Top Enterprise Architect Jobs in Chicago, IL

Automates browser-based workflows with Selenium, PowerShell, and Python; extracts and transforms data; supports AWS provisioning through Ansible; performs SQL queries and reporting; identifies workflow automation opportunities; troubleshoots scripts and data processes; and documents processes for long-term maintenance.

Designs and evolves GitLab’s enterprise architecture across business, application, data, and technology domains. The role produces build-ready architectures for Salesforce, NetSuite, Zuora, Zendesk, Workato, integrations, data platforms, and AI-enabled workflows. Responsibilities include process redesign, API and data architecture, security and compliance, platform health assessments, technical debt reduction, proofs of concept, production issue resolution, and architectural governance. The architect partners closely with engineering, infrastructure, security, data, and AI teams while influencing stakeholders without direct people management.

Leads enterprise architecture initiatives across business and technology domains. Develops reference architectures, standards, integration patterns, roadmaps, and technical documentation; guides modernization involving cloud, APIs, event-driven systems, automation, and emerging technologies. Evaluates scalability, security, cost, risk, technical debt, and operational tradeoffs, supports architecture governance, and mentors architects and engineering teams while aligning technology strategy with organizational objectives.

Own the enterprise architecture vision for scalable, high-performance, cost-efficient multi-tenant SaaS systems. Lead AWS cloud optimization, distributed data and AI infrastructure, architectural governance, and Architecture Review Council activities. Guide engineering teams on microservices, event-driven systems, automation, and cloud-native practices while driving GenAI adoption across the software lifecycle. Build prototypes, establish architectural standards, optimize total cost of ownership, and mentor technical leaders.

Designs and documents enterprise technology solutions and secure cloud architectures. Provides technical guidance throughout the software development lifecycle, develops comprehensive design and operational documentation, evaluates project processes, recommends improvements, and coordinates technical alignment across teams. The role requires hybrid multi-cloud expertise, AWS certification, data migration experience, DevSecOps knowledge, AI code conversion familiarity, and an active Top Secret clearance.

Leads enterprise-wide technology strategy, architecture standards, modernization roadmaps, and digital transformation across healthcare, payer, provider, pharmacy, clinical, corporate, and digital domains. Partners with executives, engineering, infrastructure, cybersecurity, product, and business stakeholders to drive software rationalization, cloud transformation, platform standardization, operational resiliency, cost optimization, and secure, scalable technology platforms.

The Enterprise Architect will co-lead tech advisory, manage client relationships, drive new business, mentor junior consultants, and oversee large transformations.

Leads the enterprise architecture practice and owns the organization’s three- to five-year technology vision, strategy, governance, and roadmaps. Advises executives and the board on technology investments, risk, architecture, and major partnerships. Oversees architecture standards, cross-domain decision-making, technology evaluations, due diligence, and platform strategy. Mentors architects across application, data, infrastructure, security, and enterprise domains while advancing organizational architecture maturity, scalability, compliance, security, and cost efficiency.

Leads enterprise solution architecture for complex healthcare payer systems, translating business requirements into scalable future-state designs. Responsibilities include architecture modeling with ArchiMate, defining functional and non-functional requirements, evaluating technology options, ensuring adherence to enterprise standards, guiding solution delivery, resolving complex architecture issues, and mentoring technical and business stakeholders. Requires collaboration across enterprise architecture and engineering teams, strategic consultation, and expertise in healthcare insurance environments.

Defines and governs enterprise architecture across applications, infrastructure, cloud, integrations, security, and data. Develops technology strategies and roadmaps, leads architecture governance and modernization initiatives, and guides cloud migration, application integration, infrastructure automation, resiliency, and security-by-design. Partners with executives, business stakeholders, product teams, engineers, cybersecurity teams, and vendors to align technology investments with business objectives. Mentors technical teams and communicates architectural decisions across technical and business audiences.

Lead enterprise architecture for client reporting programs: set strategy for cloud data platforms, end-to-end pipelines, integrations, governance, and delivery. Guide program planning, chair governance, mentor teams, drive best practices, and commercialize client reporting offerings. Act as senior advisor to clients and accountable owner for architecture and delivery excellence.

Provides hands-on technical leadership for an Azure-based enterprise platform supporting ordering, surgical workflows, inventory, fulfillment, billing, and mobile field operations. Owns web, mobile, services, data, security, integrations, offline-first synchronization, CI/CD, testing, and deployment architecture. Leads distributed engineering resources, stabilizes production systems, establishes delivery standards, and translates business needs into a technical roadmap. The role requires substantial experience with production mobile applications, enterprise systems, regulated industries, and business-critical transactional platforms.

