Hiring! Enterprise Applications Architect M&A Carve-Outs & Separations - Remote

Job Title

Enterprise Applications Architect M&A Carve-Outs & Separations

Number of Positions

3 4

Client

Birlasoft

Engagement Type

C2C / Subcontract

Duration

3 4 months (extendable / potential long-term)

Location

US-based candidates only
Preferred time zones: EST / CST

Role Overview

The Enterprise Applications Architect will lead the architecture, design, and execution of enterprise application carve-outs, cloning, and separations in support of M&A transactions. This role requires deep hands-on application architecture expertise combined with strong leadership to deliver Day-1 readiness, support TSA exit, and ensure post-close stabilization under aggressive timelines.

The environment is fast-paced, deal-driven, and multi-vendor, requiring strong decision-making, risk management, and stakeholder communication skills.

Key Responsibilities Application Architecture & M&A Delivery

• Lead application carve-out, cloning, and lift-and-shift strategies across complex enterprise application portfolios

• Define target-state application and data architectures aligned with deal timelines and TSA exit objectives

• Drive architecture decisions balancing speed, risk, cost, and long-term scalability

• Identify and remediate application, data, and integration dependencies impacted by separations

Integration & Data Architecture

• Design and govern interfaces, middleware, APIs, and batch integrations

• Define data separation, migration, reconciliation, and validation approaches

• Ensure architectural consistency across production and non-production environments

Program & Vendor Leadership

• Provide architectural oversight to system integrators and software vendors

• Review and approve solution designs, migration approaches, and cutover plans

• Proactively identify execution, integration, and cutover risks and mitigation strategies

• Advise program leadership on technical trade-offs, sequencing, and dependencies

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Execution

• Partner closely with infrastructure, cloud, security, IAM, and network teams

• Translate business separation requirements into actionable technical architectures

• Support end-to-end testing strategies, test case development, and validation

• Lead cutover planning, go-live execution, and hypercare support

Required Experience & Skills

• 8+ years of overall IT experience

• 5+ years of enterprise applications architecture and delivery experience

• Hands-on experience with COTS application deployment, cloning, and integration

• Strong expertise in application separation, cloning, and lift-and-shift migrations

• Deep understanding of enterprise data and integration architectures

• Experience managing and governing multi-vendor delivery models

• Proven ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, high-pressure M&A environments

• Strong executive-level communication and stakeholder management skills

Preferred Experience

• Direct experience with M&A carve-outs, divestitures, or acquisitions

• Cloud and hybrid architecture experience (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform)

• Exposure to Day-1 readiness, TSA management, and post-close stabilization