BTS Enterprise Architect

About the position

We are seeking a dynamic individual to join our team as a Enterprise Architect within our Business & Technology Strategy Practice. The Sr. Enterprise Architect is a strategic technical project leadership role reporting to the Head of Business & Technology Strategy. This individual will be a member of the Enterprise Architecture organization responsible for developing enterprise architecture strategy across the client and aligning within the TEKsystems Architecture Guild. The Sr. Enterprise Architect will combine a deep understanding of technology, applications, industry best practices, business processes and architectural patterns to drive business and IT transformation initiatives that meet our enterprise objectives. In this role you will collaborate with business and technology leaders, stakeholders, engineers, and analysts to understand strategic business initiatives and develop technical solutions that satisfy those needs. This individual has extensive knowledge in multiple business and architecture domains, forward thinking, and is well-versed in emerging technologies and trends. Must possess the excellent interpersonal skills necessary to articulate the value of a strong enterprise architecture function to critical business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the development and maintenance of enterprise architecture technology blueprints that articulate the client’s business strategy, future state business and technology architecture, and multiyear execution roadmap within an account
• Engage with clients as a trusted advisor to understand their business goals, challenges, and strategic priorities and how they relate to their Enterprise Architecture and potential Transformational Initiatives
• Conduct comprehensive assessments of client’s current IT infrastructure and systems as it relates to their processes to identify areas for improvement, perform maturity analysis of key IT enablers
• Drive & facilitate Strategy and Planning workshops with key stakeholders and customers
• Leverage in-depth expertise in Enterprise IT space, staying updated on the latest advancements on tools and services available in the market, and guiding the team in applying best practices to build offering that can be delivered to customer at scale
• Collaborates with other architects (Enterprise, Practice & Client) to create and document standards and patterns that can be leveraged for future re-use, and actively seek opportunities to leverage industry solutions for new business offerings and services
• Develops and maintains the reference architecture which includes the reference models for Enterprise platforms, data and applications and databases, guiding principles, standards, patterns, and usage guidelines
• Create contextual and conceptual models that help document and simplify potentially complex topics
• Provides comprehensive analytical thinking to ensure transformation costs, impact and value are properly understood estimated and controlled across people, process and technology
• Collaborates with customers, vendors, industry consultants and company leadership to continuously learn and identify opportunities to advance our technology strategy

Requirements

• Extensive knowledge in multiple business and architecture domains
• Deep understanding of technology, applications, industry best practices, business processes and architectural patterns
• Excellent interpersonal skills necessary to articulate the value of a strong enterprise architecture function to critical business stakeholders

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with emerging technologies and trends
• Experience in project management and implementation

Benefits

• Health insurance Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO - 100 percent coverage for well visits, Individual and family options
• Dental and vision options
• Health savings account with annual company contribution, Coverage begins within 30 days of employment
• 20 days annually plus six company holidays; After three years of employment, increases to 23 days annually plus six company holidays
• 401(k) with matching contribution; Profit-sharing
• Tuition reimbursement: Up to a maximum of $5,250 annually for eligible courses/programs