Principal Enterprise Architect - Business Architecture

Company: Navy Federal Credit Union
Location: Vienna
Posted on: July 1, 2025

Job Description:

To provide comprehensive architectural leadership in translating Navy Federal business strategies into effective IT and business capabilities through the planning and design of IT systems and services. Define and drive business transformation efforts by minimizing architectural and operational risk. To be responsible for developing and maintaining business architecture frameworks, ensuring that business processes, capabilities, and systems are aligned with the overall enterprise strategy. The Business Architect will play a critical role in aligning business strategies with enterprise view to propose technology solutions to drive organizational success. Responsibilities • Develop and maintain business architecture artifacts and models that support the organizations strategic objectives. • Collaborate with stakeholders in business units and Enterprise Technology Services to understand and guide business strategic planning. • Provide forward-thinking industry expertise and thought leadership in current and emerging technologies, market trends and best practices. • Translate business architecture into high level business technology roadmaps. • Identify and analyze business processes, capabilities, and systems to ensure alignment with enterprise strategy. • Provide guidance and support to project teams in the design and implementation of business solutions. • Conduct assessments and evaluations of existing business processes and systems to identify areas for improvement. • Develop and maintain documentation of business architecture, including process maps, capability models, and system diagrams. • Ensure that business architecture aligns with security, integration, and architecture best practices. • Participate in the review and approval process for new business solutions and initiatives. • Anticipate and plan for internal and/or external business challenges (i.e. Regulatory, Compliance, etc.), with the ability to recommend process, product or service enhancements. • Stay current with industry trends and best practices in business architecture and related fields. • Build and maintain relationships with team members, management, key stakeholders and/or external contacts (i.e., vendors, etc.). Qualifications • Demonstrated experience serving in the role of a Business Architect and/or Enterprise architect supporting various functional and technical domains across medium to large scale enterprises to achieve strategic and organizational goals. • Demonstrated experience in communicating and influencing business units with technical concepts and practices effectively at all levels, including non-technical audiences, adjusting as needed to a target audience. • Demonstrated experience in translating business needs and requirements into comprehensive, useful, and clear architecture artifacts. • Demonstrated experience with Business Architecture level 1, CBA or BACOE, or The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) v.9 or relevant architecture framework. • Demonstrated experience in developing business and/or technical architecture diagrams. • Demonstrated experience in facilitating review and validation of architecture designs by technical and non-technical audiences. • Demonstrated experience in interpreting and translating architecture designs into IT solutions to achieve specific business outcomes. • Demonstrated experience in performing various forms of analysis including systems analysis, business process analysis and/or Architecture Fit/Gap analysis. • Demonstrated experience in leading, guiding and mentoring professional staff. • Experience in managing multiple priorities independently and/or in a team environment to achieve goals. • Ability to work both independently and as part of a team within a matrixed environment. • Advanced skill using analytical and problem-solving skills to troubleshoot and resolve technical challenges and identify patterns of software quality and reusability. • Advanced skill using creative and innovative thinking to create original concepts and approaches for various projects and stakeholders. • Advanced skill building effective relationships through rapport, trust, diplomacy and tact. • Advanced organizational, planning and time management skills. • Advanced skill communicating with all levels within an organization. • Advanced verbal, interpersonal and written communication skills. • Advanced word processing, spreadsheet, diagramming, and presentation software skills. • Advanced skill to deliver presentations to virtual and in-person teams. • Bachelors degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or Business related field, or the equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. Desired Qualifications • Advanced knowledge of banking and financial industry standards and practices. • Advanced knowledge of regulatory and compliance-related mandates such as CCPA and GDPR. • Advanced knowledge of Navy Federal functions, philosophy, operations and organizational objectives. • Masters degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or Business related field. Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00AM - 4:30PM Location: 820 Follin Lane, Vienna, VA 22180 About Us Navy Federal provides much more than a job. We provide a meaningful career experience, including a culture that is energized, engaged and committed; and fierce appreciation for our teams, who are rewarded with highly competitive pay and generous benefits and perks. 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