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Description
This role is an essential member of Enterprise Architecture and Governance within Global Technology at Willis Towers Watson reporting directly to the Chief Architect. The role is crucial for designing and developing the overall architecture — including governance, processes, and tools — that align WTW's services with its business goals, and for maintaining a trusted, single source of truth for WTW's application landscape. This role serves as a strategic bridge between business leadership, technical implementation teams and Enterprise Technology. The focus areas for the role include strategy, architecture and governance working with ITSM architects, application teams and process owners.
This is a remote role open to anywhere in the United States.
This Enterprise Architect is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining WTW's governance strategy covering Application Portfolio, CMDB and associated frameworks, with direct ownership of the Governance, Application Inventory, Application Registry as the authoritative sources of application and configuration data. This role ensures ITSM and architecture processes align with business objectives, comply with industry standards, and support continuous service improvement. The Architect acts as a strategic advisor and process owner, driving governance, data integrity, automation, and operational excellence across IT services.
The Role
Framework Design & Governance
Establish and implement governance models, review cycles, and compliance mechanisms for application inventory supporting ITSM processes.
Partnering with ITSM architects to define and maintain ITSM architecture based on ITIL and organizational standards.
Application Inventory & Application Registry
Own and maintain the Application Inventory and Application Registry as the single source of truth for all applications across the organization.
Ensure every application is documented with accurate metadata, ownership, business criticality, and lifecycle status.
Identify and remediate redundant, duplicate, or shadow applications through ongoing inventory analysis.
CMDB & Process Ownership
Drive strategy and reconciliation between the Application Registry, external systems, and CMDB so application-to-infrastructure relationships and dependencies are accurate and current.
Partners with key ITSM process owners and architects providing architecture strategies, governance, and oversight where appropriate across ITSM processes and ensure consistency and maturity across all ITSM practices, through partnerships with SACM team.
Ensure CMDB integration adheres to frameworks such as CSDM and supports downstream ITSM tooling.
Architectural Governance
Lead Architectural Governance processes, including chairing architecture review boards, defining review criteria, and issuing architectural decisions or exceptions.
Develop and maintain enterprise architecture standards, patterns, and reference architectures that guide application design and technology selection.
Documentation & Compliance
Maintain process and architecture documentation, version control, and audit trails.
Conduct regular audits of application, CMDB, and governance data and implement corrective actions.
Tooling & Automation
Drive adoption and optimization of ITSM and application portfolio management tools (e.g., ServiceNow).
Identify opportunities to automate inventory, CMDB reconciliation, and governance reporting.
Continuous Improvement
Identify and implement process improvements based on KPIs, data quality metrics, and operational feedback.
Stakeholder Engagement
Collaborate with application owners, infrastructure, security, IT leadership, and governance forums to validate data accuracy and drive adoption of governance processes.
Communicate changes and provide training to impacted teams.
Key Performance Indicators
Accuracy and completeness of the Application Inventory, Application Registry, and CMDB.
Architectural governance compliance and continuous improvement initiatives delivered.
Measure completeness of architecture inventory, adherence to architectural standards, and architecture reviews.
Reduction in tech debt and duplication/shadow apps.
Support and partner as appropriate with ITSM team related to ITSM KPIs
Qualifications
The Qualifications
Education: Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, or related field.
Experience:
3 years in an Enterprise Architecture position driving strategy and governance or equivalent enterprise/solution architecture role.
Proven experience leading governance boards or review processes with cross-functional stakeholders.
Proven experience with the ITIL framework, ITSM tool implementation, and managing application portfolio, CMDB data and data integrations.
Minimum 7 years in an Enterprise IT Service Management organization.
Hands-on experience with CMDB and ITSM platforms (e.g., ServiceNow or equivalent) and application portfolio management tools.
Preferred Certifications / Expertise:
TOGAF, ITSM platform, ServiceNow or equivalent preferred.
ITIL Expert or Managing Professional certification is a plus.
