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Paul W.
Last position:
Enterprise Architect at ePrimo GmbH
Led the end-to-end integration and migration architecture for decommissioning SAP IS-U market communication and transitioning to Salesforce Marketing Cloud (SFMC) with E.ON IT Services — covering regulated EDIFACT market messaging, a three-phase data migration (transfer of market message inventory after cutover), redesign of market communication processes, and full GDPR and German energy-market compliance.
- Designed the three-tier target architecture (SAP IS-U → NScale B2B gateway → SFMC) processing 50,000–100,000 EDIFACT messages daily within sub-5-minute SLAs.
- Architected the three-phase data migration: 36 months of historical data, zero-loss cutover of in-flight market messages, and near-real-time CDC synchronization.
- Delivered secure, BDEW/GDPR-compliant integration (AS2/OFTP2, RFC/IDoc, REST APIs, OAuth 2.0, Azure AD, AWS S3) achieving >99.5% uptime, <0.1% migration discrepancy, and RTO <4 hours.
- Applied BPMN to model and optimize the market communication processes.
Technologies: SAP IS-U, NScale, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, EDIFACT, OAuth 2.0, Azure AD, AWS S3, BPMN, Jira, Confluence, Draw.io
Christian E.
Last position:
Cyber Trust Austria Silver Certification at PrimeFaktor GmbH
Cyber Trust Austria Silver Certification
- Led application and implementation of the Cyber Trust Austria Silver label (KSV1870 Cyber Risk A-Rating; 25 validated controls)
- Mapped and fulfilled requirements covering risk management, incident response, access control, vulnerability and penetration testing, BCM, and supply-chain security, aligned with ISO/IEC 27001/27002 control themes and NIS 2 / NISG 2026 expectations
- Coordinated stakeholders, compiled audit evidence, and completed KSV1870 validation
Vincent V.
Last position:
IT Business Partner & Enterprise Architect at Sulzer
- Established the Enterprise Architecture function from the ground up for Sulzer Group (~13,500 employees, CHF 3.6B revenue)
- Defined the Technical Governance framework, Target Operating Model, and IT PMO foundation now governing architecture decisions and portfolio demand across all divisions.
- Deployed SAP LeanIX as the authoritative application portfolio system of record - catalogued 500 applications group-wide (140 for Chemtech), onboarded business and IT stakeholders, and initiated integration with ServiceNow to embed architecture data into operational workflows.
- Led the divisional & group wide Application Rationalization initiative
- Decommissioned 15% of the 140 applications Chemtech portfolio, delivering CHF 627k in run-rate savings over two years and materially reducing licensing and support exposure.
- Defined and executed the divisional AI Roadmap in partnership with Sales, Legal, and R&D leadership
- Delivered 4 AI solutions into production (including Sales process harmonization and LLM-based IP conflict detection) from a portfolio of 7 prioritized initiatives.
- Built and owned the 3-year IT Strategic Roadmap for Chemtech
- Aligned cloud and technology architecture with divisional business priorities and a CHF 1.5M annual investment envelope.
- Delivered CHF 500k in cost avoidance by challenging and discontinuing funded but low-value initiatives, demonstrated governance discipline and executive influence, with zero implementation spend.
Waseem S.
Last position:
Solution Architect / Subject Matter Expert at FRMCS Device Manufacturer
Participation in the EU-funded MORANE-2 project to validate the Future Railway Mobile Communication System (FRMCS) in real-world use cases: preparation of the requirements specifications for TOBA and the associated test specifications.
Technologies: 5GS (Radio & Core), FRMCS, MCx (MCPTT, MCData, MCVideo), MC Gateway UE, MCx Priority/Security/QoS Management, ETCS, SIP, IMS
Zeev T.
Last position:
Enterprise Architect at Coveris Group
- Built Enterprise Architecture practice covering business, application, data, and integration layers
- Created a multi-year Integration Strategy, delivering annual cost savings of several hundred thousand euros
- Defined portfolio simplification roadmap, identifying redundant systems and cost reduction opportunities
- Designed target-state enterprise architecture around D365 FSCM, enabling a best-of-breed future landscape
- Developed Master Data Management (MDM) strategy and roadmap to improve data quality and operational efficiency
- Provided enterprise-wide architectural direction ensuring alignment and eliminating redundant initiatives
- Established reusable architecture patterns adopted by delivery teams
- Facilitated cross-functional architecture forums to align product and delivery teams
- Translated enterprise architecture guidance into practical delivery decisions
- Drove practical adoption of architecture guidance across initiatives rather than acting as a gatekeeper
- Identified redundant systems enabling substantial cost reduction potential
- Enabled cost transparency in integration landscape
- Enabled fact-based investment prioritization decisions
Cyrille C.
