational boundaries; identify and describe external entities such as customers, suppliers, and external systems that interact with the business; and describe which people, resources, and controls are involved in the processes.

Design, document and implement governance and compliance solutions as needed.

Develop, document, and communicate architectural standards for enterprise environments and applications.

Partner directly with product owners to drive Greenbrier technology roadmaps.

Cross train and perform knowledge sharing with other teams.

Create in-depth design documentation, business cases, recommendations, and presentations.

QualificationsThe following generally describes requirements to successfully perform the assigned duties.Minimum Qualifications

College diploma or university degree or equivalent work experience

5+ years related work experience

Experience with business and technical requirements analysis, elicitation, modeling, verification, and methodology development

Experience overseeing the design, development, and implementation of software and hardware solutions, systems, or products

Ability to create systematic and consistent requirements specifications in both technical and user-friendly language

Ability to apply analytical and statistical skills to systems issues and products as required

Proficient in product management

Experience with enterprise solutions (MS D365, ServiceNow, and Salesforce).

General understanding of technical concepts (network, storage, compute, Azure cloud, firewalls, backup and recovery)

Experience in documenting current and future state for targeted audiences.

Experience using visualization/diagramming tools (Miro, Visio, etc.)

Experience using Enterprise Architecture Management solutions

Leadership ability

Thinks strategically

Highly self-motivated, directed and confident

Ability to set and manage priorities judiciously

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Ability to present ideas in business-friendly and user-friendly language

Keen attention to detail

Exercise diplomacy and maintain confidentiality

Superior analytical, evaluative, and problem-solving abilities

Exceptional service orientation

Ability to motivate in a team-oriented, collaborative environment

Preferred Qualifications

Formal Business Analysis education, certification or training

Experience in manufacturing, logistics or transportation

5 years of experience with global architecture and engineering team interaction

Work Environment and Physical RequirementsWork EnvironmentThe work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

In Office

Physical Activities and RequirementsFrequency KeyNot Applicable: Activity is not applicable to this occupationOccasionally: Occupation requires this activity up to 33% of the time (0- 2.5+ hours/day)Frequently: Occupation requires this activity from 33% - 66% of the time (2.5: 5.5+ hours/day)Constantly: Occupation requires this activity more than 66% of the time (5.5+ hours/day)Working Postures

Sit: Frequently

Walk: Occasionally

Bend: Occasionally

Kneel/Squat: Occasionally

Crawl: Occasionally

Climb: Occasionally

Reach Forward: Occasionally

Reach Upward: Occasionally

Handling/Fingering: Frequently

Lift / Carry Requirements

5-10 lbs: Occasionally

10-25 lbs: Not Applicable

25-50 lbs: Not Applicable

50-75 lbs: Not Applicable

75+ lbs: Not Applicable

Push / Pull Requirements

Up to 10 lbs: Frequently

10-25 lbs: Frequently

25-50 lbs: Not Applicable

50-75 lbs: Not Applicable

75+ lbs: Not Applicable

EOE including Vet/DisabilityClick here for more information:Know Your RightsGreenbrier makes reasonable accommodations in the application and hiring process for individuals with known disabilities, unless providing accommodation would result in an undue hardship. Any applicant believing that he or she may need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact Greenbrier Human Resources at [email protected] or call us at 503-684-7000.Email communication from The Greenbrier Companies (Greenbrier) will always come from a corporate email address that ends in @gbrx.com or from our applicant tracking system, iCIMS, after you have created a secure account and submitted your application. During the application process, you will create a secure account in our secure applicant tracking site that ends with “-gbrx.icims.com”. In this portal, we will ask you to provide your contact information, past employment history, education history and other job-related information.Job Locations US-AKID 2024-3037Company Greenbrier Leasing Company LLCPosition Type Regular Full-TimeCategory Information TechnologyWorkplace Type Remote