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Non-Union Position
IS Enterprise Architecture; Portland, Oregon (US-OR)
Hybrid schedule available for Oregon & Washington residents.
Regular FT, Exempt
Posting # 5746
About Us:
At NW Natural, we offer more than rewarding career opportunities and a vibrant, inclusive work culture. We invite you to join us in providing safe and reliable utility services and renewable energy to better the lives of the communities we serve. Our vision is to be the leader in service excellence, innovation and environmental stewardship for our customers, while building on our strengths as a trusted energy provider and environmental leader for our industry.
In addition to environmental stewardship, we’re also deeply committed to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at NW Natural. Our DEI Council started 21 years ago, and today we continue to foster a culture where all employees can experience a sense of belonging, shared purpose and possibility.
NOTE:
This hybrid position is based at our headquarters in downtown Portland, Oregon. Candidates must reside within commuting distance of the office or be willing to relocate to the Portland metropolitan area. Employees are required to work onsite Tuesdays through Thursdays each week, with remote work flexibility on Mondays and Fridays, subject to business needs. This schedule supports collaboration, connection, and team engagement while providing flexibility for focused remote work.
Introduction:
Join NW Natural as an Enterprise Architecture Business Analyst and help connect business strategy to the technology decisions that support safe, reliable, and affordable natural gas delivery. In this role, you will serve as the business-facing partner for Enterprise Architecture, helping leaders and teams across the company by translating their needs into business requirements, evaluating and recommending solutions, navigating technical governance processes, and enabling informed outcome-driven investment decisions.
Reporting to the Enterprise Architecture Manager, you will work closely with business stakeholders, Enterprise and Solution Architects, Cybersecurity, Compliance, Infrastructure, and the technical governance boards. Together you will ensure solutions are well understood, aligned with enterprise strategy, and reuse existing capabilities wherever possible. NW Natural is committed to safety, operational excellence, and business outcomes, and this role is key to turning that commitment into clear, practical technology direction.
Position Summary:
- You will be responsible for building strong business partnerships that support Enterprise Architecture's business-outcome approach.
- This role is the front door to Enterprise Architecture services. You will focus on the intake and fulfillment of technology requests, coordinate solution assessments, and guide stakeholders through technical governance processes.
- You will develop and maintain business architecture artifacts, including capability maps, value streams, and roadmaps, that connect business priorities to technology capabilities.
- You will support informed portfolio, rationalization, and continuity decisions through analysis, Business Impact Analysis, and meaningful performance metrics.
- This role also performs traditional business analysis responsibilities, including requirements elicitation, process modeling, and business case development.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Establish and maintain strong business relationships across the company that support Enterprise Architecture's business-outcome approach.
- Work with stakeholders at all levels to understand their needs, document requirements, and evaluate potential solutions.
- Manage incoming technology requests and coordinate solution assessments so that business needs, objectives, risks, and affected stakeholders are clearly understood.
- Coordinate and monitor solution assessments across architecture, security, compliance, infrastructure, and other technical teams to keep the work moving.
- Help business stakeholders navigate technology governance processes and connect them with the right resources to reach their objectives.
- Facilitate collaboration between business stakeholders and architects so they agree on solutions and the strategies behind them.
- Look for opportunities to reuse existing technologies and capabilities before introducing new solutions, reducing duplication, complexity, and cost.
- Develop and explore use cases with stakeholders and architects to evaluate the opportunities and risks of adopting new technologies.
- Create and maintain capability maps, value streams, and other business architecture artifacts. Identify capability maturity gaps and target states.
- Work with business and technology stakeholders to develop strategic roadmaps that connect business priorities with technology capabilities.
- Translate capabilities into people, process, and technology terms to define future-state business processes and prioritize value targets.
- Lead requirements elicitation and analysis. Make sure requirements are complete, consistent, traceable, feasible, unambiguous, and verifiable.
- Represent requirements and processes in other forms where appropriate, such as models, diagrams, prototypes, and scenarios.
- Develop business cases and ROI analyses for technology initiatives and present them to key stakeholders.
- Maintain and analyze the technology portfolio to support application rationalization and long-term business and technology planning.
- Lead Business Impact Analysis (BIA) engagements to understand how system disruptions affect operations and make sure business continuity needs are addressed.
- Lead the drafting and publishing of architecture standards and governance documentation. Coordinate the planning, documentation, and communication of topics for the technical governance boards.
- Collect, maintain, and provide access to architecture artifacts as a trusted knowledge resource. Maintain the Enterprise Architecture web presence as a customer-focused hub.
