Job Description
Job Description
Job Title / Role: Enterprise Architect
Key Skills: Enterprise Architect, Cloud Transformation, Solution Architecture
Experience: 15
Location: San Diego, CA
Shift: General
Mode: On-Site
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to define and drive the organization's overall technology strategy, ensuring alignment with business goals and long-term vision. The ideal candidate will lead architectural governance, design scalable and secure enterprise solutions, and support digital transformation and modernization initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Define, implement, and maintain enterprise architecture frameworks, standards, and governance models
- Align IT strategy with business objectives, ensuring a cohesive technology roadmap
- Design end-to-end enterprise architecture covering applications, data, infrastructure, and integration layers
- Evaluate, recommend, and implement emerging technologies, platforms, and tools
- Lead digital transformation initiatives, including cloud adoption and legacy modernization programs
- Ensure interoperability, scalability, security, and high performance across enterprise systems
- Collaborate with business leaders, stakeholders, and delivery teams to translate requirements into architecture solutions
- Provide architectural leadership and guidance for complex, high-impact programs and initiatives
- Review solution architectures to ensure compliance with enterprise standards and best practices
- Drive adoption of architecture best practices, governance models, and documentation standards
- Establish and enforce architecture review boards (ARB) and governance processes
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Strong experience in Enterprise Architecture frameworks (TOGAF, Zachman, or equivalent)
- Deep expertise in application, data, and infrastructure architecture
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
- Proven experience in digital transformation and modernization initiatives
- Strong understanding of integration patterns (API, microservices, middleware)
- Knowledge of security architecture and compliance standards
- Expertise in scalability, performance tuning, and distributed systems design
- Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills
- Ability to influence decisions at leadership level
Preferred Qualifications
- TOGAF or equivalent architecture certification
- Experience with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines
- Exposure to data architecture, analytics, or AI/ML ecosystems
- Prior experience in large-scale enterprise environments
Key Competencies
- Strategic thinking and vision alignment
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
- Leadership and cross-functional collaboration
- Governance, compliance, and risk management mindset