IT Enterprise Architect

Title IT Enterprise Architect

Start date: Immediate

Position Type: Contract

Location: Hybrid in Lincolnshire IL (onsite 3 days a week)

Job Summary

As the IT Enterprise Architect (Contract) you will spearhead the establishment of the Enterprise Community of Practice (ECOP) within the Architecture Governance workstream of the Enterprise Architecture (EA) practice. Your primary mission is to lead the crowdsourcing of Enterprise Architecture Standards Practices Guidelines Decision Trees and Guardrails through the ECOP fostering collaboration innovation and alignment with business objectives. This contract position is pivotal in shaping a scalable agile and sustainable IT architecture framework to support the companys long-term success.

Key Responsibilities

• Enterprise Community of Practice (ECOP) Leadership: Establish and lead the ECOP to foster collaboration across IT domains including Enterprise Architecture DevOps Infrastructure and Data Management. Drive the creation of Policies Standards Architecture Patterns Specifications Practices Guidelines Decision Trees and Guardrails through crowdsourced efforts within the ECOP.
• Architecture Governance: Develop and enforce IT architecture governance policies standards and procedures to ensure alignment with enterprise goals data security compliance and regulatory requirements.
• Solution Design and Standards Development: Guide the collaborative design of scalable sustainable and agile IT solutions within the ECOP ensuring adherence to industry best practices and alignment with the enterprise architecture framework.
• Technology Roadmap Contribution: Collaborate with senior leadership and the VP of Enterprise Architecture to contribute to a technology roadmap that aligns IT initiatives with business priorities and future growth.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Engage with cross-functional teams including IT operations development and business units to ensure seamless integration of IT solutions. Communicate ECOP outcomes and architecture strategies effectively to stakeholders including executive leadership.
• Mentorship and Collaboration: Mentor architects and engineers within the ECOP fostering a culture of knowledge sharing innovation and continuous improvement.
• Emerging Technologies and Research: Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies recommending their adoption within the ECOP to enhance efficiency and competitiveness.
• EA Program Support: Assist the VP of Enterprise Architecture with the administration planning and execution of strategic IT initiatives ensuring alignment with the ECOPs outputs and enterprise goals.

Qualifications

• 15 years of experience in IT and Enterprise Architecture with a proven track record of successful architecture designs and implementations.
• 8 years of IT governance risk management and compliance experience or 10 years of verifiable hands-on Technical Solutions Architecture IT Services Architecture Technical Product Ownership.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to engage with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proven ability to lead Communities of Practice (COP COE C4E) or similar collaborative initiatives driving the development of standards practices guidelines and patterns.
• Expertise in multi-Cloud architecture and governance (Azure AWS GCP) application design and system integration architecture.
• Working knowledge of ITIL COBIT SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) DevOps (DevSecOps) Lean Architecture and Agile methodologies.
• Expertise in implementing or improving Software/System/Solution/Service Development Life Cycles (SDLC) and IT Service Management (ITSM) processes.
• Strong understanding or experience designing and implementing Agile (i.e. designed for change) EA-as-a-Service or EA-as-a-Product frameworks.
• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Information Technology or a related field.