• Leads stakeholder engagement activities, including interviews and workshops, to gather and validate functional, non-functional, integration, and security requirements • Assesses current-state systems, infrastructure, data environments, and business processes to document existing architecture and identify gaps, inefficiencies, and automation opportunities • Designs future-state architectures and develops multiple solution options, evaluating trade-offs related to cost, scalability, security, operational impact, and implementation complexity • Ensures recommended solutions align with secure cloud design principles and applicable compliance expectations • Develops architecture diagrams, data flow models, and high-level implementation roadmaps outlining phases, dependencies, risks, and resource considerations • Performs technical risk assessments, supports governance processes, and prepares executive-ready documentation and briefings that clearly communicate findings, modernization opportunities, and recommended paths forward