Enterprise Architect - Automation & Integration Platforms

ECS Corporate Services; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Everforth ECS seeks an experienced Enterprise Architect to own the technical strategy and governance of automation initiatives across the organization, ensuring secure, scalable solutions on ServiceNow, Power Platform, and other tools align with enterprise standards.

You will guide design through deployment, collaborate with analysts, owners, and DevOps teams, mitigate risks, maintain architecture roadmaps, and prevent tool sprawl while driving a cohesive platform strategy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field (Master’s a plus).
• 8+ years in enterprise architecture, solution architecture, or platform engineering.
• Hands-on experience with ServiceNow and Microsoft Power Platform.
• Experience with enterprise integration patterns (APIs, webhooks, middleware, ESB/iPaaS).
• Strong understanding of security, identity, and governance across cloud platforms.
• Proven track record overseeing multiple automation projects to deployment.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the enterprise automation architecture strategy.
• Establish architecture standards, design patterns, and best practices for automation development.
• Create and maintain a technology roadmap balancing platform capabilities, cost, and business priorities.
• Evaluate which platform is best for each automation use case and ensure consistent integration patterns.
• Review and approve solution designs for automation projects before development begins.
• Oversee deployment from development through production, including CI/CD pipelines and post-deployment monitoring.
• Collaborate with Business Analysts, Process Owners, and Developers to translate requirements into designs.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Solution architecture

Platform engineering

Security governance

Technical leadership

Mentorship

CI/CD

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Information Systems

Master’s degree (nice to have)

Tools

ServiceNow

Power Platform

Azure Logic Apps

Power Automate

APIs

ESB/iPaaS tools

Job description

Everforth ECS is seeking an Enterprise Architect to own the technical strategy and oversight of automation initiatives across the organization. This role ensures that automations built on ServiceNow, Microsoft Power Platform, and other tools are well-architected, secure, scalable, and aligned to enterprise standards. You'll be the technical authority guiding teams from design through deployment, making sure every automation fits into a cohesive, long-term platform strategy rather than becoming a one-off fix.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture Strategy & Governance

• Define and maintain the enterprise automation architecture strategy across ServiceNow, Microsoft (Power Platform, Azure Logic Apps, Power Automate), and other platforms.
• Establish architecture standards, design patterns, and best practices for automation development.
• Create and maintain a technology roadmap that balances platform capabilities, cost, and business priorities.

Multi-Platform Oversight

• Evaluate which platform (ServiceNow, Microsoft, RPA tools, etc.) is best suited for each automation use case.
• Ensure consistent integration patterns between platforms, including APIs, data flows, and security models.
• Prevent platform sprawl and redundant tooling by maintaining a clear view of what's built where and why.

Solution Design & Technical Oversight

• Review and approve solution designs for automation projects before development begins.
• Guide development teams on scalable, secure, and maintainable automation architecture.
• Identify technical risks early and define mitigation strategies.

Deployment & Delivery Oversight

• Oversee the successful deployment of automations from development through production, including testing, release management, and rollback planning.
• Partner with DevOps/platform teams to ensure CI/CD pipelines support automation deployments.
• Monitor post-deployment performance and reliability of automated workflows.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Business Analysts, Process Owners, and Developers to ensure requirements translate into sound technical designs.
• Act as the bridge between business transformation goals and technical execution.
• Partner with security and compliance teams to ensure automations meet data governance and regulatory requirements.

Leadership & Mentorship

• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to automation developers and solution architects.
• Lead architecture review boards and design review sessions.
• Represent automation architecture in enterprise IT governance forums.

Salary Range: $150,000 - $170,000

General Description of Benefits

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science , Information Systems, or related field (Master's a plus).
• 8+ years in enterprise architecture, solution architecture, or platform engineering roles.
• Hands-on experience architecting solutions on ServiceNow (Flow Designer, Integration Hub, App Engine) and Microsoft (Power Platform, Power Automate, Azure Logic Apps, Dataverse).
• Experience with enterprise integration patterns (APIs, webhooks, middleware, ESB/iPaaS tools).
• Strong understanding of security, identity, and governance frameworks across cloud platforms.
• Proven track record overseeing multiple concurrent automation projects to successful deployment.