Enterprise Architect

What You’ll Do

• Define Enterprise Architecture Strategy
• Develop and maintain architecture documentation
• Align architecture strategy with business goals
• Lead governance processes including design reviews, technology selection, and technical debt management
• Own application architecture across core platforms
• Design scalable integration patterns, APIs, and data pipelines
• Provide architectural oversight for development initiatives
• Drive infrastructure & security architecture
• Define architecture standards for cloud and hybrid environments
• Establish best practices for identity and access management, network segmentation, and endpoint management
• Guide security architecture using zero trust principles
• Partner with security teams for alignment between architecture and security posture
• Architect and guide Velociti’s enterprise AI strategy
• Define governance frameworks for AI usage
• Establish standards to mitigate shadow IT and ensure compliance with evolving regulations
• Design AI-enabled workflows using Azure OpenAI, Microsoft Copilot, and approved third-party platforms
• Collaborate & Influence
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership
• Lead architecture review sessions and cross-functional alignment discussions
• Mentor engineers and technical teams
• Communicate complex architecture concepts clearly

What You Bring

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field
• Required: 8+ years of progressive IT experience, including 3+ years in architecture or senior technical leadership
• Required: Deep expertise in Microsoft Azure, Entra ID, and Microsoft 365
• Required: Strong experience designing integration architectures (APIs, middleware, event-driven systems)
• Required: Knowledge of identity and access management and zero trust security models
• Required: Experience establishing AI governance programs and controls
• Preferred: Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect certification (AZ-305 or equivalent)
• Preferred: Experience with Salesforce architecture and integrations with Azure
• Preferred: Familiarity with Microsoft security and compliance tools (Purview, Defender, Intune)
• Preferred: Experience with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code practices
• Preferred: Exposure to AI/ML platforms, including Azure OpenAI and Microsoft Copilot
• Preferred: Enterprise architecture certifications such as TOGAF or SABSA

Work Environment

• On-site role based in Riverside, MO
• Standard office setting with extended computer use
• Occasional after-hours or weekend work during major initiatives or critical events