Solutions Architect

## IT Solutions Architect IIIApplyremote type: Hybridlocations: North Fourth Streettime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R-1433**Location:**324 N 4th StreetIndiana, PA 15701**Hours:**Monday - Friday 8:00AM-5:00PM(Additional hours as necessary to meet the objectives of the department)**Function:**Administers compliance functions of the IT department under the guidance of the IT Solution Architect Manager and Information Technology Director. Manage projects for the deployment and integration of software system. Collaborate on strategies to shape innovative solutions to meet critical business and technology challenges. Translate business and technical requirements and specifications into actionable project and product plans, unifying technical and business teams to drive the achievement of common goals. Deliver highly scalable, impactful tools that advance the technical and business strategies of the bank. Provide system administration for targeted systems. Represent IT concerns and consideration in complex challenges and issues to develop creative solutions, insight, and recommendations.**Duties and Responsibilities:*** Coordinates and supports proper change management to meet regulatory/compliance changes required for systems, processes, customer/employee notification and/or internal education.* Collaborates with IT management for the development of documented procedures and policies to support IT and security processes, including internal audit guidelines, hardening guidelines, and best practice guidelines.* Applies knowledge of regulatory guidelines and industry best practices in making recommendations to mitigate risk associated with Information Technology (IT) audit responses for the business line to include: + Tracks and updates IT audit templates to ensure compliance with documented deliverables. + Assists in gathering audit request information. + Maintains audit artifacts to support validation of remediation efforts, including meeting minutes with Managed IT Provider. + Schedules review meetings as necessary to review progress of audit remediation. + Maintains working knowledge of compliance regulations for IT.* On a continuous basis, tracks ongoing vulnerability updates, and items that may impact the line of business, to include past due, critical, high, and medium in accordance with Service Level Agreements with Managed IT Provider.* On a continuous basis, identify, open incident or request tickets with Managed IT provider and monitor progress. Escalate issues as appropriate to Director of IT.* Independently support multiple technology initiatives and projects with respect to the bank’s overall strategic plan. + Work in tandem with PMO to facilitate project deliverables for IT solutions. - Attend project meetings, providing project status to the IT management team. - Act as IT technical liaison in conjunction with PMO + Collaborate with Lines of Business and Vendors to facilitate product build and deployment requirements. + Collaborate with Business Line Systems Admins and IT Application Support for product support transition. + Proactively ensure newly onboarded systems are configured, documented, and maintained to QA specifications for deployment and to meet annual reviews.* Execute project management responsibilities on initiatives, projects, and tasks assigned by IT Solution Architect Manager and IT Director.* Function in an independent role to lead IT Solution Architect I & II priorities and schedules to meet department goals and objectives.* Function in a mentoring role to IT Solution Architect I & II regarding system architectures, information technologies, and IT project management.* Construct and maintain department procedures for the management and maintenance of production information systems.* Conduct technical reviews of software solutions to analyze system requirements, specifications, and features in accordance with the bank’s corporate standards, policies, procedures, and maintenance guidelines. + Perform comprehensive technical review for net-new projects and significant architectural changes for in-place products to determine how the product will be implemented in the S&T Bank environment. (Security Controls, System Requirements, Security Entitlement, Support and any concerns or considerations). + Assigned technical reviews will focus on new products and in-place product changes with high complexity and impact on bank sensitive data, customer PII, or financial\accounting practices. + Ensure any product not meeting corporate policies or build procedure are documented and noted appropriately to the business line and Information Security.* Collaborate and lead product managers, business line administrators, IT teams, partner vendors and service providers to deliver and support technical solutions. + Research bank-owned technologies to identify opportunities for consolidation of solutions to minimize the duplication of work or resources. + Research new products and services which would assist in streamlining processes. + Research system integration and automation utilizing Application Programming Interfaces.* Provide guidance and direction to the bank’s business lines and managed IT services on software management best practices.* Develop strategies for developing and executing test procedures for software systems and services.* Demonstrate advanced knowledge of a variety of software platforms and best practices.* Demonstrate advanced knowledge of network architecture and security of same.* Construct and maintain documentation of system architecture and data flow to manage and monitor systems and services.* Understand and comply with all Corporate Policies pertaining to system deployment, administration, use, and maintenance.* Complete mandatory and assigned trainings within the prescribed timeframe with a qualifying score.* Maintains a good working relationship with all bank employees. Demonstrates the ability to work independently. Works as a team player to contribute to the success of the department and in turn the organization.* Complete other tasks and duties as assigned by the Solution Architects Manager and/or IT management.**Education:**Requires a four-year business degree or equivalent specializing in computer science, information technology, or management information science.**Experience:**Requires five to ten years of general experience and five to ten years specialized experience in direct administration, design, deployment, QA\evaluation of client\server applications, client\server database systems, or systems integration technologies (Web Services, RestAPI, Connectors, etc.). Prefer - Two to five years serving as lead on managing audit and compliance duties for systems deployment and administration. Prefer - Two to five years serving as lead on medium to large IT Projects of medium to high complexity.**Physical Demands:**Operates a keypad device: 90% of the day; operates electronic equipment: 90% of the day. Requires the use of manual dexterity skills for typing and data entry on a frequent basis, up to 60% of the business day. Possess the ability to focus visually at a close distance of 18”-20” for a period of up to 60% of the business day. Must be able to occasionally lift and/ or move or carry up to 20 lbs. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with DisabilitiesThe contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)**Salary Range:**$55,000.00 - $156,450.00 #J-18808-Ljbffr