Enterprise Cloud Architect

Agility Partners; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Medical, Vision and Dental

401k

Short Term / Long Term Disability

Short/Long-term disability

Job summary

A leading IT consulting firm in Columbus is seeking a Principal Enterprise Architect. This role requires deep technology expertise, particularly in cloud technologies, to lead architecture strategy and vision. The ideal candidate should have over 10 years of relevant experience, strong consultative skills, and proficiency in key tools. Benefits include comprehensive medical coverage and a 401k plan.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant enterprise-wide architecture experience is required.
• Deep understanding of API first design patterns and technology/cloud capabilities.
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and LeanIX is a must.
• Knowledge of TOGAF and ITIL frameworks.
• Strong consultative and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior-level expertise on overall architecture.
• Interact with business leaders to assess technology impacts.
• Serve as a thought leader and recommend innovative solutions.
• Review and design standard software/hardware builds, system options, risks, costs vs. benefits, and enterprise impact.
• Serve as a trusted partner for product and engineering leadership, recommending innovative solutions.
• Establish standards and reference materials to guide technology solution design.
• Lead Architecture Review Boards, Solution Architecture reviews, and governance processes.
• Research trends and deliver solutions aligned with business and technology strategies.
• Track industry trends and maintain knowledge of new technologies to support needs.

Skills

Cloud technologies (Azure, Docker, Kubernetes)

API-first design patterns

Strong consultative skills

Knowledge of TOGAF/ITIL

Leadership & motivation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Tools

LeanIX

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Microsoft solutions

VMware

ServiceNow

Cisco

Equinix

Mulesoft

Palo Alto

Job description

Agility Partners is seeking qualified applicants to fill an open Principal Enterprise Architect position. Reporting to the Head of Architecture, this role works closely with the Application Development, Infrastructure, Security, Data & Analytics, and PMO teams to provide overall architecture leadership. The Principal Enterprise Architect will leverage deep technology expertise in one of the five domains to build out the architecture vision, strategy, and capability roadmap.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior-level expertise on overall direction, guidance, definition, decisions, and priorities regarding the enterprise’s overall architecture to support business strategy
• Interact with business leaders, IT leaders, vendors, and industry experts to translate business requirements, evaluate capability options, and create architecture blueprints and high-level solution designs for complex components
• Act as a visionary to proactively assist in defining direction for future projects, helping leaders assess the technology, business, and operational impacts of investment decisions
• Review, advise, and design standard software and hardware builds, system options, risks, costs versus benefits, and enterprise impact
• Serve as an architecture thought leader and trusted partner for product and engineering leadership, recommending innovative solutions to improve system architectures
• Facilitate the establishment and implementation of standards and reference materials that guide technology solution design
• Lead architectural collaboration and governance processes including Architecture Review Boards, Solution Architecture reviews, and exception management
• Research, analyze, design, propose, and deliver solutions aligned with business and technology strategies
• Track industry trends and maintain knowledge of new technologies to support enterprise architecture needs

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent work experience
• 10+ years of relevant enterprise-wide architecture experience, including Technology/Cloud domain technologies such as Azure compute products, Cisco, Docker, Equinix, Kubernetes, Microsoft solutions, Mulesoft, Palo Alto, ServiceNow, VMWare, and on-prem migrations to cloud
• Deep understanding of Technology/Cloud capabilities including APIs, automation, cloud services, compute, databases, development tools, end user computing & management, infrastructure as code, logging & monitoring, network segmentation (private & public), runtime environments, security, service operations, storage, and unified communications
• Deep knowledge of API-first design patterns
• Technology skills across multiple IT domains (application, data, infrastructure, security)
• Strong consultative skills at a cross-functional level
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and LeanIX
• Knowledge of TOGAF, ITIL, and other architecture/business process frameworks
• Experience in application development, systems management, and/or project management is a plus
• Organizing and setting priorities
• Managing and measuring work
• Peer relationships
• Motivating others
• Self-motivated and capable of managing multiple tasks

Benefits

• Comprehensive Medical, Vision and Dental
• 401k
• Short Term / Long Term Disability

Job details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Information Technology
• Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting