Enterprise Cloud Architect, Columbus

Agility Partners is seeking qualified applicants to fill an open
Principal Enterprise Architect
position.
Reporting to the Head of Architecture, this role works closely with the Application Development, Infrastructure, Security, Data & Analytics, and PMO teams to provide overall architecture leadership.
The Principal Enterprise Architect will leverage deep technology expertise in one of the five domains to build out the architecture vision, strategy, and capability roadmap.
Responsibilities
Provide senior-level expertise on overall direction, guidance, definition, decisions, and priorities regarding the enterprise's overall architecture to support business strategy
Interact with business leaders, IT leaders, vendors, and industry experts to translate business requirements, evaluate capability options, and create architecture blueprints and high-level solution designs for complex components
Act as a visionary to proactively assist in defining direction for future projects, helping leaders assess the technology, business, and operational impacts of investment decisions
Review, advise, and design standard software and hardware builds, system options, risks, costs versus benefits, and enterprise impact
Serve as an architecture thought leader and trusted partner for product and engineering leadership, recommending innovative solutions to improve system architectures
Facilitate the establishment and implementation of standards and reference materials that guide technology solution design
Lead architectural collaboration and governance processes including Architecture Review Boards, Solution Architecture reviews, and exception management
Research, analyze, design, propose, and deliver solutions aligned with business and technology strategies
Track industry trends and maintain knowledge of new technologies to support enterprise architecture needs
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent work experience
10+ years of relevant enterprise-wide architecture experience, including Technology/Cloud domain technologies such as Azure compute products, Cisco, Docker, Equinix, Kubernetes, Microsoft solutions, Mulesoft, Palo Alto, ServiceNow, VMWare, and on-prem migrations to cloud
Deep understanding of Technology/Cloud capabilities including APIs, automation, cloud services, compute, databases, development tools, end user computing & management, infrastructure as code, logging & monitoring, network segmentation (private & public), runtime environments, security, service operations, storage, and unified communications
Deep knowledge of API-first design patterns
Technology skills across multiple IT domains (application, data, infrastructure, security)
Strong consultative skills at a cross-functional level
Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and LeanIX
Knowledge of TOGAF, ITIL, and other architecture/business process frameworks
Experience in application development, systems management, and/or project management is a plus
Organizing and setting priorities
Managing and measuring work
Peer relationships
Motivating others
Self-motivated and capable of managing multiple tasks
Benefits
Comprehensive Medical, Vision and Dental
401k
Short Term / Long Term Disability
Job details
Seniority level
: Mid-Senior level
Employment type
: Full-time
Job function
: Information Technology
Industries
: IT Services and IT Consulting
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