Last position:
Founder, Sr Partner & CEO at APX Vision
APX Vision partners with organizations to design, pilot, and continually refine adaptive operating models that unlock measurable growth, resilience, and engagement through continuous, real-world implementation.
Adaptive systems consulting: Implementing the Adaptive Organization & Management System 6.0™ through customized diagnostics, pilots, and actionable frameworks.
Executive and team coaching: Supporting leadership growth and culture renewal with people-centered, evidence-driven approaches.
Lean, Six Sigma, and operational excellence: Enabling practical, sustainable improvements across business functions.
Innovation partnerships, pilot mandates, and co-creation opportunities to advance System 6.0™.
Strategic consulting and coaching collaborations for sustainable transformation.
Jens H.
Last position:
Interim CTO (occasional assignments) at Fujitsu / FSAS
Stabilization of an Azure/.NET landscape in live operation.
- Architecture, DevOps, and operational readiness; technical decisions under time pressure
- Azure DevOps, monitoring, ETL/ELT, cloud security, FinOps, and data-mesh-related topics
Technologies: Azure DevOps, .NET, CI/CD, monitoring, FinOps
Stefan M.
Last position:
SAP Architect at Manufacturing Industry
SAP Business Data Cloud / Datasphere rollout
Technologies: SAP Datasphere | SAP BTP | SAP Analytics Cloud | ETL / ELT | Security & Governance
Tasks / Responsibilities:
- Designing and implementing data architectures in SAP Business Data Cloud / Datasphere
- Designing spaces, data products, and data flows for integrated data models
- Connecting SAP and non-SAP systems via SDI, ODP, APIs
- Integration with SAP Analytics Cloud for self-service analytics
- Building governance, security, and authorization concepts
- Creating architecture guidelines & performance optimization
Results / Achievements:
- Introduced a central data catalog & authorization concept
- Laid the foundation for self-service analytics
Ralf R.
Last position:
Infrastructure-as-Code Transformation Architect at ODDO BHF
Responsible for designing and delivering a company-wide, comprehensive Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) transformation in a regulated banking environment.
Conducted an assessment of the current infrastructure, processes, tools, teams, ways of working and skill profiles as a basis for the target architecture and a PDO (Product-Driven Organization)
Defined a tailored, audit-ready Everything-as-Code infrastructure (including governance, security and compliance)
Built a comprehensive IaC operating model, integrating and transforming internal teams
Designed standardised, reusable Terraform modules for infrastructure and platform services
Integrated secrets management, PKI and Encryption-as-a-Service to secure critical VMware and Kubernetes platform components and stored data
Implemented the platform in line with regulatory requirements (DORA, BaFin, ACPR, CRA), with a focus on auditability and traceability
The initiative provides the foundation for standardised, automated and audit-ready infrastructure, reduces manual intervention and enables scalable, traceable delivery of IT resources in a banking environment.
Joerg S.
Last position:
Various short-term CTO, Enterprise Architecture Advisory for companies at various
Support for Transformation Projects:
- Expert CTO advisory and enterprise architecture consulting for several short-term transformation projects, ensuring measurable improvements in project outcomes and technical business alignment.
- Supporting strategic IT initiatives for diverse clients, driving digital transformation and optimizing technology operations to increase business value and operational efficiency.
Walter S.
Last position:
Territory Service Manager Red Hat Consulting at Major German Engineering and Technology Multinational Company
- Migrating from VMware to OpenShift Virtualization, 40+ workstreams / projects in parallel (Small- to Medium Sized VM Operators / Critical Factory Workload Owners / Large-Scale Data Center Operators)
Lenka P.
Last position:
Workday Technical Architect at Swisscom
(Project Assignment via consulting company HighPerfPeople)
- Lead the Workday Optimization Board, defining and presenting the Workday enhancement roadmap; drive prioritization based on stakeholder input, system analysis, and identified capability gaps.
- Challenge business requirements and proposed solutions to ensure alignment with long-term architecture principles, platform strategy and operational sustainability.
