Enterprise Architect (Hybrid)

Responsibilities

• Enterprise Strategy, Capability Evolution & Target-State Architecture
  • Lead the development and evolution of market/enterprise architecture strategy.
  • Ensure the capabilities and investments required to execute Securian’s business strategies are clearly defined and governed.
  • Partner with Business Architects to define and evolve future-state business capabilities.
  • Align business capability roadmaps, technology roadmaps, and data strategies into a cohesive enterprise transformation direction.
  • Develop enterprise architecture viewpoints, capability maps, roadmaps, and strategic models.
• Technology Strategy, Innovation & Modernization
  • Collaborate with Technology Architects to establish and communicate a clear technology north star.
  • Define and maintain enterprise technology principles, standards, architectural guardrails, and strategic technology direction.
  • Govern enterprise technology lifecycles, including decisions regarding adoption, investment, sustainment, containment, modernization, and retirement.
  • Evaluate emerging technologies and innovation initiatives.
  • Promote simplification, reuse, interoperability, and architectural consistency.
• Data Strategy & Information Architecture Alignment
  • Partner with Data Architects to ensure enterprise capabilities are supported by durable, scalable, secure, and business-aligned data architectures.
  • Support enterprise-wide efforts to improve data quality, accessibility, governance, and strategic use of information.
• Business Engagement & Strategic Advisory
  • Translate enterprise architecture direction into clear business outcomes.
  • Facilitate executive-level discussions regarding capability evolution, technology strategy, modernization priorities, data investments, innovation opportunities, and rationalization initiatives.
  • Drive alignment across markets, business units, shared capabilities, and enterprise domains.
• Governance, Standards & Architectural Leadership
  • Lead enterprise architecture governance for major initiatives.
  • Establish and maintain enterprise standards, principles, and governance guardrails.
  • Maintain visibility into enterprise technology health and strategic risks.
• Enterprise Architecture Practice Leadership
  • Mentor and coach architects across the organization.
  • Foster strong collaboration across various architecture domains.
  • Support continuous advancement of architecture maturity and governance effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience defining enterprise strategy, architecture direction, and governance models.
• Proven ability to translate business strategy into enterprise capabilities and investments.
• Broad knowledge across business, application, data, and technology architecture.
• Experience with enterprise architecture frameworks and governance models.
• Executive communication and relationship management skills.
• Experience with AI-enabled technologies and emerging technologies.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or a related field.