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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Enterprise Architect, Principal - **Company:** The Choice, Inc. - **Location:** Scottsdale, AZ, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Franchise - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Information Systems, Continuous Integration, Decision Support Systems, Distributed Systems, Java Message Service (JMS), Enterprise Messaging Systems, Performance Tuning, Scrum Methodology, Cloud Services, Swagger, Software Engineering, Openapi, Google Cloud, Generative AI, AI Platforms, Information Technology, Apache Kafka, Non-relational Database, Cloud Migration, Virtual Agents, Api Design, Software Version Control - **Published:** July 2, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000gcujbd ## About the Role + Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, or a related field required; equivalent experience may be considered. Master's degree preferred. + At least 10 years of relevant experience in software development, information systems, enterprise architecture, solution architecture, or a related technical environment. + Experience designing and implementing enterprise-class systems, including distributed systems, cloud platforms, API-based architectures, messaging patterns, application boundaries, and non-functional requirements such as scalability, availability, security, resilience, observability, and supportability. + Experience defining architecture strategy, standards, roadmaps, governance frameworks, and reference architectures across cloud, data, integration, application, platform engineering, modernization, and AI domains. + Experience with cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, or Microsoft Azure; familiarity with enterprise AI platforms such as AWS Bedrock, OpenAI, Anthropic, Azure AI, Google AI, or similar technologies preferred. + Strong knowledge of architecture modeling, alternative analysis, tradeoff analysis, portfolio analysis, Agile/Scrum delivery, security and compliance considerations, and modern software delivery practices. + Technical depth across service APIs, OpenAPI /Swagger, messaging technologies such as Kafka or Java Message Service, relational and non-relational databases, CI/CD pipelines, version control, performance tuning, and cloud deployment patterns. + Demonstrates strategic thinking, executive communication, collaboration, influence without authority, sound judgment, problem solving, and the ability to lead through ambiguity. ## Description Are you a strategic technology leader who can translate business priorities into architecture direction, influence stakeholders, and guide modern platforms, cloud-native solutions, and AI-enabled capabilities? We invite you to apply today for our Principal Enterprise Architect role and #MakeItYourChoice. Your Responsibilities + Own enterprise architecture strategy across platforms, business capabilities, and technology domains, ensuring alignment with business priorities, modernization objectives, and long-term technology strategy. + Define and govern architecture standards, reference architectures, integration patterns, API strategies, cloud service patterns, and enterprise solution guardrails. + Lead architecture strategy and adoption planning for cloud modernization, platform engineering, developer enablement, data-driven decision making, generative AI, intelligent agents, and automation capabilities. + Partner with Business Relationship Management, Product, Technology, Security, Privacy, Risk, Data, Engineering, and operational stakeholders to align technology investments with business objectives and governance requirements. + Establish architecture patterns and guardrails for AI-enabled systems, enterprise AI platforms, intelligent automation, orchestration capabilities, and emerging AI technologies. + Assess current-state and future-state architectures, identify practical transition states, and define short- and long-term roadmaps for modernization, platform growth, AI adoption, and enterprise capability maturity. + Drive proof-of-concepts, architectural prototypes, technology assessments, and tradeoff analysis to validate future-state capabilities and inform enterprise investment decisions. + Serve as a trusted advisor and technical leader for strategic initiatives, architecture reviews, solution direction, stakeholder decision-making, and Enterprise Architecture practice maturity., This is an individual contributor role that will report to the Director of Enterprise Architecture. 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