Senior Enterprise Architect - Cloud-First & Microsoft Tech

CDM Smith; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 123,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

CDM Smith is seeking a Senior Enterprise Architect to join our Corporate Business Technology team. You will design and govern the firm’s enterprise application architecture, aligning with a Microsoft-centric, cloud-first IT strategy and supporting roadmaps, governance, and scalable, secure solutions.

You will collaborate with business and technology stakeholders across Azure, Microsoft 365, Power Platform, Copilot, and ServiceNow APM, delivering architecture patterns, portfolio management, and

Qualifications

• 6 years of related experience.
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Domestic and/or international travel may be required.

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

Azure

Microsoft 365

Power Platform

ServiceNow APM

Architecture governance

Stakeholder engagement

Integration architecture

Cloud-native design

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

CDM Smith is seeking a Senior Enterprise Architect to join our Corporate Business Technology team. You will design and govern the firm’s enterprise application architecture, aligning with a Microsoft-centric, cloud-first IT strategy and supporting roadmaps, governance, and scalable, secure solutions.

You will collaborate with business and technology stakeholders across Azure, Microsoft 365, Power Platform, Copilot, and ServiceNow APM, delivering architecture patterns, portfolio management, and