Enterprise Architect Specialist

Cayuse Holdings•Cedar Park, TX

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Enterprise Architect Specialist oversees the development, implementation, and maintenance of enterprise-wide technology solutions. This position requires expertise in designing strategic IT frameworks that align with organizational priorities, ensuring interoperability between systems, and driving innovations that improve business processes. This position aligns with Cayuse’s core values of Innovation, Excellence, Collaboration, Adaptability, and Integrity by fostering technical solutions that meet customer needs, promoting teamwork, and prioritizing quality in deliverables. The role spans cybersecurity platforms, security telemetry, network visibility and detection, hybrid infrastructure, integration patterns, and resilience architecture across multiple participating entities. Make and document architecture decisions that affect detection coverage, evidentiary integrity, operational continuity, and recovery capabilities. Errors or delays have direct operational and public-interest consequences. The role includes establishing and operating architecture governance mechanisms that balance speed and rigor. This includes resolving cross-organizational conflicts, adjudicating risk tradeoffs, and preventing architectural debt in a rapidly evolving environment. The work requires expert-level understanding across security telemetry pipelines, SIEM platforms, network detection architectures, cloud and virtualization platforms, and automation and integration tooling. The architect must be capable of both strategic design and practical validation with engineering teams. The role directly supports high-value procurements and vendor evaluations, including requirements shaping, technical evaluation input, and architectural risk assessment. These activities materially affect long-term cost, interoperability, and sustainability. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

15 years of experience Enterprise Architecture (large, complex environments)
12 years of experience with IT Infrastructure Architecture (on-prem and hybrid).
10 years of Cybersecurity Architecture (defensive, enterprise) experience.
10 years of Technical Design Documentation and Decision Artifacts.
8 years of experience of with Architecture Governance / Review Boards.
Must be able to pass a background check. May require additional background checks as required by projects and/or clients at any time during employment.
Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate in a clear, professional, and articulate manner.
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
Possesses effective presentation skills
Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills with high-level attention to detail.
Proven ability to multitask and prioritize in a fast past environment with changing priorities; adaptable to change and a quick learner.
Must be self-motivated and able to work well independently as well as on a multi-functional team.
Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information appropriately
8 years of experience working with MS Office, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Visio.

Nice To Haves

10 years of experience with executive technical communication and briefing.
8 years of Security telemetry and SIEM architecture.
8 years of Cloud and virtualization platforms (hybrid) experience.
7 years of Network visibility and detection architecture.
7 years of NIST-aligned risk management and security frameworks.

Responsibilities

Make and document architecture decisions that affect detection coverage, evidentiary integrity, operational continuity, and recovery capabilities.
Establishing and operating architecture governance mechanisms that balance speed and rigor.
Directly supports high-value procurements and vendor evaluations, including requirements shaping, technical evaluation input, and architectural risk assessment.
Other duties as assigned.