Overview
We are seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect for a remote, project-based contract position focusing on current-state discovery and architecture assessment across various technology and business domains. The contractor will utilize tools like LeanIX to rapidly assess existing environments, support integration planning, and collaborate with engineering and business teams to translate findings into actionable plans. This role is ideal for candidates with significant enterprise architecture experience and the ability to communicate complex architectures effectively to multiple stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Perform current-state architecture discovery and assessments across acquired or complex environments.
- Execute rapid asset inventory and mapping, including applications, infrastructure, integrations, and data flows.
- Create and maintain application portfolio maps, integration diagrams, and infrastructure views.
- Map data flows, business processes, and business capabilities, aligning technology assets to business outcomes.
- Check cost elements tied to applications and platforms to support rationalization and prioritization decisions.
- Evaluate CI/CD maturity and delivery pipelines where relevant.
- Define and document integration architecture patterns and constraints to inform future-state planning.
- Utilize EA tools (LeanIX or equivalent) to model, analyze, and communicate findings clearly to technical and executive stakeholders.
Requirements
- Strong enterprise architecture experience with hands-on current-state discovery and assessment.
- Proven proficiency with EA tools (LeanIX preferred or equivalent).
- Experience mapping application portfolios, infrastructure and hosting environments, system integrations and interfaces, and data flows.
- Ability to work quickly in fast-paced environments and produce clear, decision-ready artifacts.
- Strong communication skills, able to explain complex architectures simply.
- M&A or large-scale integration experience is preferred.
- Experience supporting application rationalization or tenant consolidation efforts.
- Familiarity with DevOps / CI-CD maturity assessments is a plus.