IT Enterprise Architect

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This position may be based at the Firms Global Operations Center in Tampa Florida or at the Firms office in Dallas.

General Description:

We are seeking an IT Enterprise Architect to join our team. The IT Enterprise Architect defines and governs enterprise architecture to directly enable the firms strategic priorities business capabilities and value streams. This role leverages broad IT knowledge of IT networks cloud computing software development and automation tools to translate business objectivessuch as client service excellence operational efficiency risk management and growthinto actionable architecture decisions roadmaps and standards.

Key Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions:

• Contributes to architecture standard definition and design including documenting and diagramming the logical physical and process views across multiple technology domains.
• Leads architectural evaluation and decision-making for enterprise initiatives ensuring solution choices align with approved standards target-state architecture and business outcomes.
• Participates in product selection and upgrade process as needed.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to project teams to assist in the delivery of approved solutions.
• Participates in and continuously develops architectural knowledge architecture artifacts the architecture framework.
• Partner with business and practice leaders to translate strategic objectives into architectural priorities and guardrails.
• Special projects and duties as assigned.

Required Skills:

• Strong analytical problem-solving and organizational skills with the ability to manage ambiguity and competing priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.
• High degree of intellectual curiosity and integrity coupled with a pragmatic outcome-first mindset.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Confidence to lead architectural evaluations and recommendations influencing solution direction and investment decisions.
• Strong capability to frame architectural options in terms of business outcomes tradeoffs risk cost and longterm enterprise value.
• Ability to translate firm strategy business objectives and value streams into actionable architecture decisions and roadmaps

Required Qualifications & Education:

• Bachelors degree in computer science Information Technology or a related field from an accredited college or university.

• 3 years of experience architecting and delivering enterprise solutions across multiple enterprise architecture domains (technology application information and infrastructure)
• 3 years of experience with programming languages such as Java JavaScript C# Python HTML CSS JSON/REST APIs SQL NoSQL and Shell
• 2 years of experience in cloud computing architecture technical design and implementations including (IaaS) (PaaS) and (SaaS) delivery models across multiple different cloud vendors (e.g. AWS Azure GCP).
• Relevant industry certifications (AWS CISSP Professional Cloud Solutions Architect Open CA ITIL).

• Strong understanding of enterprise security technologies including proxies antispam authentication repositories intrusion detection and prevention solutions logging and monitoring network access control encryption identity management authentication and privileged access management solutions.
• Understanding security-related regulatory requirements such as NIST PCI ISO 27001 HIPAA compliance and familiarity with security tools integrated with DevOps (e.g. Fortify WhiteSource and Qualys).
• Up-to-date knowledge of AI-related tools and large language models.
• Aptitude to quickly understand the functions and capabilities of existing new and emerging technologies to update the firms architecture models.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time.
• Moderate or advanced keyboard usage

Benefits: Our goal is to promote a work environment in which individuals have access to the resources they need to be their best both professionally and personally which includes resources that encourage individuals to focus on their health and well-being.

Below are the benefits we offer: comprehensive medical (PPO and HDHPs) dental and vision plans including coverage for domestic partners; life and AD&D insurance; short and long term disability insurance; tax-advantaged accounts for health care expenses including FSAs and HSAs; FSAs for dependent care; health advocacy services; behavioral health and counseling resources for all family members; 401(k); profit sharing; backup dependent care; senior care planning support; resources for individuals with development disabilities and their caregivers; and paid holidays and other paid time off including paid leave for new parents.

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