- Communicate the value of Enterprise Architecture by turning data into performance metrics that show impact, progress, and business outcomes.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent experience. A master's degree in a business-related field is preferred.
- Minimum 8 years of business analysis experience on progressively more complex initiatives, including experience in business architecture, enterprise architecture, or strategic planning preferred.
- 3-5 years of project management experience preferred.
- Demonstrated experience with business capability modeling, value streams, and business process documentation and re-engineering.
- Experience supporting technology governance, solution assessments, or architecture review processes.
- Experience with technology portfolio management, application rationalization, or Business Impact Analysis.
- Experience developing business cases, ROI analyses, and roadmaps for technology investments.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and facilitation skills, with proven ability to present to executives, directors, and managers.
- Excellent analytical skills: able to reconcile conflicting information, break high-level needs into detail, and tell true needs apart from proposed solutions.
- Superb collaboration skills, with the ability to influence across organizational boundaries without direct authority.
- Experience in a utility or other regulated industry is preferred.
Skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills in areas such as teamwork, facilitation, and negotiation.
- Strong leadership skills.
- Excellent analytical and technical skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent planning and organizational skills.
Business Analysis and Architecture Skills:
- Business architecture principles and practices
- Business capability modeling and value stream mapping
- Business process modeling and re-engineering
- Requirements elicitation, management, and traceability
- Use case development and solution evaluation
- Business Impact Analysis and business continuity planning
- Application portfolio management and rationalization
- Technology governance and review board facilitation
- Architecture modeling, documentation, and repository tools
- Business case and ROI analysis
- Metrics, reporting, and data storytelling
- Strategic planning and roadmap development
Competencies
- Ability to balance delivery speed with architectural standards and governance.
- Ability to turn ambiguous business needs into clear, actionable requirements.
- Ability to put reuse and existing capabilities ahead of new investment, reducing complexity and cost.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and divergent expectations while delivering high-quality work.
- Demonstrated ability to build trusted partnerships and lead through influence.
- Proven commitment to safety, reliability, and regulatory responsibility consistent with a regulated gas utility.
What we offer:
Health & Wellness –
- Rich health insurance benefits with competitive employer contribution
- Free access to an online wellness resources platform
Work Life Balance -
- Up to 23 Vacation Days
- 80 Hours of Sick Time
- 10 paid holidays and 3 floating holidays
- 3 weeks paid parental leave
- Be part of a workplace where your voice matters. Engage with our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Council, and a variety of Employee Resource Groups that support community and growth.
- 1500 sq foot exercise facility and secure bike room
Financial -
- Meaningful annual incentive bonus opportunity in addition to base salary
- Competitive 401K company contribution and match
- 15% discount on NW Natural stock through Employee Stock Purchase Program
- Up to $5250 a year in tuition reimbursement
- Wellness incentive program
Discounts -
- 20% off natural gas service
- Up to 30% discount at NW Natural Appliance Center
- TriMet Pass for all HQ employees
- Generous discounts with Verizon & AT&T Wireless
Base salary range: $110,250.00 - $157,100.00 per year, depending on qualifications
Annual Target Incentive: Level 3, 12.0% target
Targets are calculated using eligible earnings during plan year participation. Payout, if earned, is based on company and individual performance for each plan year and may range from 0% – 200% of target. Targets are subject to change in subsequent plan years. Must be employed by September 30 in order to receive any prorated payout.
Application Process: To be considered for this position, submit a complete electronic application including cover letter and resume via our website.
https://www.nwnatural.com/about-us/the-company/careers
Deadline: 12/1/26
Disclosure: We are a drug free workplace and we comply with Federal Drug Free Workplace Act and Department of Transportation regulations. NW Natural participates in E-Verify. Individuals hired will have their Form I-9 information submitted to E-Verify. E-Verify is an Internet-based system that compares information from an employee’s Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to data from U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration records to confirm employment eligibility.
E-Verify Information
NW Natural participates in E-Verify. Individuals hired will have their Form I-9 information submitted to E-Verify. E-Verify is an Internet-based system that compares information from an employee’s Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to data from U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration records to confirm employment eligibility.
All applications must be submitted through NW Natural’s Electronic Application System. Resumes submitted via email, fax or mail will not be accepted in lieu of an electronic application.
NW Natural is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and embrace our candidates’ diversity and take affirmative action to employ and advance individuals without discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, pregnancy (including childbirth or related medical conditions), national origin, marital status, genetic information, and all other legally protected characteristics. We forbid discrimination and harassment in the workplace based on any protected status or characteristic. A criminal history is not an automatic bar to employment with NW Natural. Instead, we make individualized assessments regarding qualifications and backgrounds. NW Natural is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities, individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs, and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation as part of the application process, please contact us at employment@nwnatural.com or (971) 979-6341.
