Senior Architect

Enterprise Architect
Remote
(Ohio Resident Preferred, or within Eastern Standard Time Zone)

Description:
Diversified Systems is searching for an Enterprise Architect to create and leverage Business Capability Modeling artifacts, create Customer Journey Maps as needed, and facilitate Business and IT Strategic Planning efforts in collaboration with Business Relationship Managers and Senior Leadership. The Architect will provide architectural guidance for new projects, ensure projects follow technical and application standards, and align solutions with enterprise strategy. This role will support modernization initiatives, Cloud Smart Strategy execution, Robotic Process Automation (RPA), AI/ML initiatives, Virtual Assistants, and Generative AI technologies.

Responsibilities:

• Facilitate and drive Business and IT Strategic Planning discussions with Senior Leadership, Business Relationship Managers, and subject matter experts ensuring alignment with organizational goals and objectives.
• Partner with IT staff and technology experts to create IT Strategy and establish technology standards and guidelines for project design and implementation.
• Plan, initiate, and spearhead proof of concept initiatives utilizing emerging technologies.
• Partner with business and technology experts to understand business requirements, analyze market trends, conduct technology evaluations and comparison analyses, and provide recommendations to senior leadership.
• Maintain a holistic view of the organization's strategy, processes, information, and technology assets.
• Provide strategic consultation to assigned line-of-business customers for business and IT strategies as well as researching, marketing, and enabling standard technologies based on customer requirements.
• Create IT strategies and guidelines by collaborating with subject matter experts across IT teams.
• Provide architectural input and technical consultation services to implement strategies and guidelines within projects.
• Participate in business opportunity identification and business innovation portfolio development through research, emerging technologies, and market trends.
• Participate in enterprise architecture development, including business architecture, information architecture, application portfolio management, and technical architecture.
• Assess business priorities and develop alternative technical solutions, advising on options, risks, costs versus benefits, and impacts on business processes and system priorities.
• Conduct informal learning sessions regarding developed strategies and emerging technologies.
• Collaborate with other IT functional areas regarding project status and customer priorities.
• Facilitate development of enterprise solutions that combine business processes, technology options, and process facilitation techniques.
• Collaborate with the Enterprise Program Management Office regarding project status, issues, risks, and benefits.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, related discipline, or equivalent and extensive related project experience required.
• 7 years of IT experience, including a minimum of 2 years of Enterprise Architecture experience and 2 years of Solution Architecture experience required.
• Technical experience leading AI implementations, including Generative AI, Robotic Process Automation (RPA), and Virtual Assistants required.
• Experience providing Enterprise Architecture governance for cloud modernization efforts required.
• Exposure to multiple, diverse technologies and processing environments required.
• Solution Architecture experience utilizing AWS, GCP, and/or Azure ecosystems for AI and Robotic Process Automation technologies such as UiPath required.
• Experience developing strategic technology plans and roadmaps, business capability models, and customer journey maps required.
• Ability to present and communicate both business and technical concepts required.
• Ability to lead and conduct emerging technology analysis initiatives required.
• Experience leading efforts to create technology solutions and architectures impacting critical business areas required.
• Strong leadership and negotiation skills with business and technical groups required.
• Ability to establish and maintain a high level of customer trust and confidence required.
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills required.
• Ability to think critically and solve problems required.
• Demonstrated technology skills across multiple IT domains required.
• Strong consultative skills at a cross-functional level required.

Desired Skills:

• TOGAF Certification highly desired.
• Enterprise Architecture experience using the ABACUS EA tool highly desired.

Preferred Education:

• Master's degree preferred.

About Diversified Systems
Founded in 1990, Diversified Systems is an award-winning Technology Services corporation providing all levels of IT project consulting services nationwide. DSI is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio with regional offices in the American Midwest and East Coast. We offer our consultants a number of flexible and competitive compensation benefit packages.

Diversified Systems is committed to the principles of equal employment. We are committed to complying with all federal, state, and local laws providing equal employment opportunities, and all other employment laws and regulations.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
DSI values authenticity and is committed to making sure our employees and partners are valued and respected. At DSI, we believe building a diverse culture is important because we know when people work together, we can achieve better results as a team. DSI realizes that everyone comes from various backgrounds. We celebrate these differences because our employees are our greatest asset as we strive to best meet the needs of those we serve. As part of our ongoing efforts, DSI is focused on advancing equality, diversity, and inclusion by setting high standards to continually evolve our culture. This includes but is not limited to recruiting, community involvement, client delivery, and career development.