NEARSHORE ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTS
Senior architects from Costa Rica and Colombia who can sit in a steering committee, defend a target-state roadmap to a CFO, and still write the ArchiMate diagram themselves. Real US timezone overlap, TOGAF-certified depth, at roughly half of what a US-based principal architect costs, backed by a 90-day replacement guarantee.
A Roadmap Nobody Argues With
Six Months Later.
Costa Rica and Colombia produce TOGAF-certified enterprise architects with 10-plus years bridging business strategy and technical execution. They operate within 0-2 hours of US time zones and cost 40-55% less than a comparable US hire, without the six-month domestic search most companies budget for this role.
A nearshore enterprise architect is a senior technology strategist based in a geographically close country (Costa Rica or Colombia for US companies) who designs the target-state technology landscape across an entire organization, not just one system or team. The role sits above a cloud engineer or DevOps engineer in scope: an enterprise architect defines business capability models, application and data architecture standards, and the multi-year roadmap that those more specialized roles then build against. Kore BPO sources, vets, and places enterprise architects so you get steering-committee-ready strategic depth without a US-market salary or a recruiting cycle that stretches past two quarters.
We Screen for Boardroom Credibility, Not Just Framework Recall.
Plenty of candidates can recite TOGAF’s ADM phases from memory. Far fewer can walk a skeptical CFO through why a $2M platform consolidation is worth the disruption, or hold their ground when a VP Engineering pushes back on a standard. Our technical screen filters specifically for that combination.
- ✓ Framework depth check: TOGAF 10 ADM, Zachman, and ArchiMate modeling applied to a live scenario, not a certification quiz
- ✓ Business capability translation: can this architect turn a vague executive mandate into a scored, sequenced roadmap
- ✓ Executive communication check: written and spoken fluency at steering-committee and board-deck level
- ✓ Governance discipline: architecture review board experience, standards enforcement, and how they handle pushback from engineering leads
What Your Enterprise Architect Will Know
Kore BPO screens for the full span this role requires, from formal frameworks down to the cloud and integration platforms the roadmap eventually has to run on.
Architecture Frameworks
TOGAF 10 (ADM), Zachman Framework, ArchiMate 3.2 modeling, and business capability mapping for target-state design.
Cloud & Platform Standards
AWS, Azure, and GCP well-architected frameworks, applied to set enterprise-wide platform and reference-architecture standards.
Integration & API Strategy
API gateway and event-driven integration patterns, ESB modernization, and legacy-to-cloud migration sequencing.
Data & Information Architecture
Enterprise data governance models, master data management standards, and data domain ownership across business units.
EA Tooling
LeanIX, Ardoq, Sparx Enterprise Architect, and BiZZdesign for maintaining a live, queryable architecture repository.
Security & Risk Architecture
NIST Cybersecurity Framework and Zero Trust reference models, applied at the standards and governance level, not the implementation level.
Governance & Standards
Architecture review board facilitation, standards enforcement, exception handling, and technical debt scoring.
Roadmapping & Stakeholder Advisory
Multi-year technology roadmaps sequenced against budget cycles, plus direct advisory to CIOs, CTOs, and business-unit leaders.
From Discovery to First Commit in 3 Weeks
Our placement process is built around your actual technology landscape and governance structure, not a generic architect benchmark. You get candidates pre-matched to your maturity level and stakeholder environment.
Discovery Call
We map your current architecture maturity, the mandate this hire needs to carry, and who they will report to and influence.
Candidate Matching
Within 72 hours, we present 2-3 pre-vetted profiles. Each has passed our async assessment covering framework depth, roadmap reasoning, and a written executive-summary sample.
Your Interview
You run a 60-90 minute session built around a real architecture decision your business is facing. We provide a structured interview guide if you want one.
Offer & Start
We handle Latin American employment contracts, payroll, benefits, and HR administration. Your architect starts on the agreed date and joins governance meetings from week one.
90-Day Guarantee
If the placement does not meet expectations on technical skills or stakeholder fit within 90 days, we re-run the full search at no additional cost.
