ENTERPRISE IT ARCHITECT SKILLS, EXPERIENCES, AND JOB REQUIREMENTS

Published: Oct 24, 2025 - The Enterprise Information Technology (IT) Architect is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in information technology and cybersecurity, particularly within the financial services sector, specializing in designing and implementing secure public cloud platforms. This role requires strong expertise in enterprise infrastructure and automation solutions across hybrid cloud environments, leveraging technologies. The architect also demonstrates exceptional communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills, effectively managing complex projects in agile and matrix-driven organizations.

Essential Hard and Soft Skills for an Enterprise IT Architect Resume
  • Architectural Design
  • Enterprise Architecture
  • System Design
  • Cloud Architecture
  • Solution Design
  • Architecture Roadmapping
  • Technology Evaluation
  • Policy Governance
  • Security Compliance
  • System Integration
  • Collaboration
  • Stakeholder Communication
  • Problem Solving
  • Decision Making
  • Strategic Planning
  • Team Leadership
  • Cross Collaboration
  • Process Optimization
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Strategic Communication

Summary of Enterprise IT Architect Knowledge and Qualifications on Resume

1. BS in Network Engineering with 7 years of Experience

  • IT experience in complex enterprise transformation including to Cloud and Digital
  • Experience with Mainframe applications, Java application development, API and Microservices Frameworks and Container Execution and Orchestration Platforms
  • Experience in architecting and developing cloud application solutions, on Red Hat OpenShift Platforms for cloud native architecture and deployment models
  • Deep understanding of Cloud Security and Compliance, risk evaluation
  • Experience and working knowledge of Linux on IBM Z
  • Experience consulting, experience in design cloud strategy, operating model and developing business case for the client
  • Deep understanding of Open source middleware and integration capabilities to accelerate Open Innovation
  • Experience coding in Java, Python, Ruby, Go, and JavaScript frameworks, containerization and container management, architecting and developing cloud applications and DevSecOps and Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment
  • Experience in Cloud Service Management, DevSecOps methodologies, Site Reliability Engineering, and establishing Application SREs for modernized application workloads

2. BS in Software Engineering with 9 years of Experience

  • Design/implementation/consulting experience with distributed applications, and DevOps practice
  • Experience in enterprise architecture design, including infrastructure architecture, application framework, database architecture and networking
  • Experience in technology/software consulting, integration or pre-sales
  • Working knowledge of software development tools and methodologies
  • Ability to communicate fluently in English (verbal, written, speaking)
  • Presentation skills with a high degree of comfort speaking with executives, IT Management, and developers
  • Strong written communication skills including consultant reports, narratives, technical reports and whitepapers
  • Demonstrated ability to adapt to new technologies and learn quickly
  • Experience working within software development or Internet-related industries, especially in open-source related frameworks
  • Experiences in using Python or other coding skills in data science, AI/ML and/or enterprise application integration
  • Experience migrating or transforming legacy customer solutions to the cloud
  • Familiarity with common enterprise services (Directory Services, Information Assurance, Virtual Desktop, etc.), products (i.e., Oracle, SAP) and frameworks (ITIL, Zachman, TOGAF, etc.)
  • Professional experience architecting/operating solutions built on AWS
  • Experience in C-level customer coverages 
  • Must have certifications in TOGAF or relevant EA areas 

3. BS in Cloud Computing with 6 years of Experience

  • Extensive exposure in architecting and developing Web applications using cloud platforms, Web API, .NET Core, NService Bus, Team Foundation Server (TFS), Github
  • Experience in designing highly resilient and scalable architecture
  • Experience in driving the translation and construction of complex business problems into technology solutions
  • Strong experience in Unit Testing with mocking frameworks and Dependency Injection
  • Excellent analytical, problem-solving and interpersonal skills
  • Good working knowledge of JavaScript and related client-side libraries includng AngularJS, JQuery
  • Strong experience in creating micro services in .NET Core, Pivotal Cloud Foundry or other cloud platforms
  • Experience working in Agile Scrum teams
  • Demonstrated experience and strong commitment to writing and maintaining Dell quality code using the TDD approach
  • Must have good communication skills, be a fast learner and be able to adapt quickly to a fast-paced development environment (some pair programming)

