Job Description:

Our client currently has an opening for an IT Architect III position with a focus on Security and Network strategy and Design in Boise. This position will be a senior technical expert involved in all aspects of the project life cycle, from the initial stages through the requirements analysis, design, procurement, implementation, evaluation, and maintenance. This position is responsible for enabling executive business and IT leaders to make investment decisions that balance and prioritize current operational demands, disruptions, and opportunities with the longer-term strategic vision of the organization and perform related work.

Example Of Duties

• Lead, consult or oversee multiple architectural engagements with a primary emphasis on security and network solutions;
• Perform gap analysis for difference between technology and business requirements, particularly in security and network infrastructure;
• Ensure compatibility with existing solutions, network infrastructure, security protocols, services and strategic requirements;
• Interact with customers to compare their technology utilization to established security and network standards and frameworks, identifying gaps and assisting in plans to close identified gaps;
• Research future technologies trends in security and networking and determine which are viable and will provide the best cost benefit and match the needs of the business;
• Contribute to the domain technical and business discussions relative to future architecture direction focusing on security and network strategies;
• Support, develop and communicate enterprise-wide policies, standards, guidelines and procedures related to security and network;
• Identify opportunities for reuse/repurpose network and security components;
• Contribute to the development of software and data delivery platforms with reusable/re-purposable components that can be orchestrated together into different methods for different business solutions.
• Supply technical requirements to procurement/solicitation efforts for new/replacement systems, especially those related to network and security, and participate on evaluation teams.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Good knowledge of organizational change management practices, conflict resolution, continuous improvement, and structured problem management.
• Considerable knowledge of current trends in information technology
• Considerable knowledge of computer hardware and software capabilities and limitations.
• Experience modeling network and application topography using standard tools and techniques, including the effective change management of the models and diagrams
• Experience with information technology project management; conducting technical training; participating in short-and long-range IT planning including developing and implementing policies and procedures