Technical Skills:
Enterprise Architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF).
Proven experience leading governance, compliance, and audit practices.
Strong understanding of ITIL processes, CMDB, and automation strategies.
Soft Skills:
Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to drive awareness, education, and adoption across diverse business units.
Strong understanding of WTW technologies, applications, and their uses.
Demonstrated ability to define requirements, prioritize needs, and collaborate with business and technology teams to deliver.
Experience leading governance processes, shaping implementation, and aligning initiatives with enterprise strategy and stakeholder priorities.
Ability to influence without direct authority.
Note: Employment-based non-immigrant visa sponsorship and/or assistance is not offered for this specific job opportunity.
Compensation and Benefits
Base salary range and benefits information for this position are being included in accordance with requirements of various state/local pay transparency legislation. Please note that salaries may vary for different individuals in the same role based on several factors, including but not limited to location of the role, individual competencies, education/professional certifications, qualifications/experience, performance in the role and potential for revenue generation (Producer roles only).
Compensation
The base salary compensation range being offered for this role is $150,000.00-$225,000.00 USD annually. This role is also eligible for an annual short-term incentive bonus.
Company Benefits
WTW provides a competitive benefit package which includes the following (eligibility requirements apply):
- Health and Welfare Benefits: Mental health/emotional wellbeing (including Employee Assistance Program), medical (including prescription drug coverage and fertility benefits), dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Commuter Accounts, Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, company-paid life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D, group accident, group critical illness, group legal, identify theft protection, wellbeing program, adoption assistance, surrogacy assistance, auto/home insurance, pet insurance and other work/life resources
- Leave Benefits: Paid holidays, annual paid time off (includes state/local paid leave where required), company-paid disability (short-term and long-term disability), other leaves (e.g., bereavement, FMLA, ADA, jury duty, military leave, and Parental and Adoption Leave), Paid Time Off (only included for Washington roles)
- Retirement Benefits: Qualified contributory pension plan (if eligible) and 401(k) plan with annual nonelective company contribution. Non-qualified retirement plans available to senior level colleagues who satisfy the plans’ eligibility requirements.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
This position will remain posted for a minimum of three business days from the date posted or until sufficient/appropriate candidate slate has been identified.
EOE, including disability/vets
Description
This role is an essential member of Enterprise Architecture and Governance within Global Technology at Willis Towers Watson reporting directly to the Chief Architect. The role is crucial for designing and developing the overall architecture — including governance, processes, and tools — that align WTW's services with its business goals, and for maintaining a trusted, single source of truth for WTW's application landscape. This role serves as a strategic bridge between business leadership, technical implementation teams and Enterprise Technology. The focus areas for the role include strategy, architecture and governance working with ITSM architects, application teams and process owners.
This is a remote role open to anywhere in the United States.
This Enterprise Architect is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining WTW's governance strategy covering Application Portfolio, CMDB and associated frameworks, with direct ownership of the Governance, Application Inventory, Application Registry as the authoritative sources of application and configuration data. This role ensures ITSM and architecture processes align with business objectives, comply with industry standards, and support continuous service improvement. The Architect acts as a strategic advisor and process owner, driving governance, data integrity, automation, and operational excellence across IT services.
The Role
Framework Design & Governance
Establish and implement governance models, review cycles, and compliance mechanisms for application inventory supporting ITSM processes.
Partnering with ITSM architects to define and maintain ITSM architecture based on ITIL and organizational standards.
Application Inventory & Application Registry
Own and maintain the Application Inventory and Application Registry as the single source of truth for all applications across the organization.
Ensure every application is documented with accurate metadata, ownership, business criticality, and lifecycle status.
Identify and remediate redundant, duplicate, or shadow applications through ongoing inventory analysis.
CMDB & Process Ownership
Drive strategy and reconciliation between the Application Registry, external systems, and CMDB so application-to-infrastructure relationships and dependencies are accurate and current.
