Location: Oak Ridge, TN
Job Title: Business Systems Architect
Career Level From: Advisor
Career Level To
Job Specialty: Service Delivery
What You'll Do
This role is responsible for functional leadership of the strategic architecture, governance, and long-term vision for our core business systems in a manufacturing environment, as well as aligning enterprise applications—such as SAP and related manufacturing systems—with company strategy, operational needs, and future technology direction.
Key Responsibilities & Business Systems Strategy - Define and maintain the long-term architecture and road map for Y-12 business systems (ERP, MES, Production Planning).
- Ensure business system evolution supports manufacturing operations, financial processes, quality, and supply chain requirements.
- Partner with Operations, Finance, Quality, and Supply Chain leadership to align technology strategy with business goals.
- Lead evaluation of emerging technologies that enhance operational efficiency.
- ERP & Business Systems Leadership:
- Provide functional architectural oversight for SAP and related enterprise platforms.
- Evaluate enhancements, integrations, and new technologies impacting the ERP ecosystem.
- Work closely with business leaders in Operations, Finance, and Supply Chain to ensure continuity.
- Translate operational needs into scalable technology solutions.
- Manufacturing Systems Integration:
- Design and guide integration between ERP, MES, shop floor systems, logistics, and analytics platforms.
- Ensure systems support production planning, inventory management, quality control, and operational reporting.
- Promote efficient data flow across manufacturing and corporate systems.
- Solution Architecture & Governance:
- Lead architecture reviews for new system initiatives and major upgrades.
- Develop reference architectures and technical standards.
- Business Systems Digital Transformation Liaison:
- Ensure the Y-12 Business System strategy aligns with the Y-12 Digital Transformation strategy.
- Implement Business System upgrades as new software, hardware, and infrastructure are deployed in the name of DT.
- Implement AI & LLM solutions in a manufacturing setting as part of the Y-12 Business Systems Strategy, in alignment with the Y-12 Digital Transformation Strategy.
What You Can Expect
- Meaningful work and unique opportunities to support missions vital to national and global security
- Top-notch, dedicated colleagues
- Generous pay and benefits with a stable organization
- Career advancement and professional development programs
- Work-life balance fostered through flexible work options and wellness initiatives
Minimum Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree: Minimum 14 years of relevant experience.
- OR Master's degree: Minimum 12 years of relevant experience.
Preferred Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- 8 years of experience with enterprise business systems or ERP platforms
- Strong experience with SAP or similar enterprise ERP platforms
- Experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment
- Proven experience designing enterprise system architecture and integrations
- Experience with SAP S/4HANA, MES systems, or manufacturing automation platforms
- Enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF or similar)
- Experience with data architecture, APIs, and cloud integration
- Strong understanding of manufacturing processes (MRP, production planning, quality, supply chain)
Why Y-12?
You get #morethanajob. We encourage employees to achieve a healthy personal balance among home, work and the community. One of the ways we embrace work-life balance is by offering flexible work arrangements that provide alternatives to the traditional workweek, while still meeting business needs. Top talent and personal commitment mean more to our success than any other factors, so we reward our people with the kinds of benefits that make a positive difference in the quality of their lives. Benefits such as: medical plan, prescription drug plan, vision plan, dental plan, employer matched 401(k) savings plan, disability coverage, education reimbursement and many more. Want to stay healthy and fit but hate the cost of a gym membership? Take advantage of one of our onsite workout facilities and eat healthy in our onsite cafeterias. Much more than a workplace, at Y-12, you can build a career that lasts a lifetime.
Notes
The minimum education and experience for the lowest career level in the job posting range are listed under Minimum Job Requirements. Successful candidates hired into a higher career level than the minimum in the range must meet the requirements listed in the job leveling charts for the career level into which they are being hired.
If a range of Career Levels is posted, i.e., Senior Associate to Senior Specialist, internal applicants already in one of the Career Levels would come across at their current Career Level. Internal applicants currently in a lower level Career Level would move to the lowest posted Career Level.
Requires a Q clearance; however all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of their current clearance status. The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required.
This position may require entry into the Material Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (10 C.F.R. Part 712), which requires successful competition of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation and may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.
This position may be categorized as a “designated position” identified by 10 C.F.R. Part 709, requiring successful completion of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation that may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.
CNS is a drug-free workplace. Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre-placement physical, drug screening and background investigation. As an employee, you may be required to receive and maintain a security clearance from the United States Department of Energy in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to sensitive information or matter. U.S. citizenship is a requirement for security clearance applicants. All employees are subject to being randomly selected for drug testing without advance notification.
CNS is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit and without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.
