Senior IT Enterprise Architect – Remote

City of Austin; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 122,000 - 164,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Austin - Austin Technology Services (ATS) Department seeks an IT Enterprise Architect Senior to lead enterprise architecture across departments, aligning technology with business goals, roadmaps, and governance. This senior role requires strong leadership, collaboration with partners, and the ability to translate complex requirements into actionable architectural direction.

Responsibilities include guiding architectural analysis, developing long-term technology roadmaps, ensuring

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus 6 years in architecture-related field, including 2 in lead or supervisory capacity.
• Experience developing and governing enterprise-level architectures across multiple departments.
• Ability to translate business needs into enterprise architect requirements and roadmaps.

Responsibilities

• Implement enterprise architecture practices and principles.
• Lead and coordinate pursuit of technical business information needs and solution architecture viewpoints.
• Develop strategic technology roadmaps with business partners and IT.
• Oversee architecture documentation and governance across the organization.
• Lead enterprise architecture team to identify business needs and potential impacts of technology solutions.
• Ensure governance and compliance for multi-stakeholder collaboration and decisions.
• Socialize the architecture practice across departments through training and communication.
• Develop long-term partnerships with departments and vendors to facilitate strategic plans.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Leadership

Communication

Strategy development

Governance

Stakeholder engagement

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information/Computer Science, Business, Engineering, or related field

Job description

City of Austin - Austin Technology Services (ATS) Department seeks an IT Enterprise Architect Senior to lead enterprise architecture across departments, aligning technology with business goals, roadmaps, and governance. This senior role requires strong leadership, collaboration with partners, and the ability to translate complex requirements into actionable architectural direction.

Responsibilities include guiding architectural analysis, developing long-term technology roadmaps, ensuring