Partners with key ITSM process owners and architects providing architecture strategies, governance, and oversight where appropriate across ITSM processes and ensure consistency and maturity across all ITSM practices, through partnerships with SACM team.
Ensure CMDB integration adheres to frameworks such as CSDM and supports downstream ITSM tooling.
Architectural Governance
Lead Architectural Governance processes, including chairing architecture review boards, defining review criteria, and issuing architectural decisions or exceptions.
Develop and maintain enterprise architecture standards, patterns, and reference architectures that guide application design and technology selection.
Documentation & Compliance
Maintain process and architecture documentation, version control, and audit trails.
Conduct regular audits of application, CMDB, and governance data and implement corrective actions.
Tooling & Automation
Drive adoption and optimization of ITSM and application portfolio management tools (e.g., ServiceNow).
Identify opportunities to automate inventory, CMDB reconciliation, and governance reporting.
Continuous Improvement
Identify and implement process improvements based on KPIs, data quality metrics, and operational feedback.
Stakeholder Engagement
Collaborate with application owners, infrastructure, security, IT leadership, and governance forums to validate data accuracy and drive adoption of governance processes.
Communicate changes and provide training to impacted teams.
Key Performance Indicators
Accuracy and completeness of the Application Inventory, Application Registry, and CMDB.
Architectural governance compliance and continuous improvement initiatives delivered.
Measure completeness of architecture inventory, adherence to architectural standards, and architecture reviews.
Reduction in tech debt and duplication/shadow apps.
Support and partner as appropriate with ITSM team related to ITSM KPIs
Qualifications
The Qualifications
Education: Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, or related field.
Experience:
3 years in an Enterprise Architecture position driving strategy and governance or equivalent enterprise/solution architecture role.
Proven experience leading governance boards or review processes with cross-functional stakeholders.
Proven experience with the ITIL framework, ITSM tool implementation, and managing application portfolio, CMDB data and data integrations.
Minimum 7 years in an Enterprise IT Service Management organization.
Hands-on experience with CMDB and ITSM platforms (e.g., ServiceNow or equivalent) and application portfolio management tools.
Preferred Certifications / Expertise:
TOGAF, ITSM platform, ServiceNow or equivalent preferred.
ITIL Expert or Managing Professional certification is a plus.
Technical Skills:
Enterprise Architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF).
Proven experience leading governance, compliance, and audit practices.
Strong understanding of ITIL processes, CMDB, and automation strategies.
Soft Skills:
Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to drive awareness, education, and adoption across diverse business units.
Strong understanding of WTW technologies, applications, and their uses.
Demonstrated ability to define requirements, prioritize needs, and collaborate with business and technology teams to deliver.
Experience leading governance processes, shaping implementation, and aligning initiatives with enterprise strategy and stakeholder priorities.
Ability to influence without direct authority.
Note: Employment-based non-immigrant visa sponsorship and/or assistance is not offered for this specific job opportunity.
Compensation and Benefits
Base salary range and benefits information for this position are being included in accordance with requirements of various state/local pay transparency legislation. Please note that salaries may vary for different individuals in the same role based on several factors, including but not limited to location of the role, individual competencies, education/professional certifications, qualifications/experience, performance in the role and potential for revenue generation (Producer roles only).
Compensation
The base salary compensation range being offered for this role is $150,000.00-$225,000.00 USD annually. This role is also eligible for an annual short-term incentive bonus.
Company Benefits
WTW provides a competitive benefit package which includes the following (eligibility requirements apply):
- Health and Welfare Benefits: Mental health/emotional wellbeing (including Employee Assistance Program), medical (including prescription drug coverage and fertility benefits), dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Commuter Accounts, Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, company-paid life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D, group accident, group critical illness, group legal, identify theft protection, wellbeing program, adoption assistance, surrogacy assistance, auto/home insurance, pet insurance and other work/life resources
- Leave Benefits: Paid holidays, annual paid time off (includes state/local paid leave where required), company-paid disability (short-term and long-term disability), other leaves (e.g., bereavement, FMLA, ADA, jury duty, military leave, and Parental and Adoption Leave), Paid Time Off (only included for Washington roles)
- Retirement Benefits: Qualified contributory pension plan (if eligible) and 401(k) plan with annual nonelective company contribution. Non-qualified retirement plans available to senior level colleagues who satisfy the plans’ eligibility requirements.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
This position will remain posted for a minimum of three business days from the date posted or until sufficient/appropriate candidate slate has been identified.
