Enterprise Architecture Manager

Insight Global; Katy (TX); On-site; USD 170,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking an Enterprise Architect in Katy, TX to define and implement enterprise architecture standards, roadmaps, and governance across business, application, integration, and platform domains. You will partner with business and IT leadership to align technology strategy with organizational objectives and enable scalable omni-channel experiences.

The ideal candidate has 6+ years in enterprise architecture or tech leadership, strong executive communication, and experience in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field.
• 6+ years in enterprise architecture or technology leadership.
• 2+ years of people leadership or matrix leadership experience.
• Experience building architecture across business, application, integration and platform domains.
• Experience with cloud/hybrid environments (Azure, GCP, or similar).
• Experience creating standards, reference architectures, and strategic roadmaps.
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement enterprise architecture standards, principles, and roadmaps across domains.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and business stakeholders to align tech strategy with objectives.
• Lead architecture governance and guide decisions to reduce technical debt.
• Develop business capability models, value streams, and target-state architectures.
• Drive cloud and hybrid initiatives and enable scalable omni-channel experiences.
• Support enterprise transformation initiatives across customer engagement, supply chain, and digital platforms.

Skills

Enterprise architecture leadership

Cloud & hybrid environments

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Architecture governance

Architecture modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IS/Engineering/Business

Tools

Visio

ARDOQ

BizzDesign

Abacus

Job description

On Site 5x a week in Katy, TX | Permanent Placement | 170-190k Base Salary

Job Description

Insight Global is currently looking for an Enterprise Architect for one of our largest retail and sporting goods clients in the Katy, TX area. This individual will be responsible for defining and implementing enterprise architecture standards, principles, and roadmaps across business, application, integration, and platform domains while partnering with business and IT leadership to align technology strategy with organizational objectives. They will develop business capability models, value streams, and target-state architectures, evaluate emerging technologies, drive architecture governance, provide guidance on architectural decisions and technical debt reduction, and support enterprise transformation initiatives across customer engagement, supply chain, merchandising, commerce, and digital platforms. This individual will collaborate closely with product, engineering, and business stakeholders to simplify complex technology landscapes, enable scalable omni-channel experiences, and ensure alignment between business priorities and technology investments. The ideal candidate will have experience in enterprise architecture, technology strategy, cloud and hybrid environments, strong executive communication skills, and the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders. Experience within retail, unified commerce, supply chain, merchandising, customer engagement, or digital platforms is highly preferred.

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or related field
• 6+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, technology strategy, or technical leadership
• 2+ years of people leadership or matrix leadership experience
• Experience developing architecture across business, application, integration, and platform domains Experience working within cloud and hybrid environments (Azure, GCP, or similar)
• Experience creating architecture standards, principles, reference architectures, and strategic roadmaps
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to influence cross-functional business and technology teams without direct authority Working knowledge of business, application, and integration architecture
• Experience with architecture modeling and visualization tools such as Visio, ARDOQ, BizzDesign, or Abacus

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

• TOGAF or equivalent architecture certification
• Retail, omni-channel, supply chain, merchandising, logistics, or POS platform experience Experience with MarTech, customer engagement, and personalization platforms
• Experience leading architecture governance and enterprise transformation initiatives