The Enterprise Architect is responsible for defining and governing the enterprise technology strategy, architecture standards, and transformation roadmap across our environment.
This role blends strategic leadership with hands-on technical depth, requiring active engagement in architecture design, solution validation, and engineering execution. The ideal candidate has 15+ years of experience, including 2–3+ years operating specifically in an Enterprise Architect capacity, driving cloud-native transformation, modernization, and multi-cloud governance.
The Enterprise Architect ensures alignment between business strategy, regulatory requirements, and technology platforms—while enabling scalable, secure, and cost-optimized solutions across Azure, AWS, and enterprise SaaS ecosystems.
Key Accountabilities/Deliverables:
Data & AI Readiness
Standardize data integration patterns across core systems of record
Provide guidance to data architecture ensuring alignment with governance platforms (e.g., data catalog, MDM, lineage)
Collaborate on data strategies supporting analytics and machine learning initiatives
Technical Knowledge and Understanding:
Engineering & Automation
Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, or similar)
CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, or similar)
Observability and SRE practices (Datadog, App Insights, or similar)
Platform engineering and developer experience optimization
Security & Governance
Identity & Access Management (Entra ID / AWS IAM)
Zero Trust architecture
Logging, monitoring, and compliance frameworks
Data & Integration
Enterprise data platforms (Fabric, data lakes, warehousing)
Data governance (Purview or equivalent)
API-first and event-driven integration patterns
Experience:
Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology or related field.
10+ years of experience in IT architecture, software engineering, or infrastructure engineering
2+ years of experience operating as an Enterprise Architect in a large-scale enterprise environment
Proven experience driving cloud transformation and modernization initiatives across Azure/AWS ecosystems
Demonstrated hands-on engineering experience—not limited to conceptual architecture
Experience in regulated industries (Insurance/Financial Services preferred)
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over work authorization sponsorship now or in the future for this position.
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At Core Specialty, you will receive a competitive salary and opportunities for professional development and advancement. We offer medical, dental, vision, and life insurances; short and long-term disability; a Company-match of 100% of a 6% contribution 401(k) plan; an Employee Assistance Plan; Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, Health Reimbursement Account, and a wellness program
