Solution Architect

Centraprise Corp - Phoenix, AZ

Full-time

Phoenix, AZ

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Solution Architect role is focused on developing and maintaining the enterprise architecture framework to align the organization's business strategy with its technology roadmap. This position involves overseeing the design and implementation of IT solutions, ensuring compliance with governance practices, and collaborating with stakeholders to translate business needs into architectural requirements.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the enterprise architecture framework, ensuring alignment between the organization’s business strategy and its technology roadmap.
• Identify, evaluate, and recommend emerging technologies and frameworks that could drive business innovation and improve operations.
• Oversee the design and implementation of enterprise-wide IT solutions, ensuring consistency with architecture standards and industry best practices.
• Establish architectural governance practices to ensure compliance with industry regulations and internal policies, while optimizing risk management.
• Work closely with business and IT leaders to understand business needs and translate them into architectural requirements.
• Provide guidance to project teams during the implementation of architecture solutions, ensuring they meet established standards and goals.
• Ensure seamless integration of various systems, platforms, and applications across the enterprise.
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for the architecture, including principles, models, and roadmaps.
• Continuously review and optimize the architecture to ensure it remains responsive to changes in the business environment and technology landscape.

Requirements

• Proven experience leading enterprise architecture projects or initiatives.
• Strong understanding of business processes and IT systems.
• Expertise in enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF, Zachman, or similar.
• Knowledge of cloud technologies (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and modern IT trends (e.g., DevOps, Microservices, AI, etc.).
• Strong proficiency in system design, data modeling, and enterprise integration patterns.
• Experience with cybersecurity best practices.

Nice-to-haves

• TOGAF or similar certifications.