4. BS in Systems Engineering with 5 years of Experience

  • Expert in SAP MM module (IM, QM, WM, LE)
  • Working experience in FICO, SD and PP modules
  • Ability to consult customer on alignment of outcomes and desired technical solutions at an enterprise level
  • Ability to analyze, design, and develop a software solution roadmap and implementation plan based upon a current vs future state of the business
  • Working knowledge of configuration choices and related cost implications
  • Experience with complex solution configurations
  • Knowledgeable of the full range of solution catalog within a business unit and able to discuss overall solution in depth
  • Experience sustaining operational stability through various life cycle phases (planning, implementation, steady state, decommissioning)
  • Ability to provision and budget via capital and operating
  • Able to lead early-stage customer interactions
  • Able to adapt to navigating the organizational matrix
  • Understanding people's roles, can foresee obstacles, identify workarounds, leverage resources and rally teammates
  • Understand how internal and/or external business model works and facilitate active customer engagement

5. BS in Computer Engineering with 11 years of Experience

  • Excellent opportunity to work on meaningful work to better the future of Aotearoa
  • Extensive experience in Application Architecture, in particular a Senior / Lead Architect capacity
  • Prior experience leading technology strategies whilst balancing business and technology requirements
  • Must have excellent leadership skills
  • Able to influence, persuade as well as resolve conflicts
  • Ability to think strategically and conceptualize complex ideas
  • Must be an excellent team player who is inclusive, collaborative, supportive and a great mentor
  • Able to articulate the value of what is most important to the business/customer to achieve outcomes
  • Able to produce functional area information in sufficient detail for cross-functional teams to utilize, using presentation and storytelling concepts
  • Possess extensive knowledge of the full solution catalog within a business unit and proficiency in discussing each area at an advanced level
  • Must have Six Sigma Green Belt Certification or equivalent quality certification
  • Demonstrated working knowledge of internal organization
  • Demonstrated ability to work with and/or lead blended teams, including 3rd party partners and customer personnel
  • Demonstrated Change Management /Acceleration capabilities
  • Strong interpersonal skills, including creativity and curiosity, with the ability to effectively communicate and influence across all organizational levels
  • Proven analytical and problem resolution skills
  • Ability to influence and build consensus with other Information Technology (IT) teams and leadership

6. BA in Computer Information Systems with 5 years of Experience

  • Knowledge on TOGAF, eTOM, ITIL training, and EA Tool Experience
  • Experience in Information Technology
  • Working experience in Enterprise Architecture
  • Understanding design patterns and principles for developing microservices and micro front-end
  • Proven experience in architecting cloud-based systems
  • Strong organizational planning and development, business judgment, technical leadership, and communication skills
  • Experience with cloud native architectures and infrastructure
  • Knowledge of Razor Pages
  • Knowledge and proficiency of CICD technologies
  • Knowledge of message broker technologies (Kafka and RabbitMQ)
  • Knowledge with NoSQL databases (ideally MongoDB)
  • Experience with test automation tools such as Selenium and UIO testing libraries

7. BS in Telecommunications Engineering with 10 years of Experience

  • Information technology systems design and planning experience in systems, applications, or architecture
  • Leadership experience, Extensive technical skills and comprehensive knowledge and understanding of an entire line of business or infrastructure sub-domain
  • Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
  • Experience in formal Architectural methodologies 
  • Experience with SOA and API Integration architectures and patterns, REST/JSON, SOAP, WSDL's and XSD's Messaging/Publish-Subscribe asynchronous patterns
  • Experience with Enterprise Messaging platforms like WebSphere MQ, Active MQ, JMS, or Kafka
  • Experience with API platforms like WSO2, Mulesoft, Apigee, and similar products
  • Experience with Data Integration patterns and solutions 
  • Experience with microservices, containers, and container orchestration technologies and principles and best practices
  • Experience with public cloud PaaS capabilities (like Serverless development) from either Amazon AWS or Microsoft Azure 
  • Experience in defining and maintaining Living Target Enterprise Architectures using tools like Orbus, Archi, or Sparx Enterprise Architect modeling software
  • Experience with UML, BPMN, or ArchiMate modeling notations 
  • Experience in designing and implementing HA architectures and systems 
  • Ability to interact with all levels of an organization
  • Ability to influence across all organizational levels, particularly engineering and development teams
  • Ability to manage or facilitate analysis of current systems, problem identification, and resolution