Leads architecture, implementation, and optimization of Facets healthcare claims-processing environments on AWS for CMS Medicare operations. Designs secure, scalable infrastructure, integrations, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and batch-processing solutions while ensuring HIPAA, FedRAMP, and CMS compliance. Configures Facets modules, troubleshoots Oracle and AWS issues, documents architectures, collaborates with CMS stakeholders, and mentors technical teams.

Designs and governs enterprise application architectures, reference patterns, shared services, integrations, and modernization pathways across federal and DoD-aligned environments. The role leads architecture reviews, ensures AWS GovCloud IL5 and Zero Trust alignment, supports application portfolio mapping, evaluates technologies, and coordinates application, data, integration, cloud, cybersecurity, and development teams. It requires extensive enterprise architecture experience, active Top Secret clearance, and ITIL v4 and Security+ certifications.

Designs and defines complex defense system architectures by decomposing requirements, coordinating across engineering disciplines, supporting trade studies, and documenting specifications and verification traceability. Uses MBSE methods and tools such as DOORS, Cameo, and SysML. The role supports EOIR and RFEW sensing, targeting, and tracking systems, with potential work involving RF, DSP, SDR, FPGA, and AI/ML technologies. This is a full-time, on-site position requiring U.S. citizenship and a Secret clearance.

Owns system architecture and design for advanced sensing, targeting, and tracking systems. Develops and maintains architectures aligned with operational needs, cost, schedule, risk, roadmaps, and performance requirements. Converts customer needs into testable system requirements, collaborates across hardware, software, and firmware teams, and supports engineering processes from proposal through verification and fielding. Creates technical presentations, system models, traceability matrices, and verification artifacts while coordinating with customers and leadership.

Leads the overall systems engineering effort for complex defense systems, directing engineering activities and ensuring compliant processes and work products. Collaborates across hardware, software, and firmware disciplines, manages requirements decomposition, systems integration and testing, verification, technical presentations, cost accounts, schedules, and MBSE artifacts. The role is full-time and on-site in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, supporting EOIR and electronic warfare programs.

Owns system architecture and design for advanced defense sensing, targeting, and tracking systems. Develops and maintains architectures aligned with operational needs, cost, schedule, risk, roadmaps, and performance requirements. Converts customer needs into testable system requirements, leads technical presentations, and collaborates across hardware, software, and firmware teams. Supports requirements decomposition, systems integration and testing, MBSE modeling, verification traceability, fielding, and Earned Value Management.

Leads systems engineering, integration, and testing activities for complex defense systems. Directs engineering processes, personnel, requirements decomposition, verification, technical presentations, cost accounts, schedules, and Earned Value Management. Collaborates across hardware, software, and firmware development throughout the lifecycle, from proposal and requirements analysis through testing and fielding. The role is full-time, on-site in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, supports EOIR and RFEW systems, and requires a U.S. Secret clearance and citizenship.

Designs and leads customer-facing hybrid cloud, storage, and backup architectures for Azure-based managed services. Responsibilities include standardizing multi-tenant platforms, maintaining production systems, resolving complex escalations, leading incident response, improving reliability and cost efficiency, supporting presales and customer advisory engagements, and mentoring engineers. The role requires extensive Dell storage and backup expertise, Azure experience, architecture leadership, and participation in 24/7 managed service operations.

Lead strategic architecture for front-office investment technology and data solutions, advising on platform selection and implementation (Aladdin, Charles River, Bloomberg, etc.), guiding data architecture, governance and quality, managing small-to-medium implementation teams, and ensuring delivery across portfolio management, trading, and reporting domains.

The Enterprise Architect will lead IT infrastructure initiatives, collaborating with stakeholders to enhance strategic planning and business missions using various frameworks and technologies.

Lead and execute overall systems engineering for EOIR/RFEW defense programs. Ensure engineering process integrity, direct technical teams, decompose requirements, manage integration and verification, create system models and traceability, present technical status to leadership, and maintain required security clearance and on‑site presence.

Design, develop and implement Salesforce solutions and integrations. Build Apex classes, Visualforce pages, web services (SOAP/REST), deployments, data migrations, reports/dashboards, and enforce best practices and security. Serve as enterprise architect for CRM implementations and lead technical strategy.

Lead Salesforce architecture and implementations: design integrations, develop Apex/Visualforce solutions, manage deployments (Metadata API/ChangeSet/Ant), enforce best practices, build web services, migrate customizations, and support CRM reporting and configuration across Sales/Service Cloud.