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Enterprise Architect
Defining technology strategy and architecture.
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About This Role
You define the technology and business architecture that enables organisational strategy. This is a senior leadership role connecting business vision with technical execution.
Key Skills to Develop
- → Develop enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF, Zachman, FEAF)
- → Define technology roadmaps aligned with business strategy
- → Lead architecture review boards and govern technical standards
- → Bridge the gap between C-suite strategy and implementation teams
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AI for This Role
Practical ways to use AI in your day-to-day work.
- ▸ Use AI to generate a technology radar — ask it to identify emerging technologies relevant to your industry and assess their impact
- ▸ Describe your current architecture landscape and ask AI to identify integration gaps or redundancies
- ▸ Have AI draft architecture decision records (ADRs) in a consistent format for your review board
- ▸ Ask AI to explain complex architectural patterns or compare frameworks to support your recommendations
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Next Steps
- 1 Earn TOGAF or equivalent enterprise architecture certification
- 2 Build executive presence and board-level communication skills
- 3 Develop deep expertise in a technology domain (cloud, security, data)
- 4 Menture solution architects and senior BAs on your team
