Solutions Architect Enterprise Applications

Role Summary

The Solutions Architect will be responsible for defining and governing the architecture across the company's enterprise application landscape, including ERP (Deltek), integrations, and adjacent business systems. This role ensures that solutions are scalable, integrated, and aligned with business processes, while supporting ongoing operations, M&A integrations, and future transformation initiatives. The architect will partner closely with application owners, delivery teams, and business stakeholders to design practical, high-impact solutions across the enterprise.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Application Architecture

• Define and maintain the end-to-end architecture across enterprise systems, including ERP and other business applications
• Ensure alignment between business processes, application capabilities, and system design
• Guide decisions on configuration vs. customization

Integration Architecture

• Own architecture for system integrations (APIs, middleware, Workato, etc.)
• Define scalable and reusable integration patterns, including:
  • Real-time vs. batch processing
  • Error handling and monitoring
  • Data synchronization and reconciliation

Solution Design & Governance

• Review and guide solution designs across projects and systems
• Establish and enforce architecture standards and best practices
• Ensure consistency, scalability, and reusability across solutions

M&A / System Onboarding

• Architect integration of newly acquired businesses into the enterprise application landscape
• Define repeatable patterns for:
  • Application integration
  • Data migration
  • System rationalization

Data & Application Ecosystem Alignment

• Define and oversee data flows across systems
• Partner with data and analytics teams to ensure:
  • Clear system-of-record ownership
  • Data consistency and integrity
  • Scalable reporting and analytics architecture

Technology & Tooling Strategy

• Evaluate and guide usage of enterprise applications, ERP platforms, hosting platforms like Azure, and integration tools
• Identify opportunities for simplification, standardization, and optimization across the application landscape

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with application leads, integration teams, and business stakeholders across Finance, Operations, HR, and other functions
• Act as a trusted technical advisor for enterprise application decisions

Required Qualifications

• 8-12 years of experience in enterprise applications, solution architecture, or related roles
• Strong experience with:
  • ERP systems (e.g., Deltek, Microsoft Dynamics 365, SAP, Oracle)
  • Integration platforms (e.g., Workato, MuleSoft, Boomi, APIs)
  • Hosting platforms (e.g. Azure)
• SaaS application experience
• Proven ability to design end-to-end solutions across multiple systems
• Experience in integration-heavy environments and complex system landscapes
• Strong understanding of data architecture, system integration, and security models
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on problem solving