- Own the complete lifecycle of Workday enhancements from business discovery and solution design through implementation governance, testing strategy, deployment and stabilization.
- Act as functional/technical lead for key product areas including Peakon, Workday Learning, and Talent/Performance processes (e.g., year-end cycle, goal setting).
- Define and implement Workday branding and communication standards (templates, notification design, messaging structure) to improve consistency and employee experience.
- Build and enhance manager- and HR-facing tools (reports, dashboards, guidance/Journeys, process support assets) to reduce manual effort and improve decision-making.
- Translate complex system behavior, security/privacy constraints, and process implications into clear options for business stakeholders and leadership.
- Drive cross-functional collaboration with HR process owners, IT/security, and vendors to resolve issues and enable scalable solutions.
- Strong focus on adoption: ensure changes are usable, understandable, and actionable for employees, managers, and HR teams.
Ali A.
Last position:
Founder & Architect at Independent AI R&D
- Fully on-premises LLM document-examination platform for a compliance-critical banking domain: agentic LangGraph pipeline with deterministic verification, every AI judgment structured and source-anchored; ~960 automated tests, zero data egress
- GPU throughput engineering (quantized serving, speculative decoding, prefix caching): 9.5x extraction speed-up, 500+ multi-document case files per day on a single A100
- AI-native EDI/EDIFACT integration platform (~116k LOC Java 25 / Spring Boot 4, 1,900+ tests): LLM-drafted partner mappings machine-verified before go-live (DFDL conformance, field-coverage checks, dry runs), ~99.5% byte match on real customer files — replacing weeks of manual mapping per partner
Rene S.
Last position:
Head of Digital Services & IT at reet systems gmbh / THEOPHIL Holding GmbH
- Overall responsibility for IT, software development, and digital services of the company for brands such as Rosenberger, Rosehill, Burger King Austria (approx. 70 companies)
- Built the holding's lakehouse and data analytics platform
- Established and led the software development and IT department
- Established and led the operation (cloud-native AWS) of the B2B platform
- Connected IoT systems and developed models for predictive maintenance and production planning, data lake/lakehouse, and BI
- Preparation for ISO 27001 information security certification
- Technologies: Cloud, AWS, Java, Cypress, Angular, Python, Go
Markus S.
Last position:
Domain Architect Core Party Data at ING DiBa AG
Technologies: Confluence, PlantUML, BPMN
- As part of the modernization of ING DiBa, the master data management system is also being renewed. As the Domain Architect for this topic, I had to find a way to combine global solution approaches from the headquarters in Amsterdam with local requirements from the German branch in Frankfurt.
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Enterprise Architects statistics
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
23 years
Position duration
2.1 years
Positions per freelancer
18
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development
Top industries
Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Professional Services
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development
Bachelor's degree or higher
91%
Master's degree or higher
58%
Doctorate
7%
Certifications per freelancer
5
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
95%
Based on our profile pool as of 5 Nov 2026.
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Average rates for Enterprise Architects
Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.
The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.
The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 5 Nov 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Enterprise Architects experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Information Technology (91%)
- Banking and Finance (66%)
- Professional Services (61%)
- Automotive (55%)
- Manufacturing (52%)
- Transportation (41%)
- Insurance (39%)
- Retail (39%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the role
Aligning Business Strategy with Complex IT Landscapes
Enterprise architects bridge executive leadership and engineering teams to ensure technology investments directly support commercial goals. They evaluate the current-state architecture, identify technical debt and redundancies, and design target-state operating models. By mapping capabilities, data flows, and systems, they provide organizations with a coherent technical direction for long-term scalability and resilience.
Core Deliverables and Strategic Responsibilities
Organizations rely on an IT enterprise architect or enterprise systems architect to deliver structured, future-proof blueprints across domains. Typical project outputs include:
- Target architecture blueprints and technology modernization roadmaps
- Capability maps linking business processes to application portfolios
- Application rationalization plans to consolidate redundant legacy systems
- Architecture governance frameworks and compliance review processes
- Enterprise cloud migration and data integration strategies
Methods, Tools, and Architectural Frameworks
Experienced professionals utilize established industry frameworks to standardize system documentation and governance. They frequently work within TOGAF or Zachman frameworks and utilize modeling standards such as ArchiMate to communicate designs across technical and non-technical stakeholders. In tool-driven environments, they maintain software inventories and lifecycle roadmaps using enterprise architecture management platforms like LeanIX, Alfabet, or Ardoq, while orchestrating cloud shifts across AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.
