Enterprise Architect - Integration & Cloud Migration

Position: Enterprise Architect - Integration & Cloud Migration (Remote)
Location: Irving, TX - Remote
Term: 3 months

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

Design, communicate and document the patterns, standards, and technologies for the enterprise Infrastructure Architecture.
Communicate how the Integration Architecture interacts, supports, and integrates with other technologies, information systems and support requirements.
Lead the development, of repeatable Integration technology/information solution patterns for application of appropriate technology to support business requirements.
Coordinate and oversee architecture implementation and modification of the systems integration’s disciplines.
Develop and maintain enterprise integration architecture, perform activities, including conceptual and logical modeling and analysis of complex systems environments, technical infrastructure, and other components of the client technical environment.
Lead analysis of the current IT environment and future-state capabilities to detect critical deficiencies and recommend solutions for business improvement.
Partner with business peers to develop and present business capability models and roadmaps to facilitate discussion and decision making with stakeholders across the enterprise.
Lead analysis of the IT environment to detect critical deficiencies and recommend solutions for improvement.
Lead the development of an implementation plan for integration architecture based on business requirements and IT strategies.
Design and construct future- and current-state business models to practically apply new and emerging technologies to drive them.
Research and recommend new technologies to achieve improved architectural performance while effectively managing the associated costs of IT operations across the enterprise.
Keep abreast of technology, customer needs, and industry-related trends.
Actively engage in the identification and maintenance of technology standards.
Extends to ensuring technical guidance is in alignment with those standards and any exceptions are reviewed.
Escalate technical issues to senior leadership as needed along with insight on recommended resolutions.
Guide to the technical team and promotes continuous improvement to help the technical team increase productivity and foster innovation.
Encourage open lines of communication between all team members.
Facilitate discussions and resolves conflicts accordingly.
Mentor senior technical staff and provides support as an escalation point for critical technical issues.
Complete other duties, including special projects, as assigned by Management.

Is this a good fit? (Requirements):

Bachelor’s Degree in applicable field of study.
Certified as appropriate, in the discipline of practice (Data, Infrastructure, Network, Security, Solutions or Application).
- Microsoft Certified Architect or Open Group IT Architect Certification
- Architecture Certification (TOGAF, CITA, EACOE, Certified SOA Architect, etc.)

Knowledge of global business models, operating models, financial models, cost-benefit analysis, budgeting, and risk management.
Experience with Integration and migration (Datacenter, Azure, AWS, Oracle, SAP), Services, and Business Process Management) for global solutions.
Expertise in development of integration processes.
Familiarity with information management practices, system development life cycle management, IT services management, infrastructure and operations, and EA and ITIL frameworks.
Knowledge of business ecosystems, SaaS, infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), SOA, APIs, open data, microservices, event-driven IT and predictive analytics.
Ability to translate business needs into architecture requirements.
Ability to estimate the financial impact of architecture alternatives.
Ability to rapidly comprehend the functions and capabilities of new technologies.
Understanding of common information architecture frameworks and information models.
Strong/effective problem solving and decision-making skills.
Ability to anticipate customer needs and proactively develop solutions to meet them.
Demonstrated expertise with Word, Excel, and other MS Office suite applications.
Applicable knowledge of the technologies used by the assigned team.
Strong collaboration skills and ability to work on cross-functional teams.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to research and resolve issues.
Ability to document the architectural conclusion using technical specification notations, including Unified Modeling Language (UML).
Ability to improve team maturity levels in understanding process and improving productivity.
Ability to build a trusting and safe environment.
Excellent time management skills.
Ability to multi-task and track multiple projects concurrently.
Excellent mentoring skills.
Ability to work both independent of immediate supervision and in a team environment.
Capable of working in a fast-paced environment.
Good understanding of intra-department functions and operations.
Ability to perform repeated bending, standing, and reaching.
Ability to occasionally lift to 40 pounds.

Even better if you have:

Previous experience as a collaborative technical leader.
Previous experience with developing solution architecture and conceptual and logical system design for large–scale programs and projects.