Enterprise Architect
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Job Summary
Microsoft Industry Solutions Delivery is a global organization hosting over 6000 strategic sellers industry and security experts elite engineers world-class data scientists and architects consultants and delivery specialists. Together with our partners we help Microsofts most strategic customers worldwide to address their specific challenges and provide comprehensive and industry-specific solutions that meet their unique needs.
Our organization is at the forefront of innovation driving value across the entirety of the customers digital and AI transformation journey through repeatable and customized cutting-edge solutions powered by Microsoft Cloud and AI. We take pride in embodying Microsofts mission of empowerment promoting a growth mindset inspiring excellence and fostering a culture of inclusivity where everyone is encouraged to share their unique perspectives and be their authentic selves. By joining our team youll have the opportunity to contribute to life-changing innovations that impact billions of people worldwide.
We are seeking an accomplished Enterprise Architect with 15 years of experience in enterprise architecture technology consulting and digital transformation. The candidate will shape large-scale transformation initiatives and serve as a trusted advisor to senior business and technology leaders. The role requires the ability to connect business strategy with Cloud Data AI Security Modern Work and Enterprise Applications to deliver measurable outcomes adoption and long-term platform value.
Microsofts mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset innovate to empower others and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect integrity and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
Responsibilities
Strategic Architecture Leadership
Define enterprise-wide technology strategies aligned to business priorities and measurable outcomes.
Develop current-state assessments target-state architectures and multi-year transformation roadmaps across applications data infrastructure AI security and integration.
Establish reference architectures reusable patterns architecture standards and decision principles.
Lead architecture governance design reviews and technology decision forums.
Business and Executive Engagement
Act as a trusted advisor to CIOs CTOs CDOs CISOs and business executives.
Translate business priorities into scalable technology strategies investment choices and transformation roadmaps.
Lead executive workshops discovery sessions architecture assessments and value-envisioning engagements.
Present recommendations trade-offs risks and business value realization plans to senior stakeholders.
AI Data and Modernization Strategy
Define AI-first transformation programs using generative AI copilots AI agents machine learning and modern data platforms.
Architect enterprise AI adoption frameworks governance models responsible AI practices evaluation approaches and operational guardrails.
Guide data platform modernization data governance analytics and AI-ready information architecture.
Drive application modernization cloud-native transformation automation and API-led integration.
Cloud and Platform Architecture
Lead cloud and hybrid-cloud strategy platform architecture and modernization initiatives.
Design secure resilient and scalable architectures with Microsoft Azure preferred and relevant experience across AWS or Google Cloud Platform valued.
Guide migration and modernization of legacy workloads ERP CRM custom applications and data estates.
Promote platform engineering containerization Kubernetes observability reliability and cost governance practices.
Security Risk and Governance
Define enterprise security architecture aligned with Zero Trust principles.
Guide identity access data protection privacy compliance and cybersecurity architecture.
Embed security responsible AI and regulatory requirements into architecture decisions and delivery governance.
Identify and manage architecture risks technical debt dependencies and integration challenges.
Delivery and Technical Leadership
Provide architecture leadership for complex multi-workstream transformation programs.
Partner with program managers delivery leaders product teams engineering teams and business stakeholders.
Guide solution implementation from strategy and design through delivery adoption and value realization.
Mentor enterprise solution and technical architects and contribute to architecture communities and thought leadership.
Partner closely with the Program Director and PMO to align architecture decisions delivery governance dependencies and outcomes across complex high-risk programs.
Own the end-to-end solution architecture across all workstreams ensuring design integrity feasibility integration and accountability for the overall solution.
Qualifications
Bachelors Degree in Computer Science Information Technology Engineering or related field AND 15 years experience in technology solutions practice development architecture consulting and/or technology domain.
o OR Masters Degree in Computer Science Information Technology Engineering or related field AND 15 years experience in technology solutions practice development architecture consulting and/or technology domain (e.g. Security)
o OR equivalent experience
15 years of experience across Enterprise Architecture Solution Architecture Technology Consulting or Technology Leadership roles.
Demonstrated leadership of enterprise-scale transformation initiatives for large or complex organizations.
Proven ability to influence executive stakeholders and guide strategic technology decisions.
Strong business acumen with the ability to connect architecture choices to growth productivity cost optimization risk reduction and customer outcomes.
Experience leading cross-functional teams and influencing without direct authority.
Excellent written verbal facilitation and executive presentation skills.
Technical:
Enterprise Architecture: Business Application Data Technology Security and Integration Architecture; target-state architecture capability mapping transformation roadmaps and architecture governance.
Cloud & Platforms: Microsoft Azure preferred; hybrid and multi-cloud architecture AWS/GCP exposure Kubernetes platform engineering resilience and observability.
Data & AI: Data architecture and governance analytics platforms Generative AI Copilots AI agents/agentic architectures machine learning platforms and Responsible AI.
Security: Zero Trust architecture Identity and Access Management (IAM) data protection security governance privacy compliance and cybersecurity architecture.
Applications & Integration: Application modernization enterprise integration API management event-driven architecture SaaS platforms ERP and CRM ecosystems.
Delivery & Architecture Governance: Architecture Review Boards design assurance architecture risk management technical debt management dependency management and value realization.
Leadership Competencies
Strategic thinking and enterprise perspective
Executive presence and stakeholder management
Customer and business outcome orientation
Cross-functional leadership and influence
Structured problem-solving and sound decision-making
Innovation mindset and continuous learning
Mentoring and talent development
Inspiring leadership that creates clarity confidence and momentum across diverse teams
Practical credible and humble leadership grounded in delivery realities
Strong alignment to organizational mission strategy and customer outcomes
Comfort with ambiguity and a bias toward resolving complex high-risk issues
This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age ancestry citizenship color family or medical care leave gender identity or expression genetic information immigration status marital status medical condition national origin physical or mental disability political affiliation protected veteran or military status race ethnicity religion sex (including pregnancy) sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process read more about requesting accommodations.
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