Enterprise Architect

Lynn Rodens; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Lynn Rodens is seeking a Senior Enterprise Architect in Charlotte, NC to define and govern enterprise-wide architecture across applications, platforms, data, integrations, and cloud technologies. The role is hands-on and collaborative, with 40%–60% of time focused on AI initiatives, including agentic automation.

The architect will set direction, standards, and guardrails to deliver scalable, secure, and well-governed technology solutions while guiding multiple engineering teams through complex

Qualifications

• Senior-level enterprise architecture experience across multiple technology domains.
• Strong hands-on technical expertise and ability to lead architecture decisions.
• Demonstrated experience establishing architecture standards, governance models, and reference architectures.
• Experience incorporating AI, automation, or analytics into enterprise technology environments.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain enterprise architecture across application, data, integration, cloud, and platform domains.
• Establish enterprise architecture principles, standards, reference architectures, and reusable design patterns.
• Ensure consistent adoption of enterprise patterns across technology initiatives.
• Integrate AI, agentic automation, analytics, and related capabilities into the broader enterprise architecture.
• Align technology architecture with business strategy and the organization's long-term roadmap.
• Provide architectural leadership for major enterprise-wide initiatives.
• Guide solution architects and engineering teams through complex architecture and technology decisions.
• Define shared platform capabilities that improve scalability, consistency, and reuse.
• Serve as the design authority for complex, cross-domain solutions.
• Establish governance models for platforms, integrations, data, and AI-enabled solutions.
• Balance innovation with security, operational maturity, stability, and long-term maintainability.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Hands-on technical leadership

Standards and governance

AI/Automation experience

Collaboration & communication

Job description

Location: Charlotte, North Carolina

Work Arrangement: Hybrid - three days onsite per week

Employment Type: Direct Hire

Salary: $165,000-185,000 annually

We are seeking an experienced Senior Enterprise Architect to define and govern enterprise-wide architecture across applications, platforms, data, integrations, cloud technologies, and emerging solutions. This highly collaborative, hands-on technical leadership role will dedicate approximately 40%-60% of its focus to AI initiatives, including agentic automation.

The Enterprise Architect will establish the direction, standards, patterns, and guardrails needed to deliver scalable, secure, stable, and well-governed technology solutions across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and maintain enterprise architecture across application, data, integration, cloud, and platform domains.
• Establish enterprise architecture principles, standards, reference architectures, and reusable design patterns.
• Ensure consistent adoption of enterprise patterns across technology initiatives.
• Integrate AI, agentic automation, analytics, and related capabilities into the broader enterprise architecture.
• Align technology architecture with business strategy and the organization's long-term roadmap.
• Provide architectural leadership for major enterprise-wide initiatives.
• Guide solution architects and engineering teams through complex architecture and technology decisions.
• Define shared platform capabilities that improve scalability, consistency, and reuse.
• Serve as the design authority for complex, cross-domain solutions.
• Establish governance models for platforms, integrations, data, and AI-enabled solutions.
• Balance innovation with security, operational maturity, stability, and long-term maintainability.

Required Profile

• Senior-level enterprise architecture experience across multiple technology domains.
• Strong hands-on technical expertise and the ability to lead architecture decisions.
• Demonstrated experience establishing architecture standards, governance models, and reference architectures.
• Experience incorporating AI, automation, or analytics into enterprise technology environments.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills.
• Ability to work onsite in Charlotte three days per week.