Enterprise Architect Leader
Job Summary
Director
Enterprise Architect
Key Responsibilities
- Architecture Leadership:
- Define and maintain the enterprise architecture blueprint across business data application and technology domains.
- Lead modernization initiatives leveragingmicroservices-based architectureandAPI-first design.
- API & Microservices Engineering:
- Design govern and evolve enterprise API ecosystems (REST GraphQL gRPC).
- Implement and standardizeAPI gateway patterns security rate limiting and observability (e.g. Kong Apigee Boomi AWS API Gateway).
- Guide teams in building and orchestratingmicroservices
using containers Kubernetes and event-driven architectures.
- Agentic AI Integration:
- Architect and operationalizeAgentic AI frameworksthat use LLMs embeddings and autonomous agents for enterprise use cases (e.g. knowledge orchestration intelligent workflows customer interaction).
- IntegrateAI pipelineswith existing systems using tools such as LangChain OpenAI Anthropic or vector databases.
- Ensure AI systems align with enterprise governance security and compliance frameworks (Responsible AI model transparency data lineage).
- Technology Governance & Standards:
- Establish architecture principles reference models and technology standards.
- Conduct architecture reviews to ensure solution alignment with enterprise strategy.
- Partner with InfoSec and Data teams to enforceZero TrustAPI security andethical AI use.
- Collaboration & Influence:
- Work closely with product data and AI engineering teams to translate business goals into scalable architecture solutions.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to executives ensuring technology investments deliver measurable business outcomes.
Required Skills & Experience
- Education:Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Engineering or related field.
- Experience:10 years in enterprise architecture with hands-on design and implementation experience.
- Technical Expertise:
- Proven experience withAPI platforms (Kong Apigee Boomi AWS API Gateway).
- Strong inmicroservices design patternscontainer orchestration (Docker/Kubernetes) andevent streaming (Kafka RabbitMQ).
- Deep understanding ofLLMsembeddingsRAG pipelines andagentic AI orchestration frameworks(LangChain OpenDevin CrewAI etc.).
- Familiarity withcloud-native platforms (AWS Azure GCP)and DevOps toolchains (Terraform GitHub Actions ArgoCD).
- Architecture Frameworks:TOGAF Zachman or similar enterprise frameworks.
Soft Skills:Strong communication stakeholder management and ability to bridge business and technology.
Required Experience:
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