Enterprise Architect

Summary

Join Beech Valley's client, a top accounting and advisory firm, as their new Enterprise Architect! Reporting to the CIO, you will design, develop, and implement technology solutions aligned with business goals. Collaborate with developers, analysts, and stakeholders to ensure IT architecture coherence and regulatory compliance. This full-time, W-2 position offers remote work flexibility with occasional travel to client offices. You will be responsible for leading and supporting enterprise architecture activities, working closely with business leaders to create alignment between business and IT strategies. The role requires a strong background in IT architecture, design, and development, along with proven success in delivering IT solutions.

Requirements

• Hold a Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, engineering or a related field
• Have a minimum of 5 years of experience in IT architecture, design and development, preferably in a large and complex organization
• Possess management experience in business transformation and optimization, strategic planning, leadership, business relationship management, and business process management
• Have experience in facilitating multi-disciplined, high-performance, and agile teams
• Possess knowledge in designing and constructing enterprise-wide application, data, infrastructure (Azure & AWS) and cyber security landscapes
• Have comprehensive knowledge of project and product facilitation and organizational change management
• Hold a certification in one or more enterprise architecture frameworks, such as TOGAF, ITIL, Zachman or FEAF
• Possess strong analytical and conceptual skills and knowledge of skills and knowledge of common Enterprise Architect and IT frameworks (e.g. TOGAF, ITIL) and Enterprise Architect artifacts and methods
• Have a strong knowledge of various technologies, platforms, methodologies and best practices, such as cloud computing, microservices, agile, DevOps and SOA
• Possess a solid understanding of various IT domains, such as applications, data, infrastructure, security, and integration
• Have excellent communication, presentation, negotiation and influencing skills
• Possess a high level of analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
• Have a proven track record of delivering successful IT solutions that meet business needs

Responsibilities

• Design and establish a modular, state-of-the-art digital & IT architecture that is flexible and scalable with business needs and supports business differentiating initiatives with state-of-the-art, tailored solutions
• Work with the CIO to design the digital strategy together with the product teams and the business to guide IT investment decisions and to build the transformation roadmap
• Proactively and holistically lead and support Enterprise Architects activities that strategically guide business and operating models, people, processes and technology
• Work closely with strategy and business leaders to create alignment between business and IT
• Clarify strategic intentions, identify business outcomes, explore implications, impacts and risks, and address stakeholders’ questions
• Help strategy and business leaders understand, apply, monetize and operationalize existing, new, and emerging technologies to transform and optimize business and operating models
• Act as design authority by developing standards and guidelines for service delivery teams and advising on realization of transformation projects
• Develop and maintain the target architecture across Data, Applications, Infrastructure and Cyber Security to realize digital strategy, optimize the IT landscape and manage technical debt
• Set up and maintain a central EA repository to document current and future architecture and provide reporting towards senior leadership
• Evaluate and recommend emerging technologies, tools and methodologies that can enhance the IT capabilities and performance
• Lead and participate in architecture review boards, governance committees and project teams
• Educate, train, and provide guidance for best practice and standards to the engineering team

Benefits

Remote work is fine but must be willing to travel to client offices, as needed