Senior Enterprise Architect — Cloud-First Microsoft Stack

Able Too Work; Norman, Northern (OK, KY); Hybrid; USD 123,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

CDM Smith is seeking a Senior Enterprise Architect to lead the corporate Business Technology architecture strategy. You will design and govern enterprise application architecture aligned with a Microsoft-centric, cloud-first approach, and guide roadmaps and standards.

You will collaborate with stakeholders across business and technology to define reference architectures, evaluate Microsoft and partner technologies, and ensure secure, scalable delivery of solutions using Azure, Power Platform,

Qualifications

• Strong experience in enterprise architecture, application architecture, or a related technology architecture discipline.
• Working knowledge of TOGAF or similar enterprise architecture frameworks, with the ability to apply architecture principles in practical business and technology contexts.
• Deep understanding of the Microsoft ecosystem, including Azure IaaS/PaaS, integration services, Microsoft 365, Power Platform, and Copilot.
• Experience using ServiceNow APM, Enterprise Architecture modules, or comparable tools to support application portfolio management, capability mapping, and rationalization.
• Ability to translate business strategy into capability models, architecture roadmaps, and practical technology recommendations.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, communication, and advisory skills, including the ability to communicate architecture concepts to business and technology audiences.
• Expertise in integration architecture, cloud-native design patterns, and enterprise application modernization.
• Experience supporting application portfolio management, rationalization, and technology standardization.

Responsibilities

• Develop enterprise architecture blueprints across business, application, data, and technology domains.
• Design integration patterns across enterprise systems using Microsoft Azure services such as API Management, Logic Apps, and related cloud capabilities.
• Define reference architectures, reusable solution patterns, and architecture guardrails that support secure, scalable, and standardized delivery.
• Document and maintain architecture standards, roadmaps, solution patterns, and related artifacts within ServiceNow EA/APM or similar tools.
• Support architecture governance processes, including architecture review boards, solution approvals, and adherence to enterprise standards.
• Partner with delivery teams and stakeholders as a trusted architecture advisor, helping identify risks, dependencies, and integration challenges across platforms.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of enterprise architecture practices, maturity, and alignment with target-state roadmaps.
• Perform other duties as required.

Skills

enterprise architecture

TOGAF

Microsoft ecosystem

Azure IaaS/PaaS

Power Platform

Copilot

ServiceNow APM

architecture governance

stakeholder engagement

integration architecture

cloud-native design

application modernization

portfolio management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

ServiceNow APM

Job description

CDM Smith is seeking a Senior Enterprise Architect to lead the corporate Business Technology architecture strategy. You will design and govern enterprise application architecture aligned with a Microsoft-centric, cloud-first approach, and guide roadmaps and standards.

You will collaborate with stakeholders across business and technology to define reference architectures, evaluate Microsoft and partner technologies, and ensure secure, scalable delivery of solutions using Azure, Power Platform,