NW Natural does not accept unsolicited submissions or assistance from search firms for posted positions. Resumes submitted by search firms working under a valid and current written contract with NW Natural valid written Statement of Work in place for this position from NW Natural HR/Employment will be deemed the sole property of NW Natural. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by NW Natural as a result of the referral or through other means.
Non-Union Position
IS Enterprise Architecture; Portland, Oregon (US-OR)
Hybrid schedule available for Oregon & Washington residents.
Regular FT, Exempt
Posting # 5746
About Us:
At NW Natural, we offer more than rewarding career opportunities and a vibrant, inclusive work culture. We invite you to join us in providing safe and reliable utility services and renewable energy to better the lives of the communities we serve. Our vision is to be the leader in service excellence, innovation and environmental stewardship for our customers, while building on our strengths as a trusted energy provider and environmental leader for our industry.
In addition to environmental stewardship, we’re also deeply committed to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at NW Natural. Our DEI Council started 21 years ago, and today we continue to foster a culture where all employees can experience a sense of belonging, shared purpose and possibility.
NOTE:
This hybrid position is based at our headquarters in downtown Portland, Oregon. Candidates must reside within commuting distance of the office or be willing to relocate to the Portland metropolitan area. Employees are required to work onsite Tuesdays through Thursdays each week, with remote work flexibility on Mondays and Fridays, subject to business needs. This schedule supports collaboration, connection, and team engagement while providing flexibility for focused remote work.
Introduction:
Join NW Natural as an Enterprise Architecture Business Analyst and help connect business strategy to the technology decisions that support safe, reliable, and affordable natural gas delivery. In this role, you will serve as the business-facing partner for Enterprise Architecture, helping leaders and teams across the company by translating their needs into business requirements, evaluating and recommending solutions, navigating technical governance processes, and enabling informed outcome-driven investment decisions.
Reporting to the Enterprise Architecture Manager, you will work closely with business stakeholders, Enterprise and Solution Architects, Cybersecurity, Compliance, Infrastructure, and the technical governance boards. Together you will ensure solutions are well understood, aligned with enterprise strategy, and reuse existing capabilities wherever possible. NW Natural is committed to safety, operational excellence, and business outcomes, and this role is key to turning that commitment into clear, practical technology direction.
Position Summary:
- You will be responsible for building strong business partnerships that support Enterprise Architecture's business-outcome approach.
- This role is the front door to Enterprise Architecture services. You will focus on the intake and fulfillment of technology requests, coordinate solution assessments, and guide stakeholders through technical governance processes.
- You will develop and maintain business architecture artifacts, including capability maps, value streams, and roadmaps, that connect business priorities to technology capabilities.
- You will support informed portfolio, rationalization, and continuity decisions through analysis, Business Impact Analysis, and meaningful performance metrics.
- This role also performs traditional business analysis responsibilities, including requirements elicitation, process modeling, and business case development.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Establish and maintain strong business relationships across the company that support Enterprise Architecture's business-outcome approach.
- Work with stakeholders at all levels to understand their needs, document requirements, and evaluate potential solutions.
- Manage incoming technology requests and coordinate solution assessments so that business needs, objectives, risks, and affected stakeholders are clearly understood.
- Coordinate and monitor solution assessments across architecture, security, compliance, infrastructure, and other technical teams to keep the work moving.
- Help business stakeholders navigate technology governance processes and connect them with the right resources to reach their objectives.
- Facilitate collaboration between business stakeholders and architects so they agree on solutions and the strategies behind them.
- Look for opportunities to reuse existing technologies and capabilities before introducing new solutions, reducing duplication, complexity, and cost.
- Develop and explore use cases with stakeholders and architects to evaluate the opportunities and risks of adopting new technologies.
- Create and maintain capability maps, value streams, and other business architecture artifacts. Identify capability maturity gaps and target states.
- Work with business and technology stakeholders to develop strategic roadmaps that connect business priorities with technology capabilities.
- Translate capabilities into people, process, and technology terms to define future-state business processes and prioritize value targets.
- Lead requirements elicitation and analysis. Make sure requirements are complete, consistent, traceable, feasible, unambiguous, and verifiable.
- Represent requirements and processes in other forms where appropriate, such as models, diagrams, prototypes, and scenarios.
- Develop business cases and ROI analyses for technology initiatives and present them to key stakeholders.