8. BS in Artificial Intelligence with 7 years of Experience

  • Passion and energy for building business relationships and is accustomed to driving the simplification of complex concepts into compelling customer proposals
  • Ability to understand and prioritize work and is willing to make big bets when the time is right, to invest time and energy in the right areas
  • Proven success in influencing senior technology leaders to drive change in a pre-sales, customer, or delivery-focused role
  • Proven track record of success in using Human Centered Design techniques to explore the customer's current reality and set a vision for the future
  • Expertise in designing, implementing and managing advanced architectures in an application domain and integrating multiple systems or platforms
  • Experience with Enterprise Architecture or Application Architecture pre-sales in a software vendor or professional services environment
  • Familiarity with common Enterprise and Industry Architecture frameworks, such as TOGAF, Zachman, IT4IT, BIAN, TMForum, etc.
  • Excellent understanding of the architectural principles for cloud-based platforms that include SaaS, PaaS, multi-tenancy, and automation
  • Experience and understanding of multiple technical domains such as application, data, DevOps, AI/ML, integration, big data, mobility, analytics, etc.
  • Intrinsically curious and passionate about researching current and emerging technologies and developing innovative solutions
  • Experience in presenting architecture concepts, designs, and goals to technology leaders and partners

9. BS in Database Management with 5 years of Experience

  • Enterprise architecture delivery experience using industry-standard methods
  • Good understanding of at least one business domain, e.g., Retail, utility, travel and transport
  • Strong consultancy and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to elicit and specify architectural and non-functional requirements
  • Demonstrates successful engagements leading the customer architecture and cloud roadmap
  • Knowledge of enabling the capabilities of the SAP-reference-architecture or similar reference architectures
  • Experience with creating and managing enterprise-wide formal frameworks and supporting repositories
  • Ability to align and effectively communicate with customer IT and business organizations
  • Expert knowledge/expertise on end-to-end processes/solution matching
  • Experience in sales and sales processes

10. BS in Network Engineering with 7 years of Experience

  • Experience in infrastructure, database and networking architecture for highly available, Internet-scale applications
  • Presentation skills with a high degree of comfort speaking with Architects, IT Management and developers
  • Working knowledge of software development tools and methodologies
  • In-depth knowledge of cloud architecture principles, patterns and practices
  • Able to adapt to development methods, methodologies and processes as well as software operations
  • Solid understanding of DevOps tooling and CI/CD
  • Experience with publishing workflows and data pipelines
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills (verbal, written and presentation) with the ability to communicate with and influence people at all levels of the organization
  • Good experience in understanding and building architectural views and models as per TOGAF
  • Demonstrated knowledge of systems and processes in a large and complex business environment
  • Expertise in building architecture, design and implementation of highly distributed enterprise solutions with cloud native approach
  • Must have TOGAF and SAFe certifications
  • Good understanding of SAFe methodology

11. BS in Computer Science with 4 years of Experience

  • Expertise in multiple programming languages and tools with a focus on C#, .NET Core, Oracle DB,
  • Knowledge of AWS, AWS Lambda
  • Knowledge of CloudFormation and AWS CDK
  • Knowledge of Object-oriented and Domain-driven design principles
  • Knowledge of relational database design principles and performance optimization
  • Experience with high-volume data processing environment, Cloud, serverless compute, micro-services, Oracle, MongoDB, Postgres
  • Proficiency in new and emerging technologies
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
  • Must be able to identify and resolve problems promptly
  • Experience in software development
  • Working experience in enterprise architecture 
  • Ability to work in a team environment, manage multiple clients, and provide consultative skills throughout the process

12. BS in Cloud Computing with 6 years of Experience

  • Working experience in one or more of the following: information systems, computer networking, telecommunications, systems development and management 
  • Broad-based experience to plan and design highly complex systems
  • Must have AWS certified Solution Architect Professional (GCP and Azure certifications)
  • Hands-on experience with AWS or cloud platforms
  • Experience in architecting DevOps-based CI/CD deployment pipelines 
  • Experience in architecting Service Catalog with Terraform Enterprise experience 
  • Experience with Source Code Management and branching usage 
  • Production experience in large environments using automation and configuration management tools like Terraform, Ansible and CFT 
  • Experience in re-architecting on-prem applications and migrating them to any/all CSPs infrastructure
  • Hands-on experience in software development experience 
  • Experience with Event-driven, Microservices, and Serverless development patterns in the Public Cloud
  • Able to articulate advanced multiple cloud environment infrastructure (Compute, Storage, Network, Backups, DR, and Monitoring)

