University of Rochester · 1 day ago
Sr Solutions Architect
Rochester, New York Metropolitan Area
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$97K/yr - $145K/yr
5+ years expThe University of Rochester is defined by a deep commitment to Meliora - Ever Better. They are seeking a Senior Solutions Architect to lead and support enterprise architecture activities that guide the development and management of a portfolio of solutions, ensuring alignment with business needs and architectural governance.
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Responsibilities
Leads and supports enterprise architecture activities that guide the development and management of a portfolio of solutions, including projects, products, systems, shared infrastructure services and shared application services
Provides leadership, analysis and design tasks related to supporting the development of technology solutions to ensure that solutions meet business needs and align with architectural governance and standards
Receives general guidance and has latitude for considerable judgment and initiative when working with subject matter experts and user communities to develop standards and solutions
Leads evaluation, design and analysis for the implementation of a solutions architecture across specific business applications or technologies
Facilitates the evaluation and selection of software product standards and services, as well as the design of standard and custom software configurations
Identifies organizational impact and financial impact of the solutions architecture
Takes action as needed based on outcome(s)
Works closely with project/program management to ensure execution of plans correspond to specifications and requirements outlined throughout the project or product lifecycle
Provides deliverables such as standard definitions, reference models and architecture designs to assess the impact of new and ongoing technology investment
Leads and participates in the prototyping of new tools and techniques for the development and operation of solutions
Defines principles, guidelines, standards and solution patterns to ensure solution decisions are aligned with the enterprise's future-state architecture vision
Maintains published repository of technical architectures
Recognizes opportunities and supports other architects in the development of specific technical, information and business standards
Monitors current-state solution portfolio to identify deficiencies through aging of the technologies used by the application or misalignment with business requirements
Maintains current knowledge of the University’s architecture roadmaps, technology status of peer institutions and technology market landscape
Supports a community of practice, guiding and helping agile teams, product owners and application architects to align with the overall enterprise architecture governance and assurance
Recognizes emerging opportunities to be explored through research or discussion
Meets with key stakeholders and conducts research to understand business drivers and business capabilities, both future and current state, and determines corresponding enterprise system designs and change requirements
Acts as a consultant on a broad range of technologies, platforms and vendor offerings to drive targeted business outcomes
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Information Sciences or equivalent and 5 years of relevant experience required
Deep and broad technical skills for service design and delivery, including infrastructure and application components required
Ability to communicate clearly and facilitate discussions required
Strong organizational and prioritization skills required
Ability to design and implement a project schedule and knowledge of project management required
Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously required
Preferred
Graduate degree preferred
Experience in system development life cycle, business analysis, project management, systems integration, software development and/or the administration of service platforms, public/private cloud platforms, databases and networks preferred
Ability to recognize strategic business opportunities preferred
Company
University of Rochester
The University of Rochester is a private research university located in Rochester, New York.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$20.43MKey Investors
National Science FoundationUnitedHealthcareSociety to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine
2023-09-25Grant· $18M
2023-07-26Grant· $0.07M
2022-09-20Grant· $0.05M
Leadership Team
David Linehan
Chief Executive Officer
Recent News
2025-12-04
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