Enterprise Architect

Vallen • Cary, NC

8h

About The Position

Join the Vallen team as an Enterprise Architect. An Enterprise Architect designs
and aligns an organization's IT strategy with its business goals, acting as a
bridge between tech and business by overseeing IT infrastructure, processes, and
systems to ensure efficiency, scalability, and future readiness, involving
stakeholder collaboration, architecture modeling, governance, and managing data,
applications, and technology roadmaps. Key duties include analyzing current
systems, identifying improvements, defining future state blueprints, managing
technology portfolios, and enforcing standards across the enterprise.

Requirements

• Often requires 7+ years in IT analysis or related roles, with broad experience across different business sectors and technologies.
• Technical Expertise: Broad knowledge of software engineering, cloud, security, networks, data, and virtualization.
• Business Acumen: Strong understanding of business processes and industry trends.
• Analytical & Critical Thinking: Ability to assess complex systems and solve problems strategically.
• Leadership & Communication: Excellent skills in influencing stakeholders and leading change.
• Framework Knowledge: Familiarity with architectural frameworks (like TOGAF) and modeling tools.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Alignment: Ensure IT initiatives directly support business objectives, linking technology to enterprise-wide goals.
• Architecture Design: Develop and maintain blueprints for the enterprise's data, application, technology, and security architecture.
• Governance & Standards: Create and enforce policies, standards, and processes for IT asset management and usage.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with senior management, business leaders, and technical teams to gather requirements and communicate vision.
• Analysis & Improvement: Evaluate existing systems, identify gaps, and propose solutions for modernization, efficiency, and cost reduction.
• Roadmap Development: Plan for future technological needs, including cloud adoption, data strategies, and infrastructure upgrades.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed