Applications Architect – Enterprise Architecture

About the role

Portolearn is seeking a senior Applications Architect to lead large‑scale digital transformation and enterprise architecture initiatives. The role bridges business requirements with robust application designs, ensuring alignment between IT strategy and organizational goals.

Key responsibilities

• Develop As‑Is and Target Application Architectures and conduct gap analysis.
• Translate business requirements and processes into application models.
• Review architecture compliance across implementation projects.
• Conduct change‑impact analysis and evaluate emerging technologies.
• Contribute to technical RFP development and vendor evaluation.
• Work with integration technologies including REST APIs, SOAP, Microservices and Enterprise Service Bus (ESB).

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
• 10+ years of IT experience, with at least 2 years in Applications Architecture.
• TOGAF certification (required) and SOA certification (highly preferred).

Required skills

• Application architecture design and modeling.
• Integration technologies: REST APIs, SOAP, Microservices, ESB.
• Change‑impact analysis and technology evaluation.
• Technical RFP creation and vendor assessment.