The Enterprise Architect is a senior-level role responsible for developing and maintaining the overall IT architecture for the organization, ensuring that technology and systems align with the company's business goals and strategies. This position plays a key role in guiding technology decisions, fostering alignment across departments, and developing a cohesive and scalable technology ecosystem. The Enterprise Architect has a strategic outlook and an in-depth understanding of both business processes and technology frameworks, acting as a bridge between business strategy and IT execution. Job Duties and Responsibilities: Enterprise Architecture Development (25%) * Define and Maintain Architecture Frameworks: Develop and uphold comprehensive architecture frameworks that outline the standards, principles, and policies guiding the organization's IT ecosystem. * Create Technology Roadmaps: Establish long-term technology roadmaps that align with business objectives, ensuring the scalability and adaptability of IT systems. * Develop Architecture Models: Build and maintain architecture models that include data, application, and infrastructure layers, ensuring cohesion across technology platforms. * Align IT Strategy with Business Goals: Regularly evaluate business goals and adjust the architecture to ensure alignment with company priorities and industry best practices. Strategic Planning and Stakeholder Engagement (20%) * Engage with Leadership and Stakeholders: Work closely with Senior VPs and department heads to understand and address strategic needs and ensure IT alignment with business strategies. * Identify Opportunities for Innovation: Actively seek areas where technology can enhance the organization's competitive advantage, proposing solutions to improve efficiency, agility, and business outcomes. * Facilitate Decision-Making: Lead discussions and offer expertise on technology strategy, helping stakeholders make informed decisions on investments and prioritizations. * Conduct Business Capability Mapping: Work with business teams to map capabilities, ensuring alignment between IT and business goals. Technology Governance and Standards (20%) * Establish IT Governance Policies: Develop and enforce governance policies, standards, and practices to ensure compliance and consistency across technology initiatives. * Define Technology Standards and Best Practices: Set guidelines for technology selection, architecture design, and integration, promoting best practices and consistency across teams. * Review and Approve Architectural Designs: Evaluate and approve high-level architecture and solution designs to ensure they adhere to enterprise standards and align with strategic goals. * Monitor Compliance with Policies: Ensure that all IT solutions and systems comply with governance policies, security regulations, and industry standards. Technology Evaluation and Innovation (15%) * Prepare Architecture Documentation: Create and maintain detailed documentation that outlines the architecture, including design specifications and component details. * Maintain Technical Roadmaps: Develop roadmaps for technical implementation and deployment and update these based on project evolution. * Document Key Decisions and Assumptions: Record major architectural decisions, assumptions, and rationales to provide context for future reference. * Create User Guides and Training Materials: As necessary, prepare materials to help other teams understand and use the architecture effectively. * Update and Archive Documentation: Ensure all documentation is current and accessible, archiving outdated materials as the project progresses. Risk Management and Compliance (10%) * Identify and Mitigate Risks: Proactively assess and address architectural risks, such as scalability, security, and performance, ensuring they are mitigated through design. * Ensure Regulatory Compliance: Ensure that IT architecture adheres to relevant regulations, standards, and industry requirements, particularly in security and data privacy. * Manage Technology Lifecycle: Oversee the technology lifecycle management, identifying obsolete systems and planning upgrades or replacements as necessary. * Facilitate Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery: Contribute to disaster recovery planning and business continuity initiatives, ensuring that architecture supports resilience. Documentation, Communication and Team Development (10%) * Create Comprehensive Documentation: Document architecture frameworks, standards, roadmaps, and key architectural decisions to ensure consistency and knowledge-sharing across the organization. * Maintain Architecture Repository: Organize architecture documents in a repository, making them accessible to stakeholders and development teams. * Communicate Architectural Vision: Effectively communicate the enterprise architecture vision and roadmap to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. * Mentor Other Architects and IT Staff: Provide guidance to other architects, IT professionals, and business analysts, helping them develop their skills and understanding of enterprise architecture. * Foster a Culture of Continuous Improvement: Encourage team members to stay updated on new technologies, methodologies, and best practices, fostering a culture of learning and improvement. * Conduct Training Sessions: Organize training or workshops to share architectural knowledge and best practices with teams across the organization. Qualifications (Education, Experience, Certifications & KSA): * Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field or equivalent work experience. * 10+ years of experience in IT, with at least 3-5 years in an enterprise architecture or senior architecture role. * Demonstrated experience aligning IT strategy with business objectives and leading large-scale architecture projects. * Strong knowledge of architecture frameworks such as TOGAF, Zachman, or similar. * In-depth understanding of cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and hybrid environments. * Experience with enterprise integration, microservices, APIs, data architecture, and cloud-native development. * Familiarity with DevOps practices, automation, and CI/CD pipelines. * Strong understanding of security standards, data privacy regulations, and compliance requirements. * Strategic thinker with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. * Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate complex concepts to non-technical audiences. * Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills, with experience working cross-functionally. * Proactive, organized, and detail-oriented, with a focus on long-term planning. * Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities. * Strong communication and interpersonal skills for working with diverse stakeholders. * Ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences. * Strong organizational skills and attention to detail. * Relevant certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or similar credentials are preferred but not required. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with a job. We offer our employees a robust compensation package! Our comprehensive benefits include: medical, dental and vision insurance coverage; 100% company-paid life and disability coverage, 401k options with company match, three weeks PTO by the end of the first year and much more. Allied proudly promotes from within as part of a strong commitment to providing career growth opportunities for employees of all levels. Our diverse business portfolio allows employees broad career options with the advantage of staying with the same organization. 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