13. BS in Data Science with 3 years of Experience

  • Experience in international project management and business process analysis
  • In-depth knowledge of enterprise and application architecture management
  • Knowledge of current IT applications and infrastructure architectures as well as in the field of IT security
  • Understanding of architecture methods, paradigms and tools
  • Business-fluent knowledge of the English language
  • Excellent communication skills (both written and spoken)
  • Able to gain influence at senior levels across Vodafone Local Markets, Partners and Affiliates, Suppliers, putting across complex ideas in a simple way
  • Specific experience and demonstrable capability around the effective presentation of Architecture concepts to a diverse range of stakeholders
  • Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills and able to adjust own style to suit the audience and achieve objectives
  • Demonstrable track record of delivering on projects that span multi-disciplinary areas, in a large telecommunications and/or Digital organization, Enterprise Architecture, Business and IT environments

14. BA in Computer Information Systems with 5 years of Experience

  • Development experience with large-scale complex system software systems 
  • Experience in multi-threaded design and programming in Java/J2EE, including UI design, concurrency control, HTTP and HTTPs, and HTML etc.
  • Working knowledge of frontend web technologies, including Angular.js, Angular2, Angular4 - Angular7, HTML, CSS, Ext JS and JavaScript
  • Solid understanding of UI design concepts
  • Familiar with authentication, access control, accessibility, UML, and common Java/UI modeling practices
  • Exposure to 3-tier application architecture and insights on applications and components that integrate with J2EE-based middleware systems, application development frameworks, and identity management systems
  • In-depth understanding and experience in system/product design towards strong security, extreme performance and scalability, high availability and manageability
  • Experience in defining and implementing a roadmap for platform modernization 
  • Experience in implementing Productivity and Quality Improvement tools such as Maven, JMeter, Selenium, PMD, FindBug, Jenkins, etc.
  • Solid understanding of one or more major relational database systems (such as Oracle, SQL Server)
  • Able to pick up new languages and technologies quickly, be a strong team player, and rapidly adapt to changing business and customer demands

15. BA in Technology Management with 11 years of Experience

  • Deep experience in complex system design within companies with different types of business and operating models (existing, new, emerging, and hybrid)
  • Strong understanding and experience with implementing modern application solutions by executing programs at scale using Agile methodologies
  • Experience with cloud-first architectures (SaaS, PaaS, iPaaS), intelligent automations, and modern integration architectures
  • Knowledge of existing, new, and emerging technologies and the ability to apply them to new business designs and business models
  • Broad knowledge and experience in architecture domains, including business, application, data, infrastructure and security architecture
  • Must have system and data flow knowledge
  • Ability to learn and adapt to new product flows and software technologies
  • Strong analytical and conceptual skills and the ability to build original concepts and hypotheses for a variety of projects
  • Excellent communication skills that translate business problems into technical solutions
  • Ability to switch anytime from being a high-level strategy person to an “in the weeds” technical person
  • High level of energy and a desire to thrive in a large, fast-paced organization
  • Ability to balance multiple projects under pressure
  • Experience in several of the following areas: software design and development, architecting of modern, heavily utilized, highly available applications
  • Experience in the Go-To-Market (“front office”, sales/marketing/customer support, etc) domain

16. BS in Database Management with 5 years of Experience

  • Working experience in enterprise architecture 
  • Broad background in CRM, ERP, Web, SaaS, and Cloud integrated environments
  • Must have subject matter expertise in a variety of technology domains (application development, security, networking, cloud, infrastructure, endpoint, etc.)
  • Professional experience in business requirements engineering, enterprise architecture, design, development, and deployment of large-scale business solutions
  • Proven success and demonstrable ability to effectively communicate with and influence decision-makers of all levels, including technology and business leaders
  • Proven success in leading the development of global architectural strategies and road maps for solutions
  • Proven success in building and fostering relationships, including success coaching and mentoring other architects and engineers
  • Proven ability to operate in a highly autonomous fashion, repeatedly exercises exceptional, independent judgment, and balances strategic against tactical planning
  • Experience promoting change while fostering a non-adversarial atmosphere and being viewed as a partner
  • Ability to effectively promote ideas and solutions

