Enterprise Architect

Perficient•Boston, MA

19h•Hybrid

About The Position

We currently have a career opportunity for an Enterprise Architect to join our team located in Boston, MA. This is an on client site, hybrid role. The Enterprise Architect is the senior architecture authority responsible for shaping the target-state of the enterprise across all architecture domains — Business, Data, Application, and Technology — and for governing how strategy is translated into a coherent, executable architecture. The Enterprise Architect partners with executive leadership to align technology investment with business strategy, sets architectural standards and reference patterns, and ensures that programs and solutions deliver against a unified long-range roadmap. This role operates at the intersection of business strategy and technology execution. It is distinct from a Solutions Architect (who designs a specific solution) and a Technical Architect (who owns the buildable technology design). The Enterprise Architect owns the system of systems.

Requirements

7-10+ years of progressive architecture experience, with at least 3 years in an Enterprise Architect or equivalent capacity
Demonstrated delivery of large-scale, multi-system enterprise transformations
Expertise in at least one EA framework: TOGAF, Zachman, FEAF, or DoDAF
Proficiency with architecture modelling tools and notations: ArchiMate, UML, BPMN
Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), integration patterns (API, event-driven, ESB), data architecture, and modern security and identity frameworks
Working knowledge of all four EA domains, with deep expertise in at least two
Experience leading or participating in an Architecture Review Board or equivalent governance body
Excellent written, verbal, and visual communication skills; ability to engage credibly from engineer to C-suite

Nice To Haves

TOGAF 9 / 10 Certified Architect, or equivalent (Zachman, FEAF, SAFe Enterprise Architect)
Industry-specific architecture experience (financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, public sector, retail)
Familiarity with business architecture practices
Experience embedding AI / ML platforms, data mesh / data fabric, or zero-trust security at the enterprise level
Track record of building and leading an architecture practice or community of practice

Responsibilities

Define and maintain the enterprise target-state architecture across Business, Data, Application, and Technology domains
Translate corporate strategy into an architecture roadmap with sequenced capability and platform investments
Maintain reference architectures, architecture principles, and decision records (ADRs) that govern enterprise change
Lead capability-based planning and portfolio rationalization in partnership with Business Architects and product leadership
Chair or participate in the Architecture Review Board (ARB); approve or reject solution designs against enterprise standards
Establish and enforce architecture standards for integration, data, security, cloud, and platform engineering
Manage architectural risk, technical debt, and end-of-life remediation across the portfolio
Ensure compliance with regulatory, security, and data-governance obligations across the architecture
Direct the integration of business capabilities, information models, application portfolios, and infrastructure into a coherent whole
Resolve cross-program architectural conflicts and dependencies
Lead technology selection and vendor evaluation for enterprise-grade platforms
Define integration, API, event, and data-flow patterns at the enterprise level
Advise the CIO, CTO, CDO, and senior business leaders on architecture implications of strategic decisions
Represent the enterprise architecture position in executive forums, investment committees, and board-level reviews
Translate technical complexity into clear executive-level narratives and trade-off analyses
Mentor Solutions Architects, Technical Architects, and Business Architects
Build and evolve the architecture practice — methods, tooling, modelling standards, and architecture community
Contribute to thought leadership and external positioning of the architecture function