Business Architect

Overview Job#: 3038383 Job Description: Business Architect Location: Columbus, Ohio (Onsite) Responsibilities Partner with business units to define and evolve enterprise architecture strategies aligned with banking goals. Lead the development of business capability models, value streams, and process architectures tailored to financial services. Drive application modernization efforts, including legacy system assessments, cloud migration strategies, and adoption of modern platforms. Collaborate with enterprise architects, solution architects, and engineering teams to ensure cohesive delivery of modernized applications. Facilitate workshops to identify capability gaps, regulatory impacts, and transformation opportunities. Support strategic planning, investment prioritization, and portfolio governance for IT initiatives. Ensure architecture compliance with banking regulations, data privacy standards, and internal governance frameworks. Evaluate emerging technologies for applicability in banking operations. Qualifications Education: A bachelor’s degree in information technology, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field is required. Experience: A minimum of 7 years of experience in IT architecture or business analysis within the banking or financial services industry is required. Proven experience leading application modernization initiatives in a regulated environment and a strong understanding of banking operations, products, and the regulatory landscape. Skills: Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills across technical and non-technical audiences. Experience with enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF or BIZBOK and business capability modeling is required. Preferred Qualifications Certifications such as TOGAF, CBAP, Certified Business Architect, or PMP. Experience with core banking transformation, digital onboarding, open banking, and cloud-native architectures. Familiarity with architecture tools such as LeanIX, Ardoq, or Sparx EA and agile delivery models. Note: Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. This posting may include additional information about our benefits and programs as part of the application process. Equal Employment Opportunity Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law. Accommodations If you require an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act to participate in an interview or to use our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [emailprotected] or View phone number on click.appcast.io. This contact information is for medical ADA accommodations only. © 2026 Everforth, Inc. All rights reserved. Everforth Apex Systems is part of the Commercial Segment of Everforth, Inc. NYSE: EFOR. 4400 Cox Road, Suite 200, Glen Allen, Virginia 23060. #J-18808-Ljbffr Apex Systems Inc Defunct