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Business responsibilities

EA Roles & Responsibilities

1.

Chief EA

  • Orchestrates overall enterprise architecture to align with strategic goals

  • Innovates with new technologies

  • Ensures governance and compliance

  • Manages team of architects, facilitating cross-functional collaboration to integrate IT and business strategies

2.

Enterprise Architect (EA)

  • Focuses on an overarching architecture strategy that aligns technology with business goals across the entire organization

  • Works closely with Business Architects to ensure the technology architecture supports business processes and value delivery effectively

  • Broader role = overseeing different technological domains and resources across the organization

3.

Systems Architect (SA)

  • Primarily focuses on the architecture of specific systems (designing, maintaining, and updating the architecture based on organizational needs and technological advancements)

  • Directly involved in initiatives, taking up a role to adapt and align the systems architecture to support specific business initiative

  • Responsible for a few systems and manage and architect solutions for particular systems within the organization

4.

Platform Architect (PA)

  • Specializes in specific technology platforms (e.g., Salesforce, Oracle, etc.) used across the organization

  • Responsible for the overall architecture and integration of these platforms into the IT ecosystem

  • Stays updated with the latest developments and features in the respective platforms, integrating new capabilities to enhance business operations and user experience

  • Works closely with other architects, developers, and business units to ensure that the platform is effectively integrated and supports various functions within the organization

5.

Value Stream

(Product Owner, BSA, Scrum)

  • Ensures that specific business value streams are effectively optimized and managed

  • These roles focus on aligning initiatives, products, and services with the strategic objectives of the organization by efficiently overseeing the flow of value through various processes and systems

6.

Executive Leadership

  • Define and guide the strategic, financial, and operational direction of the organization, ensuring alignment with long-term goals, efficient operations, financial health, and risk mitigation

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