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# Enterprise Application Modernization Architect

- **Company:** Smarter HR Solutions LLC
- **Location:** Houston, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $156,000.0 - $162,240.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Multitier Architecture, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Engineering, Databases, Disaster Recovery, Systems Analysis, Service-Oriented Architecture, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Enterprise Software Applications, IT Architecture, HybridCloud, Togaf, Api Design, Microservices
- **Published:** October 20, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=01093eada1aed9b3

## About the Role

Pre-Employment Requirements: Successful completion of a background check, drug screening, and any applicable assessments, * Bachelor's degree.

 * Formal architecture training or certification, such as TOGAF or a comparable credential.
 * 15+ years of experience leading complex technology transformation or modernization initiatives.
 * 10+ years of experience in IT architecture, application design, systems analysis, application support, or technology project management.
 * 3+ years of state or local government experience within the past seven years.
 * Strong experience with enterprise application modernization, cloud architecture, databases, integrations, infrastructure, and security.
 * Experience designing n-tier, microservices, SOA, API-based, and database-driven solutions.
 * Experience working with Azure, AWS, or hybrid-cloud environments.
 * Strong architecture documentation, leadership, stakeholder management, and executive presentation skills.
 * Ability to meet background screening and CJIS requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

 * Criminal justice, court, public safety, or law enforcement technology experience.
 * CJIS experience.
 * PMP or ITIL certification.
 * Disaster recovery and business continuity architecture experience.
 * Experience modernizing mission-critical public-sector systems.

## Description

We are seeking an experienced Enterprise Application Modernization Architect to support the modernization of a large, mission-critical management platform with complex integrations across justice and law enforcement agencies.

The selected candidate will assess the current technology environment, define the future-state architecture, develop a modernization roadmap, recommend tools and frameworks, and provide architectural oversight during implementation., * Assess existing applications, databases, infrastructure, integrations, and technology dependencies.

 * Develop application modernization and migration strategies using approaches such as rehosting, replatforming, refactoring, replacing, retaining, and retiring.
 * Create current-state and future-state architecture diagrams, technical documentation, and modernization roadmaps.
 * Design scalable solutions involving n-tier applications, microservices, SOA, APIs, databases, and enterprise integrations.
 * Evaluate on-premises, hybrid-cloud, Microsoft Azure, and AWS architecture options.
 * Recommend appropriate platforms, tools, frameworks, and implementation approaches.
 * Incorporate security, governance, compliance, disaster recovery, and CJIS-related requirements into solution designs.
 * Lead technical workshops and communicate recommendations to executives, IT teams, business stakeholders, and vendors.
 * Provide architectural guidance and oversight throughout planning and implementation.