MNSITE 2950 Buyer Attachment

Resource Categories and Skills

Architect

• Ensure the IT strategy and planning is aligned with the organization's business mission, strategy, and processes and document this using multiple architectural models that show how the current and future technology needs of the organization will be met in an efficient, sustainable, agile, and adaptable manner
• Provide technical guidance, road maps, principles, standards, and best practices focused on enabling business and IT leadership to make investment decisions that balance and prioritize current operational demands, disruptions, and opportunities with the longer-term strategic vision of the organization
• Define the "as is”, "to be” and "future” architecture
• Provide oversight of infrastructure, security, data, and application architecture
• Analyze and translate business, information and technical requirements into an architectural blueprint that outlines solutions to achieve business objectives
• Develop a consensus-based enterprise solution that is scalable, adaptable and in sync with ever-changing business needs
• Develop road map for evolution of the enterprise application portfolio from current to future state including operating in a bi-modal manner
• Provide advice and guidance to IT leadership and management team on latest architecture principles and approach

• Provide knowledge transfer

• Experience in an Architect role
• Comprehensive knowledge of hardware, software, application, and systems engineering
• Systems thinking – the ability to see how parts interact with the whole ("big picture” thinking)
• Knowledge of IT governance and operations
• Knowledge of financial modeling as it pertains to IT investment Excellent communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills.