Enterprise Architect

Tekniforce; North Carolina; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Tekniforce in Raleigh, North Carolina seeks a Sr. Enterprise Architect to translate business strategy into architecture decisions that boost agility, scalability, and value.

This full-time hybrid role drives modernization, governance, and portfolio alignment with business outcomes. Responsibilities cover defining target-state architecture across legacy, cloud, and integration environments, leading governance via the Architecture Review Board, and influencing senior leaders to prioritize

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive technology experience, including 8+ years in enterprise architecture or governance roles.
• Proven ability to define EA principles, governance, roadmaps, and target-state architectures in complex environments.
• Strong knowledge of EA frameworks and practices such as TOGAF, capability modeling, and governance processes.
• Experience shaping multi-year modernization strategies across legacy, cloud, SaaS, and integration ecosystems (APIs, middleware).
• Proven ability to influence senior leaders and align technical direction with business priorities and outcomes.
• Exceptional communication skills to translate complex technical concepts into clear business implications.

Responsibilities

• Define target-state architecture and modernization strategy for legacy, cloud, SaaS, and integration environments.
• Lead enterprise architecture governance through forums such as the Architecture Review Board.
• Partner with business and technology leaders to translate objectives into architecture priorities and communicate trade-offs.
• Guide enterprise integration and platform strategy, including APIs, middleware, and shared services.
• Oversee technology portfolio and lifecycle planning, identifying redundancies and ROI improvements.
• Promote EA discipline through documentation, capability modeling, and standards.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Architecture governance

Technology strategy

Stakeholder influence

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

We are looking for Sr. Enterprise Architect. This is a full-time hybrid work position in Raleigh, North Carolina with our client. In this role as a Sr. Enterprise Architect, you will be responsible for Enterprise Architecture best practices, translating business strategy into architecture decisions that improve operational agility, scalability, and long-term value. As a Sr. Enterprise Architect, you will drive modernization, governance, and portfolio alignment to ensure technology investments support enterprise capabilities and business outcomes.

Responsibilities as a Sr. Enterprise Architect:

• Define target-state architecture and modernization strategy for legacy, cloud, SaaS, and integration environments, including transition approaches that reduce risk and technical debt
• Lead enterprise architecture governance through forums such as the Architecture Review Board, ensuring major technology decisions align with standards, business objectives, and long-term sustainability
• Partner with business and technology leaders to translate strategic objectives into architecture priorities, communicate trade-offs, and influence decisions on enterprise initiatives
• Guide enterprise integration and platform strategy, including APIs, middleware, and shared services, to improve interoperability, scalability, and reuse across the technology landscape
• Oversee technology portfolio and lifecycle planning by identifying redundancies, end-of-life risks, and opportunities for rationalization, simplification, and improved return on investment
• Promote enterprise architecture discipline and technical maturity through architecture documentation, capability modeling, and standards that strengthen reliability, delivery consistency, and business alignment

Required Skills and qualifications as a Sr. Enterprise Architect:

• 15+ years of progressive technology experience, including 8+ years of hand on experience in enterprise architecture, technology strategy, or architecture governance roles or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience
• Demonstrated success defining enterprise architecture principles, governance, roadmaps, and target-state architectures within complex environments
• Strong knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks and practices such as TOGAF, capability modeling, and architecture governance processes
• Experience shaping multi-year modernization strategies across legacy, cloud, SaaS, and integration ecosystems, including APIs and middleware
• Proven ability to influence senior leaders, facilitate enterprise trade-off decisions, and align technical direction with business priorities and outcomes
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business implications and build trust across business and technology stakeholders
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field