Senior Application Architect (6099-1)

Job Title: Senior Application Architect

Location: 2 Broadway

Duration: 12 months

Notes: This is a hybrid role (3 days onsite / 2 days remote).

Job Description

• The MTA is seeking a 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 AzureAWS and hybrid environments.

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.
  

Skills/experience of the assigned staff:

Required

• 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

About Us:

Since 2000 Tri-Force Consulting Services () has been an MBE/SDB certified IT Consulting

firm in the Philadelphia region. Tri-Force specializes in IT staffing software development (web and mobile apps)

systems integration data analytics system automation cybersecurity and cloud technology solutions for government

and commercial clients. Tri-Force works with clients to overcome obstacles such as increasing productivity

increasing efficiencies through automation and lowering costs. Our clients benefit from our three distinguishing

core values: integrity diligence and technological excellence.

Tri-Force is a six-time winner among the fastest-growing companies in Philadelphia and a four-time winner on the

Inc. 5000 list of the nations fastest-growing companies.

Required Skills:

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

Required Education:

Preferred masters or bachelors in computer science or a related field.