Staff Enterprise Architect, Practice & Governance Lead

Role Overview

• Responsible for managing Insulet’s technology portfolio, enterprise architecture governance processes, operating model, and supporting tooling.
• Partner with colleagues in IT, Enterprise Architecture, Program Management, and delivery teams to deliver the following:
• Own and evolve enterprise architecture processes and governance mechanisms, including portfolio documentation, roadmaps, standards, decisions, governance and review forums.
• Design and continuously improve the enterprise architecture operating model, including engagement patterns, decision rights, and collaboration mechanisms.
• Lead cross functional architecture working groups to define and implement enterprise wide standards, reference architectures, and shared practices.
• Partner with IT, product development, and procurement to mature technology evaluation, vendor management, and lifecycle practices.
• Establish mechanisms to assess architecture and architecture process maturity and track progress using meaningful metrics.
• Implement the multi-phase deployment of the Enterprise Architecture (EA) tool, moving from initial inventory to strategic roadmapping.
• Maintain the "Single Source of Truth" within the tool by auditing architectural artifacts, managing the metamodel, and ensuring compliance with taxonomy standards.
• Develop automated dashboards within the EA tool to provide leadership with visibility into capability heat mapping, technical debt, lifecycle risks, cost of ownership and cloud transformation progress.
• Act as the primary solution architectural point of contact for one or more specific business units to ensure domain projects align with enterprise strategy.
• Assist in drafting Solution Architecture Documents (SADs) for new initiatives ensuring they utilize approved enterprise patterns and shared services.
• Prepare materials for the Architecture Review Board (ARB) and document all decisions or exceptions related to the specific domain.

Requirements

• Significant experience as a solution or enterprise architect in a medium to large enterprise environment.
• Experience developing technology strategies, roadmaps, enterprise architecture artifacts, and governance frameworks based on standards such as TOGAF, SAFe, Gartner, Zachman, etc.
• Significant experience with one or more popular enterprise architecture tools. Archimate and Bizzdesign preferred.
• Experience building, scaling, and maturing enterprise architecture practices, including processes, standards, and supporting tooling.
• Experience with IT service management and application portfolio management practices.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to translate business needs into actionable architecture and technology initiatives.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Proven leadership and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across all levels of the organization.
• Ability to leverage technical expertise to establish credibility with engineering, product management, and program management teams across IT and R&D.
• Strong emotional intelligence, with demonstrated capability to lead change and drive adoption of new ways of working.
• Comfort operating in ambiguity and incrementally improving processes and operating models.

Tech Stack

• Cloud
• ITSM

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off (PTO)
• And additional employee wellness programs