Enterprise Architect at TEKsystems

Description

Overview

The Enterprise Architect is accountable for maintaining the holistic view of the organization's strategy, processes, applications, information, and other information technology assets. Enterprise Architect strives to align IT with business strategy and facilitates optimal application of technology to business processes. He/she operates across organizational and computing "silos". He/she continually drives common approach to technology selection and maximization of reuse across the enterprise.

The Enterprise Architect is responsible for working with business, other architects and subject matter experts to ensure that IT solutions are in alignment with the standards, target architectures and roadmaps for respective business areas.

Responsibilities

• Define strategies for inception, utilization, and retirement of capabilities and technologies.

• Serve as the escalation point for architecture decisions made on projects.

• Lead definition of enterprise architecture principles and standards.

• Lead rationalization of architecture components.

• Create and maintain description of the current-state architecture of the enterprise.

• Define target architecture of the enterprise or specific segment of the enterprise.

• Create and maintain the description of the target architecture of the enterprise.

• Define and maintain the capability and technology roadmap for the enterprise.

• Engage in Architecture Governance activities through Architecture Review Board, Change Control Boards, Steering Committees etc.

• Lead development and advancement of architecture framework.

• Work closely with Heads of Delivery and IT Functional Leads, to identify and address opportunities for optimization and standardization.

• Collaborate with the other architects and subject matter experts to ensure continual alignment of solutions with the enterprise architecture.

• Lead specific IT strategy definition efforts.

• Conduct evaluation of new technologies and recommend their adoption.

• Monitor and analyze industry trends and best practices and help define and implement standards and principles that drive architecture within org.

• Provide consultative and thought-partner expertise to IT and business leadership on solution architecture topics.

• Mentor and develop less experienced architects and other technical resources.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, systems analysis or a related field of study, or equivalent work experience.

• At least 10 years of practical (non-academic) experience designing, managing or developing applications in a client/server, service-oriented architecture.

• Deep level expertise in one or more of the following: application architecture, data architecture, integration architecture, network design, middleware, servers and storage, or database management.

• Exposure to working in a diverse IT environment with multiple integration systems, configurations, technologies and processing environments.

• Experience with Microsoft and/or Java technology stacks.

• Experience with messaging, web services, and integration technologies.

• Experience with evaluating and deploying cloud-based solutions.

• A strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and project management methodologies.

• Experience in architecture modeling techniques and standards.

• Experience with mainstream architecture frameworks. TOGAF certification is a plus.

• Experience with financial services industry is a plus.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Excellent interpersonal skills especially in areas of teamwork, facilitation, influence, and negotiation.

• Passion for documentation.

• Ability to travel as needed (up to 20% of time).

Skills

Enterprise architecture, Design, Data, Application Architecture, Data Architecture, Data warehouse, Sql, Cloud, Azure, Solution architecture, Data Modeling

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Strong Communication. Can work onsite 2-3 days per week (Wednesdays are mandatory) at their office in downtown Cleveland, OH.

Experience Level

Expert Level

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $155000.00 - $175000.00

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

� Medical, dental & vision

� Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital

� 401(k) Retirement Plan � Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available

� Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)

� Short and long-term disability

� Health Spending Account (HSA)

� Transportation benefits

� Employee Assistance Program

� Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Cleveland,OH.

Application Deadline

This position will be accepting applications until Dec 20, 2024.

About TEKsystems:

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.