IT Solutions Architect
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Role:- IT Solutions Architect
Location:- Remote
Must have Stellar Communications.
Job Summary
The IT Solutions Architect will oversee the design and constitute the blueprint for the solution converting business requirements into technical solutions. The IT Solutions Architect will be responsible for the development of the technology solutions and mapping the business requirements to system/technical requirements to ensure they are in line with the enterprise architectural plans.
Education & Experience Required:-
Bachelor s Degree or equivalent experience
8+ years of relevant IT experience in software development, application implementation/support or infrastructure implementation/support, in cloud or hybrid environments
Working knowledge of all components of typical solutions found in a large/enterprise IT environment
Experience defining and implementing technical solutions using customer defined objectives
Experience translating business needs into technical requirements.
Experience applying multiple solutions to business problems.
Preferred:-
Advanced Technical degree
9+ years of relevant IT experience in software development, application implementation/support or infrastructure implementation/support, in cloud or hybrid environments
o Has experience in creating integration architectures that improves interoperability between systems.
o Has experience in simplifying the application portfolio and instituted measures that improved scalability and reliability.
o Has experience in creating technical architectures that led to significant cost reductions and improves scalability and reliability of the infrastructure.
o Has experience in introducing new technologies to the organization that have driven substantial efficiencies and enabled significant business capabilities.
Experience working with Virtualized servers and/or Private Cloud Computing
Experience working in Healthcare and/or as a federal sub-contractor
Experience in a role where influencing others was key to the success of the position
Experience with Security standards and frameworks like FIPS, FISMA, FedRAMP, NIST, DIACAP, HIPAA
Industry certifications which may include any of the following Open CA, CITA, EACOE, CEA.
Key Responsibilities
Serve as a key member of the architecture team responsible for supporting IT and business operations
Interface with business representatives and vendors to understand the needs of the business.
Work with other professionals to design solution architecture for business.
Suggest and implement programs and initiatives for the Architecture team and IT organization. Leverage experience and knowledge to meet strategic objectives while resolving business, product, and technical challenges,
Provide input on prioritizing activities of the larger team; helping IT leadership and project managers to manage the resource load associated with new initiatives.
Capture and share best-practice knowledge amongst the solution architect community.
Ensure compliance to solution architectural design standards in the implementation of projects.
Render technical support services on project implementation to the project team.
Explain technical issues and IT solutions strategies to stakeholders and non-technical professionals. The candidate is a recognized leader in new technology innovation. S/he sets expectations for quality, consistency, and delivery, and ensures that those standards are met and improved over time. His/her approaches to new technology introduction are considered innovative and the technologies s/he has introduced have driven substantial efficiencies and enabled significant business capabilities.
Identify and mitigate existing business risk or risks associated with solution architecture.
Work with Project Managers and Business Analysts to develop high level project schedule resources plan for implementation projects. Lead and collaborate cross-team to ensure successful delivery of solutions.
Regular and reliable attendance is required.
Other duties as assigned.
Technical Skills:-
Knowledge of Microsoft server principals, architecture and support; General knowledge of data communication architectures, design, and support; General knowledge of the technology impacts on business and how to integrate technical plans to support enterprise business function; Business problem-solving skills; Understanding of project management concepts and techniques, including metrics. Ability to balance how architectural decisions and potential compromises might affect long-term ( big picture ) and short-term objectives
Modeling and Design: The ability to make choices and tradeoffs that drive optimal decisions through the depiction of concepts, relationships, constraints, rules, and operations in a given architecture or system.
Technology Portfolio Management: The ability to analyze, document, and plan the complete lifecycle of applications, infrastructure, and data with the greatest functionality and performance at the lowest total cost and complexity.
Project Governance: The ability to review, manage, and ensure the adoption of decisions at the project level that are consistent with enterprise architecture principles, strategies and standards.
Architecture Documentation: The ability to use a range of tools and techniques to clearly, consistently, and concisely capture the key components of an architecture.
EA Functional Management: The ability to plan and manage the operations of one s own EA group, including budgeting, hiring, team development, and performance measurement.
Standard Setting: The ability to define, ensure adherence, and manage exceptions to the prescribed or preferred technology, design, data, and process elements that conform to the organization s architecture.
Thanks,
James Charles.
