On-Site Enterprise Architecture Leader - Modernization & Growth

Kimball Midwest; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Account

401(k) with match

Tuition Assistance

Paid Parental Leave

Paid Time Off

Dress for Your Day

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Kimball Midwest, a national distributor, seeks an Enterprise Architecture Manager in Columbus, OH. This leadership role guides IT architects, drives enterprise roadmaps, and governs architecture governance while partnering with business and technology leaders to modernize platforms and investments.

The role emphasizes strategic technology direction, long-term growth, and on-site collaboration with executive stakeholders to shape the future tech landscape of the organization.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive information technology experience.
• 5+ years of experience in Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, or related technology leadership roles.
• 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.

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 initiatives.
• Collaborate with business and technology leaders to define future-state capabilities, technology strategies, and multi-year roadmaps.
• Review and influence solution architectures, platform selections, integration strategies, and technology investment recommendations.
• Drive architecture maturity, standardization, simplification, and reuse across the enterprise.
• 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, supportability, and long-term organizational growth.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Architecture governance

Leadership

Roadmaps

Tools

TOGAF

Microsoft Azure

AWS

Job description

Kimball Midwest, a national distributor, seeks an Enterprise Architecture Manager in Columbus, OH. This leadership role guides IT architects, drives enterprise roadmaps, and governs architecture governance while partnering with business and technology leaders to modernize platforms and investments.

The role emphasizes strategic technology direction, long-term growth, and on-site collaboration with executive stakeholders to shape the future tech landscape of the organization.