Lead Solution Architect

Salary Grade: G05
Minimum Midpoint Maximum
$94,831- $128,022- $161,213

Leads efforts to help define and implement solutions quickly, efficiently, and cost effectively in order to enable the client to gain the maximum benefit from technology and quickly realize a return on investment.

• Provides systems architectural/solution lead support to project and initiative-based efforts for relevant technical areas to increase efficiency and effectiveness for projects
• Leads the delivery of solutions that ensure compliance with enterprise architectural standards
• In a case where no enterprise architectural standard exists, leads the identification, documentation, and reporting of gaps and suggestions for development of standards to the attention of the Architecture Solutions Board
• Leads, develops and delivers technical architecture materials and ensures that relevant information is dispersed appropriately among the organization and key stakeholders in order to meet project milestones and tasks
• Functions as the primary point of contact for related technologies and provides early technical advice to projects and ultimately delivers complete technical designs to support the projects
• Present proposed solutions, leveraging standard technologies, to project stakeholders and champions proposed architecture to gain concurrence, as needed
• Acts as key force in driving technical project architecture reviews
• Leads and manages project teams as needed

• Demonstrated understanding of business and technology strategy and the ability to apply design architecture patterns which support consistent deployments
• In depth knowledge of technical architectural disciplines: business architecture, systems development lifecycle (SDLC), service oriented architecture (SOA), systems architecture and infrastructure, network and communications architecture, and web architecture
• In depth knowledge of virtualization strategies, object oriented and component based technologies, current and emerging integration tools, patterns, and frameworks, information and data modeling tools and techniques, and security controls and applicable data privacy practices and laws
• Knowledge of business intelligence (BI) strategies
• Ability to quickly grasp highly technical concepts
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team with minimal supervision
• Demonstrated leadership and mentoring skills
• Ability to maintain positive and productive working relationships with various individuals and groups
• Highly motivated and proactive

Bachelors degree with six to seven years of experience or equivalent combination of education and/or experience related to the discipline.

Advanced communication skills
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret complex business periodicals, professional journals, financial reports, and legal documents
Demonstrated ability to prepare and lead presentations to all levels within the company in order to educate, influence, and contribute to strategic technical decisions

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume
Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry

Strong knowledge of spreadsheet, word processing, presentation, project management, and diagramming software

Strong analytical skills. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

Makes decisions regarding evaluation and recommendations for project solutions.

Ability to sit up to 2/3 of the time and to stand, walk, and stoop up to 1/3 of the time. Regularly required to sit, talk and listen for long periods of time. Good vision and ability to adjust focus is required. Manual dexterity is required. Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. May be required to work significant amounts of overtime.

Some travel is required.

Office environment.

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