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About the Role

The MTA is seeking a highly skilled Senior Enterprise Architect with deep expertise in application modernization, cloud-native design, and enterprise application portfolio management. This role focuses on hands-on architecture execution—developing modern solutions, guiding cloud migrations, creating reusable standards, and partnering with engineering teams to modernize and streamline the application landscape. The architect will work primarily on both AWS, Azure and hybrid environments, supporting modernization roadmaps, technical debt reduction, and application lifecycle governance.

Responsibilities

Develop, publish, and maintain application and integration architecture standards.
Create reusable modernization patterns (microservices, APIs, event-driven, containerization).
Contribute to reference architectures and ensure consistency across engineering teams.
Support solution architects and delivery teams in applying approved standards.
Design modernization paths for legacy applications: rehost, replatform, refactor, retire.
Architect cloud-native and hybrid solutions primarily on Azure (AKS, Functions, APIM, PaaS).
Work hands-on with engineering teams during design, PoCs, and early build phases.
Guide workload decomposition, domain boundaries, service design, and modernization roadmaps.
Build and evolve Azure landing zone components and cloud governance configurations.
Define infrastructure, integration, API, and data patterns for cloud adoption.
Support hybrid cloud integrations with Azure, AWS, and GCP where applicable.
Evaluate new cloud capabilities (AI, observability, DevSecOps, automation tools).
Perform architecture-led assessments using frameworks such as TIME or 6R.
Identify consolidation, migration, and retirement opportunities to reduce redundancy.
Partner with ServiceNow APM/CMDB to ensure accurate application inventory and lifecycle data.
Develop architecture metrics and dashboards supporting modernization progress.
Maintain application-level technical debt insights across the portfolio.
Partner with product teams to prioritize remediation aligned with risk, business value, and modernization sequencing.
Provide guidance on remediation strategies, patterns, and target-state architecture alignment.
Contribute to IaC templates using Terraform, Bicep/ARM, or Pulumi.
Support CI/CD pipeline architecture using GitHub Actions, GitLab, or Jenkins.
Partner with DevOps teams to apply automation and configuration management practices (Ansible, Chef, Puppet).
Apply cloud security best practices and integrate IAM/RBAC, network security, and Key Vault usage into designs.
Ensure alignment with CIS, NIST, ISO 27001, and MTA security requirements.
Support cloud cost optimization efforts using Azure Advisor and FinOps guidelines.
Work closely with DevOps, Networking, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, Finance, and Procurement teams.
Translate complex modernization concepts into clear, actionable guidance for business and technical stakeholders.
Participate in strategic planning, cloud strategy working sessions, and solution design workshops.

Requirements

Deep expertise in application modernization, cloud-native design, and enterprise application portfolio management.
Hands-on architecture execution experience.
Experience developing modern solutions.
Experience guiding cloud migrations.
Experience creating reusable standards.
Experience partnering with engineering teams.
Experience working with AWS, Azure, and hybrid environments.
Experience supporting modernization roadmaps.
Experience supporting technical debt reduction.
Experience supporting application lifecycle governance.
Experience with Azure AKS, Functions, APIM, PaaS.
Experience with frameworks such as TIME or 6R.
Experience with ServiceNow APM/CMDB.
Experience with Terraform, Bicep/ARM, or Pulumi.
Experience with GitHub Actions, GitLab, or Jenkins.
Experience with Ansible, Chef, or Puppet.
Experience with cloud security best practices.
Experience integrating IAM/RBAC, network security, and Key Vault usage.
Experience aligning with CIS, NIST, ISO 27001, and MTA security requirements.
Experience with Azure Advisor and FinOps guidelines.
Experience translating complex modernization concepts.
Bright, motivated, skilled, difference-maker, able to get things done, work with minimum direction, enthusiastic, a thinker, able to juggle and multi-task, communicate effectively, and lead.

Skills

Application Modernization
Cloud-Native Design
Enterprise Application Portfolio Management
Architecture Execution
Cloud Migrations
Reusable Standards Development
AWS
Azure
Hybrid Environments
Modernization Roadmaps
Technical Debt Reduction
Application Lifecycle Governance
Azure AKS
Azure Functions
Azure APIM
Azure PaaS
Microservices
APIs
Event-Driven Architecture
Containerization
Reference Architectures
Azure Landing Zone
Cloud Governance
Infrastructure Patterns
Integration Patterns
API Patterns
Data Patterns
Hybrid Cloud Integrations
GCP
AI
Observability
DevSecOps
Automation Tools
TIME Framework
6R Framework
ServiceNow APM/CMDB
Architecture Metrics
Dashboards
Technical Debt Analysis
Remediation Strategies
Target-State Architecture
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Terraform
Bicep/ARM
Pulumi
CI/CD Pipeline Architecture
GitHub Actions
GitLab
Jenkins
Configuration Management
Ansible
Chef
Puppet
Cloud Security Best Practices
IAM/RBAC
Network Security
Key Vault
CIS
NIST
ISO 27001
Azure Advisor
FinOps
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Communication
Strategic Planning
Cloud Strategy
Solution Design

Location

New York, NY

Work Type

Hybrid
3 Days Onsite
2 Days Remote

Experience Level

Senior

About the Company

Since 2000, Tri-Force Consulting Services has been an MBE/SDB certified IT Consulting firm in the Philadelphia region.
Tri-Force specializes in IT staffing, software development (web and mobile apps), systems integration, data analytics, system automation, cybersecurity, and cloud technology solutions for government and commercial clients.
Tri-Force works with clients to overcome obstacles such as increasing productivity, increasing efficiencies through automation, and lowering costs.
Our clients benefit from our three distinguishing core values: integrity, diligence, and technological excellence.
Tri-Force is a six-time winner among the fastest-growing companies in Philadelphia and a four-time winner on the Inc. 5000 list of the nation's fastest-growing companies.