Enterprise Architect for Asset Intensive Industry - REMOTE at Wise Men Consultants
About the Job
Title: Mid-Level Enterprise Architect for Asset Intensive Industry
Location: The client is on the East Coast – Must work East Coast Timings-
Position: Remote but must travel to New York (3-4 times a year)
Rate: Open+ expenses are paid when traveling to client location in New York
Duration: 1 Year
Job Specific Qualifications: Mid-Level Enterprise Architect Consultant (WE DO NOT WANT SENIOR PEOPLE)
Domain Industry: Must be from an Asset Intensive Industry -(Utility or Manufacturing/oil and gas/ Medical Technology /Automotive, etc.)
Job Responsibilities
The Enterprise Architect works with business and technology teams to develop and manage corporate and business strategies for applications and technologies that deliver and sustain end-to-end business operations. They must be able to partner effectively with a wide range of teams, including business leaders, delivery teams and external partners in order to drive business success while promoting and ensuring alignment with the enterprise portfolio and technology strategy.
Accountable for the creation and maintenance of the long term investment plan and technology roadmap to achieve the strategic IT objectives. This includes:
- Facilitating working sessions with the IT SLT and key IT and business team members toward the development of the IT Investment Plan and Technology roadmap.
- Supporting the IT Application and Portfolio Owners and business leaders in their domain for the development of the operating company and enterprise investment plans and technology roadmaps.
- Understanding current and projected business results and how the investment portfolio impacts those results.
- Understanding threats to achieving results and ensuring that the appropriate mitigating actions are being taken.
- Driving the identification of technology opportunities to positively impact business results.
- Recommending Lifecycle Planning (LCP) needs and identifying and driving business value through technology.
Responsible to promote innovation that benefits a line of business and/or the enterprise: This includes:
- Identifying, researching, evaluating and tracking technology industry trends and developments.
- Collaborating with key technology vendors and industry leaders to identify strategic and innovative uses of technology.
- Developing proof of concept and/or prototypes to assess feasibility and fit of new technologies.
- Developing business cases and makes recommendations.
- Showcasing, communicating and marketing ideas and concepts.
- Leading EA Domain activities that ensure well-formed agendas and effective planning for each domain. EA Domains include Application, Data, Integration, Infrastructure, Security, Mobile and Cloud.
- o Ensures clear guidelines and standards for technology product use within the enterprise
- o Develops and maintains an integrated technology strategy, target architecture and governance for product lifecycle status within each domain.
- Maintains and drives data stewardship and the management of for our enterprise portfolio repository (e.g., planning and scoping enhancements, establishing related analytical tools, etc.).
- Provides EA leadership to solution / project architects for the company’s most strategic, complex and high risk business initiatives and new initiatives within their domain.
- Provides thought leadership and guidance to business leaders on information system technologies, their roadmaps, their functionalities, costs, benefits, implementation requirements and additional opportunities to impact business results.
Required Education and Experience:
- Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Engineering or Business or a related field
- 10+ years of relevant experience within the information technology field or an industry with reliance on technical expertise
Key Skills and Knowledge:
- Experience implementing / managing Enterprise Architecture and Technology Standards programs in medium to large organizations
- Sound expertise in product/program management and alignment with architecture deliverables
- Ability to proactively communicate technical topics in a clear, succinct, and relevant way
- Proven experience in managing program budgets and technology cost centers in large corporate environments to ensure corporate targets are met
- Technology procurement & technology financial operations experience ensuring vendor contracts support business and corporate needs
- Proficient in working with business area’s to understand needs/requirements with an ability provide innovative solutions
- Technically knowledgeable with the ability to assess solutions for current and future needs across organizations.
- Proven experience with leading teams on the implementation and enhancements of Energy efficiency technologies and/or cloud technologies.
- Track record as an innovator and agent leading organizations and people through change
- Proven experience in long term planning including building roadmaps and program planning
- Digital acumen
- Strong leadership and influence skills
- Ability to present to all levels of management & executive leadership
- Excellent teamwork, facilitation, relationship building, and negotiation skills
Desired Skills, Competencies, Education and Experience:
- Advanced degree, e.g. Masters of Computer Science
- Industry Certifications, e.g. TOGAF 9, Open CA, CISSP, etc.
- Experience with technology organizational design
Please send the updated resume to srinivas.puppala@resolvetech.com or reach me at 470-202-8086. Referrals are welcome!
