Lead Enterprise Architect
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The Lead Enterprise Architect will play a critical role in shaping the technology roadmap, leading architectural strategy, and ensuring alignment between business and IT goals for a growing organization. This individual will develop and maintain the enterprise architecture framework aligning business objectives with technology strategies.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain the enterprise architecture framework aligning business objectives with technology strategies.
- Lead the design and implementation of end-to-end architectural solutions across business units.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into scalable technical solutions.
- Oversee the evaluation and selection of technology solutions and platforms.
- Provide leadership and mentoring to cross-functional technical teams.
- Define, implement, and enforce architectural principles, standards, and governance.
- Identify and mitigate architectural risks and technical debt.
- Create strategic roadmaps to support digital transformation initiatives.
- Lead architectural reviews, technology assessments, and innovation planning.
- Stay updated with emerging technologies and industry best practices.
Requirements
- 7+ years experience in enterprise architecture
- 3+ years in a leadership role
- Strong background in systems architecture, application design, cloud solutions, and data integration
- Experience with architecture frameworks such as TOGAF, Zachman, or similar
- Proficiency in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Strong knowledge of business processes and how IT solutions support enterprise objectives
- Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (Masters preferred).
- 7+ years in enterprise architecture, with at least 3 years in a leadership role.
Nice to Have
- Masters degree
- Certification in enterprise architecture or relevant cloud certifications
Skills
* Required skills