Architecture authority

Target-state, governed decisions,
reference patterns that hold.

From capability mapping and ADR governance to zero-trust integration and cross-domain interoperability — architecture authority that reduces decision lead-time and eliminates drift between design and delivery.

What makes the difference

Architecture fails when it lives in documents but not in decisions. The mandate I carry is traceable: every material design call has an owner, a rationale, an audit trail and a feedback loop to the operating model. Boards, auditors and delivery teams work from the same truth.

Frameworks used: TOGAF · COBIT · ArchiMate · NAF · NIST 800-207 · ISO 20022 · STANAG

Key outcomes

~50%Decision lead-time reduction
848Catalogued components governed
120K+Users on governed platforms
28+Major migration programmes
11DPI deployments across 47 countries

Frameworks & standards

TOGAFCOBITArchiMate NAFNIST 800-207ISO 20022 STANAGITIL 4

What I offer

Architecture services

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Target-state & ADRs

Capability mapping, reference architecture, architecture decision record governance. Every material call documented with rationale and impact.

~50% decision lead-time ↓
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Reference patterns

Zero Trust, micro-segmentation, HSM/KMS, identity federation, hybrid cloud. Designed once — reused across programmes.

Reduced rework across teams
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Operating-model alignment

Business, application, data and technology domains aligned into one coherent backbone. No more shadow IT or rogue integration.

Single source of truth
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Cross-domain integration

API-led, iPaaS, event-driven, ISO 20022, SWIFT, NATO STANAG interoperability. Protocol agnostic, compliance first.

Interoperability at scale
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Architecture governance

ARB design, review cadences, decision registers, drift detection, remediation roadmaps. Governance that actually works.

Audit-ready at all times
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Cloud & hybrid architecture

Multi-cloud reference architectures — AWS, Azure, GCP — with security, resilience, and cost-control guardrails baked in.

99.999% availability achieved

Key engagements

Where this mandate was exercised

PIR2-IT (own firm)
Chief Architect — ongoing retained mandates across all domains
Architecture authorityADR governanceARB design
NATO / NCIA
Lead Architect — classified platforms, hybrid backbone, NATO-compliant interoperability
NAFSTANAGNATO Secret
European External Action Service
Architecture authority — classified comms, secure integration, GDPR alignment
ClassifiedEU compliance
United Nations / OICT
Senior Architect — digital backbone consolidation, 11 UN entities, 178-state coverage
DPIBackbone consolidation
European Central Bank
Retained architecture — SWIFT CSP, PCI DSS, ISO 20022 migration governance
SWIFT CSPISO 20022PCI DSS
IBM
Enterprise architecture — banking and government transformation programmes
TOGAFSOAIntegration

Visual reference

Architecture authority infographic

Marius Russo-Got — Enterprise Architecture Authority

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