Enterprise Systems Architect

Key Responsibilities

• Own Schellman’s entire technology architecture—integrations, backend systems, APIs, and digital experiences (Client and Assessor Portals).
• Evaluate our current integration approach (API Hub + Workato) and create a comprehensive build vs. buy vs. integrate strategy for platform integrations.
• Assess whether our current approach is the right long-term direction or if adjustments are needed as we scale.
• Create a cohesive vision that connects all pieces: how platform integrations feed data to portals, how user interactions flow back to core systems, how AI/automation (including Claude-powered features) enhances both internal and external experiences.
• Platform Integration & APIs
• Optimize and evolve our integration platform strategy, leveraging Workato, custom APIs, and cloud-native services thoughtfully based on use case.
• Define integration patterns and standards that enable teams to move fast while maintaining consistency, security, and scalability across Workato and custom integration layers.
• Lead the roadmap for expanding integrations to new systems and optimizing existing ones as the business evolves.
• Cross-Functional Architectural Leadership
• Partner with Engineering to ensure platform and experience designs align with overall strategy and support rapid delivery.
• Collaborate with Product Managers to understand business requirements and translate them into architectural decisions.
• Work with IT Infrastructure & Security to design secure, resilient, cloud-first systems (AWS) and ensure compliance.
• Possess strong cloud expertise architecting on AWS with a proven track record of designing for scale, security, and resilience.

Technical Vision & Communication

• Develop the 3-year technology roadmap in partnership with the CTO, translating business strategy into technical direction.
• Communicate complex architectures clearly to diverse audiences—from individual contributors to the Board.
• Strong visualization and diagramming skills are essential.
• Champion architectural thinking across the organization, elevating the maturity of how we approach technical decision-making.
• Mentor and develop engineering and architecture talent as the team grows.

Team Building & Capability

• Identify architectural gaps in the current organization and help define hiring/development plans to close them.
• Establish architectural practices and rituals (design reviews, architecture forums, decision documentation) that build team capability.
• Work closely with an incoming Data Architect to integrate data architecture with platform and digital experiences.
• Quick learning curve: Hit the ground running, rapidly assess current state, identify fragmentation, and begin connecting the dots.

Required Experience & Expertise

• 12+ years designing and building comprehensive technology architectures spanning integrations, backend systems, and digital experiences.
• Wa Full-stack architecture expertise: hands-on knowledge of both backend (APIs, services, data infrastructure) and frontend technologies (React, Angular, JavaScript, TypeScript, etc.). You’ve architected systems that span multiple technology layers.
• Proven experience with both custom APIs and managed integration platforms.
• Deep cloud expertise architecting on AWS with a proven track record of designing for scale, security, and resilience.
• Enterprise architecture knowledge—comfortable with TOGAF or equivalent frameworks and designing across multiple abstraction levels (conceptual to operational).
• Working knowledge of data pipelines, integration, and governance.
• Strategic judgment in evaluating build vs. buy vs. integrate trade-offs and making pragmatic decisions that balance vision with execution.

Required Certifications

• AWS Solutions Architect Professional (or higher—AWS Solutions Architect Expert, AWS Well-Architected Reviewer)
• Enterprise Architecture: TOGAF 9 (Certified) or equivalent (ArchiMate, Gartner ITACA, or other recognized framework)

Optional Certifications

• AWS Security Architect Professional or AWS Security – Specialty
• AWS Well-Architected Framework Practitioner
• BPMN or business process visualization
• Experience with specific platforms we use: HubSpot, Workday, Kantata, Ironclad, Fieldguide, Workato
• Experience with Claude, OpenAI, or other LLMs and how to architect for AI/generative AI integration
• Experience with event streaming (Kafka, AWS Kinesis) and async integration patterns
• Knowledge of modern API gateway solutions and API management platforms
• Experience with containers (Docker/Kubernetes), orchestration, and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Track record of establishing architecture governance in rapidly growing organizations
• Security architecture experience (compliance frameworks like SOC 2, HIPAA, etc.)