Enterprise Architect

This is Srikanth from Reliable Software. We have a position with one of our clients. Below are a few details pertaining to the job. Please take a look at it and let me know if you would like to be considered for the opportunity. Please share with me your updated resume.

Job Title: Enterprise Architect

Location: Pittsburgh, PA (Hybrid Onsite: 2-3 Days a week in office)

Duration: 6 Month Contract to Hire

TOP 4 Priorities:

• Architecture modeling in Sparx EA (UML notation, system interactions, component diagrams, data flows, etc)
• Understanding of business architecture, capability mapping, and technology solutions with experience architecting and designing
• Ability to make informed decisions and recommendations will gap and trade-off analysis and risk management techniques
• Collaboration skills with technical and non-technical audiences

SUMMARY: We are seeking a skilled Domain Architect to lead the modeling of our current state and define the preferred future state roadmaps for our information systems architecture. A career in our Enterprise Architecture organization will provide you with a unique opportunity to lead transformation and inform strategic initiatives for a leading transportation and logistics provider. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of information systems, architecture frameworks, and best practices. You will play a crucial role in aligning technology assets with business processes, ensuring scalability, security, and efficiency across our systems.


Skills and Abilities

• Functional domain experience in one or more of the following: Clearance, Airline Operations, Linehaul, Dock Labor Planning, Sortation, and On-time Service Measurement.
• Knowledge of the organization's industry group, trends, directions, major issues, regulatory considerations, and trendsetters; ability to apply this knowledge appropriately to diverse situations
• Knowledge of and ability to design and improve organizational IT structures and blueprints to better support business operations and efficiently achieve organizational objectives.
• Manage segments of the enterprise business capability model and provide business architecture and solution architecture viewpoints, recommendations and roadmaps in support of key enterprise strategies.
• Understanding of the issues related to the decision-making process; ability to analyze situations fully and accurately and reach productive decisions.
• Experience working with and deploying systems which incorporate best practice principles, patterns, and tools
• Collaboration skills and ability to work in a dynamic team environment and interact with resources from technical and non-technical organizations
• Strong understanding of business capability management strategies and solutions with hands-on experience architecting, designing, implementing, and delivering solutions
• Ability to identify opportunities for reusable data services to reduce data duplication
• Knowledge of, and ability to use strategies and skills to enlist others in setting, embracing and achieving objectives.
• Knowledge of and ability to design, apply and evaluate new information technologies for business environments to improve work productivity and accuracy.
• Knowledge and ability to create and evolve an enterprise s guiding principles and business architecture including organization structure, process architecture and performance management, as well as supporting information, applications and technology.
• Experience working with Business and IT Architects in architecture roadmaps and modeling tools (e.g., IRIS, Sparx, or other similar tools).
• Knowledge of Business Architecture Guild (BIZBOK) and The Open Architecture Framework (TOGAF) or similar architectural frameworks.
• Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) experience and architecture practice experience
• Proven executive presentation skills

Key Responsibilities:

Current State Analysis:

• Conduct comprehensive assessments of existing information systems, applications, and technologies.
• Document current state architecture, including data flows, integration points, and system interactions.

Future State Roadmaps:

• Develop detailed roadmaps for the preferred future state of the information systems architecture.
• Identify gaps between current and future states and propose strategic solutions to bridge these gaps.

Stakeholder Collaboration:

• Work closely with business leaders, IT teams, and other stakeholders to gather requirements and understand business needs.
• Facilitate workshops and discussions to align technology strategies with business objectives.

Architecture Design:

• Create and maintain architectural models, including diagrams, flowcharts, and documentation to support proposed solutions.
• Document architecture decisions associated with the current and preferred future state architectures
• Track, manage and define plans to mitigate technical debt and includes debt associated with individual applications, system integration, and other software engineering aspects.

Operational Excellence

• Identify Service level indicators and objectives for the associated Information Systems/application to inform build and run-time metrics.
• Document quality attributes scenarios for non-functional requirements in collaboration with business partners.

Governance and Compliance:

• Establish and enforce architectural governance frameworks and standards.
• Monitor compliance with policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.

Technology Evaluation:

• Partner with the Technical Architecture organization on evaluation emerging technologies, tools, and platforms to recommend enhancements to the information systems architecture.
• Assess the impact of new technologies on existing systems and business processes.

Mentoring and Leadership:

• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior architects and technical staff.

Lead cross-functional teams in architecture-related initiatives and projects

Educational Qualifications:

• Required - Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering or closely related or equivalent.
• Preferred - Master s degree in Management Information Systems (MIS), Computer Science, Big Data or Analytics or equivalent.

Travel:

• Open to travel based up on the nature of the engagement.

Thanks & Regards

Srikanth Donkani

Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist

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2260 Haggerty Road, Suite 285 Northville, MI 48167

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