Enterprise Architect (Business Architect)

Job Description Job Description
J ob Title : Enterprise Architect ( Business Architect )

Location : Buffalo, NY

Hire Type : Contingent
Target Hourly Rate : $100.00/ hour

Work Model : Hybrid (4 days a week at the office)

Contact Email : [email protected]

No C2C, C2H, 1099 or Visa Sponsorship/Transfer available

Nature & Scope:

Positional Overview
We are seeking a visionary Business Architect to serve as the bridge between business strategy and enterprise execution, shaping target-state models, informing investment decisions, and ensuring initiatives deliver measurable business value.

This role establishes clarity on:

What the business is trying to achieve (strategy and outcomes) How value is delivered (value streams) What the business must be able to do (capabilities)This role is ideal for a strategic thinker with strong business/technology translation expertise, excellent communication skills, and a passion for driving innovation in the financial sector.
Role & Responsibility:

Tasks That Will Lead To Your Success

Strategy Alignment - Translate business strategy into capability, value stream, and initiative roadmaps. Ensure initiatives align to strategic objectives and target outcome Business Architecture Modeling - Develop and maintain business capability maps, value streams, and operating models. Define current-state and target-state business architectures [linkedin.com] Transformation & Investment Guidance - Identify capability gaps and prioritize investments based on business value. Support portfolio planning and initiative prioritization Enterprise Analysis & Design - Assess business processes, structures, and systems for alignment and efficiency. Define business-driven requirements for transformation efforts Stakeholder Engagement - Partner with executives, product teams, EA, and delivery teams. Facilitate alignment across business and technology stakeholders Governance & Standards - Establish and enforce business architecture standards and frameworks. Ensure traceability from strategy through execution Cross-Architecture Alignment - Collaborate with Enterprise, Solution, and Data Architects to align designs. Ensuring business intent is reflected in solution and technology decisions. Skills that will Lead To Your S uccess
Strategic thinking and business model design Capability modeling and value stream mapping Systems thinking and enterprise analysis Stakeholder facilitation and executive communication Problem-solving and structured decision-making Financial and investment analysis (business case, prioritization) Influence without authority across complex organizations Visualization and modeling (e.g., capability maps, operating models) Business Architecture Guild / BIZBOK concepts and practices Capabilities, value streams, organization, information mapping Enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, FEAPO-aligned definitions) Operating model design and business transformation methods Financial services industry structure, regulations, and risk considerations Portfolio management and investment prioritization SDLC and technology delivery lifecycle alignment Data, process, and organizational design principles