Principal Enterprise Architect

Principal Enterprise Architect

Department:
Technology & Infrastructure

Location:

Hybrid

Employment Type:

Full-Time

Position Overview

We are looking for a seasoned Enterprise Architect to lead the strategic design and evolution of our technology landscape. A primary focus of this role is to oversee and drive our cloud modernization initiative, migrating on-premises infrastructure and applications to AWS while ensuring architectural coherence, security, scalability, and alignment with long-term business objectives. This is a highly visible, cross-functional leadership role that bridges technology and business strategy.

Key Responsibilities

Cloud Migration Strategy (On-Prem to AWS)

* Define and own the end-to-end cloud migration roadmap, including phased lift-and-shift, re-platforming, and re-architecture plans.

* Conduct thorough assessment of existing on-premises systems, applications, and infrastructure to identify migration candidates and sequencing.

* Establish Landing Zone design on AWS using AWS Control Tower, Organizations, and Service Control Policies (SCPs).

* Drive decisions on migration patterns: rehost, replatform, refactor, retire, or retain with documented rationale for each workload.

* Coordinate with vendors and managed service providers to ensure smooth execution of migration programs.

Enterprise Architecture & Governance

* Develop and maintain enterprise architecture artifacts including reference architectures, architecture principles, and technology standards.

* Lead the Architecture Review Board (ARB), establishing governance processes for evaluating and approving new technologies and design patterns.

* Define integration patterns and API strategy across enterprise systems including ERP, CRM, HRIS, and data platforms.

* Ensure architecture decisions are documented using frameworks such as TOGAF, AWS Well-Architected Framework.

AWS Platform Design

* Architect multi-account AWS environments with strong network segmentation, identity federation, and compliance controls.

* Design for high availability and disaster recovery across multiple AWS regions and availability zones.

* Define cloud networking strategy including VPCs, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect / VPN, and hybrid connectivity.

* Establish Fin Ops practices including cloud cost governance, tagging taxonomies, and budget alerting.

* Evaluate and recommend AWS-native and third-party services to meet evolving business requirements.

Security & Compliance Architecture

* Define the cloud security architecture including identity and access management (IAM), encryption, secrets management, and vulnerability management.

* Partner with the security team to ensure adherence to compliance standards such as SOC 2, HIPAA, or ISO 27001 as applicable.

* Lead threat modeling exercises and security design reviews for major architectural changes.

Stakeholder Engagement & Technology Leadership

* Translate complex architectural concepts into clear business language for executive stakeholders.

* Mentor engineering teams on cloud-native design patterns, architectural best practices, and AWS service selection.

* Act as a key advisor for technology investment decisions and build-vs-buy evaluations.

* Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends, advising leadership on strategic opportunities.