Application Architect

Overview

You will lead the design, governance, and continuous enhancement of enterprise application architectures to drive digital modernization and business goals across legacy and modern software systems.

What you'll do

• Evaluate system designs to ensure compliance with enterprise architecture standards and security policies.
• Collaborate with business leaders, project managers, development teams, and vendors to drive architecture choices.
• Lead architectural reviews and comprehensive risk assessments to improve stability and reduce vulnerabilities.
• Investigate and evaluate emerging technologies to optimize long-term application lifecycle management (ALM).
• Author architectural diagrams, blueprints, structural diagrams, and data models for end-to-end topologies.
• Map integration workflows, API orchestrations, and data exchange pathways between internal and external systems.
• Create functional and technical design specifications to guide development and application management services (AMS).

What you'll need

• 6+ years of proven experience as an Application Enterprise Architect in support and development roles.
• Experience in large, globally distributed environments with multiple legacy and strategic applications and multi-vendor teams.
• Deep expertise in enterprise/application architecture, microservices, API architecture, and integration technologies.
• Hands-on knowledge of Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud plus DevOps and CI/CD practices.
• Understanding of database design, data architecture, and security/compliance frameworks.
• Familiarity with TOGAF or equivalent enterprise architecture methodologies.
• Knowledge of multiple custom and ERP/COTS packages and working with tools/packages such as JDE, Peoplesoft, SAP, Workday, Maconomy, Dynamics 365, or Adept.