Senior Architect

JOB DESCRIPTION

This role is for staff augmentation support and resources will be assisting non-core activities SENIOR (10+ YRS OF EXPERIENCE)

. Responsible for driving architecture solutions that will support the business goals. Analyzes requirements and ensures solutions will integrate with current platforms or services

. Supports long-range application and technology planning efforts, representing multiple technology platforms. Leads technology team in resolving architectural issues

. Identifies and escalates issues and when necessary, pulls appropriate teams together to solve challenges

. Documents and resolves technical risks by contributing specific recommendations for improving performance, stability, reliability, availability, and / or maintainability of infrastructure technologies

. Under guidance of senior level technical architects, leads platform, service, or portfolio architectural efforts to translate partner needs to technical solutions based on a balance of needs, architecture standards and plans, total cost of ownership and feasibility

. Translates functional requirements to platform and service design requirements

. Participates in project planning, estimating and costing

. Participates in reuse, extend, buy, or build recommendations

. Defines the architecture, client environment, and supporting tools to meet stated program or project objectives

. Develops architectural design documentation

. Communicates the architecture direction within a given platform, service or portfolio

. Participates in the development of future enterprise architecture within a given platform, service or portfolio

. Communicates with key partners to explain alternatives and make recommendations

. Communicates and collaborates with more senior level technical architects and select IT leadership

. Evaluates and anticipates impact of technical solutions on related projects

. Assists in the development and maintenance of global technology roadmaps and application or platform evolution plans

. Participates in technology life cycle management by understanding relevant technology states and by making recommendations for timely technology evolution

. Has a working knowledge of designing and constructing platform architectures (server, network, desktop, database, systems management, or data)

. Has a high level understanding of operating systems and foundation architecture

. Must have significant business knowledge and have one or more areas of technical expertise in which they concentrate

. Ability to explain technical solutions to technical and non technical teams

. Possess an understanding of tools, platform scripting and control languages