Enterprise Architect

Job Description

Reports To: Chief Information Officer (CIO) Role Overview Lead the design and evolution of the organization's enterprise architecture, ensuring alignment between business strategy, technology capabilities, and digital transformation initiatives while maintaining a coherent and scalable architectural vision. Key Responsibilities Enterprise Architecture Leadership

• Develop and maintain enterprise architecture frameworks, standards, and guidelines
• Create and manage enterprise architecture roadmaps aligned with business objectives
• Define reference architectures and patterns for enterprise solutions
• Ensure architectural governance across all technology initiatives
• Guide solution architects and development teams in adherence to architecture standards

Strategic Planning & Innovation

• Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand strategic objectives and translate them into architectural requirements
• Evaluate emerging technologies and their potential impact on enterprise architecture
• Design target state architectures that enable business transformation
• Create architecture transition plans to guide evolution from current to future states
• Maintain enterprise architecture repository and documentation

Solution Architecture & Integration

• Review and approve solution architectures for major initiatives
• Ensure interoperability and integration between systems and platforms
• Define API strategies and integration patterns
• Establish microservices architecture guidelines
• Guide cloud adoption and hybrid architecture strategies

Technology Portfolio Management

• Assess current technology landscape and identify redundancies
• Create technology rationalization strategies
• Maintain enterprise application and technology portfolios
• Develop architecture principles for technology selection
• Guide legacy modernization initiatives

Governance & Standards

• Establish architecture review board and governance processes
• Define architecture compliance requirements
• Create architecture principles and policies
• Ensure regulatory compliance in architecture decisions
• Manage technical debt and architectural risks

Job Requirements

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field
• Master's degree preferred
• Enterprise Architecture certifications (TOGAF, Zachman) highly desired

Experience 8+ years of IT experience with 5+ years in enterprise architecture Proven experience in:

• Enterprise architecture framework implementation
• Large-scale system integration
• Cloud architecture
• Digital transformation initiatives
• Technology modernization programs

Technical Knowledge Strong understanding of:

• Enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF, Zachman, DoDAF)
• Cloud platforms and services (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Integration patterns and technologies
• API design and management
• Microservices architecture
• Container technologies
• Data architecture and governance
• Security architecture
• Infrastructure architecture

Core Competencies

• Strategic thinking and planning
• Business and IT alignment
• Architecture modeling and documentation
• Stakeholder management
• Technology innovation
• Communication and influence
• Problem-solving and analytical skills

Domain Expertise

• Enterprise architecture tools and repositories
• Architecture modeling tools (ArchiMate, UML)
• Business process modeling
• Technology portfolio management
• Risk management and compliance
• Solution architecture methods