Enterprise Architect – Cloud & Technology Governance

About the role

We are seeking a strategic and technically skilled Enterprise Architect to lead the development of enterprise-wide architecture standards, drive cloud modernization, manage technical debt, and oversee the Architecture Review process for all technology procurement. This role is essential for ensuring architectural integrity, reducing redundancy, and aligning technology investments with business strategy, while also providing deep technical leadership in Azure and hybrid cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Define, publish, and maintain architecture standards across application, data, infrastructure, and integration domains.
• Establish reusable reference architectures and enforce adherence through solution reviews and design checkpoints.
• Collaborate with domain architects and engineering leads to ensure consistency and alignment across platforms.
• Proficient with AI technologies and emerging standards.
• Design scalable, resilient, secure, and cost-optimized cloud solutions, primarily on Azure and AI technologies.
• Develop cloud governance frameworks, landing zones, and implementation guides.
• Lead hybrid and multi-cloud integration strategies (Azure, GCP, AWS).
• Evaluate emerging technologies (AI, observability, data platforms) for enterprise readiness.
• Maintain a technical debt inventory across the enterprise portfolio.
• Partner with product and platform teams to prioritize remediation efforts based on risk, cost, and strategic value.
• Integrate technical debt metrics into planning and funding cycles.
• Chair the Architecture Review Board (ARB) and serve as the final gatekeeper for all technology procurement.
• Review incoming technology requests for alignment with standards, security, and operational readiness.
• Collaborate with procurement, legal, and cybersecurity teams to embed architectural governance into sourcing workflows.
• Implement IaC using Terraform, Azure ARM, or Pulumi.
• Build CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, or Jenkins.
• Automate configuration management with Ansible, Chef, or Puppet.
• Apply cloud security best practices (IAM, RBAC, WAF, NSG, Key Vault, Defender for Cloud).
• Implement zero-trust architectures and align with CIS, NIST, and ISO 27001.
• Optimize cloud environments using Azure Advisor, Cost Management, and FinOps principles.
• Support application rationalization and lifecycle management through architecture-led assessments.
• Partner with ServiceNow APM and CMDB teams to ensure accurate inventory and lifecycle governance.
• Contribute to enterprise dashboards and reporting frameworks for architecture KPIs.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams (Network, DevOps, Cybersecurity, Finance, Procurement).
• Translate complex technical concepts into business-friendly language.
• Participate in strategic planning, cloud strategy sessions, and enterprise decision-making.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate should possess 7–9 years of hands-on experience with the Azure Cloud Platform, along with 4–6 years working in hybrid on-premises and cloud environments and a similar duration in cloud networking. Cloud security experience of 2–3 years is required, complemented by 1–2 years in Cloud FinOps. Familiarity with GCP and AWS/OCI (1–2 years each) is preferred but not mandatory. The role also requires 2–3 years of proficiency in Microsoft Visio, 3+ years of demonstrated ARB or governance leadership, and 2+ years of experience overseeing technical procurement.

Required certifications: Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert, TOGAF, ITIL. Certification photo is required.

Preferred certifications: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, AWS/GCP Architect (nice to have), TOGAF (Enterprise Architecture Framework) preferred, ITIL (Service Management).

Skills

• enterprise
• technology
• aws
• togaf
• cloud
• security
• architecture
• itil
• procurement
• azure