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Senior Applications Architect
Job Location:
Job Location:
Manhattan, IL - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Monthly Salary:
Posted:
17 October 2026 (2 days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
14 January 2027
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Position Summary
Seeking Senior Application Architect with deep expertise in AI agentic architecture enterprise integration and architecture standards. This hands-on role designs agent-based and AI-enabled solutions defines integration patterns publishes application architecture standards and helps establish an Architecture Center of Excellence (COE). The architect will work in Azure AWS and hybrid environments.
M-F 37.5 hours weekly
.30 Minute Unpaid Lunch Break
Hybrid Position-3 DAYS ONSITE & 2 DAYS REMOTE
No Holiday work Overtime or travel required
No Parking Provided
1. AI Agentic Architecture
-Design reference architectures for agentic AI: multi-agent orchestration tool calling RAG and human-in-the-loop controls.
- Define secure patterns for integrating agents with enterprise systems and APIs (e.g. MCP event-driven triggers).
- Establish guardrails for agent identity access auditability observability evaluation and cost.
2. Integration Architecture
- Design and govern API-led event-driven and messaging integration patterns including API lifecycle and gateway strategy.
- Define integration patterns for legacy SaaS and cloud-native systems.
3. Standards & Architecture COE
- Develop publish and maintain application integration API and AI architecture standards and reference architectures.
- Help establish and operate the COE: charter governance forums design reviews training and playbooks.
- Define COE and standards-adoption metrics in coordination with AI IT adoption tracking.
4. Modernization Security & Collaboration
- Guide application modernization and cloud design on Azure AWS and hybrid environments.
- Align designs with NIST (incl. AI RMF) CIS ISO 27001 and MTA security requirements.
- Partner with product engineering DevOps and Cybersecurity teams; communicate clearly to business and technical stakeholders.
Qualifications
- 10 years of application/enterprise architecture experience including cloud-native design on Azure and/or AWS.
- Experience delivering AI/LLM or agentic solutions in an enterprise.
- Experience authoring standards and operating an architecture COE or review board.
- Strong integration/API expertise and executive-level communication
Salary commensurate with scope of work job experience
Proper footwear required to perform tasks in a safe manner.
Perform other reasonably related duties as required.
New Wave People is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).
#ITIND123
Seeking Senior Application Architect with deep expertise in AI agentic architecture enterprise integration and architecture standards. This hands-on role designs agent-based and AI-enabled solutions defines integration patterns publishes application architecture standards and helps establish an Architecture Center of Excellence (COE). The architect will work in Azure AWS and hybrid environments.
M-F 37.5 hours weekly
.30 Minute Unpaid Lunch Break
Hybrid Position-3 DAYS ONSITE & 2 DAYS REMOTE
No Holiday work Overtime or travel required
No Parking Provided
1. AI Agentic Architecture
-Design reference architectures for agentic AI: multi-agent orchestration tool calling RAG and human-in-the-loop controls.
- Define secure patterns for integrating agents with enterprise systems and APIs (e.g. MCP event-driven triggers).
- Establish guardrails for agent identity access auditability observability evaluation and cost.
2. Integration Architecture
- Design and govern API-led event-driven and messaging integration patterns including API lifecycle and gateway strategy.
- Define integration patterns for legacy SaaS and cloud-native systems.
3. Standards & Architecture COE
- Develop publish and maintain application integration API and AI architecture standards and reference architectures.
- Help establish and operate the COE: charter governance forums design reviews training and playbooks.
- Define COE and standards-adoption metrics in coordination with AI IT adoption tracking.
4. Modernization Security & Collaboration
- Guide application modernization and cloud design on Azure AWS and hybrid environments.
- Align designs with NIST (incl. AI RMF) CIS ISO 27001 and MTA security requirements.
- Partner with product engineering DevOps and Cybersecurity teams; communicate clearly to business and technical stakeholders.
Qualifications
- 10 years of application/enterprise architecture experience including cloud-native design on Azure and/or AWS.
- Experience delivering AI/LLM or agentic solutions in an enterprise.
- Experience authoring standards and operating an architecture COE or review board.
- Strong integration/API expertise and executive-level communication
| Areas of Expertise | Computer Systems Architecture | No | 1 | 4 - 6 Years | |
| Technical Skills | Develop Complex Data Architectures | Yes | 1 | 6 Years | |
| Technical Skills | Information Architecture | Yes | 1 | 6 Years | |
| Technical Skills | IT Architecture | Yes | 1 | 6 Years |
Salary commensurate with scope of work job experience
Proper footwear required to perform tasks in a safe manner.
Perform other reasonably related duties as required.
New Wave People is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).
#ITIND123
Required Experience:
Senior IC
