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ETS · 19 hours ago

Senior Architect

Princeton, NJ

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

8+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Articulate and document a solution architecture vision

Create solution architectures that are leverage-able for future re-use

Actively seek opportunities to leverage existing IT solutions for new business offerings and services

Align IT solutions with business functions to improve flexibility, facilitate large scale reuse, and improve comprehensibility and visibility of IT’s value to the business

Partner with business, Research and other FCE and IT teams in designing IT solutions that match the needs of the business

Assess and formulate future architecture and technology direction for IT solutions

Aggressively identify enterprise IT application solution/technology initiatives that are of value. Collaborate with other architects and teams in execution of the initiatives

Review and approve project deliverables to ensure that they are architecturally sound and meet business needs

Work with Principal Architects to provide input and assistance from a solution design perspective to the RFP response team for cost estimation using Function Point or Use Case Analysis

Influence business strategy by explaining the capabilities of the architecture to management and the SBUs (Strategic Business Units)

Maintain a broad business understanding including customer and market trends

Contribute to future vision and strategy by conducting research and proof of concepts

Maintain a broad knowledge of new technical tools and trends, and apply those tools to improving business processes.

Map business capabilities and services to IT solutions, and plan IT solutions for future business opportunities

Lead the alignment of business strategy to IT strategy, in ways that adhere to IT maxims

Actively seek opportunities to leverage existing IT solutions for new business offerings and services

Continuously improve processes, technologies, applications to provide best value to business

Establish standards in best practice design patterns and pitfalls to ensure that IT solutions perform to expectations.

Partner with development teams to develop and enhance detailed application designs and interfaces

Facilitate cross team and cross component collaboration

Adhere to ethical standards and comply with the laws and regulations applicable to your job function

Qualification

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IT ArchitectureApplication DesignSolution ArchitectureSoftware Development Lifecycle (SDLC)Software Performance EngineeringArchitecture PrinciplesTechnical Vision StrategyBusiness Strategy Influence

Required

Bachelor’s degree with extensive coursework in Computer Science or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and abilities can be acquired is necessary.

8 years in IT.

Minimum 3 years in IT Architecture and application design.

Preferred

Varied experience in following areas is preferred: IT Architecture methodologies, standards and best practices

Full software development lifecycle (SDLC) experience

Software Performance Engineering practice and consultation

Rich and varied IT solutions design and development experience

Architecture principles and frameworks

Benefits

Health, Vision, Dental insurance plans to choose from

Generous continuous learning support, from individual learning grants to up to 6 classes a year for tuition reimbursement as well as on-line learning access!

Generous PTO and vacation time to balance your work and life

Additional 8 hours of PTO for volunteer work

Retirement plan (401(a)) and traditional Roth (403b) with company contribution

Commuter Benefits

Pet Insurance

1 year subscription to Calm App