Enterprise Architect Consultant - REMOTE

Piper Companies; McLean (VA); Remote; USD 225,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Paid holidays

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K

Tuition reimbursement

Sick leave

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks an Enterprise Architect Consultant to lead strategic cloud transformation initiatives, partnering with executives and engineering teams to craft architecture roadmaps and oversee end-to-end execution.

You will design enterprise and cloud architectures, establish landing zones, and guide modernization while ensuring compliance in highly regulated environments. This remote role favors candidates with FedRAMP/CMMC exposure and strong leadership.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in enterprise or cloud architecture or related fields.
• Experience creating enterprise reference architectures and cloud migration roadmaps.
• Strong consulting and executive stakeholder management skills.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a technical field (IT/CS/Engineering).
• FedRAMP/CMMC compliance experience and security clearance preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise discovery, workshops, and requirements to define transformation roadmaps.
• Design enterprise and cloud reference architectures, landing zones, and modernization initiatives.
• Advise executive leadership and align tech solutions with business goals.
• Mentor cloud engineering teams to ensure standards and compliance.
• Oversee onboarding and ongoing modernization in regulated cloud environments.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Cloud architecture

Stakeholder management

Executive presentation

Cross-functional leadership

Cloud strategy

Leadership mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Engineering

Tools

AWS

Azure

Cloud reference architectures

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking an Enterprise Architect Consultant to support a company focused on delivering large-scale cloud transformation, modernization, and compliance-focused architecture solutions for enterprise customers. This position is remote. The Enterprise Architect Consultant will serve as the strategic and technical lead for complex cloud transformation initiatives, partnering with executive stakeholders and engineering teams to develop architecture roadmaps and oversee implementation from strategy through execution. This is an opportunity to drive mission-critical modernization efforts that shape the future of enterprise technology environments while leading impactful, multi-year transformation programs.

Responsibilities for the Enterprise Architect Consultant include:

• Lead enterprise discovery sessions, stakeholder workshops, and requirements gathering to define transformation strategies and technology roadmaps.
• Design enterprise and cloud reference architectures, cloud migration strategies, landing zones, and application modernization initiatives.
• Serve as the primary technical advisor to executive leadership, presenting recommendations and aligning business objectives with technology solutions.
• Lead and mentor cloud engineering teams through implementation, ensuring solutions adhere to architectural standards and compliance requirements.
• Oversee application onboarding, modernization efforts, and ongoing architecture evolution within highly regulated cloud environments.

Required Qualifications for the Enterprise Architect Consultant include:

• 10+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, cloud architecture, infrastructure architecture, technology consulting, or related disciplines.
• Experience developing enterprise reference architectures, cloud migration strategies, cloud landing zones, and application modernization roadmaps.
• Strong consulting, stakeholder management, executive presentation, and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience).
• Ability to work within regulated environments supporting FedRAMP and/or CMMC compliance requirements. Active security clearance preferred.

Compensation for the Enterprise Architect Consultant include:

Salary Range: Up to $250,000

Full Benefits Package: PTO, Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Tuition Reimbursement, Sick Leave as required by law

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Keywords: Enterprise Architect, Cloud Architect, Cloud Transformation, Technology Consulting, Cloud Migration, Application Modernization, Landing Zone Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, FedRAMP, CMMC, Cloud Strategy, Infrastructure Architecture, Executive Stakeholder Management, Reference Architecture, AWS, Azure, Cloud Engineering Leadership, Digital Transformation, Compliance, Modernization Roadmap, Enterprise Consulting