When to Bring In a Freelance Enterprise Architect
Companies hire freelance architecture leaders during critical inflection points rather than for routine administration. External experts provide objective assessments during post-merger integrations when two disparate technical environments must unite. They also guide large-scale core system replacements, such as moving to modern ERP platforms, designing microservices transformations, or restructuring digital landscapes to meet regulatory requirements.
Distinction Between Enterprise and Solution Architects
A solution architect focuses on the concrete design and delivery of an individual application, platform, or project. In contrast, an enterprise solutions architect or enterprise IT strategist operates horizontally across the entire organization. They balance trade-offs among parallel programs, manage vendor ecosystems, enforce security and compliance standards, and ensure individual software choices do not create cross-departmental bottlenecks.
What Sets Strong Enterprise Architects Apart
Elite practitioners combine deep systems engineering knowledge with executive diplomacy. They translate dense technical constraints into financial and operational risks that board members can evaluate. Rather than enforcing rigid theoretical models, pragmatic architects design governance processes that maintain engineering agility while eliminating architectural drift and unmanaged IT spend.
Frequently asked questions
The facts hiring teams ask for most often when it comes to Enterprise Architects.
A freelance enterprise architect reviews your overall technology landscape, defines target operating models, and aligns IT initiatives with long-term commercial goals. They establish architecture standards, rationalise application portfolios, and guide major transformations such as cloud migrations or legacy modernizations.
While an enterprise architect looks across the entire business portfolio to govern standards, data flows, and technology roadmaps, a solution architect focuses on designing the detailed architecture for a single application or specific business solution.
Hiring a freelance enterprise systems architect provides high-level expertise for bounded initiatives like post-merger systems integration, core platform transitions, or setting up initial architecture governance. Freelancers deliver neutral, objective analysis free from internal politics and can be engaged flexibly for strategic phases.
A qualified enterprise IT architect is typically well-versed in frameworks such as TOGAF or Zachman and uses modeling languages like ArchiMate. They also know how to apply these standards pragmatically without bogging down delivery teams in excessive documentation.
A professional IT enterprise architect commonly uses specialized enterprise architecture management platforms such as LeanIX, Ardoq, or Software AG Alfabet. They also leverage diagramming and visualization platforms along with modern data cataloging and cloud management tooling.
Yes, an enterprise architect can execute stakeholder interviews, systems modeling, and governance alignment completely remotely. Many organizations prefer occasional on-site workshops during discovery phases, strategy rollouts, or key steering committee sessions to accelerate consensus.
Look for an enterprise solutions architect who demonstrates tangible outcomes, such as reduced operational costs through application rationalization or seamless cloud transitions. Strong candidates present clear artifacts from prior engagements, communicate comfortably with non-technical executives, and avoid purely theoretical approaches.
An enterprise architect delivers maximum value at the very beginning of a digital transformation, prior to vendor selections or heavy engineering commitments. Involving them early prevents costly architectural dead-ends, ensures data interoperability, and sets explicit milestones for modernizing legacy infrastructure.
The average hourly rate for Enterprise Architects is 122 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 977 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers working as Enterprise Architects, 91% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 58% hold at least a Master's degree, and 7% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers working as Enterprise Architects have 23 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.1 years.
The most common languages among freelancers working as Enterprise Architects are German (95%), English (95%), and French (21%).
The most common industries among freelancers working as Enterprise Architects are Information Technology (91%), Banking and Finance (66%), and Professional Services (61%).
The most common business areas among freelancers working as Enterprise Architects are Information Technology (95%), Project Management (86%), and Product Development (77%).
FRATCH Enterprise Architects main locations
Our freelancers and interim experts are at home all over Germany — available on-site in Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and every major business hub, or fully remote. Choose a city to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.
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Berlin Hamburg Munich Cologne Frankfurt Stuttgart Dusseldorf Leipzig Dortmund Essen Bremen Dresden Hanover Nuremberg In Austria our freelancers and interim experts support companies from Vienna to Graz — on-site where your project needs them, or fully remote. Choose a city to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.
Vienna Graz Across Switzerland our specialists are active in Zurich, Geneva, Basel and Bern — working on-site or fully remote. Choose a city to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.
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