Director-level Enterprise Architect-Hybrid/Contract to Perm

Talent Groups; Miami (FL); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent Groups is partnering with a client building out a formal Enterprise Architecture function. We are seeking a Director-level Enterprise Architecture individual contributor to establish the target-state architecture for the Enterprise Platform.

This senior IC role provides horizontal architectural leadership across Platform Engineering, Product Engineering, Security and Operations, and it does not manage a team.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of Enterprise/Domain/Technology Architecture experience in complex environments.
• Experience operating horizontally across multiple engineering/product organizations.
• Strong cloud/platform architecture background with AWS, Azure, and/or GCP.
• Deep technical knowledge in Terraform, Kubernetes, cloud migration, distributed systems, security, identity, or observability.
• Strong executive presence, communication, collaboration, and diplomacy.
• Experience influencing teams and leaders without direct reporting authority.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve the enterprise target-state architecture for cloud, platform, integration, identity, observability, security, and shared services.
• Bridge Platform Engineering and Product Engineering, aligning shared platform capabilities with enterprise needs.
• Establish architecture standards, guardrails, and reusable patterns across domains.
• Lead cross-domain architecture decisions, modernization initiatives, and cloud/platform transformation.
• Influence senior technology leaders and engineering teams without direct authority.
• Help bring greater architectural consistency to a historically siloed technology environment.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Domain Architecture

Technology Architecture

Executive Presence

Cross-Functional Leadership

Communication

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

Cloud Platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Job description

Talent Groups is partnering with a client building out a formal Enterprise Architecture function. We are seeking a Director-level Enterprise Architecture individual contributor to establish the target-state architecture for the Enterprise Platform.

This senior IC role provides horizontal architectural leadership across Platform Engineering, Product Engineering, Security and Operations, and it does not manage a team.