Job Title: Enterprise Architect

Location: Phoenix, AZ

Experience Required: 10+ Years

Role Overview

We are seeking a polished and highly experienced Enterprise Architect to join the Enterprise Architecture team. The ideal candidate will collaborate closely with VPs, senior architects, and cross-functional leaders to define, build, and maintain enterprise/platform architectures, API strategies, data architectures, and large-scale distributed solution designs. This role will also contribute to technology roadmaps, architectural standards, best practices, and enterprise-wide technology direction.

Core Responsibilities

Enterprise Architecture & Solution Design

• Define and implement Enterprise Solution Architectures for new and ongoing initiatives.

• Create distributed enterprise application architectures aligned with business and technology goals.

• Develop architecture diagrams, models, blueprints, and technical design documents.

• Own API architecture and strategy, including enterprise API frameworks and governance.

Data & Platform Architecture

• Build scalable distributed data architectures covering RDBMS, NoSQL, Big Data, and related technologies.

• Partner with data architects to create reference models and data integration patterns.

• Assess data platforms and contribute to enterprise data strategy.

Technology Strategy & Governance

• Provide architectural guidance, roadmaps, principles, and standards.

• Ensure solutions align with enterprise security principles and compliance requirements.

• Support cloud architecture strategies across On-Prem, AWS, Google Cloud Platform, and hybrid environments.

Collaboration & Leadership

• Engage with cross-functional leaders to understand business goals and translate them into architectural outcomes.

• Lead POCs to validate design choices and emerging technologies.

• Work with engineering teams to ensure architectural alignment and successful execution.

Minimum Requirements

• BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

• 10+ years of hands-on experience in Enterprise, Solution, or Distributed Architecture roles.

• Strong experience designing Distributed Enterprise Application Architectures and scalable enterprise solutions.

• Demonstrated ability to create architecture diagrams, models, frameworks, and documents.

• Deep understanding of Enterprise API Architecture, API lifecycle, and integration strategies.

• Strong knowledge in distributed data architecture including RDBMS, NoSQL, Big Data concepts.

• Solid understanding of enterprise security frameworks and secure design principles.

• Hands-on experience with deployment architectures: On-Prem, Cloud (AWS/Google Cloud Platform), and hybrid solutions.

• Familiarity with industry frameworks such as TOGAF (preferred).

• Exposure to Agile, Kanban, CI/CD, and Lean development methodologies.

Technical Skills

• Programming (preferred): Java, Node.js, Python, Golang

• Cloud: Google Cloud Platform, AWS

• Containerization: Docker, Kubernetes

• APIs: REST API design, API gateways

• Databases: PostgreSQL, Cassandra, relational & NoSQL databases

• Messaging: Kafka

• Architecture: Microservices fundamentals, cloud-native architecture, distributed systems

Additional (Optional) Experience

• Exposure to FinTech ecosystems (Banking, Payments, Cards, Receivables, Money Movement).

• Prior experience with American Express is a strong plus.