Sr. IT Enterprise Architect

As a Senior Staff IT Enterprise Architect, you will play a key role in establishing and maturing App Folio’s integration and architecture capabilities within Business Systems. Acting as a strategic advisor and technical leader, you will guide the design and evolution of secure, scalable solutions that support App Folio’s growth and long‑term objectives.

• Assess current‑state integrations, dependencies, and architectural patterns across the enterprise application landscape.
• Define target‑state architectures and pragmatic transition roadmaps for enterprise applications and integrations.
• Establish and maintain architecture principles, reference architectures, and design patterns that promote scalability and consistency.
• Design scalable, secure, resilient integration solutions that support evolving business needs.
• Define integration guidance across APIs, events, batch processing, orchestration, and automation capabilities.
• Identify opportunities to simplify architectures, reduce technical debt, and improve maintainability.

• Serve as the primary architect for Third‑Party Risk Management (TPRM) architecture reviews.
• Evaluate proposed technology initiatives for alignment with enterprise standards, security requirements, and architectural principles.
• Develop lightweight governance processes that enable speed while maintaining appropriate controls.
• Document architecture decisions through Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) and related artifacts.
• Participate in Architecture Review Board activities and represent Business Systems architecture perspectives.

• Define standards and decision frameworks across App Folio’s integration platforms, including Mule Soft, AWS, Workato, and emerging technologies.
• Recommend appropriate integration patterns based on business requirements and non‑functional needs.
• Promote modern integration practices including API‑first design, event‑driven architectures, serverless capabilities, and reusable services.
• Partner with engineering teams to improve observability, reliability, and supportability of integrations.
• Provide guidance on platform selection and architectural trade‑offs.

• Partner with cross‑functional teams to assess and prioritize AI‑enabled use cases within Business Systems.
• Advise teams on architectural considerations related to AI capabilities, including data readiness, integration patterns, and operational considerations.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend practical applications aligned to business objectives.
• Support the transition of AI initiatives from experimentation to production readiness in alignment with evolving governance practices.

• Facilitate architecture discovery and strategy sessions with technical and business stakeholders.
• Translate complex technical concepts into clear recommendations for diverse audiences.
• Build trusted partnerships across Business Systems, Engineering, Security, Data, Product, and business teams.
• Establish the artifacts, operating rhythms, and decision frameworks necessary to mature the Enterprise Architecture capability within Business Systems.
• Influence technology direction through evidence‑based recommendations and collaborative decision‑making.
• Mentor team members and elevate architectural thinking across the organization.

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, integration architecture, enterprise applications, or related technical leadership roles, including experience leading complex cross‑functional initiatives and influencing architectural direction across multiple teams.
• 8+ years designing and delivering enterprise integration solutions within complex environments.
• Experience developing architecture standards, integration patterns, and technical guidance across multiple platforms.
• Experience architecting or supporting AI‑enabled capabilities, with an understanding of the architectural considerations associated with large language models, agentic workflows, and enterprise data integration.
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