Application Architect

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Job Title: Enterprise Applications Architect Consultant

Location: Philadelphia, PA 19122 (Hybrid: 4 days onsite initially, up to 2 remote days/week after successful transition)

Interview Process: Round 1 – Microsoft Teams (virtual) | Round 2 – In-person

Resume Submission: Direct to hiring Manager

Role Summary

We are seeking an experienced Enterprise Applications Architect Consultant to lead the architecture, modernization, and governance of enterprise applications across a diverse technology portfolio. This role is responsible for designing scalable, secure, resilient, and integrated application solutions while partnering with infrastructure, cloud, and security teams to deliver highly available, high-performing enterprise platforms. The architect will collaborate with business and technology leaders to define enterprise architecture standards, guide modernization initiatives, and align technology solutions with business strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Define enterprise application architecture, standards, and roadmaps for modern, scalable, and secure business applications.
• Design distributed, cloud-native, and event-driven solutions using microservices, APIs, messaging, and AI-enabled services.
• Architect enterprise integrations across internal, third-party, SaaS, and cloud platforms.
• Lead application modernization, cloud adoption, and migration strategies for legacy systems.
• Define application scalability, resiliency, performance, and disaster recovery requirements for mission-critical systems.
• Establish architecture governance, design reviews, and technical standards across engineering teams and vendors.
• Collaborate with infrastructure and security teams to design secure cloud platforms, networking, identity management, and operational readiness.
• Partner with business and technology stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable, maintainable, and cost-effective technology solutions.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of enterprise application, solution, or systems architecture experience.
• 5+ years architecting enterprise solutions on Microsoft Azure, with familiarity across AWS and Google Cloud Platform.
• Proven experience designing highly available, secure, and scalable enterprise applications supporting 24x7 operations.

Enterprise Application Architecture

• Enterprise application architecture, modernization, and integration strategies.
• Distributed systems, microservices, domain-driven design, service-oriented architecture (SOA), and event-driven architectures.
• API-first design (REST, gRPC), messaging platforms, and enterprise integration patterns.
• Application architecture using .NET (.NET Core/.NET 6+), Angular, Java (Spring Boot), Python, and modern web technologies.
• AI-enabled application architecture using Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Services, or similar platforms, including RAG and LLM orchestration frameworks such as Semantic Kernel, LangChain, LangGraph, or equivalent.
• Experience designing enterprise CI/CD and DevSecOps architectures using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar platforms, including automated testing, deployment, security scanning, and release governance.

Cloud, Infrastructure & Security

• Microsoft Azure architecture including App Services, AKS, Azure Functions, Azure SQL, Service Bus, Azure Monitor/Application Insights, containers, and Kubernetes.
• Working knowledge of AWS and Google Cloud architecture.
• Enterprise networking fundamentals, secure application deployment, LAN/WAN/DMZ segmentation, and multi-tier architecture.
• Identity and Access Management (Microsoft Entra ID/Azure AD, Okta, ForgeRock, SiteMinder, or similar), including OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML, SSO, and federated identity.
• High availability, fault tolerance, disaster recovery, capacity planning, observability, and performance optimization.

Leadership

• Experience establishing architecture governance, technology standards, and design review processes.
• Strong stakeholder management with the ability to translate business strategy into enterprise technology solutions.
• Proven ability to mentor engineering teams and drive architecture best practices across cross-functional organizations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Azure Solutions Architect Expert, TOGAF, AWS Solutions Architect, or Google Professional Cloud Architect certifications.
• Experience with platform engineering, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), FinOps, and enterprise observability.
• Knowledge of Zero Trust security, SOC 2, ISO 27001, or similar compliance frameworks.
• Experience with legacy modernization, cloud migration, and regulated industries.
• Familiarity with Agile, SAFe, and enterprise software delivery practices.