Enterprise Architect

Tekniforce; United States; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Teknoforce? Tekin? The real company name Tekniforce. Raleigh, North Carolina-based client seeks a Sr. Enterprise Architect to translate business strategy into architecture decisions that drive agility, scalability, and value. Full-time hybrid role with focus on modernization and governance.

The role requires leading governance forums, defining target-state architectures, and guiding integration strategies across APIs and middleware to deliver reliable, scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in technology with 8+ years in enterprise architecture or governance.
• Proven success defining EA principles, governance, and roadmaps in complex environments.
• Strong knowledge of EA frameworks like TOGAF and capability modeling.
• Experience shaping multi-year modernization across legacy, cloud, SaaS, and integrations.
• Ability to influence senior leaders and align technical direction with business outcomes.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Define target-state architecture and modernization strategy for legacy, cloud, SaaS, and integration environments.
• Lead enterprise architecture governance via Architecture Review Board to align decisions with standards and business goals.
• Partner with leaders to translate objectives into architecture priorities and influence enterprise initiatives.
• Guide integration and platform strategy, including APIs and middleware, to improve interoperability and reuse.
• Oversee portfolio and lifecycle planning, identify redundancies and risks, and drive ROI improvements.
• Promote architecture discipline through documentation, capability modeling, and standards.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Governance

TOGAF

Cloud modernization

Stakeholder influence

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

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