Proven track record writing enterprise architecture standards for large organizations.
Hands-on experience as a senior architect across multiple domains: application, integration, data, technology, delivery practices, and cross-cutting concerns.
Strong technical writing skills, ensuring clarity and usability for engineering teams.
Experience producing editable and maintainable reference architectures and diagrams.
Familiarity with running architecture reviews or governance processes.
Responsibilities
Design standards templates and style guides, and draft sample standards for approval.
Build a comprehensive standards catalog and map dependencies between standards.
Research, write, and publish one standard per topic area across six domains.
Create editable diagrams and reference architectures.
Develop conformance checklists for each standard to aid architecture reviews.
Conduct walkthrough sessions with the architecture team, providing recordings and materials.
Produce a maintenance guide for updating, versioning, and retiring standards.
Benefits
Onsite work with clients five days a week, fostering strong relationships and collaboration.
Opportunity to influence enterprise architecture standards in a large organization.
Engagement with a diverse range of architecture domains, enhancing professional growth.
Access to a collaborative environment with architects and stakeholders for feedback and improvement.
Full Job Description
This is a full-time, Columbus, OH-based position that requires onsite visits with the client 5 days a week.Responsibilities
Design the standards template and style guide, and write a sample standard for [Company]'s approval.
Build the standards catalog, map dependencies between standards, and propose an authoring sequence.
Research, write, and publish one standard per topic area across all six domains.
Create diagrams and reference architectures, and deliver them as editable source files.
Write a conformance checklist for each standard to support architecture reviews.
Run walkthrough sessions per domain with the architecture team, and provide recordings and materials.
Produce a maintenance guide covering how to update, version, and retire standards.
Work with [Company] architects and stakeholders to review drafts and incorporate feedback.
Required
Proven track record writing enterprise architecture standards, principles, or policies for large organizations.
Senior architects with hands-on experience in each of the following domains:
Application architecture
Integration architecture
Data architecture
Technology architecture
Delivery practices
Cross-cutting concerns
Strong technical writing: clear, consistent, and usable by engineering teams.
Experience producing reference architectures and diagrams in editable, maintainable formats.
Experience running architecture reviews or governance processes.
Preferred
Familiarity with frameworks such as TOGAF, ArchiMate, or similar.
Experience with cloud, API and event-driven integration, and modern data platforms.
A record of structured knowledge transfer to in-house architecture teams.
This role is based in the US and only open to citizens and permanent residents of the US who do not require visa sponsorship.
