Senior Architect

Hybrid model - minimum twice a week in the office

Requirement Description:

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8-10 years experience in system/application architecture design experience

4 year college degree in computer science or system/application architecture design prefered

The is looking for an experienced, skilled, and motivated Sr. Architect to join the team. As a Sr. Architect, System Administrator, you will be responsible for working with internal/external IT teams, business areas, diverse stakeholders, and vendors to advance aspirational information technology roadmap. Your responsibilities will include:

Assist in technology architecture design, review, and deployment

Continuously identify, rationalize, and road-map new models and capabilities

Seek out and determine how mainstream and emerging technologies can be used to advance

Conduct in-depth research and analysis on emerging technologies and evaluate their feasibility and potential impact.

Engages technical teams and business stakeholders to discuss and propose technical approaches to meet current and future needs

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify use cases and applications of emerging technologies that drive innovation and agency growth.

Facilitate architecture gap assessment and creating a roadmap for bridging the gap

Advise senior management on the use of technology to improve business operations and advance organizational goals

Ensure IT strategic planning is aligned with mission and plans

Ensure compliance with relevant laws, regulations, industry standards, and compliance with State of Ohio and policy

Prepares reports and develops briefs to support meaningful strategic planning discussions, processes and outcomes.

Writes and edits research papers and reports on a variety of information technology trends, issues, and practices to present to various levels of stakeholders

Manage IT delivery architectural activities including engagement with multiple program-aligned IT teams to:

Plan for and conduct requirement/design sessions

Create System architecture diagram for infrastructure and/or application system

Create and/or review business process flows for the purpose of developing and documenting "to-be" architecture

Identify and enable the implementation of sound technical solutions and consistent design standards

Create target state architecture and drives achievement of the strategy

Responsible for technical guidance and oversight to development teams, ensuring adherence to architectural standards and best practices.

Mandatory Requirements/Time

Bachelor's or Master's degree in architecture, computer science, information technology, or a related field

Excellent system architecture design knowledge of both infrastructure and application development.

8-10+ years of relevant professional experience in architecture and design

Proven experience in a senior or lead architect role

Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Ability to evaluate complex systems and identify areas for improvement.

Collaboration:

Knowledge and experience in enterprise architecture, understanding how systems fit into the larger organizational context.

Experience with project management methodologies and practices.

Strong communication skills to effectively convey architectural decisions and concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Leadership skills to guide and mentor other team members.