Enterprise Architect Jobs in Massachusetts
Enterprise Architect jobs in Massachusetts concentrate heavily in financial services, life sciences, defense technology, and higher education, with demand running from mid-level systems architects through principal and distinguished engineers. Boston, Cambridge, and Waltham are the most active hiring metros, anchored by employers such as Fidelity Investments, Raytheon Technologies, and Mass General Brigham. The most consistently sought specialties are cloud architecture, enterprise integration, and security-aligned architecture across regulated industries. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.
The Enterprise Architect is responsible for organization-wide Enterprise Architecture (EA) initiatives. Enterprise Architect will work with other members of the EA team, clinical, operation and technical leadership to ensure that the architecture is supportive of the overall business and existing technical environment that allows for expansion of systems as needed. The candidate is responsible for setting the technical direction of the organization in terms of applicable technical standards.
Job Description:
Primary Responsibilities:
1. Lead projects within architecture. Work with Product Managers/Business Analysts to understand functional requirements and interact with other cross-functional teams to architect, design, develop, test, and release features (essential)
2. Present capability briefings and solution demonstrations, prepare technical material for internal and external audiences, and think in general engineering terms in the early development of customer relationships and requirements. (essential)
3. Maintain a high level of technical excellence and depth in at least one core capability. (essential)
4. Mentor and provide architectural guidance to multiple teams building innovative applications (essential)
5. Develop Proof-of-Concept projects to validate new architectures and solutions (essential)
6. Lead complex systems integration projects and demonstrated ability to achieve deliverables on time and on budget. (essential)
7. Effectively integrate core capabilities with new technology to successfully implement systems development projects. (essential)
8. Propose changes in existing products or services that result in cost reductions or increased end-user productivity, write technical papers or give industry seminars, identify and champion new core capabilities or partnerships, and lead or mentor other technical staff. (essential)
9. Ensure system availability, scalability, security and other system performance goals are met. (essential)
Required Qualifications:
1. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field required.
2. More than 10 years related work experience required in software development experience.
3. Experience with cloud computing platforms such as AWS or GCP
4. Advanced technical computer skills as required for technical support specific to functional area and related systems.
Preferred Qualifications:
1. Knowledge and experience using basic and intermediate project management tools and techniques
2. Candidate will have a proven track record of producing quality deliverables on time, taking ownership and accountability of assignments and demonstrating a strong work ethic.
Competencies:
1. Decision Making: Ability to make decisions that are guided by precedents, policies and objectives. Regularly makes decisions and recommendations on issues affecting a department or functional area.
2. Problem Solving: Ability to address problems that are highly varied, complex and often non-recurring, requiring staff input, innovative, creative, and Lean diagnostic techniques to resolve issues.
3. Independence of Action: Ability to set goals and determines how to accomplish defined results with some guidelines. Manager/Director provides broad guidance and overall direction.
4. Written Communications: Ability to summarize and communicate in English moderately complex information in varied written formats to internal and external customers.
5. Oral Communications: Ability to comprehend and communicate complex verbal information in English to medical center staff, patients, families and external customers.
6. Knowledge: Ability to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of concepts, practices and policies with the ability to use them in complex varied situations.
7. Team Work: Ability to act as a team leader for small projects or work groups, creating a collaborative and respectful team environment and improving workflows. Results may impact the operations of one or more departments.
8. Customer Service: Ability to provide a high level of customer service and staff training to meet customer service standards and expectations for the assigned unit(s). Resolves service issues in the assigned unit(s) in a timely and respectful manner.
Social/Environmental Requirements:
1. Work requires close attention to task for work to be accurately completed. Intermittent breaks during the work day do not compromise the work.
2. Work requires constant response to changing circumstances and using new information to adjust approach and to quickly respond to new needs.
3. No substantial exposure to adverse environmental conditions
4. Health Care Status: NHCW: No patient contact.- Health Care Worker Status may vary by department
Sensory Requirements:
Close work (paperwork, visual examination), Color vision/perception, Visual monotony, Visual clarity <3 feet, Conversation, Telephone.
Physical Requirements:
Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally in carrying, lifting, pushing, pulling objects. Sitting most of the time, with walking and standing required only occasionally
This job requires constant sitting, Keyboard use.
Pay Range:
$180,000.00 USD – $210,000.00 USD
The pay range listed for this position is the annual base salary range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law.
As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.
More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
- Employment: Full-time
- Hours/Week: 40
- Shift: Day
- Category: Applications
- Pay Range: $180,000.00 USD - $210,000.00 USD
- FLSA: Exempt
- Req ID: JR104796
When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.
The Enterprise Architect is responsible for organization-wide Enterprise Architecture (EA) initiatives. Enterprise Architect will work with other members of the EA team, clinical, operation and technical leadership to ensure that the architecture is supportive of the overall business and existing technical environment that allows for expansion of systems as needed. The candidate is responsible for setting the technical direction of the organization in terms of applicable technical standards.
Job Description:
Primary Responsibilities:
1. Lead projects within architecture. Work with Product Managers/Business Analysts to understand functional requirements and interact with other cross-functional teams to architect, design, develop, test, and release features (essential)
2. Present capability briefings and solution demonstrations, prepare technical material for internal and external audiences, and think in general engineering terms in the early development of customer relationships and requirements. (essential)
3. Maintain a high level of technical excellence and depth in at least one core capability. (essential)
4. Mentor and provide architectural guidance to multiple teams building innovative applications (essential)
5. Develop Proof-of-Concept projects to validate new architectures and solutions (essential)
6. Lead complex systems integration projects and demonstrated ability to achieve deliverables on time and on budget. (essential)
7. Effectively integrate core capabilities with new technology to successfully implement systems development projects. (essential)
8. Propose changes in existing products or services that result in cost reductions or increased end-user productivity, write technical papers or give industry seminars, identify and champion new core capabilities or partnerships, and lead or mentor other technical staff. (essential)
9. Ensure system availability, scalability, security and other system performance goals are met. (essential)
Required Qualifications:
1. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field required.
