Director, Enterprise Architecture

University of Maryland Global Campus • Adelphi, MD

1d • $200,000 - $220,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Director, Enterprise Architecture develops, maintains, and governs the university’s enterprise architecture framework to align technology investments with institutional strategy, business objectives, and operational priorities. The role provides architectural leadership across business, application, data, technology, cybersecurity, and integration domains, and works across teams to establish standards, develop technology roadmaps, and define target-state architectures that support innovation, scalability, security, and operational excellence. The Director advises executive leadership and technology teams on digital transformation while helping reduce complexity, technical debt, and organizational risk.

The position is based in Adelphi, Maryland, with a hybrid work arrangement and required on-site presence. The Director oversees the enterprise architecture budget and advises on enterprise technology investments. The role also provides leadership for major incident response, escalation management, and operational resilience, including oversight of on-call readiness and critical off-hours support coverage. The Director partners with the incident manager on post-incident reviews, root cause analysis, and problem management, and assists the Information Technology Policy Administrator with technology policy development and refinement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Cybersecurity, Business Information Systems, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least 7 years of experience in enterprise architecture, solution architecture, infrastructure architecture, application architecture, or related technology leadership roles.
• At least 5 years of management experience leading architects in developing enterprise-wide technology strategies, standards, governance practices, and roadmaps.
• Experience leading architecture reviews and guiding complex enterprise technology initiatives.
• Experience collaborating with executive leaders and cross-functional technology teams to support strategic technology decisions.
• Skills in enterprise architecture strategy and roadmap planning; architecture frameworks; business capability modeling and value stream analysis; application, data, technology, and security architecture; cloud and hybrid infrastructure; enterprise integration; governance and review facilitation; portfolio rationalization and technical debt management; architecture modeling and documentation; risk assessment; executive communication; digital transformation; vendor evaluation; and technology investment analysis.
• Competencies in strategic leadership, enterprise thinking, business and technology alignment, systems thinking, analytical and critical thinking, governance, communication, collaboration, risk awareness, influencing without direct authority, innovation, change leadership, accountability, and results orientation.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, Business Information Systems, or a related discipline.
• Progressive experience in enterprise architecture or senior architecture leadership roles.
• Prior experience as an Enterprise Architect, Lead Enterprise Architect, Principal Architect, Chief Architect, Director of Enterprise Architecture, or Senior Solution Architect.
• Experience leading enterprise modernization, cloud transformation, application rationalization, and technology portfolio optimization initiatives.
• Experience in higher education or similarly complex enterprise environments.
• Enterprise architecture certification such as TOGAF, Zachman, or a comparable certification.
• Azure Solutions Architect Expert, AWS Solutions Architect, or equivalent cloud architecture certification.
• CISSP or a related cybersecurity certification.
• ITIL Managing Professional or higher certification.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain enterprise architecture strategies, current- and future-state architectures, technology roadmaps, and architectural standards aligned with institutional goals and priorities.
• Establish and govern enterprise architecture frameworks, principles, policies, standards, and review processes to support consistency, interoperability, security, and scalability.
• Manage the enterprise architecture budget and advise on enterprise technology investments.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, enterprise platforms, cloud services, and digital transformation opportunities; provide strategic recommendations to executive leadership and governance committees.
• Provide architectural oversight for enterprise technology initiatives by reviewing solution designs and ensuring alignment with standards, target architectures, and business objectives.
• Identify ways to reduce technical debt, eliminate redundant technologies, improve operational efficiency, and mitigate technology, cybersecurity, and compliance risks.
• Lead major incident response, escalation management, and operational resilience; oversee on-call readiness and coverage for critical off-hours support.
• Partner with the incident manager on post-incident reviews, root cause analysis, and problem management.
• Collaborate with business leaders, cybersecurity teams, solution architects, infrastructure teams, and application teams to drive enterprise-wide alignment and guide technology decisions.
• Assist the Information Technology Policy Administrator with technology policy development and refinement.

Benefits

• 22 days of paid vacation, 15 days of sick leave, 3 personal days, and 16 paid holidays (17 during general election years).
• Health care, medical with vision, dental, and prescription plans for individuals and families.
• Term life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, and long-term disability insurance.
• Flexible spending accounts for medical and dependent care expenses.
• Retirement plan choice between the Optional Retirement Program and the Maryland State Retirement and Pension System.
• Supplemental retirement plans including 401(k), 403(b), 457(b), and Roth options; the university does not provide matching funds.
• Tuition remission for regular exempt staff; spouses and dependent children may receive undergraduate tuition remission after two years of service.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director