Enterprise Architect (IT Applications)

Our client is seeking a direct-hire Enterprise IT Architect to help define and drive enterprise architecture maturity within the organization.

This role requires a strategic thinker who can champion best practices in Enterprise Architecture while also being hands-on in technology projects, products, and platforms. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical foundation, excellent communication skills, and the ability to collaborate with senior leadership to align technology solutions with business objectives.

This is an opportunity to join at a pivotal moment, as the organization is in the early stages of building out its Enterprise Architecture (EA) practice, focusing on modernizing its technology stack and strategic direction.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and maintain enterprise architecture principles and standards.
• Align technology solutions with business goals and long-term strategies.
• Lead enterprise-wide architecture initiatives and roadmaps.
• Stay updated on emerging technology trends and best practices to drive innovation.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to support digital transformation initiatives.
• Train and mentor engineers on architecture standards and best practices.
• Ensure technology platforms are aligned, interconnected, and support high availability, security, performance, and reliability.
• Provide solution architecture across multiple programs and projects concurrently.

Qualifications & Technical Expertise:

• Experience as an Enterprise Architect, helping to grow a company into in a mature organization
• Strong understanding of integration patterns and enterprise application integration (EAI).
• Expertise in cloud platforms (AWS preferred).
• Previous hands-on experience with Java, JavaScript frameworks (ReactJS, VueJS), CSS frameworks, and Node.js.
• Proficiency in Data, Analytics, and Business Intelligence (BI), including Master Data Management solutions.
• Solid understanding of security principles and compliance requirements.
• Ability to provide strategic foresight to anticipate future technology challenges and opportunities.
• Visionary leadership to guide technology innovation and architecture decisions.
• Executive presence to engage with C-level stakeholders and board members.

Preferred Experience & Attributes:

• Exposure to AI-driven assessments and automation in business processes.
• Preference for AWS technologies
• Ability to introduce structured processes and contribute to documenting and modernizing current enterprise architecture strategies.
• Strong communication skills, capable of presenting architectural designs and engaging business stakeholders.
• While conceptual and strategic thinking is essential, the ideal candidate should also be hands-on with architecture and design-driven decision-making.

Growth & Future Direction:

• Opportunity to join at the ground level of a growing Enterprise Architecture practice.
• Role will be highly strategic and senior, with influence over the next 3-5 years of architectural growth and modernization.
• Direct impact on driving business and IT alignment, particularly with a team-first approach focused on AWS.

Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.

Our client is seeking a direct-hire Enterprise IT Architect to help define and drive enterprise architecture maturity within the organization.

This role requires a strategic thinker who can champion best practices in Enterprise Architecture while also being hands-on in technology projects, products, and platforms. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical foundation, excellent communication skills, and the ability to collaborate with senior leadership to align technology solutions with business objectives.

This is an opportunity to join at a pivotal moment, as the organization is in the early stages of building out its Enterprise Architecture (EA) practice, focusing on modernizing its technology stack and strategic direction.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and maintain enterprise architecture principles and standards.
• Align technology solutions with business goals and long-term strategies.
• Lead enterprise-wide architecture initiatives and roadmaps.
• Stay updated on emerging technology trends and best practices to drive innovation.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to support digital transformation initiatives.
• Train and mentor engineers on architecture standards and best practices.
• Ensure technology platforms are aligned, interconnected, and support high availability, security, performance, and reliability.
• Provide solution architecture across multiple programs and projects concurrently.

Qualifications & Technical Expertise:

• Experience as an Enterprise Architect, helping to grow a company into in a mature organization
• Strong understanding of integration patterns and enterprise application integration (EAI).
• Expertise in cloud platforms (AWS preferred).
• Previous hands-on experience with Java, JavaScript frameworks (ReactJS, VueJS), CSS frameworks, and Node.js.
• Proficiency in Data, Analytics, and Business Intelligence (BI), including Master Data Management solutions.
• Solid understanding of security principles and compliance requirements.
• Ability to provide strategic foresight to anticipate future technology challenges and opportunities.
• Visionary leadership to guide technology innovation and architecture decisions.
• Executive presence to engage with C-level stakeholders and board members.

Preferred Experience & Attributes:

• Exposure to AI-driven assessments and automation in business processes.
• Preference for AWS technologies
• Ability to introduce structured processes and contribute to documenting and modernizing current enterprise architecture strategies.
• Strong communication skills, capable of presenting architectural designs and engaging business stakeholders.
• While conceptual and strategic thinking is essential, the ideal candidate should also be hands-on with architecture and design-driven decision-making.

Growth & Future Direction:

• Opportunity to join at the ground level of a growing Enterprise Architecture practice.
• Role will be highly strategic and senior, with influence over the next 3-5 years of architectural growth and modernization.
• Direct impact on driving business and IT alignment, particularly with a team-first approach focused on AWS.

Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.