Enterprise Architect

Computer Task Group, Inc•Anchorage, AK

About The Position

The Enterprise Architect provides strategic leadership and oversight for enterprise-wide architecture, ensuring alignment between business objectives, technology strategy, and service delivery execution. This role is responsible for defining and governing architectural standards, roadmaps, and design principles that guide the development of scalable, secure, and integrated IT environments. The Enterprise Architect works across domains—including infrastructure, cloud, applications, security, and service management—to ensure cohesive design and consistent implementation across initiatives. The Enterprise Architect strengthens organizational maturity by standardizing architecture practices, enabling cross-domain integration, and reducing complexity through disciplined governance and technology roadmap execution. This role partners closely with business leaders, delivery teams, and vendors to translate strategic objectives into actionable architectural solutions. Industry‑norm expectations for this role include a strong focus on long-term technology planning, platform standardization, risk mitigation, and continuous innovation—particularly in complex environments where reliability, scalability, and alignment across systems are critical.

Requirements

Strategic and technical leadership across enterprise architecture with a strong focus on consistency, integration, and long-term scalability.
Applies governance practices and structured frameworks to reduce complexity, improve alignment, and ensure predictable technology outcomes across the organization.
Leadership of enterprise architecture across infrastructure, cloud, applications, and security domains
Strong understanding of architecture governance, standards, and design authority practices
Ability to define and execute multi-year technology roadmaps aligned to business objectives
Experience driving cross-domain integration and eliminating siloed systems and platforms
Strong understanding of risk management, technical debt, and architecture decision trade-offs
Ability to enforce design standards, documentation discipline, and architectural consistency
Strong stakeholder engagement and ability to influence senior technical and business leaders
Familiarity with enterprise platforms (cloud, networking, security, ITSM, integration)
Ability to guide solution design while maintaining alignment to enterprise architecture principles
Continuous improvement mindset focused on simplification, standardization, and optimization
Strong documentation and governance discipline (architecture artifacts, roadmaps, standards)
Awareness of emerging technologies (cloud, automation, AI) and their practical application
10+ years of experience in enterprise IT, including architecture, engineering, or senior technical roles
5+ years of experience in enterprise, solution, or domain architecture
Demonstrated ownership of architecture standards, governance processes, and roadmap execution
Experience aligning business strategy to enterprise technology architectures and investment decisions
Proven ability to drive integration across multiple systems, platforms, and domains
Experience leading or guiding large-scale transformation initiatives (cloud, modernization, consolidation)
Demonstrated ability to influence decisions across stakeholders, delivery teams, and leadership
Experience reducing technical complexity through standardization and architectural discipline
Experience partnering with engineering, operations, and service management teams
Working knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF) and ITIL concepts
Excellent verbal and written English communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group are required.

Nice To Haves

Experience operating in complex, multi-team or multi-vendor environments preferred
Experience in regulated or mission-critical environments preferred

Responsibilities

Define and maintain the enterprise architecture vision, standards, and long-term roadmap
Ensure alignment between business priorities and technology investments across all domains
Establish reference architectures and design principles that guide solution delivery
Continuously evaluate and evolve the architecture to support scalability, security, and efficiency
Lead architecture governance processes, including design reviews and standards enforcement
Ensure consistency and quality of architectural decisions across projects and service areas
Provide guidance and oversight on complex initiatives to maintain alignment with enterprise standards
Identify and manage architectural risks, dependencies, and technical debt
Ensure integration and interoperability across infrastructure, applications, data, security, and service platforms
Eliminate silos by promoting standardized platforms, shared services, and cohesive design patterns
Align solution architectures with enterprise frameworks and operational processes (e.g., ITSM, security, cloud)
Partner with cross-functional teams to coordinate architecture across initiatives and portfolios
Lead architectural direction for modernization, cloud adoption, and platform consolidation efforts
Identify opportunities to simplify environments, reduce complexity, and improve performance
Drive continuous improvement initiatives that increase operational efficiency and service quality
Support adoption of automation, observability, and emerging technologies to enhance outcomes
Act as a senior advisor to business and technology stakeholders on architecture strategy and decisions
Translate business requirements into practical, scalable architectural solutions
Collaborate with delivery teams, engineers, and vendors to ensure successful execution
Influence decision-making through clear communication of trade-offs, risks, and design considerations
Establish and reinforce architecture standards, best practices, and documentation discipline
Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend adoption where they provide business value
Promote a culture of innovation balanced with governance and risk management
Contribute to organizational knowledge sharing, mentoring, and capability development