Department:

University Information Technology

Special Instructions to Applicants:

This is an Internal Employment Opportunity.

When applying you will be required to attach the following electronic documents:

1) A resume/CV; and

2) A cover letter indicating how your qualifications and experience have prepared you for this position.

Starting salary will be commensurate with skills, education, and experience.

For additional information please contact: Jared Haddock at jared.haddock@oregonstate.edu

Job Summary:

University Information Technology is seeking a Principal Enterprise Architect. This is a full-time (1.00 FTE), 12-month, professional faculty position.

At Oregon State University (OSU), University Information and Technology (UIT) is at the forefront of the university's technological transformation. UIT is dedicated to empowering the entire university community by providing secure access to the right data, tools, and services needed to navigate and shape their unique paths to success. By protecting OSU’s technological assets and managing resources efficiently, we enable the university to thrive in an ever-evolving landscape.

Led by the Office of the Chief Information Officer (CIO), UIT manages IT operations for OSU’s three campuses, serving students in Oregon’s 36 counties and in more than 100 countries. UIT's leadership philosophy centers around a human-centric and fully architected technology landscape, leveraging enterprise solutions for common good services while empowering individual colleges and business units to innovate and invest in their missions and initiatives.

UIT designs and implements a seamless, interconnected digital ecosystem that aligns to the university’s strategic goals and maximizes impact. The division is comprised of trusted partners and consultants committed to igniting innovation and fostering a culture of continuous improvement by providing expert guidance and innovative solutions that support the university’s teaching, research, outreach and extension mission. Together, we are building a future where technology and education converge to create limitless possibilities.

As a senior technologist and member of the Enterprise Architecture (EA) team reporting to the Chief Technology Officer, the Principal Enterprise Architect leads Oregon State University’s enterprise architecture practice by shaping strategy, advancing standards, and ensuring the alignment of technology investments with institutional priorities. This position serves as the most senior technical EA voice within EA, providing expert guidance across all domains while directly supervising Enterprise Architects.

This role focuses on developing, documenting, and operationalizing enterprise IT standards, ensuring that technology solutions align with institutional priorities, architectural principles, and governance expectations. Working in close coordination with other enterprise architects and domain architects, this position partners with business and IT stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable, secure, and well-architected solutions.

The Principal Enterprise Architect leads the development and stewardship of OSU’s EA program, working at the intersection of business strategy and technology execution. This role recommends enterprise architecture standards based on EA best practices, participates in the Enterprise Architecture Review Board (EARB), develops and manages the EA team’s goals and professional growth, and ensures the EA practice is designed to translate institutional strategy into a well-architected, efficient, and outcome-driven technology operating model.

Please note all OSU IT team members are expected to meet the following commitments:    

 

AI Statement: OSU IT embraces the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to drive innovation, enhance efficiency, and create meaningful impact across our teaching, research, and administrative functions. As a member of the OSU IT community, the person in this position is expected to thoughtfully engage with AI tools and practices, champion their ethical and responsible use, and actively contribute to the development of AI-driven solutions that uphold our institutional values and advance the university’s mission.

Data Statement: OSU IT commits to deliver data as a strategic working asset and to enable data informed decision making across OSU. OSU IT leaders and staff lead by example and use data to inform decision making at all levels in the organization. Persons in technology roles are also expected to design systems with data portability in mind and work within enterprise architecture and privacy guidelines.    

 

DEIA Statement: OSU IT commits to and believes in the strength and value of diversity, equity, inclusion, and access (DEIA) both throughout our team and as an intentional and active practice to advance the vision, mission, and strategic efforts of the entire university. As a member of the OSU IT community, the person in this position is expected to foster and promote the values of DEIA and demonstrate a commitment to inclusive excellence in their work.    

 

Security Statement: Proactively securing and protecting OSU’s digital assets and information systems is crucial to our missions of teaching and learning, research, and extension and engagement. All OSU IT professionals are directly responsible for providing high quality and secure IT systems and services. Persons in technology roles are expected to be responsive to security related actions and requirements, and to collaborate to find secure ways to support the OSU community.     

