Enterprise Architect/Solution Architect at GVA Partners

An exciting opportunity exists for a highly skilled Enterprise/Solution Architect. The qualified candidate sets the direction and establishes the approach of an organization's operations, improves the IT infrastructure, and optimizes their business operations. The enterprise architect works to integrate the organization's information applications and programs.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assess overall alignment between business and technology roadmaps
• Evaluate solutions alignment with the end user experience
• Create, own and maintain the Technologies Architectural Artifacts (building blocks, models, governance, architecture and unified roadmaps, etc.)
• Collaborate on the creation and maintenance of the enterprise business capability model.
• Form cross-functional teams (Network, Operations, Development, Data Warehouse, Quality, etc.) to facilitate the creation of optimal architectures which align to the architecture plan
• Provide technical leadership for various business units and technology groups
• Apply analytical thought processes to quickly understand technical challenges discovered during the life-cycle of the initiative
• Evaluate how security impacts the design & development process of various solutions
• Communicate often with the business units and explain the value of technical architectures, solutions, and strategies
• Lead the documentation and analysis of the current state of all of the IT environments and technology landscape
• Collaborate on defining future state architectures and develop gap plans
• Collaborate extensively with IT Leaders , Product Managers and technical delivery teams to ensure alignment of best practices and standards
• Mentor and guide other Engineers (software, data, network, etc.)
• Presenting architecture and strategy to all layer of the company     from executives to individual contributors

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS

• First Degree in Computer Science, or related discipline preferred
• At least 3 years’ experience in working as an enterprise or solution architect designing and implementing large-scale systems and databases
• At least 5 years’ experience in creating clear, concise documentation for a multi-tier architectural model and to discuss technical matters effectively with business end users
• Strong communication skills with both technical and business professionals
• Teamwork & collaboration skills to work across organizations and lead cross-functional teams
• Expert knowledge of enterprise application integration, including SOA, Microservices, ETL environments and an understanding of integration considerations such as process orchestration, custom data integration, and master data management
• Thorough knowledge of business function and in-depth knowledge of business operations, objectives, and strategies
• Working knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF, EACOE, etc.)
• Previous development experience in multiple disciplines (Java, C#, JavaScript, Go, Java, HTML, AJAX, JSON, DDL, SQL, NoSQL, or relevant open source platforms)
• Deep understanding of design patterns, principles, and frameworks
• Working knowledge of UI/UIX design principles
• Strong understanding on network architecture, designs, and protocols
• Extensive experience integration with 3rd party products (both business and technical)
• Experience with mobile applications and how they interact with various back end architectures
• A good understanding of the architectural principals of cloud-based platforms including SaaS, PaaS, multi-tenancy, multi-tiered infrastructure, and application servers
• Strong knowledge of the security operations, standards & issues involved in multi-tier, multi-tenant web applications
• Track record of being proactive, identifying gaps, making constructive suggestions and follow through to resolution
•  Proven ability to creatively problem-solve for various types of issue in multiple disciplines
• Experience presenting to senior leadership