17. BS in Cloud Infrastructure Engineering with 8 years of Experience

  • Experience providing advisory services on cloud including aspects such as strategy, process and delivery
  • Experience in delivering complex, cross-domain, multi-year Enterprise Architecture roadmaps and supporting artifacts for senior levels within organizations
  • Deep understanding of solution design including modern architectural patterns and processes, and how to pragmatically apply them to an existing enterprise
  • Senior Stakeholder management and influencing, up to and including C-suite
  • Strong presentation skills, both written and verbal
  • Able to describe complex technical problems to a variety of audiences
  • Strong understanding of Microsoft Dynamics 365, Dynamics Business Central or FNO
  • Experience in providing Pre-Sales Demonstrations
  • Experience of working on full life cycle implementations across multiple versions of Dynamics CRM/365
  • Clear and impactful presentation skills
  • Ability to work with unpredictability and loosely defined problems
  • Ability to interact and collaborate effectively and professionally
  • Self-motivated with minimal need for executive steer
  • Passion to work with, learn from and mentor teams with varying skill sets, backgrounds, and geographical locations

18. BS in Information Technology with 4 years of Experience

  • Experience in DevSecOps tools like MS ADO, Jenkins, Azure Pipelines, Chef, Puppet, Ansible, SonarQube, Coverity, etc.
  • Hands-on experience in tools like Kafka (for event-based architecture) and Splunk (for Enterprise Log Aggregation and Analytics)
  • Good understanding of key digital transformation priorities, emerging technology trends and supporting architectural patterns (Technology, Application and Data)
  • Deep experience in Integration Technologies and Platforms, Web Services, Micro-Services Architecture, Domain-Driven Design, etc.
  • Proven experience in executing Application Modernization initiatives along with fellow architects and partners
  • Should have proven experience in analyzing and designing implementation roadmaps based on key business needs
  • Good knowledge in Continuous Integration and Deployment, Automation, Understanding of Cloud Native Architecture, Event-driven architecture and container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
  • Good experience in one or more Cloud platforms (Azure, GCP, AWS)
  • Good experience in designing and implementing unified DevSecOps pipelines (Code Analysis, Declarative Infrastructure Provisioning, End-to-end Data Lineage, etc.

19. BS in Cybersecurity with 8 years of Experience

  • Experience as an Enterprise Architect or Senior Solutions Architect and with major project delivery in large companies
  • Thorough understanding of the concepts, technologies and solutions of a modern ecosystem (e.g, Microservices, REST APIs, dataflows (streaming), security, elasticity, Saas, PaaS, laaS)
  • Knowledge of CRM solutions such as SAP CRM or Salesforce
  • Strong analytical and summarizing skills, and the ability to explain complex concepts
  • Political skills and the ability to influence senior management
  • Bilingualism, both spoken and written (English and French)
  • Hands-on experience with architecture frameworks such as API, SOA, and TOGAF
  • Experience in gathering business marketing requirements and translating requirements to achieve technology goals
  • Experience in executing an architecture strategy at least through several deliverables
  • Experience with at least one Adobe Experience Cloud solution
  • Experience with solution integrations with a working knowledge of how they work across at least two solutions
  • Strong experience in digital marketing systems and solutions
  • Able to manage complex projects, including planning, alignment, scope management, peer review and coaching, negotiation, and demonstrate experience with systems and tools around project ownership

20. BS in Cloud Computing with 6 years of Experience

  • Work experience in Information Technology and/or Security
  • Experience in financial services
  • Experience designing a public cloud platform
  • Experience working in an agile team
  • Working experience in Matrix Management
  • Demonstrated understanding of cyber risks and implementing mitigation plans
  • Possesses strong communication and presentation skills
  • Ability to handle multiple priorities and high-stress situations
  • Experience in providing solutions for enterprise infrastructure that includes data center, compute, storage, network and VM
  • Experience in infrastructure presales, enterprise automation solution including provisioning, patching, etc
  • Knowledge on VMWare, CISCO UCS, RedHat, GCP, AWS
  • Experienced in solutioning hybrid cloud operations, OPEX cost reduction, technical debt reduction and automation of operation services
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