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Architecture Program Management

• Maintains the EA practice at the intersection of strategy, business, and IT; ensures the EA practice is designed and enabled to formulate, translate, and execute business strategy in the IT domain
• Works with university leaders and stakeholders to identify key drivers and targeted business outcomes to derive business context for the enterprise architecture
• Identifies institutional requirements for the resources, structures, and cultural changes necessary to support the enterprise architecture
• Translates institutional strategy and, with the CTO, works with IT leaders to build the right EA organizational design to drive business outcomes
• Manages the Enterprise Architecture Team, ensuring team members have clear goals and expectations and have a professional development plan
• Ensures the EA organizational design process leads to a more efficient and effective business and IT operating model that aligns to university strategy and delivers significantly improved results in customer service, internal operations, and EA resource empowerment
• Assesses enterprise technology/architectural current state and develops approaches that enable rapid simplification of the OSU IT ecosystem
• Recommends enterprise architectural standards based on EA best practices and industry frameworks; communicates solution and architecture requirements to operational teams across all domains
• Develops enterprise architectural metrics and reports for the executive team and IT management; addresses enterprise architectural concerns, ideas, and suggestions

Team Leadership & Supervision

• Directly supervises Enterprise Architects, including planning and assigning work, approving deliverables, providing coaching and professional development guidance
• Conducts and signs performance evaluations, sets clear performance expectations, and takes disciplinary or corrective action when warranted
• Participates in hiring and onboarding of EA team members; effectively recommends hiring decisions to the CTO
• Responds to and resolves team concerns, grievances, and interpersonal issues in coordination with HR partners
• Fosters a collaborative, high-performing team culture aligned with UIT’s DEIA and professional excellence commitments

Enterprise Architecture Standards & Governance

• Leads the development, documentation, and lifecycle management of enterprise architecture artifacts including standards recommendations, reference architectures, and solution patterns based on EA best practices
• Participates in the Enterprise Architecture Review Board (EARB); reviews project and program architectures for alignment with enterprise standards, policies, and architectural plans
• Documents current (“as-is”) and future-state (“to-be”) architectures; assesses gaps and develops transition strategies; provides practical guidance to overcome gaps and deliver expected business outcomes
• Oversees the maintenance of OSU IT architectural standards and ensures architectural artifacts support governance, decision-making, and project delivery
• Partners with IT governance and portfolio management functions to integrate enterprise architecture practices into planning and delivery workflows; documents architectural decisions, risks, and exceptions
• Collaborates with agile teams to ensure consistency with the enterprise architecture and to leverage shared technologies, tools, and processes that impact speed to value and time to market

Solution Architecture & Stakeholder Engagement

• Collaborates with projects, products, and portfolio teams to design solutions aligned with enterprise architecture standards; provides expert guidance on solution design, technology selection, and architectural tradeoffs
• Translates business requirements into scalable, secure, and integrated technical solutions; ensures alignment with security, data, integration, and compliance requirements across the enterprise
• Builds and maintains effective partnerships across IT domains and university business units; translates complex technical concepts into clear and actionable guidance for diverse audiences
• Identifies potential digital threats and emerging technology trends applicable to the OSU IT ecosystem; details competitive considerations and assesses applicability to OSU’s strategic direction
• Drives adoption of enterprise architecture standards and practices across the institution; supports teams in operationalizing architectural guidance

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

Working Conditions/Schedule:

Schedule 

This position will work a typical Monday – Friday schedule and will be based on the Corvallis campus.   

This position may at times require work outside of normal business hours and/or weekends.   

Modality  

Hybrid: This position is designated as hybrid, working both on-site and remotely. The exact amount of on-site and remote work and schedule will be discussed with the supervisor. Hybrid work is dependent on business needs.   

Salary Range:

$145,000 - $154,000

Anticipated Start Date:

2026-09-28

Anticipated End Date:

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability, protected veteran, and other protected status.

OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire.

OSU is a fair chance employer committed to inclusive hiring. We encourage applications from candidates who bring a wide range of lived experience including involvement with the justice system. If this position has “critical or security-sensitive” responsibilities and/or driving duties and you are selected as a finalist, your initial job offer will be contingent upon the results of a job-related pre-employment check (such as a background check, motor vehicle history check, sexual misconduct reference check, etc.). Background check results do not automatically disqualify a candidate. Take a look at our Background Checks website including the for candidates section for more details. If you have questions or concerns about the pre-employment check, please contact OSU’s Employee and Labor Relations team at employee.relations@oregonstate.edu.