3625 Enterprise Architect (Architecture Governance & Portfolio Management) (33)

As an Enterprise Architect, you will be a central figure in shaping our client's technology landscape, ensuring alignment between IT initiatives and business objectives.This multifaceted role encompasses leading architecture governance, portfolio management, business process optimization, solutions architecture, and providing strategic support to the Enterprise Architecture (EA) practice.You will own the Application and Technology portfolios (APM/TPM), be a hands-on business process manager and BPM architect, and lead the Architecture Review Board (ARB).

This role demands a strong leaderwith deep technical expertise and the ability to translate architectural insights into actionable business outcomes.We value diversity in the workplace and encourage women, minorities, and veterans to apply.Thank you!Location: Remote, but must be based in Chicago, IL Type: Perm/FT Key Responsibilities Architecture Governance Leadership

• Lead the operational management of all EA governance bodies, including the Architecture Review Board (ARB), Software Governance Committee (SGC), Technology Strategy Panel (TSP), Technology Strategy Council (TSC), Communities of Practice (CoP), Centers for Enablement (C4E), and Centers of Excellence (CoE).
• Maintain established governance processes, measure their performance, and recommend improvements that strengthen accountability, transparency, and compliance across all EA forums.
• Own the execution of the Technology Decision Record (TDR) framework and ensure decisions are captured, communicated, and enforced across delivery teams.
• Track architectural risks, technology obsolescence, integration issues, and compliance concerns surfaced through governance activities.

• Create and maintain enterprise business capability maps, value streams, and Level 0-4 business process models.
• Maintain the enterprise taxonomy and the business-to-technology capability mapping that informs solution architecture and investment decisions.
• Align business processes with application capabilities, technology strategy, and enterprise standards.
• Facilitate process modeling sessions with business leaders, product owners, and technical teams to clarify requirements and validate architectural assumptions.

• Lead Application Portfolio Management (APM) and Technology Portfolio Management (TPM), including lifecycle tracking, ownership clarity, health assessment, and rationalization analysis.
• Maintain portfolio data that accurately reflects integrations, dependencies, risks, lifecycle stages, and technology obsolescence.
• Deliver analysis and recommendations that inform investment prioritization, modernization efforts, and cost optimization.
• Produce enterprise-grade data flow diagrams, integration maps, and dependency models using tools such as Figma, Draw.IO, and Confluence.

• Lead the design and development of scalable and sustainable IT solutions, ensuring they adhere to industry best practices and standards.
• Provide hands-on leadership in defining solution architectures that meet business requirements, adhere to architectural standards, and leverage emerging technologies.
• Perform detailed evaluations of current systems to identify areas for improvement and propose innovative solutions that enhance performance, scalability, and security.

• Assist the VP of Enterprise Architecture with the administration, planning, and execution of strategic IT initiatives, ensuring alignment with enterprise goals.
• Drive continuous improvement in architecture practices, processes, and methodologies.
• Maintain a centralized repository of business process models, capability maps, architectural standards, decision frameworks, and reusable templates.

• Drive alignment across business, product, engineering, cybersecurity, and IT operations to ensure governance processes, standards, and portfolio practices are consistently followed.
• Facilitate workshops, portfolio reviews, and decision forums that accelerate architectural clarity and promote enterprise-wide reuse of processes and capabilities.
• Track actions and outcomes from governance meetings and ensure commitments move through the EA pipeline successfully.

• Maintain audit-ready documentation for governance decisions, APM/TPM data, architectural standards, and process models.
• Identify and track risks related to technology obsolescence, integration gaps, compliance issues, or inconsistencies in architectural practices.
• Provide visibility into technology and process-related risks for executive leadership, internal audit teams, and governance bodies.

• Create dashboards, scorecards, and heatmaps that show portfolio health, governance throughput, architectural risk posture, and standards adoption.
• Deliver executive insights that connect architectural decisions to business outcomes, operational efficiency, cost structure, customer experience, and technology strategy.
• Provide leaders with clear visibility into modernization opportunities, rationalization targets, and areas requiring strategic intervention.

• 10+ years of experience in Information Technology (IT), including at least 5 years in business architecture, enterprise architecture, or architecture governance roles.
• Strong understanding of Enterprise Architecture (EA) principles, governance frameworks, business capability modeling, and process architecture.
• 5 years of IT governance, risk management, and compliance experience. Demonstrated leadership in governance bodies such as the Architecture Review Board (ARB), Software Governance Committee (SGC), Technology Strategy Panel (TSP), or Technology Strategy Council (TSC).
• Hands-on experience leading Application Portfolio Management (APM) and Technology Portfolio Management (TPM), including lifecycle management, rationalization, data flow, and integration mapping.
• High proficiency in business modeling techniques, including enterprise taxonomies, business capability mapping, and value-stream mapping, and Level 0-4 process modeling.
• Expertise in implementing and/or improving Software/System/Solution/Service Development Life Cycles (SDLC), Vendor and Procurement Management processes, Vendor Performance Management, ITSM (IT Service Management), BPM (Business Process Management), and others.
• Ability to produce high-quality diagrams and documentation using Figma, Draw.io, Confluence, or similar tools.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and program management skills capable of coordinating complex workflows across multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills, with the ability to translate architectural data into meaningful business insights.
• Working knowledge of multi-cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP), along with modern application architectures and integration patterns.
• Experience with frameworks such as the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), Control Objectives for Information and Related Technologies (COBIT), Lean, and Agile-at-scale practices.
• Deep understanding of Architecture Domains, including Business Architecture, Data and Information Architecture, Applications Architecture, Security and Identity Architecture, Integration Architecture, Infrastructure (in hybris Cloud environments), Services Architecture, Observability, Business Continuity, and Disaster Recovery Architecture. Hands-on software development, coding, and/or scripting experience with various programming languages, frameworks, and databases strongly preferred.
• Verifiable hands-on experience with modern technology landscapes, including multi-cloud architecture (Azure, AWS, GCP), DevOps (DevSecOps), microservices, and system integration patterns.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, or equivalent experience.