Remote Enterprise Architect – Applications & Modernization

Brookhaven National Laboratory; Town of Brookhaven (NY); Remote; USD 126,000 - 223,000; Full time

Job summary

Brookhaven National Laboratory seeks a Principal Architect to lead the Applications and Software Engineering portfolio within the ITD. You will shape technology strategy, drive modernization, and provide architectural governance for enterprise applications across a diverse mix of legacy, custom, and cloud-based systems.

You will partner with stakeholders, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and leadership to deliver secure and scalable solutions, reporting to the ITD Applications department manager.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent technical experience in computer science, information systems, or related field.
• 10+ years of relevant experience with enterprise architectures and governance.
• Experience establishing architecture principles, design standards, reference architectures, and governance across complex environments.
• Experience leading application modernization initiatives and reducing technical debt.
• Strong understanding of strategic and emerging technology trends and their business impact.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain enterprise application architecture and technology roadmaps.
• Lead modernization initiatives, evaluate legacy apps, and reduce technical debt.
• Establish and govern architecture standards, reference architectures, and integration patterns.
• Review and approve solution architectures for major initiatives to ensure alignment with standards.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to architects and software teams.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Application modernization

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Mentoring engineers

Cybersecurity awareness

Communication

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Azure

ASP.NET Core

ASP.NET MVC

Entity Framework

IIS

Azure DevOps

PeopleSoft

SAP

Microsoft Dynamics 365

Job description

Brookhaven National Laboratory seeks a Principal Architect to lead the Applications and Software Engineering portfolio within the ITD. You will shape technology strategy, drive modernization, and provide architectural governance for enterprise applications across a diverse mix of legacy, custom, and cloud-based systems.

You will partner with stakeholders, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and leadership to deliver secure and scalable solutions, reporting to the ITD Applications department manager.