Enterprise Architect collaborates with business executives, technology leaders, solution architects, and external partners to develop target-state architecture and guide technology decisions across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Architecture Strategy

• Develop and maintain the enterprise architecture vision, principles, standards, and governance framework.
• Define current-state, target-state, and transition architecture roadmaps.
• Ensure alignment between business strategy, digital transformation programs, and technology initiatives.
• Drive architectural consistency across applications, infrastructure, data, security, and integration domains.
• Identify opportunities to improve business capabilities through technology innovation.

Business Alignment & Strategic Planning

• Partner with executive leadership to understand business objectives and strategic priorities.
• Translate business strategies into enterprise architecture roadmaps and technology initiatives.
• Support strategic planning, investment decisions, and technology portfolio management.
• Advise senior management on emerging technologies and their business impact.
• Enable business capability modeling and operating model transformation.

Technology Governance

• Establish architecture governance processes, policies, and standards.
• Lead architecture review boards and technology governance committees.
• Ensure all technology solutions comply with enterprise architecture standards.
• Evaluate architecture risks and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Promote technology standardization, simplification, and modernization.

Enterprise Architecture Domains

Business Architecture

• Define and maintain business capability maps.
• Analyze business processes and identify transformation opportunities.
• Support business operating model optimization.

Application Architecture

• Define enterprise application architecture standards.
• Rationalize application portfolios and reduce technology complexity.
• Ensure interoperability and integration among enterprise systems.

Data Architecture

• Define enterprise data strategy and architecture.
• Promote data governance, data quality, and master data management.
• Support data-driven decision-making initiatives.

Technology Architecture

• Guide infrastructure, cloud, and platform architecture strategies.
• Define standards for scalability, availability, security, and resilience.
• Support technology modernization initiatives.

Security Architecture

• Ensure security-by-design principles across all enterprise initiatives.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to reduce enterprise risks.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and information security requirements.

Digital Transformation & Innovation

• Lead architecture support for digital transformation programs.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, industry trends, and innovation opportunities.
• Drive cloud adoption, API strategy, automation, and modernization initiatives.
• Support enterprise-wide adoption of innovative business and technology capabilities.

Portfolio & Investment Management

• Assess technology investments and architectural impacts.
• Support IT portfolio governance and prioritization processes.
• Develop technology roadmaps aligned with business value realization.
• Optimize technology costs through strategic architecture decisions.

Stakeholder Management

• Collaborate with executives, business leaders, and technology teams.
• Influence architecture decisions across multiple business units.
• Communicate architecture strategy, roadmaps, and governance requirements to stakeholders.
• Facilitate architecture workshops and executive presentations.

Risk, Compliance & Operational Resilience

• Ensure enterprise architecture supports regulatory compliance requirements.
• Support business continuity, disaster recovery, and operational resilience frameworks.
• Assess technology risks and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Ensure architecture decisions meet audit and regulatory expectations.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor‘s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business Information Systems, or related disciplines.
• Master‘s Degree in Information Systems, Technology Management, Business Administration (MBA), or related field is preferred.

Experience

• Minimum 10 years of IT experience across multiple technology domains.
• At least 5 years of experience in Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, or Technology Strategy roles.
• Proven experience leading enterprise-wide.
• Experience in large and complex organizations.
• Banking, Financial Services, Insurance, or highly regulated industries experience is highly preferred.

Technical Knowledge

Enterprise Architecture

• Enterprise Architecture Frameworks (TOGAF, Zachman, FEAF)
• Business Capability Modeling
• Enterprise Architecture Governance
• Technology Strategy and Roadmap Development

Application & Integration

• Enterprise Application Architecture
• API Management
• Microservices Architecture
• Enterprise Integration Patterns
• Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)

Data & Analytics

• Data Architecture
• Data Governance
• Data Warehousing
• Big Data and Analytics Platforms

Infrastructure & Cloud

• Hybrid Cloud Architecture
• Azure, AWS, or GCP Platforms
• Infrastructure Modernization
• Containerization and Kubernetes

Security & Compliance

• Cybersecurity Frameworks
• Regulatory Compliance
• Risk Management
• Security Architecture Principles

Preferred Certifications

Enterprise Architecture

• TOGAF Certified
• Certified Enterprise Architect (CEA)

Cloud Certifications

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• AWS Solutions Architect Professional
• Google Professional Cloud Architect

Governance & Service Management

• ITIL Foundation or ITIL Managing Professional
• COBIT Certification

Security Certifications (Preferred)

• CISSP
• SABSA Foundation