RESPONSIBILITIES:
Kforce has a client that is seeking an Enterprise Architect in Houston, TX.
Overview:
An Enterprise Architect engages with our IT and business teams to drive solution design for the organizations transformation initiatives and ensure that architecture best practices as part of design. You must show a proven ability to manage complex requirements while understanding the appropriate risk profile of a project to determine the correct solution. Daily challenges will arise that require softer skill expertise than technical expertise - meaning, you cannot rely on technical aptitude alone to be successful. You must realize and show the ability to understand the business direction, objectives, and parties involved to get to the best outcome. A candidate who is a self-starter and looks to be proactive will be a great fit for this opportunity.
Key Tasks:
* Partner with our IT Leaders, Solution Delivery, Product teams, and Data teams to recommend technology solutions for business transformation, then lead the technical solutioning process to build the detailed blueprint for how technology will solve the problem
* Considers the enterprise picture as part of solution design to produce architectural blueprints consistent with IT technical vision and strategy
* Leverage expertise in multiple technical domains as part of solutioning process (Software Engineering, Application Review/Selection, Security, Networking, Cloud Infrastructure, etc.)
* Lead architecture review board - development and alignment of architecture strategies across the KES organizations
* Lead current state to future state architecture alternatives to business leaders describing marginal value and connect to achieving business outcomes
* Experimentation - Identify and experiment with solutions to solve problems new to the organization
* Execute on initiatives as appropriate, not just a -Box Drawing- role
REQUIREMENTS:
* 5+ years of experience in Information Technology
* Experience with modern cloud-based platforms and tools (AWS, Microsoft, Salesforce, SaaS vendors)
* Familiarity with event-driven architectures, microservices, analytical concepts, AI concepts, cloud technology, and services
* Proven experience communicating technology in both execution detail and broad concepts to various audiences
* Demonstrated capability partnering with customers to understand business and operating models to develop proposals for technical architecture or process solutions
What Will Put You Ahead:
* Experience in supporting discrete engineering and manufacturing
* Experience with enterprise architecture platforms ~ HOPEX, BizzDesign, LeanIX
* Understanding of the fundamental architecture of GenAI
* Experience with conversation and action AI agent platforms
* Technical experience with serverless cloud technology tools and services (for example: S3, Blobs, SaaS, Lambda, SQS, SNS, Event Bridge, DynamoDB, API Gateway, etc.)
* Experience with PLM, Engineering (CAD tools), or Planning platforms
* Experience with event driven architectures and microservices
* Experience with analytical concepts (Data lakes, Graph Database Technology, Data Warehousing) Experience with container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, Fargate, AKS)
* Experience with DevOps methodologies, processes and tools (CI/CD, GitHub, Lean, Azure DevOps)
The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.
We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.
Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.
This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.
Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
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- Dice Id: kforcecx
- Position Id: ITWQG2181327
- Posted 30+ days ago
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