Enterprise Architect

Job Title

Enterprise Architect

Experience

12–18 Years

Job Summary

We are seeking a strategic and experienced Enterprise Architect to define and govern the organization's overall technology architecture. The Enterprise Architect will align business strategy with IT initiatives, establish enterprise architecture standards, and guide the design of scalable, secure, and cost-effective technology solutions across the organization. This role requires strong leadership, business acumen, and extensive experience in enterprise architecture frameworks, cloud technologies, and digital transformation.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the organization's enterprise architecture strategy and roadmap.
• Align technology initiatives with business goals and long-term strategic objectives.
• Define enterprise architecture principles, standards, governance, and best practices.
• Design target-state architecture across business, application, data, and technology domains.
• Evaluate and recommend emerging technologies to improve business capabilities.
• Lead digital transformation, cloud modernization, and application modernization initiatives.
• Collaborate with business leaders, product owners, engineering teams, security, infrastructure, and operations.
• Review solution architectures to ensure alignment with enterprise standards.
• Define technology roadmaps, migration strategies, and modernization plans.
• Establish architecture governance processes and conduct architecture review boards.
• Ensure compliance with security, regulatory, and data governance requirements.
• Drive standardization, interoperability, and technology reuse across business units.
• Mentor Solution Architects, Software Architects, and Technical Leads.
• Manage enterprise technology risks and identify opportunities for innovation.

Required Skills

• Strong expertise in Enterprise Architecture frameworks such as TOGAF, Zachman, or FEAF.
• Deep understanding of business architecture, application architecture, data architecture, and technology architecture.
• Extensive experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform).
• Strong knowledge of microservices, distributed systems, event-driven architecture, and API management.
• Experience with enterprise integration technologies (ESB, API Gateway, messaging systems).
• Knowledge of DevOps, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation).
• Understanding of cybersecurity, identity and access management, and governance frameworks.
• Experience with enterprise data platforms, analytics, and data governance.
• Familiarity with ERP, CRM, SaaS, and enterprise application ecosystems.
• Strong strategic planning, stakeholder management, and decision-making skills.

Preferred Skills

• Experience leading enterprise-wide digital transformation initiatives.
• Knowledge of AI/ML, IoT, and modern technology trends.
• Experience with multi-cloud and hybrid cloud architectures.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes, Docker, and container orchestration.
• Knowledge of FinOps and cloud cost optimization.
• Experience with enterprise integration platforms such as MuleSoft, Boomi, or Kafka.
• Understanding of compliance standards such as ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR, or HIPAA.

Technical Skills

• Enterprise Architecture
• TOGAF / Zachman / FEAF
• Cloud Architecture (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Microservices
• Distributed Systems
• API Management
• Event-Driven Architecture
• DevOps & CI/CD
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Terraform / Ansible
• SQL & NoSQL Databases
• Data Warehousing
• Enterprise Integration
• Security Architecture
• IT Governance

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• 12–18 years of experience in software engineering, solution architecture, or enterprise architecture.
• 5+ years of experience in an Enterprise Architect or senior architecture leadership role.
• Proven experience leading enterprise-scale architecture initiatives.

Certifications (Preferred)

• TOGAF Certified
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• Google Professional Cloud Architect
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• SAFe Agilist or PMP (optional)

Soft Skills

• Strategic thinking and business acumen.
• Strong leadership and influencing skills.
• Excellent communication and executive presentation abilities.
• Stakeholder and vendor management expertise.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to drive organizational change and innovation.
• Cross-functional collaboration and mentoring capabilities.