- Maintain and analyze the technology portfolio to support application rationalization and long-term business and technology planning.
- Lead Business Impact Analysis (BIA) engagements to understand how system disruptions affect operations and make sure business continuity needs are addressed.
- Lead the drafting and publishing of architecture standards and governance documentation. Coordinate the planning, documentation, and communication of topics for the technical governance boards.
- Collect, maintain, and provide access to architecture artifacts as a trusted knowledge resource. Maintain the Enterprise Architecture web presence as a customer-focused hub.
- Communicate the value of Enterprise Architecture by turning data into performance metrics that show impact, progress, and business outcomes.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent experience. A master's degree in a business-related field is preferred.
- Minimum 8 years of business analysis experience on progressively more complex initiatives, including experience in business architecture, enterprise architecture, or strategic planning preferred.
- 3-5 years of project management experience preferred.
- Demonstrated experience with business capability modeling, value streams, and business process documentation and re-engineering.
- Experience supporting technology governance, solution assessments, or architecture review processes.
- Experience with technology portfolio management, application rationalization, or Business Impact Analysis.
- Experience developing business cases, ROI analyses, and roadmaps for technology investments.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and facilitation skills, with proven ability to present to executives, directors, and managers.
- Excellent analytical skills: able to reconcile conflicting information, break high-level needs into detail, and tell true needs apart from proposed solutions.
- Superb collaboration skills, with the ability to influence across organizational boundaries without direct authority.
- Experience in a utility or other regulated industry is preferred.
Skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills in areas such as teamwork, facilitation, and negotiation.
- Strong leadership skills.
- Excellent analytical and technical skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent planning and organizational skills.
Business Analysis and Architecture Skills:
- Business architecture principles and practices
- Business capability modeling and value stream mapping
- Business process modeling and re-engineering
- Requirements elicitation, management, and traceability
- Use case development and solution evaluation
- Business Impact Analysis and business continuity planning
- Application portfolio management and rationalization
- Technology governance and review board facilitation
- Architecture modeling, documentation, and repository tools
- Business case and ROI analysis
- Metrics, reporting, and data storytelling
- Strategic planning and roadmap development
Competencies
- Ability to balance delivery speed with architectural standards and governance.
- Ability to turn ambiguous business needs into clear, actionable requirements.
- Ability to put reuse and existing capabilities ahead of new investment, reducing complexity and cost.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and divergent expectations while delivering high-quality work.
- Demonstrated ability to build trusted partnerships and lead through influence.
- Proven commitment to safety, reliability, and regulatory responsibility consistent with a regulated gas utility.
What we offer:
Health & Wellness –
- Rich health insurance benefits with competitive employer contribution
- Free access to an online wellness resources platform
Work Life Balance -
- Up to 23 Vacation Days
- 80 Hours of Sick Time
- 10 paid holidays and 3 floating holidays
- 3 weeks paid parental leave
- Be part of a workplace where your voice matters. Engage with our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Council, and a variety of Employee Resource Groups that support community and growth.
- 1500 sq foot exercise facility and secure bike room
Financial -
- Meaningful annual incentive bonus opportunity in addition to base salary
- Competitive 401K company contribution and match
- 15% discount on NW Natural stock through Employee Stock Purchase Program
- Up to $5250 a year in tuition reimbursement
- Wellness incentive program
Discounts -
- 20% off natural gas service
- Up to 30% discount at NW Natural Appliance Center
- TriMet Pass for all HQ employees
- Generous discounts with Verizon & AT&T Wireless
Base salary range: $110,250.00 - $157,100.00 per year, depending on qualifications
Annual Target Incentive: Level 3, 12.0% target
Targets are calculated using eligible earnings during plan year participation. Payout, if earned, is based on company and individual performance for each plan year and may range from 0% – 200% of target. Targets are subject to change in subsequent plan years. Must be employed by September 30 in order to receive any prorated payout.
Application Process: To be considered for this position, submit a complete electronic application including cover letter and resume via our website.
https://www.nwnatural.com/about-us/the-company/careers
Deadline: 12/1/26
Disclosure: We are a drug free workplace and we comply with Federal Drug Free Workplace Act and Department of Transportation regulations. NW Natural participates in E-Verify. Individuals hired will have their Form I-9 information submitted to E-Verify. E-Verify is an Internet-based system that compares information from an employee’s Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to data from U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration records to confirm employment eligibility.
E-Verify Information
NW Natural participates in E-Verify. Individuals hired will have their Form I-9 information submitted to E-Verify. E-Verify is an Internet-based system that compares information from an employee’s Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to data from U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration records to confirm employment eligibility.
