M365 Architect

Role Overview:

The Enterprise Applications Architect defines and maintains the application architecture needed to support business capabilities across the organization. This role focuses on strengthening application strategy, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards, and providing architectural oversight throughout the software development lifecycle to support secure, scalable, and well-governed technology outcomes, specifically within the M365 ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities:

• Establish and Maintain Enterprise Application Architecture.
• Govern Application Standards and Architectural Documentation.
• Support Enterprise Architecture Governance.
• Develop and maintain high-level application architectures aligned with business capabilities and enterprise standards.
• Partner with business and technology leaders to validate architecture fit and support solution planning.
• Provide architectural guidance throughout the project lifecycle.
• Conduct architecture-related quality checks to ensure compliance with standards.
• Maintain architectural documentation, including conceptual and target-state designs.
• Support development and communication of application and technology standards.
• Update architecture materials to ensure traceability and alignment.
• Prepare and present designs for governance reviews.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure solution proposals are review-ready.
• Recommend adjustments when solutions deviate from architectural expectations.
• Perform other assigned duties and participate in specific projects as required.
• Maintain knowledge of industry trends, management practices, and bank policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Comply with all security policies, including protection of sensitive information, workspaces, passwords, email systems, and incident reporting requirements.
• Execute risk and control procedures, identify and report risks through SIRP, collaborate with control owners, and maintain audit evidence to support organizational integrity and compliance.

Required Skills:

• M365 Architecture
• Application Architecture
• Software Design
• Full Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) involvement

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in application architecture or software design.