What are the responsibilities and job description for the Application Architect position at Mindlance?
Role: Architect Standard III
Location: Washington, DC 20433
Duration: 6 Months Long Term
Hybrid Onsite: 4 days per week from Day 1, with a full transition to 100% onsite anticipated soon
Scope of Work
- Program Delivery
- Lead end-to-end application rationalization to reduce portfolio complexity, optimize cost/value, and enforce architectural standards
- Assess existing applications and infrastructure for efficiency and improvement opportunities
- Drive portfolio optimization and architectural consistency
- Application & Portfolio Rationalization
- Application portfolio analysis and segmentation (e.g., keep / retire / replace / re-platform)
- Redundancy detection and consolidation strategies
- Cost-value-risk analysis of applications
- Behavioral / Leadership Competencies
- Critical Thinking & Decision Making
Advanced analytical reasoning
Ability to make trade-off decisions under ambiguity
- Change Leadership
Drive organizational change (application retirement is highly sensitive)
Handle resistance from system owners and business stakeholders
- Strategic Thinking vs Tactical Execution: Actionable decisions & enforcement
Experience & Certifications
- 8 12 years experience in Enterprise Architecture / Solution Architecture
- Proven experience in portfolio rationalization / transformation programs
- Experience designing and executing enterprise-scale application rationalization frameworks, including classification models, decision criteria, and governance mechanisms across large, heterogeneous portfolios.
- TOGAF (mandatory or strongly preferred)
- SAFe for Architects (for scaled delivery environments)
- BPM (for rationalization rigor)
Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.