All applications must be submitted through NW Natural’s Electronic Application System. Resumes submitted via email, fax or mail will not be accepted in lieu of an electronic application.
NW Natural is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and embrace our candidates’ diversity and take affirmative action to employ and advance individuals without discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, pregnancy (including childbirth or related medical conditions), national origin, marital status, genetic information, and all other legally protected characteristics. We forbid discrimination and harassment in the workplace based on any protected status or characteristic. A criminal history is not an automatic bar to employment with NW Natural. Instead, we make individualized assessments regarding qualifications and backgrounds. NW Natural is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities, individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs, and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation as part of the application process, please contact us at employment@nwnatural.com or (971) 979-6341.
NW Natural does not accept unsolicited submissions or assistance from search firms for posted positions. Resumes submitted by search firms working under a valid and current written contract with NW Natural valid written Statement of Work in place for this position from NW Natural HR/Employment will be deemed the sole property of NW Natural. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by NW Natural as a result of the referral or through other means.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in business architecture manager jobs.
- Five or more years of experience in business architecture, enterprise architecture, or strategy
- Proficiency with BIZBOK or TOGAF frameworks and capability modeling methods
- Experience developing capability maps, value stream models, and operating model designs
- Bachelor's degree in business administration, information systems, or a related field
- Ability to facilitate cross-functional workshops and align senior stakeholders
- Familiarity with enterprise architecture tools such as LeanIX, Sparx EA, or Orbus iServer
Tips for Your Business Architecture Manager Job Search
Align your resume to frameworks
Business architecture managers are expected to know BIZBOK, TOGAF, or comparable frameworks. Name the specific frameworks you've applied and in what context, not just that you have enterprise architecture experience. Hiring managers scan for this language immediately.
Distinguish architecture from analysis on your resume
Many candidates blur business analysis and business architecture. Your resume needs to show that you've defined capability maps, value streams, or operating models, not just gathered requirements. That distinction is what moves you past the first screen.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists business architecture manager openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target roles by transformation stage
Some postings are for architects joining an organization mid-transformation, while others want someone to build the practice from scratch. These require different portfolios. Lead with deliverables that match the stage the employer is in, not a generic summary.
Prepare a capability model walkthrough
Interviewers for this role almost always ask you to walk through a business architecture artifact you've built. Have a specific capability map or value stream ready to explain, including the problem it solved and how leadership used the output.
Negotiate scope before you negotiate salary
Business architecture managers often face ambiguous charters where the role gets pulled toward project management or IT architecture. In final-round conversations, clarify what decisions you'll own and what your relationship to enterprise architecture governance looks like before discussing compensation.
Business Architecture Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most business architecture managers?
The companies hiring the most business architecture managers right now include Google, Logic, and Amazon Web Services, with the largest share of openings in California, Texas, and New York, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Financial services firms, large health systems, and management consulting practices consistently post the highest volume of these roles.
How many business architecture manager jobs are remote?
About 100% of business architecture manager openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the collaborative but non-site-dependent nature of most architecture work. Roles focused on capability modeling and operating model documentation tend to be the most remote-friendly, while positions tied to active organizational transformation programs more often require on-site presence.
How do you become a business architecture manager?
Start by building hands-on experience in business analysis, process improvement, or enterprise architecture, ideally within a large organization undergoing transformation. Develop proficiency with a recognized framework such as BIZBOK or TOGAF and practice creating capability maps and value stream models. Progress into roles where you lead architecture workstreams, then pursue a manager title once you've demonstrated you can align stakeholders and govern architecture decisions independently.
Can you get a business architecture manager role with limited experience?
Getting hired at the manager level with limited direct business architecture experience is difficult, but candidates who have led enterprise-wide process redesign, operating model work, or strategic planning initiatives often make a credible case. Earning a BIZBOK certification and building a portfolio artifact, even from a consulting engagement or internal project, can bridge the gap when formal business architecture titles are missing from your history.
What does the business architecture manager interview process look like?
The process typically starts with a recruiter screen focused on your background and framework knowledge, followed by a hiring manager conversation about how you've structured and governed architecture work. Most employers then include a panel interview with business and technology stakeholders, and many ask you to present a sample artifact or complete a case exercise. Final rounds often involve a discussion with a senior leader about how business architecture connects to strategy.
Where can I find and apply to business architecture manager jobs?
You can find and apply to business architecture manager jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the roles available, find the ones that match your experience and target industry, and apply directly to each listing that fits.
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