About the role
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 Responsibilities
o 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
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