Enterprise Applications Architect

Enterprise Architect

Overview
The Enterprise Architect will design and implement solutions that align with long-term IT and business strategies. This role involves creating enterprise-level applications and integrations, ensuring interoperability across platforms, and guiding technology standards to support strategic objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide design recommendations based on business strategy and update enterprise architecture to meet evolving needs.

• Develop enterprise application and integration solutions, including major enhancements, interfaces, and custom features.

• Ensure seamless integration of applications across the organization.

• Define specifications and lead the design, development, and delivery of complex, business-critical solutions.

• Establish programming and development standards, architectures, and procedures for code reuse.

• Apply advanced programming languages, object-oriented design, and modern development methodologies.

• Research emerging technologies and assess their application to business needs.

• Create and maintain technology standards and guidelines for multi-platform, multi-application integration.

• Serve as a technical expert across multiple IT disciplines.

• Evaluate and recommend system options, architectures, and standards considering cost, risk, and business impact.

• Document frameworks for implementing technical standards and integration changes.

• Act as a consultant, mentor, and change advocate within the organization.

Education

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent experience.

Experience

• 7 10 years in multiple IT domains, including 2 3 years of architecture experience in tolling, Intelligent Transportation Systems, or transit.

• Advanced to expert knowledge of enterprise architecture, application design, and system integration.

Desired Skills

• Proficiency in Oracle PL/SQL (packages, cursors, triggers, collections).

• Strong understanding of database concepts, data modeling, normalization, and optimization.

• SQL query development and performance tuning expertise.

• Familiarity with database administration (backup/recovery, user management, security).

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills for database and system issues.

• Ability to collaborate effectively and communicate technical concepts clearly.

• Code review and analysis experience, including test result validation.

• Hands-on experience in system architecture design, technical specification creation, and architecture diagramming.

• Ability to evaluate new technologies and recommend adoption strategies.