Sr. Manager - Enterprise Architecture

The Sr.

Manager Enterprise Architecture role is to lead the IT Architecture practice to develop and maintain the high-level design plans for the overall logical and technical IT architecture.

This individual will provide strategic technical leadership and consulting across the organization, from strategic decision making down to the project planning level.

The EA will lead the IT Architecture team to gain organizational commitment for all high-level infrastructure plans and initiate and participate in projects to evaluate technologies and methods for implementing these plans.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Strategy & Planning


* Maintain in-depth knowledge of the company's strategic business plans.


* Provide strategic architectural consulting expertise, direction, and assistance to Systems Analysts, Systems Engineers, and other Systems Architects.


* Document and develop in-depth knowledge of company's existing IT architecture/infrastructure, and technology portfolio.


* Develop and manage an infrastructure capacity plan.


* Develop, document, communicate, and enforce a technology standards policy.


* Conduct research on emerging technologies in support of infrastructure development efforts and recommend technologies that will increase cost effectiveness and infrastructure flexibility.


* Develop, document, make recommendations, and communicate plans for investing in IT infrastructure, including analysis of cost reduction opportunities.


* Design, develop, and oversee implementation of end-to-end integrated systems.


* Develop and execute test plans to check infrastructure and systems technical performance.

Report on findings and make recommendations for improvement.

Operational Management


* Lead and Manage the IT Architecture team


* Collaborate with end users and senior management to define business requirements for complex systems development and gain buy-in for all infrastructure plans.


* Review new and existing IT projects, systems design, and procurement/outsourcing plans for compliance with IT standards and architectural plans.

Skills and Qualifications:


* 10+ years' work experience in Enterprise Architecture


* Extensive experience with developing strategic plans.


* Hands-on experience with business requirements gathering/analysis.


* Proven experience in systems design and development.


* Strong understanding of information processing principles and practices.


* Solid grounding in core enterprise applications, including Oracle, Azure, Exchange, Teams, SharePoint.


* Strong knowledge of hardware and software evaluation principles and practice.


* Proven project planning and management experience.


* Good knowledge of applicable data privacy practices and laws.


* Exceptional analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving abilities.


* Exceptional understanding of the organization's goals and objectives.

Education & Experience:
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