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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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- Technology & Software
- Consulting & Professional Services
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in director of enterprise architecture jobs.
- 10 or more years of enterprise architecture experience with progressive leadership responsibility
- Deep knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
- Proficiency with architecture frameworks including TOGAF, Zachman, or SABSA
- Experience leading architecture review boards and governing technology standards
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or a related field
- Strong executive communication skills for presenting architecture roadmaps to C-suite stakeholders
Tips for Your Director of Enterprise Architecture Job Search
Align your resume to business outcomes
Director of enterprise architecture roles require more than technical depth. Hiring managers want to see how your architectural decisions reduced costs, accelerated delivery, or enabled a major platform shift. Quantify the business impact of two or three signature initiatives, not just the technologies you governed.
Highlight your governance frameworks explicitly
Many candidates bury TOGAF, SABSA, or Zachman experience in a skills list. Pull those frameworks into your work history where they were applied, describing the scope of the enterprise you governed and the stakeholders you aligned, so reviewers can assess fit without guessing.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists director of enterprise architecture openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target postings by transformation stage
Organizations mid-cloud migration hire differently than those in steady-state governance. When you read a posting, look for signals like 'modernization', 'rationalization', or 'hybrid cloud' to gauge where the company is in its journey and tailor your cover letter to that exact inflection point.
Prepare a reference architecture artifact
Interviews for director of enterprise architecture roles frequently include a whiteboard or take-home exercise. Walk in with a sanitized reference architecture from a past engagement you can discuss freely. It demonstrates both technical command and your ability to communicate architecture to executive audiences.
Negotiate scope before negotiating compensation
Before accepting or countering an offer, clarify whether the role owns architecture standards enterprise-wide or only within a business unit. Scope directly affects your leverage, your team size, and your career trajectory, so get it in writing before you discuss anything else.
Director of Enterprise Architecture Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most director of enterprise architectures?
Humana, American Express, and Burns & McDonnell are hiring the most director of enterprise architectures right now, with openings concentrated in Illinois, Texas, and New York, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Financial services, defense contractors, and large healthcare systems consistently represent the highest hiring volume for this role.
How many director of enterprise architecture jobs are remote?
About 93% of director of enterprise architecture openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the consultative and cross-functional nature of the role. Cloud architecture and integration-focused positions are most likely to be remote, while roles tied to on-premises legacy modernization or government clearance requirements tend to require on-site presence.
How do you become a director of enterprise architecture?
Most directors of enterprise architecture move up from senior or principal architect roles after building a record of enterprise-wide influence. The path typically involves deepening expertise in one architecture domain, earning a recognized framework certification, taking on governance responsibilities such as architecture review board participation, and demonstrating the ability to align technology decisions with business strategy at the executive level.
Can you get hired as a director of enterprise architecture without direct leadership experience?
It is difficult but possible if you can demonstrate informal leadership at scale. Candidates who have led architecture review boards, chaired standards committees, or driven enterprise-wide adoption of a platform without a formal management title can make a credible case. Framing your contributions in terms of organizational influence rather than headcount managed is the most effective angle.
What does the director of enterprise architecture interview process look like?
The process typically runs three to five rounds. An initial screen with a talent acquisition partner is followed by a technical deep-dive with the VP of engineering or CTO, a stakeholder interview with business unit leaders, and often a presentation round where you are asked to critique an existing architecture or propose a future-state roadmap. Some organizations also include a panel review with the architecture team you would be leading.
Where can I find and apply to director of enterprise architecture jobs?
You can find and apply to director of enterprise architecture jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your experience and apply directly to each one that fits your background and target industry.
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