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**Senior Solutions Architect Enterprise & Homegrown Applications (Business-Facing)**

We are seeking a Senior Solutions Architect to serve as the primary architect for a client with a complex mix of business and homegrown applications. This role bridges business and technology, owning the integration and strategic direction of all systems to ensure seamless alignment with business goals.

**Key Responsibilities:**

- Gain deep understanding of all client applications and homegrown systems, including their purpose, interconnections, and business dependencies.

- Assess business and technical impacts of changes or new requirements, providing direct, clear answers to business questions.

- Propose strategic solutionswhether building new capabilities, modifying existing systems, migrating platforms, or retiring outdated applications.

- Prioritize work by distinguishing critical needs from non-urgent enhancements, ensuring focus on high-impact activities.

- Lead projects end-to-end from identifying business needs through to delivering solutions and guiding implementation.

- Facilitate technical discussions with business stakeholders and vendors, including evaluating new business platforms.

- Direct development partner priorities, ensuring all work aligns with approved business objectives before execution.

**Qualifications & Experience:**

- Proven senior architect experience managing a portfolio of enterprise business applications, including legacy and homegrown systems (e.g., Java-based environments).

- Strong business acumen with demonstrated ability to lead discussions and influence decisions at the executive and business owner level.

- In-depth experience with enterprise system integrations and architecture.

- Ability to quickly assimilate knowledge in undocumented or poorly documented legacy environments.

- Confident in setting strategic direction and prioritization in collaboration with vendors and senior leadership.

**Success Metrics:**

- Clearly articulate how the client's applications integrate and delineate the role of each system within the overall ecosystem.

- Provide timely, well-reasoned responses to business queries regarding changes or system evolution, including actionable recommendations.

- Ensure projects and vendor tasks are aligned with genuine business priorities and deliver maximum value.

**Skills and Expertise:**

- Java

- Solution Architecture

- Enterprise Architecture

- Business Analysis

- API Integration

- Stakeholder Management

- IT Consultation

- Project Management

**Application Questions:**

1. Describe an application environment, including homegrown systems, that you have owned as an architect. How did you quickly become proficient in it?

2. Share an example where you advised business leadership on whether to build, modify, or retire a system. What was your recommendation and rationale?

3. Explain your