Founding Enterprise Architect - SaaS Portfolio & AI Governance

FinOps Weekly; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first work environment

Three weeks of vacation

Wellness days and holidays

Parental leave

Monthly tech stipend

Career development opportunities

Job summary

FinOps Weekly seeks a Principal Enterprise Architect to build the enterprise architecture function from the ground up. This founding role defines operating models, governance, and review processes to align technology with business goals and ROI.

You will partner with Finance, Procurement, Security, and the AI Platform team to rationalize the portfolio, reduce duplication, and enable measurable operational improvements across the organization.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in enterprise or solution architecture.
• Proven track record in application rationalization and SaaS cost reduction.
• Fluency with enterprise architecture frameworks and governance processes (TOGAF-style).
• Experience partnering with Procurement, Finance and Security on vendor decisions.
• Hands-on with AI tools for portfolio analysis and governance.

Responsibilities

• Build Celigo’s enterprise architecture practice, including operating model, governance and standards.
• Maintain full application inventory and lifecycle classifications (adopt/hold/retire).
• Drive rationalization of redundant applications and tools.
• Lead build-vs-buy decisions and total cost of ownership analyses.
• Establish SaaS governance, cost controls and renewal management.
• Collaborate with Finance and Procurement to realize savings.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

TOGAF

Cost optimization

AI governance

Stakeholder influence

Tools

Celigo

iPaaS

APIs & API Management

Job description

FinOps Weekly seeks a Principal Enterprise Architect to build the enterprise architecture function from the ground up. This founding role defines operating models, governance, and review processes to align technology with business goals and ROI.

You will partner with Finance, Procurement, Security, and the AI Platform team to rationalize the portfolio, reduce duplication, and enable measurable operational improvements across the organization.