Enterprise Application Architect

Trianz • Herndon, VA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking an Enterprise Cloud Architect will be responsible for defining, governing, and evolving the enterprise-wide technology and cloud architecture aligned to business strategy. This role combines strategic vision, deep technical expertise, and strong stakeholder engagement to enable scalable, secure, and future-ready digital platforms.

The role plays a key part in cloud modernization, large-scale migrations, and enterprise transformation initiatives across industries.
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Requirements

• Minimum 14 years of Application Development/ Solution experience.
• Strong experience as an Enterprise Architect or Cloud Architect in large-scale environments.
• Proficient with TOGAF, Zachman, or similar enterprise architecture frameworks.
• Hands-on experience designing scalable, cloud-native architectures, including microservices and DevOps practices.
• Strong understanding of data privacy, security, and compliance across regions and industries.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• .Net / Java expertise, Microservices architecture, AWS cloud native solutions.
• EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, CloudFormation, and CloudFront.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect –Professional.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience in consulting or professional services environments is highly desirable.
• Additional AWS certifications such as AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, AWS Certified Security – Specialty, or AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the enterprise architecture vision, principles, and roadmaps aligned with business goals.
• Apply architectural best practices across infrastructure, applications, data, and integration layers.
• Ensure compliance with security, governance, and regulatory standards.
• Stay current with emerging trends including AI, CI/CD, DevOps, cloud-native architectures, and modernization patterns.
• Lead on-prem to cloud, cloud-to-cloud, and hybrid cloud transformation programs.
• Design enterprise-scale architectures across IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS platforms (primarily AWS; Azure experience a plus).
• Define and implement repeatable migration frameworks, playbooks, and reference architectures.
• Drive assessment workshops, discovery sessions, and immersion days to evaluate customer environments.
• Partner with business leaders, IT leadership, and solution architects to align architecture with functional and technical needs.
• Act as a trusted advisor to clients, advocating cloud adoption and modernization strategies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional architecture teams to ensure consistency and governance across programs.
• Analyze existing application and technology landscapes for alignment with enterprise and global standards.
• Identify architectural risks and define mitigation strategies.
• Ensure architectural decisions support scalability, performance, security, and cost optimization.
• Mentor architects and technical teams, fostering a culture of innovation, quality, and excellence.
• Continuously identify opportunities to optimize enterprise architecture processes and tooling.
• Contribute to RFPs, proposals, and solution design for large transformation programs.

Benefits

• Trianz also offers comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, FSA, EAP, 401(k) with Company matching, unlimited PTO, flexible schedule, and professional development assistance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees