We currently have a career opportunity for a Enterprise Architect to join our team!
Put your expertise to work. Join Perficient as an Enterprise Architect to drive meaningful business outcomes for our clients and their customers. Our Experience Design team helps global brands deliver exceptional, human-centered experiences across every screen, device, and channel. We blend strategy, creativity, and user insights to craft digital experiences that drive customer satisfaction, elevate brand perception, and deepen engagement.
Strategic Planning
Align with the organization’s business strategy and goals as well as its data and technology landscape
Identify and define business capabilities to guide target architecture
Guide creation of integrated business and technology roadmap
Experience managing relationships, coalitions, and communication with senior and executive-level business and technology leaders to influence desired outcomes without direct authority
System Design
Define the overall architecture, identify and evaluate risks, and perform assessments and gap analysis, taking into consideration options and tradeoffs
Ensures scalability, security, maintainability, and performance
Identify integration with enterprise systems, third parties, and data sources
Provide oversight for all aspects of ongoing operations, maintenance, and management of the solution domain
Technology Evaluation
Drive and own the selection of appropriate technologies, frameworks, and tools for platform implementation
May assist in platform selection and implementation of platforms
Standards and Guidelines
Manage reference architecture patterns, methodologies, processes, and workflows
Establish and enforce platform standards, coding practices, and guidelines
Stay up to date on the latest trends and best practices
People Leadership
Proven expertise in managing and leading cross-functional matrixed teams.
Ability to coach and mentor team members to elevate performance, skills development, and drive results
- Minimum 7-10 years of experience in enterprise architecture and software development
- 3+ years of proven experience managing and leading cross-functional matrixed teams
- client facing experience including pre-sales activities and meeting with c-suite executives
- Must be proficient in relevant architecture modeling tools (e.g.: UMO, Archimate)
- Enterprise level experience in comparable/headless enterprise architectures and microservices environments
- Strong leadership skills
- Excellent communication skills (written and presentation), collaboration, and problem solving skills
- Ability to think strategically and translate business needs into technical solutions
- Ability to be flexible and accept dynamically changing priorities, and ability to work in a fast paced environment.
- A solid understanding of AI capabilities and limitations including ethical considerations is expected.
- Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, streamline workflows, and support data-informed task execution.
WHAT WE BELIEVE
At Perficient, we promise to challenge, champion, and celebrate our people. You will experience a unique and collaborative culture that values every voice. Join our team, and you’ll become part of something truly special.
We believe in developing a workforce that is as diverse and inclusive as the clients we work with. We’re committed to actively listening, learning, and acting to further advance our organization, our communities, and our future leaders… and we’re not done yet.
Perficient, Inc. proudly provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Perficient, Inc. complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Perficient, Inc. expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or covered veterans. Improper interference with the ability of Perficient, Inc. employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.
Disability Accommodations:
Perficient is committed to providing a barrier-free employment process with reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please contact us.
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled or the posting is removed.
The salary range for this position takes into consideration a variety of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, level of experience, applicable office location, training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. The new hire salary range displays the minimum and maximum salary targets for this position across all US locations, and the range has not been adjusted for any specific state differentials. It is not typical for a candidate to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role, and compensation decisions are dependent on the unique facts and circumstances regarding each candidate. A reasonable estimate of the current salary range for this position is $92,118 to $202,730. Please note that the salary range posted reflects the base salary only and does not include benefits or any potential variable compensation programs. Information regarding the benefits available for this position are in our benefits overview.
Disclaimer: The above statements are not intended to be a complete statement of job content, rather to act as a guide to the essential functions performed by the employee assigned to this classification. Management retains the discretion to add or change the duties of the position at any time.
About UsPerficient is the global AI and technology consulting firm disrupting the traditional consulting model. Powered by our 7,000+ advisors, engineers, and designers, Perficient implements AI-first solutions that break conventions and deliver outcomes that matter. Proudly serving clients that represent the world’s most innovative brands, and in collaboration with our powerful technology partner ecosystem, we bring deep industry expertise and data-driven design to redefine how businesses run and succeed. Perficient is different. For real. Learn more at perficient.com.Skills Required
- 7-10 years of experience in enterprise architecture and software development
- 3+ years of experience managing and leading cross-functional matrixed teams
- Client-facing experience, including presales activities and meetings with C-suite executives
- Proficiency in architecture modeling tools such as UMO and ArchiMate
- Enterprise-level experience with comparable or headless enterprise architectures and microservices environments
- Strong leadership skills
- Excellent written communication, presentation, collaboration, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to think strategically and translate business needs into technical solutions
- Ability to adapt to changing priorities and work in a fast-paced environment
- Understanding of AI capabilities, limitations, and ethical considerations
- Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity and support data-informed task execution
Perficient Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Perficient and has not been reviewed or approved by Perficient.
-
Retirement Support — Retirement offerings are positioned as robust, including a 401(k) with company match, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and an option for after-tax contributions (mega backdoor Roth). Eligibility details are described as clear for core benefits, supporting confidence in plan access timing.
-
Parental & Family Support — Parental benefits are described as structured, with paid maternity recovery time and paid parental leave for all new parents. Company-paid disability coverage is also highlighted, strengthening the overall family support posture.
-
Fair & Transparent Compensation — Compensation is characterized as generally market-aligned for a portion of roles, with examples of pay being viewed as fair or decent in certain contexts (such as remote or region-specific situations). Variable pay potential appears stronger in some tracks, improving perceived competitiveness for those roles.
Perficient Insights
What We Do
Perficient is a leading global digital consultancy. We imagine, create, engineer, and run digital transformation solutions that help our clients exceed customers’ expectations, outpace competition, and grow their business. With unparalleled strategy, creative, and technology capabilities, we bring big thinking and innovative ideas, along with a practical approach to help the world’s largest enterprises and biggest brands succeed.
