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# Senior Enterprise Application Architect - AI & Modernization - 26-05498

- **Company:** Navitas, Inc.
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $104,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Applications Architecture, Application Integration Architecture, Application Portfolio Management, Architectural Patterns, Cloud Computing, RAID, Systems Development Life Cycle, Enterprise Software Applications, IT Architecture, Documentation System, Integration Frameworks, Api Design, Code Restructuring, Devsecops
- **Published:** May 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=ac51999960b75e1a

## About the Role

Do you have experience in SDLC?, * 6-10 years of Application & Integration Architecture experience

 * 6-10 years of Enterprise Architecture methodologies and frameworks
 * 6+ years of Information Architecture experience
 * 6+ years of IT Architecture and Portfolio Modeling experience
 * 6+ years of Architecture Governance and Standards experience

Modernization & AI

 * Experience with application modernization strategies:
 + Refactoring
 + Replatforming
 + Modernization
 + Application retirement
 * 4-6 years of AI-enabled assessment and architectural insights experience
 * Experience using AI-assisted analysis and automation tools

Technical Expertise

 * API platforms and integration technologies
 * Cloud-aligned architecture patterns
 * Application portfolio rationalization
 * DevSecOps and SDLC architecture alignment
 * Architecture modeling and documentation tools
 * Enterprise application onboarding and integration strategies

Security & Compliance

 * Security-by-design principles
 * Resiliency and risk mitigation planning
 * Regulatory and enterprise compliance alignment, * Experience working in large enterprise environments
 * Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
 * Experience collaborating across cross-functional technology teams
 * Ability to guide modernization initiatives at enterprise scale

## Description

We are seeking a Senior Enterprise Application Architect with strong AI and modernization expertise to support enterprise-wide application and integration architecture initiatives. This role will focus on evaluating enterprise applications, guiding modernization strategies, supporting portfolio rationalization, and ensuring alignment with architectural standards, security requirements, and cloud-aligned patterns.

The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in enterprise architecture, application modernization, integration platforms, and AI-assisted assessment methodologies while collaborating closely with engineering, cybersecurity, operations, and product teams., Application Architecture & Modernization

 * Conduct architectural assessments of enterprise applications and integrations
 * Utilize AI-assisted tools and modernization frameworks to evaluate systems
 * Recommend modernization strategies including replatforming, refactoring, consolidation, or retirement
 * Develop target-state architecture models and modernization roadmaps
 * Analyze application dependencies, integration readiness, and technical risks
 * Support cloud-aligned and API-driven modernization initiatives

Portfolio Analysis & Rationalization

 * Evaluate application technical health, scalability, complexity, and operational risks
 * Identify opportunities for portfolio optimization and consolidation
 * Maintain architecture-related RAID logs and portfolio insights
 * Support enterprise portfolio management and reporting activities

Architecture Governance & Standards

 * Participate in architecture review boards and governance activities
 * Ensure compliance with enterprise architectural standards and patterns
 * Review vendor and contractor deliverables for architectural alignment
 * Maintain architectural decision records and documentation

Security, Compliance & Resiliency

 * Integrate security-by-design principles into application architectures
 * Ensure alignment with resiliency, compliance, and regulatory standards
 * Identify architectural vulnerabilities and mitigation strategies
 * Support enterprise security framework alignment


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