EOE, including disability/vets
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Who's Hiring
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- Fintech
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in enterprise application architect jobs.
- Seven or more years of experience designing enterprise-scale application architectures
- Proficiency with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
- Hands-on experience with integration patterns, APIs, and middleware platforms like MuleSoft or IBM
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or a related engineering field
- Familiarity with enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF or the Zachman Framework
- Experience translating business requirements into scalable, vendor-agnostic architectural blueprints
Tips for Your Enterprise Application Architect Job Search
Align your resume to architecture frameworks
Hiring managers for enterprise application architect roles scan for framework fluency first. Name the specific frameworks you've applied, such as TOGAF, Zachman, or SABSA, and describe the business outcome each shaped, not just that you used them.
Quantify the scale of systems you owned
Vague claims about 'large-scale systems' get filtered out fast. State the number of integrated applications, user load, or transaction volume your architecture supported so reviewers can immediately gauge whether your experience matches their environment.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists enterprise application architect openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Filter openings by the tech stack listed
Enterprise application architect postings vary sharply by platform. A role anchored in SAP S/4HANA requires a completely different pitch than one built around MuleSoft or Azure Integration Services. Target listings where your primary stack is named in the first paragraph.
Prepare a whiteboard design for common scenarios
Most enterprise application architect interviews include a live architecture design exercise. Practice diagramming a migration from a monolith to microservices or an API-led integration pattern out loud so you can narrate your trade-off decisions in real time.
Negotiate scope before negotiating compensation
Enterprise application architect offers often blur the boundary between architecture and engineering management. Before discussing pay, clarify whether you own build decisions, vendor selection, or just advisory design, since scope defines leverage and long-term career trajectory.
Enterprise Application Architect Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most enterprise application architects?
The companies hiring the most enterprise application architects right now include Gusto, WTW, and Genpact, with the largest share of openings in New York, Pennsylvania, and Arizona, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Demand is consistently strong at large financial institutions, healthcare systems, and technology consulting firms.
How many enterprise application architect jobs are remote?
About 75% of enterprise application architect openings are fully remote or hybrid as of September 2026, reflecting the advisory nature of much of the role. Sub-areas focused on cloud integration strategy and API governance tend to skew most remote, while roles tied to on-premises ERP implementations more often require on-site presence.
How do you become an enterprise application architect?
Start by building deep hands-on experience as a software engineer or solutions architect, then move into roles that require cross-system design decisions. Develop fluency in at least one cloud platform and one integration layer, earn a recognized architecture certification such as TOGAF, and practice translating business strategy into technical roadmaps. Most architects reach the role after a decade of progressive systems work.
Can you get hired as an enterprise application architect with little experience?
Direct enterprise application architect titles rarely go to candidates without substantial systems design experience, but associate or junior architect roles exist at large consulting firms and technology vendors as entry points. Building a portfolio of documented architecture decisions, contributing to open-source integration projects, and completing a TOGAF Foundation certification can help bridge the credibility gap before targeting senior-level postings.
What does the enterprise application architect interview process look like?
The process typically includes an initial screening call focused on your architecture philosophy and past systems scope, followed by a technical panel where you walk through a past design in detail. Most employers then assign a whiteboard or take-home design exercise, and final rounds involve conversations with business stakeholders to assess how well you translate technical constraints into business language.
Where can I find and apply to enterprise application architect jobs?
You can find and apply to enterprise application architect jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your stack, industry background, and seniority level, then apply directly to each one that fits.
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