Enterprise Architect

Tata Consultancy Services; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services is seeking an Enterprise Architect – Corporate Systems with extensive experience in HR, Finance, and ERP platforms. The role involves creating system blueprints, developing technology roadmaps, and partnering with business stakeholders to align architecture with corporate needs.

Ideal candidates have 10–15 years of IT experience, a strong background in integration and controls, and a proven ability to define enterprise architecture strategies. The position offers a competitive salary range of $120,000-$150,000 annually.

Qualifications

• 10–15 years overall IT experience, with 5–7+ years in corporate systems/ERP architecture.
• Strong integration and controls background.

Responsibilities

• Create comprehensive system blueprints for corporate platforms.
• Develop long-term technology roadmaps and evaluate technologies.
• Partner with business owners to capture needs and translate them into architecture decisions.
• Assess and document technical debt; define prioritization frameworks.
• Define and enforce NFR expectations and compliance monitoring.
• Define end-to-end ERP architecture and guide rollout planning.
• Ensure architecture accounts for ERP critical layers.
• Identify dependencies and manage integration impacts.
• Produce architecture artifacts and support governance reviews.

Skills

Experience architecting HR, Finance, and ERP platforms

Understanding of end-to-end process flows

Experience defining integration strategies

Knowledge of enterprise integration patterns

Awareness of controls, audit, and compliance requirements

Ability to define security and segregation-of-duties

Experience developing multi-year technology roadmaps

Strong focus on NFRs

Ability to partner with business stakeholders

Job description

Enterprise Architect – Corporate Systems (HR, Finance, ERP)

Experience Required: 10–15 years overall IT experience; 5–7+ years in corporate systems/ERP architecture; strong integration and controls background.

Our customers continue to modernize their corporate systems’ landscape, including HR, Finance, and ERP platforms. TCS supports assessment and advisory initiatives to ensure these platforms remain scalable, integrated, and compliant.

Skills Required

• Experience architecting HR, Finance, and ERP platforms (Workday/Anaplan/Oracle/SAP or equivalent)
• Understanding of end-to-end process flows (e.g., Procure-to-Pay, Record-to-Report)
• Experience defining integration strategies and data exchange across corporate platforms
• Knowledge of enterprise integration patterns (APIs, middleware, event-driven integration)
• Awareness of controls, audit, and compliance requirements for corporate systems
• Ability to define security and segregation-of-duties considerations in architecture
• Experience developing multi-year technology roadmaps and technical debt remediation plans
• Strong focus on NFRs (performance, scalability, reliability, security)
• Ability to partner with HR/Finance business stakeholders and communicate architecture decisions

Responsibilities

• Create comprehensive system blueprints for corporate platforms (Finance, HR, enterprise business apps) including components, data flow, and integrations.
• Develop long-term technology roadmaps; evaluate technologies for quality/security; ensure alignment with enterprise architecture strategy.
• Partner with HR/Finance business owners to capture needs and translate business processes into architecture decisions.
• Assess and document technical debt; define prioritization frameworks and remediation roadmaps with clear stakeholder communication.
• Define and enforce NFR expectations (performance, scalability, reliability, security) and how compliance is monitored through lifecycle.
• Define end-to-end ERP/corporate architecture across domains, including integration and data exchange; guide rollout and migration planning.
• Ensure architecture accounts for ERP critical layers (data model, application layers, integrations, infrastructure, security/compliance).
• Identify cross-functional dependencies and proactively manage integration impacts across the enterprise.
• Produce architecture artifacts (solution maps, target state, integration landscape) and support governance reviews.

Salary Range: $120,000-$150,000 a year.