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# Enterprise Architect

- **Company:** Harris Industries, Inc.
- **Location:** Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $98,280.0 - $145,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Security+, Togaf, DODAF
- **Published:** May 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=7a3045ca3af6dbdf

## About the Role

* A broad, enterprise-wide view of the business and varying degrees of appreciation for strategy, processes and capabilities, enabling technologies, and governance
 * The ability to recognize structural issues within the organization, functional interdependencies and cross-silo redundancies
 * The ability to assimilate and correlate disconnected documentation and drawings, and articulate their collective relevance to the organization and to high-priority business issues
 * Experience using model-based representations that can be adjusted as required to collect, aggregate or disaggregate complex and conflicting information about the business
 * The ability to visualize and create high-level models that can be used in future analysis to extend and mature the business architecture
 * Extensive experience planning and deploying both business and IT initiatives
 * Experience modeling business processes using a variety of tools and techniques
 * Exceptional communication skills and the ability to communicate appropriately at all levels of the organization; this includes written and verbal communications as well as visualizations, Level 3 : 5 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 3 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 0 years experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 9 years relevant experience.

Level 4 : 9 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 7 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 4 years relevant experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 13 years relevant experience.

 * Active TS/SCI clearance or ability to obtain one.
 * CompTIA Security + or CompTIA Network + or equivalent certifications desirable
 * Experience with DoDAF and TOGAF are highly desirable

## Description

* Architecture Development: Design, document, and maintain architecture roadmaps, models, and representations that align with organizational goals and strategies.
 * Cataloging and Documentation: Ensure comprehensive cataloging and documentation of architecture initiatives, capabilities, workflows, and standard components to support business and technology operations.
 * Compliance and Governance: Coordinate and enforce adherence to architectural standards, policies, and guidelines across the organization to ensure consistency and alignment.
 * Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with business and technology stakeholders to gather requirements, analyze needs, and develop architectural solutions that drive organizational efficiency and innovation.
 * Communication and Training: Communicate architectural strategies, initiatives, and frameworks effectively to key stakeholders and provide training or guidance as necessary.
 * Framework Maintenance: Continuously maintain and refine architecture models, frameworks, and representations to adapt to evolving business and technology landscapes.


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