"Enterprise Architect"

utility exp a MAJOR plus

Enterprise Architect Job Description (DICE Version)

Overview

Seeking a senior Enterprise Architect to lead technology strategy, roadmap development, and enterprisewide architecture standards. This role partners with business and IT leadership to drive longterm planning, innovation, and alignment across applications, data, infrastructure, cloud, and security domains.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the enterprise technology roadmap and longterm investment plan.

• Lead strategy sessions with IT leadership, portfolio owners, and business stakeholders.

• Evaluate business performance, technology investments, risks, and opportunities for value creation.

• Identify and drive innovation initiatives, including trend analysis, vendor engagement, proofs of concept, prototypes, and business case development.

• Govern EA domains: Application, Data, Integration, Infrastructure, Security, Mobile, Cloud.

• Define and enforce architecture standards, guidelines, and lifecycle governance.

• Manage and enhance the enterprise portfolio repository, including data stewardship and analytics.

• Provide architectural leadership for highrisk, strategic programs and guide solution architects.

• Advise executives on technology capabilities, roadmaps, costs, benefits, and modernization opportunities.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or related field.

• 10+ years of IT experience in enterprise environments.

• Proven experience implementing Enterprise Architecture frameworks and technology standards.

• Strong program/product management skills aligned with architectural deliverables.

• Experience managing budgets, technology cost centers, and vendor contracts.

• Ability to translate business needs into scalable, innovative technology solutions.

• Broad technical knowledge across cloud, applications, infrastructure, integration, and emerging tech.

• Experience leading modernization, cloud adoption, or energyefficiency technology initiatives.

• Strong leadership, communication, facilitation, and executivelevel presentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master s degree in Computer Science or related field.

• Certifications: TOGAF, Open CA, CISSP, or similar.

• Experience in technology organizational design.