Senior Enterprise Architect

Job#: 3034458

Job Description:
Senior Enterprise Architect

Location: Jersey City, New Jersey (Hybrid)

Employment Type: Contract

Duration: 12 Months

Role Overview

We are seeking an Enterprise Architect to support Global Markets domains. The primary responsibilities will be to develop, institute, socialize, and govern architecture strategies, blueprints, and related frameworks. This role involves architecting and designing comprehensive end-to-end solutions that meet business requirements, governing a broad portfolio, and influencing strategic technology spend.

Key Responsibilities

• Create and maintain domain architecture strategies, blueprints, and roadmaps.
• Participate in architecture consulting to enable design decisions and lead design sessions.
• Act as a control function to ensure adherence of designs to blueprints and enterprise standards.
• Support compliance of designs with relevant local laws and regulations.
• Identify risks to resolve issues and conflicting priorities.
• Leverage technical expertise to support vendor selection and build vs. buy decisions.
• Support the development of prototypes and proof-of-concepts.
• Contribute to the creation and evolution of architectural patterns, principles, and guidelines.
• Support the execution of the architecture governance board.
• Provide a senior communication channel across multiple functional domains.

Required Qualifications

Education: A BSc-level degree in computer science or equivalent industry experience is required.

Experience: Candidates must have a background as a Solution or Technical Architect. Experience with enterprise-level technology strategy within an architecture organization is necessary. Experience in Financial Services, specifically within markets in either Trading or Post-Trade, is required, with demonstrated knowledge of the complete trade and contract lifecycle.

Technical Skills: A broad understanding of various technologies is essential. This includes application development knowledge (Enterprise Applications, distributed services), experience with architectural methodologies (UML, BPMN), and familiarity with modern application development and deployment (Automated Testing, CI/CD). Broad-based IT knowledge across hardware, software, middleware, databases, and cloud is also required.

Leadership and Communication Skills: The role requires the ability to manage senior stakeholder expectations, provide strategic vision, and interpret business needs. Candidates must be able to translate complex concepts for various audiences, work effectively in a matrix organization, and express ideas clearly to influence teammates and partners.

Compensation & Benefits

The pay range for this position is $68.00/hr - $73.68/hr. A benefits package may be available to eligible employees.

This employer is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth 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. Everforth Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.

Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth 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. Everforth 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, Everforth 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. Everforth 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 Everforth Apex team member can provide.