Job Summary:

• The Business Solutions Architect for MarketSource works w/ IS Delivery, IS Strategy and Allegis business partners to build a high-level view of their end-to-end business architecture. The role is accountable for architecting and designing comprehensive solutions that meet both regional and in-country business needs. This role is responsible for partnering with key business stakeholders to define strategies and solutions which are aligned with Enterprise Architecture principles and leverage a common solution and services framework.

Essential Functions:

• Collaborates with the Delivery Manager, Enterprise Architecture in defining the business architecture, capability framework, metrics, baseline assessments and future-state vision
• Provide technical recommendations and trade-offs which address business needs, timeline, and cost
• Participate in cross-functional, cross-discipline technical teams to enhance/set architectural direction for key business initiatives documentation of systems, architectures, process flows, and value-chains
• Define and document business technology domains via blueprints of the current state, target state, and OpCo/Region roadmaps to guide technology investments
• Drive buy vs. build decisions based on reviewing products and capabilities within the enterprise as well as leading industry technology partners, products, and technologies
• Reviews technical designs to ensure that they are consistent with defined architecture principles, standards, and best practices
• Conduct formal assessments and vettings for software products and software tools
• Defines and promotes enterprise architecture processes, policies, standards, and procedures to assure compliance with corporate and regulatory policies
• Reviews, aligns, and drives technology plans with enterprise goals, business plans and business processes
• Enable the creation of all conceptual and logical models in the organization
• Accountable for the availability, stability, scalability, security, and recoverability enabled by the designs
• Ensure alignment of initiative solutions designs with the architecture, technology and business strategies
• Manage tradeoffs between speed to market, quality, and financial impact
• Effectively communicate designs/solutions in multiple forums and to various audiences including technology and business executives
• Ability to collaborate with business and technical resources to understand and develop solutions that meet business requirements, translating strategy and objectives when necessary
• Maintenance of the Enterprise Architecture Library and management of the development and maintenance of associated artifacts
• Governs the introduction of new technologies
• Develop standards, patterns, and best practices for reuse and acceleration

Minimum Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or 8 years related job experience
• Experience aligning IT portfolio to business strategy and capabilities
• Experience in using architecture methodologies succh as TOGAF and Zachman.

Skills/Abilities:

• Positive and proactive leadership style, with strong presence and excellent communication skills at all levels of the organization
• Interpreting business needs and applying innovative technology solutions
• Governance and oversight processes for managing alignment of change to strategic goals
• Translating complex concepts into multiple architectural "views" aimed at varying audiences
• Broad-based technology knowledge and experience (Hardware, Software, Middleware, Databases)
• Ability to apply architectural methods to business challenges
• Strong organizational skills to allow for effective and value-added communication with business and technology personnel ​

Core Competencies:

• Build relationships
• Develop people
• Lead change
• Inspire Others
• Think critically
• Communicate clearly
• Create accountability

Benefits Overview:

Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. This role is eligible for the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Hospital plans
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Company paid Basic Life and AD& D as well as voluntary Life & AD& D for the employee and dependents)
• Company paid Short and long-term disability
• Health & Dependent Care Spending Accounts (HSA & DCFSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Assistance
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Allegis Group Paid Family Leave, Parental Leave)

Salary Range:

• This position is bonus eligible.
• Salary range is $115, 000-$172, 400