2. More than 10 years related work experience required in software development experience.
3. Experience with cloud computing platforms such as AWS or GCP
4. Advanced technical computer skills as required for technical support specific to functional area and related systems.
Preferred Qualifications:
1. Knowledge and experience using basic and intermediate project management tools and techniques
2. Candidate will have a proven track record of producing quality deliverables on time, taking ownership and accountability of assignments and demonstrating a strong work ethic.
Competencies:
1. Decision Making: Ability to make decisions that are guided by precedents, policies and objectives. Regularly makes decisions and recommendations on issues affecting a department or functional area.
2. Problem Solving: Ability to address problems that are highly varied, complex and often non-recurring, requiring staff input, innovative, creative, and Lean diagnostic techniques to resolve issues.
3. Independence of Action: Ability to set goals and determines how to accomplish defined results with some guidelines. Manager/Director provides broad guidance and overall direction.
4. Written Communications: Ability to summarize and communicate in English moderately complex information in varied written formats to internal and external customers.
5. Oral Communications: Ability to comprehend and communicate complex verbal information in English to medical center staff, patients, families and external customers.
6. Knowledge: Ability to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of concepts, practices and policies with the ability to use them in complex varied situations.
7. Team Work: Ability to act as a team leader for small projects or work groups, creating a collaborative and respectful team environment and improving workflows. Results may impact the operations of one or more departments.
8. Customer Service: Ability to provide a high level of customer service and staff training to meet customer service standards and expectations for the assigned unit(s). Resolves service issues in the assigned unit(s) in a timely and respectful manner.
Social/Environmental Requirements:
1. Work requires close attention to task for work to be accurately completed. Intermittent breaks during the work day do not compromise the work.
2. Work requires constant response to changing circumstances and using new information to adjust approach and to quickly respond to new needs.
3. No substantial exposure to adverse environmental conditions
4. Health Care Status: NHCW: No patient contact.- Health Care Worker Status may vary by department
Sensory Requirements:
Close work (paperwork, visual examination), Color vision/perception, Visual monotony, Visual clarity <3 feet, Conversation, Telephone.
Physical Requirements:
Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally in carrying, lifting, pushing, pulling objects. Sitting most of the time, with walking and standing required only occasionally
This job requires constant sitting, Keyboard use.
Pay Range:
$180,000.00 USD – $210,000.00 USD
The pay range listed for this position is the annual base salary range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law.
As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.
More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
- Employment: Full-time
- Hours/Week: 40
- Shift: Day
- Category: Applications
- Pay Range: $180,000.00 USD - $210,000.00 USD
- FLSA: Exempt
- Req ID: JR104796
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What Massachusetts Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in enterprise architect jobs across Massachusetts.
- Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, information systems, or a related field
- TOGAF certification or equivalent enterprise architecture framework credential strongly preferred
- Ten or more years of progressively senior IT experience including solution and systems design
- Demonstrated experience architecting large-scale cloud environments on AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
- Ability to obtain or hold a security clearance for defense and government contractor roles in Massachusetts
- Experience working within regulated industries such as financial services, healthcare, or life sciences
Enterprise Architect Jobs in Massachusetts: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a enterprise architect in Massachusetts?
Massachusetts does not issue a state license for enterprise architects, so the path runs through education and industry credentials. Most employers in the state require at least a bachelor's degree in computer science or information systems, followed by years of hands-on IT and systems design experience. The TOGAF certification from The Open Group is widely recognized by Massachusetts employers and is frequently listed as a requirement or strong preference in local postings.
How much do enterprise architects make in Massachusetts?
Enterprise architects in Massachusetts earn a median of about $161,650 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $123,670 for the lowest 10% to over $220,910 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire enterprise architects in Massachusetts?
Employers hiring enterprise architects in Massachusetts right now include Wellington Management, Humana, and Astrion, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Massachusetts's dense concentration of financial institutions, defense contractors, and academic medical centers means demand comes from a broad mix of industries rather than a single dominant sector.
Which Massachusetts cities have the most enterprise architect jobs?
Boston, Hanscom AFB, and Bedford have the most enterprise architect openings in Massachusetts. Boston and Cambridge drive the largest share through their concentration of financial services firms, biotech companies, and major academic medical centers, while Waltham and the Route 128 corridor attract significant demand from defense contractors and technology companies headquartered in the suburbs.
Are there remote enterprise architect jobs in Massachusetts?
Yes, and more than most fields, because enterprise architecture is fundamentally a strategic and design-oriented discipline that translates well to remote collaboration. About 100% of enterprise architect openings tied to Massachusetts are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting how broadly this role has shifted away from on-site requirements. The most remote-friendly work tends to be roadmap development, governance, and cloud strategy rather than hands-on implementation phases.
How can I get hired as a enterprise architect in Massachusetts with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is moving laterally from a senior systems analyst, solutions engineer, or IT infrastructure lead role into an associate or junior architect position. Large Massachusetts employers in financial services and healthcare regularly promote from within and recruit from adjacent technical roles. Pursuing the TOGAF Foundation certification and building a portfolio of architecture diagrams or documented system design decisions gives candidates a concrete edge when applying to organizations that value structured methodology.
Where can I find and apply to enterprise architect jobs in Massachusetts?
You can find and apply to enterprise architect jobs in Massachusetts on Migrate Mate, which lists current Massachusetts openings updated regularly. Find the roles that fit your experience and target industry, then apply directly to each employer through the listing.
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