Enterprise Architect Manager

Vertex Solutions Inc.; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Health Savings Accounts

Flexible Spending Accounts

401(k) with match

Tuition Assistance

Paid Parental Leave

Paid Time Off

Dress for Your Day

Paid holidays

Job summary

Vertex Solutions Inc. is seeking an Enterprise Architect Manager to lead a team of IT Architects in Columbus, directing strategic application, software, integration, and technology decisions.

This on-site role combines people leadership with hands-on architectural leadership for critical initiatives. The ideal candidate has 10+ years IT experience and 5+ years in EA/Solution/Application Architecture leadership, with strong communication and governance capabilities to drive modernization and

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive information technology experience.
• 5+ years of experience in Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, Application Architecture, or related leadership roles.
• Experience designing, implementing, or modernizing enterprise software solutions, business applications, integrations, and digital platforms.
• Experience leading technical professionals, architects, engineers, or technology teams.
• Strong communication, facilitation, consulting, and leadership skills.
• Experience influencing strategic decisions across business and technology organizations.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, develop, and retain a high-performing team of IT Architects.
• Set clear goals and objectives for the Architecture team aligned to technology roadmaps and priorities.
• Own and advance the Enterprise Architecture practice, including architecture standards, governance, reference architectures, and roadmaps.
• Maintain and evolve the North Star Architecture to support long-term strategy.
• Lead the Architecture Review Board and facilitate enterprise technology decision-making.
• Collaborate with business and technology leaders to define future-state capabilities and multi-year roadmaps.
• Lead build-versus-buy evaluations, software vendor assessments, platform selections, and investment recommendations.
• Review and influence solution architectures, application designs, integration strategies, API standards, and modernization initiatives.
• Provide architectural leadership for enterprise platforms (ERP, CRM, custom apps, analytics).
• Participate in architecture workshops, solution design sessions, and implementation planning for high-priority initiatives.
• Drive architecture maturity, standardization, simplification, and reuse across enterprise apps and integrations.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and modernization opportunities that create business value.
• Own enterprise application and technology portfolio planning with Invest/Maintain/Transform/Retire recommendations.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Solution Architecture

Application Architecture

Software Engineering Leadership

Stakeholder Communication

Architecture Governance

Tools

Microsoft technologies

Azure

Dynamics 365

Cloud platforms

ERP systems

Integrations

Analytics platforms

Job description

Enterprise Architect Manager needed for a FT perm role onsite in Columbus. Must have strong software design, domain driven design and microservices expertise. Strong communication and relationship building skills.

This position serves as both a people leader and a practicing architect. The Enterprise Architecture Manager (Applications & Solutions) leads a team of IT Architects while remaining directly involved in the company's most strategic application, software, integration, and technology decisions.

This is a highly visible leadership role with the opportunity to shape the future technology landscape. You will partner with business and technology leaders to guide software and platform investments, lead solution architecture efforts, evaluate business capabilities, and establish the architectural direction that supports the company's long-term growth.

Responsibilities Lead, coach, develop, and retain a high-performing team of IT Architects.

• Set clear goals and objectives for the Architecture team aligned to technology roadmaps, organizational priorities, and corporate objectives.
• Own and advance the Enterprise Architecture practice, including architecture standards, governance processes, reference architectures, technology roadmaps, and architectural guardrails.
• Maintain and evolve the North Star Architecture to support long-term business and technology strategy.
• Lead the Architecture Review Board and facilitate enterprise technology decision-making.
• Serve as the senior architectural advisor for the organization's most complex and strategic software, application, integration, and digital transformation initiatives.
• Collaborate with business and technology leaders to define future-state capabilities, technology strategies, and multi-year roadmaps.
• Lead build-versus-buy evaluations, software vendor assessments, platform selections, and technology investment recommendations.
• Review and influence solution architectures, application designs, integration strategies, API standards, and modernization initiatives.
• Provide architectural leadership for enterprise business platforms, including ERP, CRM, custom-developed applications, integrations, analytics platforms, and emerging technologies.
• Participate directly in architecture workshops, solution design sessions, and implementation planning activities for high-priority initiatives.
• Drive architecture maturity, standardization, simplification, and reuse across enterprise applications, platforms, and integrations.
• Lead evaluation of emerging technologies, industry trends, and modernization opportunities that create business value.
• Own enterprise application and technology portfolio planning, including Invest, Maintain, Transform, and Retire recommendations.
• Support technology planning, forecasting, prioritization, and strategic investment discussions.
• Ensure architectural decisions support scalability, security, maintainability, supportability, and long-term organizational growth.

Why Join Us Lead and grow an established team of IT Architects.

• Influence technology strategy across the enterprise.
• Partner with executive, business, and technology leadership.
• Drive modernization and transformation initiatives.
• Define the future-state architecture supporting long-term growth.
• Make a lasting impact on how technology enables the business.

Qualifications10+ years of progressive information technology experience.

• 5+ years of experience in Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, Application Architecture, Software Engineering leadership, or related technology leadership roles.
• Experience designing, implementing, or modernizing enterprise software solutions, business applications, integrations, and digital platforms.
• Experience leading technical professionals, architects, engineers, or technology teams.
• Demonstrated experience developing technology strategies, roadmaps, architecture standards, and governance processes.
• Strong communication, facilitation, consulting, and leadership skills.
• Experience influencing strategic decisions across business and technology organizations.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications Experience leading an Enterprise Architecture practice or architecture team.

• Experience leading software architecture, solution architecture, enterprise application, or digital transformation initiatives.
• Experience with Microsoft technologies, Azure, Dynamics 365, cloud platforms, ERP solutions, integrations, analytics, and data platforms.
• Experience leading build-versus-buy evaluations, software vendor selection efforts, and technology modernization initiatives.
• Experience supporting enterprise application modernization, platform transformation, and technology portfolio management initiatives.
• TOGAF, Microsoft, Azure, AWS, or related architecture certifications.
• Experience leading architects, technical leads, software engineers, or technology strategy initiatives is strongly preferred.

Additional Information This is a fully on-site position reporting to the office Monday through Friday.

• We offer a benefits package that includes health, dental and vision insurance, company-sponsored life, optional life and disability insurance, Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts, a 401(k) plus match, Tuition Assistance, Paid Parental Leave, Paid Time Off (PTO), a Dress for Your Day dress code, and paid holidays.

Vertex Solutions Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, religion, age, citizenship, sex, marital or veteran status, disability or handicap, sexual orientation or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.