Nearshore Enterprise Architect Rates vs US Rates
All-in costs include salary, payroll taxes, benefits, and Kore BPO account management. No upfront placement fees. US ranges reflect published 2026 market data for the role; see the salary guide below for full sourcing.
| Experience Level | US Market Rate | Nearshore via Kore BPO | Annual Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solution Architect (7-10 yrs, TOGAF-certified) | $155,000 – $185,000 | $75,000 – $95,000 | $80,000 – $90,000 |
| Senior Enterprise Architect (10-15 yrs, multi-domain) | $185,000 – $225,000 | $95,000 – $120,000 | $90,000 – $105,000 |
| Principal / Chief Architect (15+ yrs, C-suite advisory) | $225,000 – $300,000+ | $120,000 – $155,000 | $105,000 – $145,000 |
Rates are all-in annual figures through Kore BPO covering Costa Rica and Colombia placements. See full rate breakdown and sourcing in the Nearshore Enterprise Architects Salary Guide.
Nearshore Enterprise Architecture Hiring Works When
✓ Good Fit
- ✓ You need a multi-year technology roadmap that survives contact with your next budget cycle
- ✓ Multiple teams are building against inconsistent standards and nobody owns the reconciliation
- ✓ You are planning a platform consolidation, cloud migration, or M&A technical integration
- ✓ Real-time US timezone collaboration with your leadership team is required
- ✓ Cost savings of 40-55% against a US-based principal architect matter to your budget
✕ Less Ideal
- ✕ You need someone writing production code full time, that is a full stack developer or cloud engineer hire
- ✕ You need a short-term contractor for a single six-week audit with no ongoing mandate
- ✕ The role requires classified US government clearance
- ✕ There is no executive sponsor willing to back the architect’s standards when engineering pushes back
Nearshore Enterprise Architects: Common Questions
What’s the difference between an enterprise architect and a solutions architect?
A solutions architect designs the technical approach for one project or platform. An enterprise architect works one level up, setting the standards, capability models, and multi-year roadmap that every solutions architect and engineering team then builds against. Companies scaling past a single product line or integrating multiple acquired systems typically need enterprise-level ownership that no individual project architect is positioned to carry.
How quickly can you place a nearshore enterprise architect?
With Kore BPO, the typical timeline is 10 to 14 business days from discovery call to first candidate presentation. You receive 2 to 3 fully-vetted profiles with video introductions and async assessment results. Your interview and offer process adds 3 to 5 business days in most cases, well under the multi-quarter search many companies budget for this seniority level domestically.
Do your enterprise architects hold TOGAF certification?
Yes, TOGAF 10 certification is a standard screening requirement for candidates presented for this role, and we verify it directly rather than taking a resume line at face value. Beyond the certification, our technical screen tests whether the candidate can apply the ADM to a live scenario, since framework recall and practical application are not the same skill.
Will a nearshore enterprise architect work US business hours and join executive meetings?
Yes. Costa Rica (UTC-6) and Colombia (UTC-5) operate within 0 to 2 hours of US Eastern and Central time zones. Your architect can sit in steering committee meetings, present roadmaps to your leadership team, and join budget planning sessions in real time, not on a delayed handoff. This real-time overlap is a core reason companies choose Latin America over Asia-based alternatives for a role this dependent on live stakeholder conversation.
What happens if the enterprise architect placement does not work out?
Kore BPO backs every placement with a 90-day replacement guarantee. If the architect does not meet your expectations for technical depth, roadmap quality, or stakeholder fit within the first 90 days, we re-run the full search and placement at no additional cost. The guarantee covers documented technical mismatches as well as governance or communication fit issues raised by your team.
What US Teams Say About Nearshore Architecture Hiring
We had three teams building against three different definitions of “our data platform.” Our Costa Rica architect spent the first month just documenting reality, then handed us a roadmap the board actually approved on the first pass. Hired through Kore BPO in 12 days.
The Kore BPO candidate came in and immediately pushed back on a standard I’d proposed, with a clear reason and an alternative, in the first working session. That’s exactly the pushback I wanted and had not gotten from two previous domestic hires.
Two acquisitions in eighteen months left our architecture a patchwork. Our Colombia-based architect built the integration roadmap and sits in every leadership sync on Eastern time, no lag, no handoff notes lost overnight.
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