IT Solution Architect

Overview

On Site
$155,000 - $160,000
Full Time

Skills

Kafka

Job Details

Our client in Katy, TX has an opening for an IT Solutions Architect.

This is an on-site/full-time/direct hire position

Salary range based on experience: $155k + bonus

Responsibilities:

  • Directs the identification and recommendation of appropriate solutions, upgrades, replacements, or decommissioning options incorporating business and technology productivity, usability, and total cost of ownership.
  • Develops and executes solutions that further reduce the percentage of time spent on reactive work.
  • Works with business and technology subject matter experts to derive end-to-end solutions that provide value to the enterprise and these solutions comply with standards and guidelines set forth by Enterprise Architecture.
  • Interacts with business leadership to establish a solid working relationship between IT and operations.
  • Must be able to model solutions from conceptual, logical, and physical perspectives (N+1 views)
  • Creates artifacts that define the N+1 views of the end-to-end solution (context, data domain, logical, physical, and deployment).
  • Facilitates the requirements refinement process; with a special focus on service-level requirements.
  • Collaborates with other parts of IT to ensure a thorough understanding of the proposed architecture; must be willing to accept and factor in feedback.
  • Participates in design reviews to ensure traceability of the design to the proposed solution architecture.
  • Contributes to enterprise guidelines, standards, and principles as precedents are discovered and adopted.
  • Articulates architecture decisions behind the solution architecture.
  • Takes initiative in working with business stakeholders to ensure their requirements (immediate and future) will be addressed by IT.
  • Develop a thorough understanding of our client's policies, procedures, and safety rules.
  • Duties may change; Team Member may be required to perform other duties as assigned.

Education:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering or other related Engineering discipline or relevant field of study required.

Work Experiences:

  • 10+ years of experience related to IT Management or other information technology solutions architecture roles.
  • 2-3 years of retail experience is preferred.
  • Experience in Data Integration patterns and tools.
  • Experience in designing solutions in cloud and hybrid cloud environments.
  • Understanding of networks and security as it relates to integration and data flow between systems.
  • Solid grasp of security in both on-prem as well as cloud environments.
  • Familiar with vendor management tools and integration with EA tools.
  • Knowledge of IT Architectural frameworks like TOGAF and Zachman.
  • Knowledge of retail supply chain and planning, including merchandising preferred.
  • At least two implementations of enterprise-class supply chain management systems are preferred.
  • Strong experience in services (SOA/Microservices) design preferred.
  • Strong experience with retailing COTS enterprise-class applications preferred.

Skills:

  • Ability to bridge the gap between waterfall and agile methodologies.
  • Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, and interface effectively with individuals at various levels.
  • Ability to build consensus around proposed solutions.
  • Ability to work well independently, as well as effectively contribute to a team environment.
  • Analytical, with strong problem-solving abilities and creative resolution skills.
  • Self-motivated, with the ability to work on multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
  • Preferred skills include strong optimization skills stochastic modeling, optimization algorithms, and holistic planning.
  • Ability to understand and derive lower-level roadmaps with business leadership to help set requirements' context.
  • Strong Microsoft Office program experience, including Excel, Word PowerPoint, and SharePoint.

Physical Requirements & Attendance:

  • Acceptable level of hearing and vision to perform job duties.
  • Adhere to company work hours, policies, procedures, and rules governing professional staff behavior.
  • Regular attendance is required.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or employment against any individual on the basis of race, color, gender, national origin, ancestry, religion, physical or mental disability, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, pregnancy, citizenship, or any other factor protected by anti-discrimination laws