Enterprise Architect- API & Azure Integration Services

Virtusa; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Virtusa is seeking an Enterprise Architect to lead the design, governance, and modernization of the enterprise technology landscape. You will bridge business strategy with technical execution, driving architectural standards for scalable, secure solutions and governing API ecosystems across Azure and multi-cloud environments.

The role emphasizes strategic integration architecture, technical leadership, and collaboration with senior stakeholders to deliver architectural blueprints, ADRs, and

Qualifications

• Strategic focus on enterprise integration architecture aligned with IT strategy.
• Architect API management, API-first patterns, microservices, and event-driven systems.
• Lead architecture governance with ARB oversight and security/compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead design of enterprise integration architecture across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
• Define target-state architectures, integration roadmaps, and OpenAPI specs.
• Provide guidance to engineers and architects; draft ADRs, status reports, and leadership briefings.
• Research emerging technologies and summarize findings for PoCs and legacy modernization.

Skills

Azure & Cloud Stack

Java & .NET

APIs & Microservices

CI/CD & IaC

Architecture Governance

Tools

Visio

Archi

TOGAF

Zachman

Azure APIM

Service Bus

Job description

Job Title: Enterprise Architect

Role

The Enterprise Architect provides strategic leadership in the design, documentation, and governance of the enterprise technology landscape. Bridging business strategy and technical execution, this role ensures architectural standards facilitate scalable, secure, and performant solutions. The candidate will drive technical authority for architecture and integration—modernizing and governing our enterprise API ecosystem using Azure Integration Services alongside multi-cloud architectures.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Integration Architecture: Lead the design of enterprise integration architecture aligned with business goals and IT strategy. Architect API management, API-first patterns, microservices, and event-driven systems across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Define target-state architectures, integration blueprints, technology roadmaps, and OpenAPI specifications.
• Technical Governance & Compliance: Lead Architecture Review Boards (ARB) as technical authority for decisions and platform governance. Track design submissions and exceptions, ensuring compliance with security policies, regulatory frameworks, identity standards, and architectural best practices.
• Collaboration & Leadership: Translate complex business requirements into high-level technical specifications. Provide guidance and mentorship to software engineers and architects. Draft executive summaries, Architecture Decision Records (ADRs), status reports, and senior leadership presentations.
• Research & Innovation: Research emerging technologies (AI/ML, API standards, Event Streaming), summarizing findings into recommendation notes and PoCs to evaluate tools for legacy modernization.

Technical & Functional Skills

• Azure & Cloud Stack: Hands-on Azure APIM, Service Bus, Event Grid, Event Hubs, Logic Apps, Functions, Entra ID, Key Vault, WAF, and Front Door. Strong working knowledge of AWS cloud platforms.
• Software & Data Engineering: Java and .NET (C#, ASP.NET Core) proficiency. Data modeling across relational (Oracle, SQL Server) and NoSQL databases.
• DevOps & Governance: CI/CD (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions) and IaC (Terraform, Bicep, ARM). Enterprise modeling tools (Visio, Archi) and EA frameworks (TOGAF, Zachman).

Preferred Certifications

• Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) / Developer Associate (AZ-204)
• TOGAF 9 / Enterprise Architecture Practitioner