Senior Enterprise Applications Architect
The Role
Are you a seniorlevel technology professional who enjoys defining application strategy at scale and shaping how enterprise platforms evolve over time? This role focuses on designing and guiding enterprise application architecture that supports longterm business objectives, technology standards, and future growth.
As a Senior Enterprise Applications Architect, you ll work closely with architecture peers, technology leaders, and business stakeholders to define futurestate application ecosystems. You ll balance strategic vision with practical execution setting architectural direction, guiding governance, and helping teams adopt secure, scalable, and sustainable solutions across the organization.
This position is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of strategy, design, and influence, and who enjoys driving clarity across complex technology landscapes.
What You ll Do
Enterprise Application Strategy & Design
- Contribute to the definition and evolution of enterprisewide application architecture, ensuring alignment with overarching technology and business strategy.
- Design futurestate application models that balance scalability, security, maintainability, and business value.
Alignment & Governance
- Ensure application solutions adhere to approved architectural principles, standards, and longterm objectives.
- Establish and maintain reference architectures, architectural patterns, and reusable building blocks to promote consistency and quality.
Technology Evaluation & Decision Support
- Lead or support the assessment of platforms, tools, and vendor solutions, helping teams select technologies that best serve enterprise needs.
- Provide architectural oversight throughout implementation to ensure solutions remain aligned with intended design.
Roadmapping & Capability Planning
- Identify gaps in application capabilities and define forwardlooking strategies, investment priorities, and multiyear roadmaps.
- Partner with leadership to sequence initiatives that deliver incremental and longterm value.
CrossFunctional Collaboration
- Work closely with business teams, delivery leaders, engineers, and product owners to support strategic initiatives and complex programs.
- Act as a key architectural advisor across domains and initiatives.
Innovation & Emerging Technology Awareness
- Stay informed on application and platform trends, evaluating where new approaches or tools could add value or reduce risk.
- Translate relevant innovation into practical architectural guidance.
Executive & Stakeholder Communication
- Clearly articulate architectural concepts, future states, and tradeoffs to both technical and nontechnical audiences.
- Provide concise updates on progress, roadmap status, and architectural decisions to senior leaders.
Architecture Practice Leadership
- Influence and mentor other architects, technology owners, and subject matter experts.
- Encourage shared standards, collaboration, and consistency across application domains.
What You Bring
Education & Experience
- Bachelor s degree in computer science, information systems, data science, or a related discipline (or equivalent professional experience).
- 8+ years of experience working in enterprise application architecture, ideally within a large, complex organization.
Architectural Expertise
- Deep understanding of application design patterns, integration approaches, and architectural governance models.
- Experience defining and enforcing standards, guidelines, and review processes.
Technology & Platform Knowledge
- Handson experience with modern enterprise platforms and ecosystems, such as:
- Microsoft M365, SharePoint, and Azure
- ERP systems
- SaaS and PaaS platforms
- Salesforce, MuleSoft, and ServiceNow
Leadership & Influence
- Proven ability to lead through influence, guide decisionmaking, and drive change across diverse teams.
- Comfort operating in ambiguous environments and resolving complex tradeoffs.
Communication & Collaboration
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders across both business and technology functions.
Delivery & Methodologies
- Experience working within Agile, hybrid, and traditional delivery models.
- Ability to align architecture decisions with delivery realities.
Analytical & ProblemSolving Skills
- Strong critical thinking skills with a pragmatic approach to solution design.
Preferred Enhancements
- Advanced degree (e.g., MBA)
- Experience in a large professional services or enterprise environment
- Vendor and partner management experience
- Exposure to AI frameworks and governance models
- Certifications such as TOGAF or Microsoft Azure
- Proficiency with common productivity and architecture tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Visio)
