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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Staff Enterprise Architect, Practice & Governance Lead - **Company:** Insulet Corporation - **Location:** San Diego, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Lifecycle Management, Application Portfolio Management, Cloud Computing, IT Management, Procurement Software, Software Engineering, Zachman Framework, Enterprise Data Management, Archimate, Technical Debt, Togaf, Information Technology, Meditech - **Published:** September 2, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/staff-enterprise-architect-practice-governance-lead-hybrid-acton-ma-or-san-diego-ca-san-diego-ca--f11287ec-629a-4a9a-9293-b4b107c5b503 ## About the Role * Significant experience as a solution or enterprise architect in a medium to large enterprise environment. * Experience developing technology strategies, roadmaps, enterprise architecture artifacts, and governance frameworks based on standards such as TOGAF, SAFe, Gartner, Zachman, etc. * Significant experience with one or more popular enterprise architecture tools. Archimate and Bizzdesign preferred. * Experience building, scaling, and maturing enterprise architecture practices, including processes, standards, and supporting tooling. * Experience with IT service management and application portfolio management practices. * Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to translate business needs into actionable architecture and technology initiatives. * Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non technical stakeholders. Required Leadership Skills & Behaviors: * Proven leadership and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across all levels of the organization. * Ability to leverage technical expertise to establish credibility with engineering, product management, and program management teams across IT and R&D. * Strong emotional intelligence, with demonstrated capability to lead change and drive adoption of new ways of working. * Comfort operating in ambiguity and incrementally improving processes and operating models., * Bachelors degree in engineering, computer science, or related technical STEM discipline; Masters degree preferred. * 10-15 years of progressively senior experience in IT application management, development management, and/or architectural roles within commercial organizations that manufacture products with significant device and software components. * Experience in MedTech or Life Sciences strongly preferred., areas. For more information, please visit insulet.com and omnipod.com. We are looking for highly motivated, performance-driven individuals to be a part of our expanding team. We do this by hiring amazing people guided by shared values who exceed customer expectations. Our continued success depends on it!, Analysis Skills, Architectural Analysis, Architectural Drafting, Architectural Services, Auditing, Biology, Business Skills, Cloud Computing, Communication Skills, Computer Science, Continuous Improvement, Cross-Functional, Customer Experience, Diabetes, Documentation, Enterprise Architecture, Financial Control, IT Service Management (ITSM) Software, Injections, Insulin, Investment Management, Leadership, Machine Tool, Maintain Compliance, Manufacturing Systems, Medical Equipment, Metrics, Operations Processes, Organizational Skills, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Process Improvement, Process Modeling, Procurement Software, Product Development, Product Management, Project Tracking, Project/Program Management, Regulatory Compliance, Reporting Dashboards, Research & Development (R&D), Smartphones, Software Development, Strategic Planning, TOGAF - The Open Group Architecture Framework, Taxonomies, Team Lead/Manager, Technical Leadership, Technical Strategy, Technical Support, Technology Analysis, Vendor/Supplier Evaluation, Vendor/Supplier Management, Writing Skills, Zachman Framework ## Description Are you passionate about technology architecture and how organizations use architecture to make better decisions at scale? Do you enjoy not only designing solutions, but also shaping the processes, governance, and tools that enable architecture to deliver sustained business value? In this leadership role, the Staff Enterprise Architecture Analyst is responsible for the maturation of Insulets enterprise architecture practice. This includes evolving the processes, governance, operating model, and tooling that support consistent, transparent, and high-quality technology decision-making across the enterprise. The role leads the governance of Insulets enterprise IT technology portfolio and standards, reference architectures, capability analysis driven strategies, and roadmaps across all enterprise architecture domains, including Enterprise IT, Digital Service & Customer Experience, Enterprise Data, and Corporate and Manufacturing Systems. This is a full time exempt position reporting to the Vice President of Enterprise Architecture. Responsibilities Responsible for managing Insulets technology portfolio, enterprise architecture governance processes, operating model, and supporting tooling. Partner with colleagues in IT, Enterprise Architecture, Program Management, and delivery teams to deliver the following: * Own and evolve enterprise architecture processes and governance mechanisms, including portfolio documentation, roadmaps, standards, decisions, governance and review forums. * Design and continuously improve the enterprise architecture operating model, including engagement patterns, decision rights, and collaboration mechanisms. * Lead cross functional architecture working groups to define and implement enterprise wide standards, reference architectures, and shared practices. * Partner with IT, product development, and procurement to mature technology evaluation, vendor management, and lifecycle practices. * Establish mechanisms to assess architecture and architecture process maturity and track progress using meaningful metrics. * Implement the multi-phase deployment of the Enterprise Architecture (EA) tool, moving from initial inventory to strategic roadmapping. * Maintain the "Single Source of Truth" within the tool by auditing architectural artifacts, managing the metamodel, and ensuring compliance with taxonomy standards. * Develop automated dashboards within the EA tool to provide leadership with visibility into capability heat mapping, technical debt, lifecycle risks, cost of ownership and cloud transformation progress. * Act as the primary solution architectural point of contact for one or more specific business units to ensure domain projects align with enterprise strategy. * Assist in drafting Solution Architecture Documents (SADs) for new initiatives ensuring they utilize approved enterprise patterns and shared services. * Prepare materials for the Architecture Review Board (ARB) and document all decisions or exceptions related to the specific domain. ## Related Videos - [Blueprints for Success: Steering a Global Data & AI Architecture](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1577-blueprints-for-success-steering-a-global-data-ai-architecture) - [Next Level Enterprise Architecture: Modular, Flexible, Scalable, Multichannel and AI-Ready?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1017-next-level-enterprise-architecture-modular-flexible-scalable-multichannel-and-ai-ready) - [We (don't) need a software architect!?!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/663-we-don-t-need-a-software-architect) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Now is the time for industrialized software development](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/601-now-is-the-time-for-industrialized-software-development) - [Why Attend a Developer Event in 2026?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/688-why-attend-a-developer-event-in-2026) - [Events like RSAC Get You CISOs. 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