Job#: 3019655 Job Description: Ford
Hybrid On-Site 4 Days Dearborn MI
$70-80/HR
12+ Month Contract
Position DescriptionEmployees in this role are responsible for translating desired business capabilities into solution concepts, models, and functional and technical requirements. Key responsibilities include designing strategies, technology patterns, and service structures, as well as ensuring architecture and information management guidance and governance.
The position is accountable for enterprise capability integration by identifying opportunities to align information and process flows, selecting appropriate implementation strategies, and defining the technology mechanisms required.
(Applies to: enterprise level, portfolio level.)
The role also includes compiling, developing, and aligning architectural models of current and proposed capabilities and solutions across the enterprise to support strategic and investment decisions, portfolio management, program and project management, solution and service design and development, and service management.
(Applies to: enterprise level, portfolio level, program/project level, technology level.)
Additional responsibilities include driving information integration, information standards, and information management through capability and value assessment.
(Applies to: enterprise level, portfolio level, program/project level.)
Employees deliver architecture artifacts-including business, information, data, process, solution, application, service, technology, and infrastructure architectures-to solution, service, and technology delivery initiatives, programs, and projects. They also set architecture and design direction (technologies, patterns, principles, development frameworks) in collaboration with project management and system design/development.
(Applies to: program/project level.)
Key Responsibilities- Provide direction and support to project teams by translating business capabilities into well-defined projects/programs with clear objectives and deliverables.
- Visualize and communicate architecture concepts, principles, strategies, and models for programs, initiatives, and domains.
- Facilitate architecture discussions across cross-functional business sponsors and product lines to ensure alignment.
- Participate in relevant business/IT governance processes as a member or facilitator.
- Ensure alignment between architecture projects, standards, and related IT projects and plans by engaging with appropriate IT and business leaders.
- Develop recommendations that improve the business value of IT projects and plans.
- Set direction and approve future-state architecture standards, guidelines, blueprints, and roadmaps across business functions.
- Drive architecture-related research to mature architecture standards, guidelines, blueprints, and roadmaps.
- Direct and approve innovations or prototypes resulting from research; approve recommendations on architecture, tools, methodologies, and processes.
- Facilitate architecture governance and ensure adherence to established architecture standards.
- Secure buy-in for architecture standards, guidelines, blueprints, and roadmaps from business and IT leadership.
- Promote the benefits and value of architecture and architecture management to business and IT senior management.
- Provide guidance on strategy and planning in support of prioritization and portfolio planning.
Skills Required- Solution Architecture
- Cloud Architecture
- Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform)
Skills PreferredExperience Required- 10+ years of experience in IT
- 4+ years of experience in a concentration area
Experience Preferred- 4+ years working with Google Cloud Platform
- 4+ years in a Solution Architecture role
Education RequiredEducation PreferredAdditional Information- 4 days in the office
- Additional safety training, licensing, and/or personal protection requirements may apply
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Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.
Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.
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