Enterprise Architect

Kforce Inc; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

HSA and FSA

401(k) with company match

Life, disability, and ADD insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Kforce Inc. in Cincinnati, OH is seeking an Enterprise Architect to shape technology direction while aligning with engineering execution.

You will blend strategic architectural thinking with hands-on leadership, guiding modernization, and ensuring scalable, secure, and resilient solutions across the organization. Responsibilities include collaborating with engineers and stakeholders, developing roadmaps, designing microservices and APIs, and championing domain-driven design and best practices in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in Enterprise Architecture or large-scale Solution Architecture.
• Hands-on experience influencing technical design and implementation decisions.
• Experience modernizing monolithic applications and implementing microservices architectures.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders, engineers, and technical leads to understand objectives and requirements.
• Develop architecture roadmaps balancing short-term delivery with long-term platform health.
• Design microservices, APIs, and integration patterns for guidance to engineering teams.
• Lead domain-driven design principles and capability mapping workshops.
• Lead technical design initiatives in cloud-native environments using Kubernetes.

Skills

DDD

Cloud-native architectures

Docker

Kubernetes

REST APIs

SOA

Event-driven design

Agile methodologies

DevOps practices

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Azure

Job description

Responsibilities

Kforce has a client in Cincinnati, OH that is seeking an Enterprise Architect. About the Role: As an Enterprise Architect, you will shape enterprise technology direction while staying close to engineering execution. This role requires both strategic architectural thinking and hands-on technical leadership, partnering with engineering teams from discovery through delivery, validating architecture through technical deep dives and lightweight proofs of concept, and influencing implementation patterns across a complex, evolving environment. You will help define enterprise standards, guide modernization efforts, and ensure solutions are scalable, resilient, secure, practical to implement, and adaptable to evolving business needs.

• Collaborate with stakeholders, engineers, and technical leads to understand business objectives, constraints, and implementation needs
• Develop architecture roadmaps and strategies that balance short-term delivery with long-term platform health
• Design microservices, APIs, and integration patterns while providing guidance to engineering teams
• Drive domain-driven design principles and lead capability mapping workshops
• Lead technical design initiatives in cloud-native environments using technologies such as Kubernetes
• Validate architecture through design reviews, technical spikes, and proofs of concept
• Evaluate and recommend tools, technologies, and architectural patterns that improve performance, resilience, observability, and engineering efficiency
• Make build-versus-buy technology recommendations based on business and technical requirements
• Partner with development teams to ensure solutions are scalable, secure, resilient, and operationally supportable
• Establish architecture standards, reusable patterns, and engineering guardrails
• Collaborate with architects and technical leaders to ensure enterprise-wide alignment

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field
• 8+ years of experience in Enterprise Architecture or large-scale Solution Architecture
• Recent hands-on experience influencing technical design and implementation decisions
• Experience modernizing monolithic applications and implementing microservices architectures
• Strong knowledge of Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
• Experience with cloud-native architectures, containerization, and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience working within hybrid and cloud environments, preferably Azure
• Deep understanding of REST APIs, service-oriented architecture, and event-driven design patterns
• Experience with Agile methodologies and DevOps practices
• Strong critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
• Ability to influence engineering teams through technical leadership and collaboration

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.