Principal Enterprise Architect

DPR Construction is a forward-thinking, purpose-driven builder on a mission to be one of the Most Admired Companies by the year 2030. As a top-ranked general contractor, DPR is known for tackling complex, technical projects across core markets including healthcare, life sciences, advanced technology, and commercial construction. Our culture is built on a foundation of selflessness, integrity, and a shared entrepreneurial spirit, where employees are empowered to take ownership, drive innovation, and make a lasting impact.

At DPR, we don’t just build great buildings—we also invest in building great teams, great technology, and great partnerships. Our Technology & Innovation (T&I) group is central to this vision, enabling digital transformation and operational excellence across the enterprise.

The Principal Enterprise Architect is a valuable member of the Technology & Innovation (T&I) integrated workgroup (IWG) reporting to the Head of Enterprise Architecture. This role is responsible for supporting the enterprise architecture strategy, ensuring alignment between business objectives and technology solutions across the enterprise at DPR. This role will help develop and oversee enterprise architecture capabilities such as architecture reviews, application rationalization, busines s capability maturity modeling, and governance frameworks to optimize IT investments and drive digital transformation. This role works with other functions across T&I and various stakeholders in the business to support the delivery of technology services in the organization.

Enterprise Architecture Strategy & Governance

• Champion business, data, application, and technology architecture in the organization.
• Support the establishment of governance models, policies, and standards to ensure consistency across the organization.
• Help facilitate Architecture Review Board (ARB) meetings to ensure compliance with architectural principles and best practices with technology evaluations.
• Assist implementation of architecture compliance mechanisms to enforce standards across IT projects.
• Lead proof-of-concept initiatives to assess the feasibility of new technologies.
• Guide architectural decisions for transformation programs, ensuring scalability and sustainability.

Portfolio Documentation

• Lead enterprise application documentation and lifecycle management using an EA platform (e.g., LeanIX), establishing a single source of truth for application, capability, and technology data.
• Define and enforce application documentation standards (ownership, lifecycle, integrations, criticality, and risk) to improve data quality and architectural transparency
• Partner with application owners and delivery teams to populate, validate, and maintain application records, reducing duplication and improving portfolio accuracy

Application Rationalization

• Assess the current application landscape to identify redundancies, inefficiencies, and opportunities for consolidation.
• Develop and execute an application rationalization strategy to optimize IT investments and reduce technical debt.
• Collaborate with business and IT stakeholders to prioritize application modernization initiatives.

Business Capability Maturity Modeling

• Define and implement business capability maturity models to assess and improve organizational effectiveness.
• Partner with business leaders to map capabilities to technology solutions, ensuring strategic alignment.
• Identify gaps in business capabilities and recommend technology solutions to enhance operational efficiency.
• Drive digital transformation initiatives by leveraging emerging technologies and innovative solutions.

Collaboration

• Connect with leaders throughout the business to create awareness of T&I efforts and progress toward achieving those efforts.
• Collaborate with leaders throughout the business to understand their needs and facilitate alignment across key business stakeholders.
• Collaborate with other T&I leaders on opportunities and challenges to enhance our service delivery.

Education

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related discipline.

Desired

• 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.

Experience

• 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.

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a computer screen.
• Must be able to sit or stand for long periods of time.
• Must be able to lift 15 pounds at times.
• Occasional domestic travel, via airplane, will be required for meetings.
• Role is hybrid, with most being possible for work from home. But attendance at important meetings and events at the relevant office is required.

This role is remote and open to candidates in the continental United States.

This role requires occasional travel for meetings up to 20% of the time.

DPR Construction is a forward-thinking, self-performing general contractor specializing in technically complex and sustainable projects for the advanced technology, life sciences, healthcare, higher education and commercial markets. Founded in 1990, DPR is a great story of entrepreneurial success as a private, employee-owned company that has grown into a multi-billion-dollar family of companies with offices around the world.

Working at DPR, you'll have the chance to try new things, explore unique paths and shape your future. Here, we build opportunity together—by harnessing our talents, enabling curiosity and pursuing our collective ambition to make the best ideas happen. We are proud to be recognized as a great place to work by our talented teammates and leading news organizations like U.S. News and World Report, Forbes, Fast Company and Newsweek.

Explore our open opportunities at www.dpr.com/careers.