Aligns enterprise and IT architecture, strategy and standards across the organisation.
Entry
Expert
Coding
Medium
Key skills
Common progression
Career overview
The Enterprise Architect aligns business strategy and IT architecture: capability maps, target architecture, standards, roadmaps and governance. They steer the architecture board and ensure coherence across domains. The role leads to CTO, VP Technology or CIO.
Main responsibilities
- Align enterprise and IT architecture
- Define strategy and steer long-term direction
- Align stakeholders and report progress
- Structure work, resources and governance
- Own the technical roadmap of the perimeter
- Keep technical documentation up to date
- Coordinate the technical work of the team
- Mentor junior team members and review their work
- Prioritise work and manage competing demands
- Prepare and execute change requests in production
Technical skills
Technologies
Education level
Education requirements vary depending on the company, country and experience. Professional experience, certifications and technical skills can sometimes compensate for formal education.
High School / Bac
Less common
Bac+2 (2-year degree)
Less common
Bac+3 (Bachelor)
Less common
Bac+5 (Master / Engineering)
Common entry point
Experience & coding level
Experience level
Coding level
Useful certifications
Certifications are never mandatory. They are one way among others to prove a skill.
- TOGAF 9 Certified
- ArchiMate 3 Certified
- SAFe Architect
Where can this career take you?
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Direct progression
Possible branches
Where can you go next?
Realistic next career moves, with compatibility and a transition roadmap for each.
Overlap: 48% · Difficulty: Medium
Skills to learn: Technology vision, Innovation, Budget
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Skills to learn: Technology leadership, Innovation, Budget
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Skills to learn: IT leadership, Digital transformation, Budget
View roadmapWhere can you go from here?
A typical progression built from real career relationships. Click any role to open its profile.
Soft skills
- Strategic thinking
- Big-picture thinking
- Leadership
- Clear communication
- Stakeholder management
- Mentoring
- Decisiveness
Common previous careers
Roles that frequently lead into this career.
Overlap: 46% · Difficulty: Easy
Skills to learn: Strategy alignment, Capability mapping, Roadmapping
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Skills to learn: Strategy alignment, Capability mapping, Roadmapping
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Skills to learn: Capability mapping, Roadmapping, Mentoring
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Skills to learn: Capability mapping, Stakeholder management, Roadmapping
View roadmapOverlap: 37% · Difficulty: Easy
Skills to learn: Capability mapping, Stakeholder management, Roadmapping
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