Enterprise Architect (EA) Consultant (15+ Years experience)

Role : Enterprise Architect (EA) Consultant

Location : Remote California

Duration : 12 Months Contract

Project Summary

This project engages an Enterprise Architect (EA) Consultant to lead tactical enterprise architecture execution while designing and standing up a formal EA Office integrated with PMO and BRM functions. The consultant will establish governance models, architecture standards, intake and triage processes, AI and data architecture enablement, automation workflows, and financial analytics dashboards to support strategic IT alignment, regulatory compliance, portfolio oversight, and data-driven decision-making.

Mandatory Qualifications (MQs)

• Experience implementing AI and automation in IT governance/processes
• Bachelor s in engineering / Technical Sciences
• 15+ years in IT roles, including IT infrastructure, data management, and business systems
• Knowledge of cloud platforms, enterprise data management, SQL, and software architecture frameworks
• 15+ years of experience in enterprise data architecture, data migrations, and data management
• 15+ years of experience mapping business functionality to IT solutions, assessing risks, and optimizing processes
• Demonstrated experience designing and developing Enterprise Governance models to support various IT processes like technology procurement, cybersecurity, AI, project integrations, and business enablement
• Strong interpersonal skills to lead teams, facilitate workshops, and present architectural strategies to executives.
• Certifications in TOGAF, ITIL/COBIT, Azure, SAFe (or equivalent)
• Master s in engineering / Technical Sciences

Must have Skills & Competencies

Architecture & Technology

• Enterprise & Solution Architecture: Capability modeling, architecture runway, ADRs
• Cloud & Integration: Event-driven architectures, identity/access management
• Data & AI: Data architecture, governance, ETL/ELT, data migration; AI/ML lifecycle, prompt engineering, model governance

Process & Governance

• Operating Model Design: Decision rights, organizational design, service catalogs
• Portfolio & Demand Management: Intake, triage, prioritization, capacity planning
• Architecture Governance: Architecture Review Board (ARB), standards stewardship, exception handling

Automation & Tooling

• Power Platform: Power Automate, Power Apps, Power BI
• M365 Copilot: Enablement and guardrails
• DevOps Tooling: Azure DevOps, Jira for backlogs and documentation
• Data Catalog/Lineage Tools: e.g., Microsoft Purview or equivalent

Key Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise architecture execution and governance
• Develop solution architectures, ADRs, standards, and roadmaps
• Chair Architecture Review Board (ARB) and manage exceptions/technical debt
• Align IT solutions with business strategy and PMO portfolio
• Evaluate vendors, tools, and software purchases
• Establish and stand up the EA Office (operating model, RACI, service catalog)
• Implement intake, triage, and architecture lifecycle processes
• Enable AI, data governance, and automation across PMO/shared services
• Develop dashboards, reporting, and executive-level insights