Cloud Enterprise Architect

Job Title : Cloud Enterprise Architect

Location : Hudson, NY (Onsite)

Duration : 12 Months

Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to lead technology integration efforts during a merger and acquisition. This role requires a blend of strategic architecture expertise and hands-on discovery skills to work with business stakeholders who may not have technical backgrounds. The Enterprise Architect will define the future-state architecture, guide system consolidation, and establish a trusted knowledge base for all technology teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Architecture Definition: Map current vs. target systems, design interim and future-state architectures, and validate sequencing for ERP, data, and infrastructure cutovers.
• Integration Strategy: Define integration paths that minimize disruption, ensure business continuity, and align with organizational goals.
• System Rationalization: Identify duplicate or overlapping systems and establish clear plans for consolidation or retirement.
• Knowledge Repository: Create and maintain authoritative documentation (“source knowledge”) for technology teams to reference throughout the integration.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with non-technical business leaders and staff to gather requirements, clarify processes, and translate findings into actionable architecture deliverables.
• Governance & Standards: Establish architectural principles, integration standards, and guardrails to ensure consistency across teams.
• Risk Management: Anticipate challenges in cutovers and integrations, propose mitigation strategies, and ensure compliance with enterprise policies.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an Enterprise Architect in M&A or large-scale transformation programs.
• Strong background in ERP systems, data architecture, and infrastructure integration.
• Ability to create architectural documentation and diagrams where none currently exist.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills to work with non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience in system rationalization and consolidation.
• Familiarity with enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF, Zachman, etc.) is a plus.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to balance interim solutions against long-term architecture goals.
• Maps current vs. target systems, defines integration path and interim architecture and future-state architecture, validates sequencing for ERP, data, and infra cutovers.
• Prevents/defines path to remove duplicate systems.
• Establishes "source knowledge" for all tech teams to lean on.
• Work with all the stakeholders and gather the information