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About the role
Architecture Direction Enterprise Architects shape the long-term technology blueprint of a company. They connect business goals with application, data, infrastructure, and security decisions. A strong enterprise architect turns vague change plans into a clear target picture that teams can execute.
Typical Deliverables
- Current-state and target-architecture views
- Roadmaps for application, data, and platform change
- Architecture principles and standards
- Governance models and review boards
- Decision papers for major technology choices
- Dependency maps for transformation programs
Skills That Matter They need broad system thinking and the ability to explain trade-offs to both executives and engineers. Strong professionals know EA methods, common architecture frameworks, and how to work with cloud, integration, data, security, and ERP teams.
They also need practical communication skills. In Austria, they often work with mixed teams across headquarters, shared service centers, and local business units, so clear documentation and good stakeholder management matter just as much as technical depth.
Tools And Specialties Common work includes application portfolio management, capability mapping, integration strategy, data governance, and cloud transition planning. Many clients also need help with SAP landscapes, identity and access design, legacy modernization, or operating model reviews.
Enterprise Architects often use modeling and documentation tools to keep decisions traceable. The best ones do not just draw diagrams. They make architecture useful for delivery teams, programme managers, and leadership.
When To Bring One In
- A transformation needs a clear target architecture
- Many projects are creating conflicting technology choices
- ERP, cloud, and data programs need one roadmap
- Governance is weak and decisions are not consistent
- The company needs senior support without a permanent hire
Freelance Enterprise Architects are a strong fit when the work is time-bound, cross-functional, or politically sensitive. They can step in for strategy reviews, merger integration, platform consolidation, or to unblock delivery teams when permanent staff are fully committed.
What Good Looks Like A strong enterprise architect asks the right questions early, exposes hidden dependencies, and keeps the architecture realistic. They balance standards with business urgency and avoid building a perfect model that no team can use.
Look for clear outputs, not just slide decks. Good Enterprise Architects leave behind decisions, ownership, and a roadmap that teams can follow after they step out.
Meet FRATCH Enterprise Architects
Walter Sarg
Enterprise Modernization & Service Transition Leader | GRC/AI Compliance | Architecture & Digital Transformation #GRCA #GRCP
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)
Tomas Jiskra
Senior Agile Project Management / Professional Scrum Mastery
Last position:
Senior Agile Project Management / Professional Scrum Mastery at BRZ - Federal Computing Center (Federal Ministry of Finance)
- Deputy project manager for one of the largest projects in the Customs Union Code program, CEIS CDA for the Federal Ministry of Finance
- Budget planning and control
- Negotiations and ongoing communication with all relevant stakeholders
- Risk identification and assessment, and development of risk mitigation strategies
- Creation and implementation of action strategies to achieve project goals
- Efficient resource planning and allocation to support project requirements
- Managing the release process using agile methods and coordinating sprints for analysis, development, and testing phases
- Process optimizations and regular reporting for progress monitoring and decision making
Zeev Turchinsky
Enterprise Architect
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
Rene Schakmann
Head of Digital Services & IT
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
Oliver Perner
Enterprise Agile Coach, Flight Levels Coach, Product Manager, Innovation Consultant
Last position:
Enterprise Agile Consultant, Coach & Trainer, Product Manager at building BRIDGES – Enterprise Agility
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Enterprise Architects statistics
Typical experience
21 years
Average project duration
3 years
Certifications per freelancer
11
Top business areas
Information Technology, Operations, Project Management
Top industries
Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Professional Services
Most common languages
German, English, Russian
Bachelor's degree or higher
75%
Master's degree or higher
75%
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Frequently Asked Questions
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An Enterprise Architect defines the target picture for business, application, data, and technology change. They help leadership make decisions on standards, roadmaps, governance, and major platform choices. On a project, that usually means turning strategy into an architecture that delivery teams can actually use.
Bring in an Enterprise Architect when the change cuts across many domains or when internal teams cannot step back from daily delivery. A freelancer is often the better choice for transformation, consolidation, merger integration, or architecture recovery work. They add senior perspective without adding permanent headcount.
Look for broad system thinking, clear stakeholder communication, and the ability to make trade-offs visible. A strong Enterprise Architect can work across cloud, integration, data, security, and ERP topics without losing the business context. They should also be able to document decisions in a way that is practical for teams.
A Solution Architect focuses on one solution or product in detail. An Enterprise Architect works at a wider level and connects several systems, capabilities, and roadmaps across the company. In many organisations the two roles work closely, but the scope is different.
Typical outputs are target-architecture views, transition roadmaps, architecture principles, and governance models. Many clients also need decision papers, dependency maps, and capability or application landscape views. The exact format depends on whether the project is focused on strategy, transformation, or control.
Yes, most of the work can be done remotely if the company has good access to stakeholders and documents. For strategy workshops, architecture reviews, or sensitive alignment sessions in Austria, a mix of remote and on-site collaboration often works best. Language expectations depend on the client, but many projects use English across international teams.
Check whether they can explain the current state, the target state, and the path between them without hiding behind jargon. A good EA produces decisions that stick, not just diagrams that look neat. You should also see that they can align business, IT, and delivery teams around the same plan.
Yes, especially when those programmes affect many teams or need one shared direction. An Enterprise Architect can connect SAP, cloud, integration, data governance, and security decisions into one roadmap. That is often what keeps large change programmes from drifting into isolated technical fixes.
The average hourly rate for Enterprise Architects in Austria is 116 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 925 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers working as Enterprise Architects in Austria, 75% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 75% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers working as Enterprise Architects in Austria have 21 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3 years.
The most common languages among freelancers working as Enterprise Architects in Austria are German (100%), English (100%), and Russian (33%).
The most common industries among freelancers working as Enterprise Architects in Austria are Information Technology (100%), Banking and Finance (67%), and Professional Services (50%).
The most common business areas among freelancers working as Enterprise Architects in Austria are Information Technology (100%), Operations (67%), and Project Management (67%).
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