Principal Enterprise Architect

DPR Construction

Principal Enterprise Architect supporting enterprise architecture strategy and alignment of technology solutions at DPR Construction. Leading application rationalization, governance frameworks, and business capability maturity modeling.

Posted 4/3/2026full-timeAtlanta • Arizona, North Carolina, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support the enterprise architecture strategy, ensuring alignment between business objectives and technology solutions.
Champion business, data, application, and technology architecture in the organization.
Facilitate Architecture Review Board (ARB) meetings to ensure compliance with architectural principles and best practices.
Lead proof-of-concept initiatives to assess the feasibility of new technologies.
Define and enforce application documentation standards to improve data quality and architectural transparency.
Develop and execute an application rationalization strategy to optimize IT investments and reduce technical debt.
Define and implement business capability maturity models to assess and improve organizational effectiveness.
Collaborate with leaders throughout the business to create awareness of T&I efforts and foster alignment across key stakeholders.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related discipline.
7+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, IT strategy, or related roles.
Proven experience in application rationalization, governance frameworks, and business capability modeling.
Strong leadership skills with the ability to influence and drive change across the organization.
Expertise in enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF, Dragon1, DoDAF, Zachman, or similar.
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Certification in enterprise architecture such as Open Group® Certified Architect — Enterprise Architect, TOGAF® Enterprise Architecture Practitioner, or similar certification.
Certification in Agile such as PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)®, Certified SAFe® Practitioner, ICAgile Certified Professional (ICP)®, or similar certification.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Remote work options
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

enterprise architectureapplication rationalizationgovernance frameworksbusiness capability modelingTOGAFDragon1DoDAFZachmandata qualityarchitectural transparency

Soft Skills

leadershipinfluencechange managementcommunicationstakeholder engagement

Certifications

Open Group® Certified Architect — Enterprise ArchitectTOGAF® Enterprise Architecture PractitionerPMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)®Certified SAFe® PractitionerICAgile Certified Professional (ICP)®