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 Azure,AWS, 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 (https://triforce-inc.com) 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 nation's fastest-growing companies.