Technical Architect

Genesis Consulting has an immediate opportunity for an experienced forward thinking Azure Technical Architect with a passion for growth and business transformation for a public sector client in St. Paul MN. Join our team and work on challenging complex solutions that are driving innovation and technology advancement in the local community. Work with teams that are rapidly delivering value to their customers leveraging concepts of Lean Agile Kanban and SAFe. Our clients are some of the world s leading companies and the candidate will be a part of challenging projects to build and support technical solutions for their needs.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The IT Architect will possess a deep understanding of how to align IT strategy with business goals a robust technical aptitude across a range of IT domains and the leadership skills necessary to guide the institution in making sound technology investments for sustainable agile and adaptable operations. Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Align IT strategies and plans with the institutions mission strategy and processes documenting these alignments using a variety of architectural models that effectively map current and future technology needs.

Provide technical guidance including road maps principles standards and bestpractices enabling business and IT leadership to balance and prioritize the institutions immediate needs and longterm strategic vision.

Define and articulate the current ("as is") midterm ("to be") and longterm ("future") architecture ensuring it is comprehensively planned to meet evolving organizational demands.

Maintain oversight of the institutions infrastructure security data and application architecture ensuring a secure robust and responsive IT environment.

Analyze business processes and technical requirements to create architectural blueprints that propose solutions to achieve strategic objectives and operational improvements.

Develop a consensusbased enterprise solution that is scalable adaptable and remains consistent with the institutions changing requirements.

Craft and communicate the road map for the evolution of the enterprise applications portfolio including strategies for operating in a bimodal IT framework.

Offer counsel and guidance to IT leadership and the management team regarding contemporary architecture strategies principles and practices.

Engage in knowledge transfer to ensure the IT personnel and leadership are uptodate with the latest architectural practices and technologies.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications/Experience:

Proven experience in an IT Architect role within a public sector or large complex organizational setting.

Comprehensive understanding of hardware software application systems engineering and their integration into a cohesive IT architecture.

Strong systems thinking capabilities with a demonstrated ability to conceptualize and analyze big picture enterprise technology landscapes.

Familiarity with IT governance operations and financial modeling as related to IT investments.

Substantial experience in creating and leading the implementation of IT strategic plans and road maps.

Minimum Education:

Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Systems Engineering or a related field

Required Certifications:

None Required

Other:

Local to Minnesota candidates preferred; Remote candidates will be considered.

US Citizens Preferred but Green Card candidates considered.