Enterprise Architect - Portfolio & Cloud Modernization

System One, Inc.; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 129,000 - 226,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Insurance options

401(k) matching contributions

Employee share purchase plan

Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time

Paid parental leave

Learning opportunities and tuition 
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Wellness and well-being programs

Job summary

System One, Inc. is seeking a Principal Enterprise Architect to support enterprise-wide portfolio management and modernization initiatives within a large financial services environment.

This role focuses on establishing portfolio frameworks and governance to rationalize and modernize applications and technologies. You will collaborate with Enterprise Architecture, Business Architecture, Product, Engineering, and Portfolio Management teams, and leverage ARIS or Alfabet; experience in AWS-heavy

Qualifications

• 10+ years of Enterprise Architecture experience within large, complex enterprise environments.
• Strong hands-on experience with Application Portfolio Management (APM) and Technology Portfolio Management (TPM).
• Experience evaluating portfolios for modernization, rationalization, lifecycle management and technical health.
• Strong understanding of enterprise architecture modeling, metamodels, architecture repositories, and Architecture-as-Data practices.
• Hands-on experience with ARIS, Alfabet, or comparable Enterprise Architecture Management platforms.
• Ability to establish relationships across business capabilities, value streams, applications, technologies and supporting processes.
• Experience developing portfolio assessment criteria, modernization scorecards, architecture metrics, guardrails and governance standards.
• Strong understanding of cloud modernization, preferably in AWS-heavy environments.
• Experience translating data into actionable recommendations for stakeholders.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to influence senior leaders and cross-functional teams.
• Financial services or other regulated industry experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support enterprise-wide APM and TPM initiatives.
• Establish portfolio frameworks and governance for modernization decisions.
• Transform architecture data into structured information for investment decisions.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture, Business Architecture, Product, Engineering, and Portfolio Management teams.
• Utilize Enterprise Architecture platforms such as ARIS or Alfabet to mature portfolio management.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

APM

TPM

Stakeholder Management

Cloud Modernization

Communication

Architecture Modeling

Portfolio Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field

Tools

ARIS

Alfabet

Job description

System One, Inc. is seeking a Principal Enterprise Architect to support enterprise-wide portfolio management and modernization initiatives within a large financial services environment.

This role focuses on establishing portfolio frameworks and governance to rationalize and modernize applications and technologies. You will collaborate with Enterprise Architecture, Business Architecture, Product, Engineering, and Portfolio Management teams, and leverage ARIS or Alfabet; experience in AWS-heavy