Senior Enterprise Architect: Strategy & Roadmaps

Sammons Financial Group Companies; West Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

ESOP (employee stock ownership plan)

401(k) with company match

Paid time off & holidays

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Sammons Financial Group Companies seeks an experienced Enterprise Architect to lead and evolve the enterprise target-state technology architecture, translating business priorities into design principles, roadmaps, and standards across the organization.

You will chair governance bodies, guide major technology investments, and collaborate with Security, Data, AI, and Platforms teams to promote interoperability, modernization, and governance excellence.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of architecture teams and governance bodies.
• Extensive experience in enterprise and cloud architecture strategy.
• Strong communication with business and technology partners.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve the enterprise target-state technology architecture.
• Govern integrated roadmaps across applications, data, AI, cloud, and security.
• Establish architecture principles, standards, and reusable patterns.
• Lead federated governance and the Architecture Review Board.
• Partner with business-unit leaders to balance consistency with flexibility.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Strategic thinking

Enterprise Architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Master's degree in a related field or equivalent work experience

Tools

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Architecture frameworks (TOGAF, etc.)

Job description

Sammons Financial Group Companies seeks an experienced Enterprise Architect to lead and evolve the enterprise target-state technology architecture, translating business priorities into design principles, roadmaps, and standards across the organization.

You will chair governance bodies, guide major technology investments, and collaborate with Security, Data, AI, and Platforms teams to promote interoperability, modernization, and governance excellence.