Enterprise Architect
The Woodlands, TX
Contracted to Full Time
Manager/Supervisor
Title: Enterprise Architect
Location: Remote Work from Home
Travel Requirement: 25% or more
Required Experience: Minimum of 10 Years in IT Consulting (5 working with C-Suite Executives)
Role Type: 90 Day Contract to Hire (on 1099) before potential conversion to a Full Time Employee on W2
Why should you join the Enterprise Solutions team?
As an Enterprise Architect, you will be working on exciting infrastructure-driven projects for Fortune 500 customers across all verticals. Our global infrastructure planning and deployment services deliver thousands of projects each year. From employing our methodologies at hundreds of sites to leveraging complete enterprise design services, customers trust our infrastructure experts to assess the technology they have today and design the solutions they need for tomorrow.
What will you be doing?
The Enterprise Architect assists the Chief Architect during Professional Services engagements and works with Lead or Principal consultants and other cross-functional teams on complex customer projects. The Enterprise Architect is a technical and business outcome leader that will provide oversight and alignment between Arganteal Engineers, Architects, and the customer technical or business leaders for projects.
The Enterprise Architect may be assigned to lead customer-facing services projects of varying size and complexity that will often include the development of project deliverables (examples include white papers, plans, strategies, designs, assessments, and business case analyses). When the Enterprise Architect is designated the Solution / Technical leader, they will combine with PMO leadership to form the “Two in the Box” model, a vital part of the Arganteal approach to driving successful project outcomes.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Solutions / Technical Leadership Role:
Primary:
Collaboration & Leadership
EDUCATIONAL/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
Minimum:
Preferred:
Location: Remote Work from Home
Travel Requirement: 25% or more
Required Experience: Minimum of 10 Years in IT Consulting (5 working with C-Suite Executives)
Role Type: 90 Day Contract to Hire (on 1099) before potential conversion to a Full Time Employee on W2
- We offer the following benefits to all Full Time Employees on W2
- Health and Wellbeing: Health, Dental, and Vision Care, Onsite Health Centers, Employee Assistance Program, Wellness program
- Financial Benefits: Competitive pay, Profit Sharing, 401k Plan with Company Matching, Life and Disability Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement
- Paid Time Off: PTO & Holidays, Parental Leave, Sick Leave, Military Leave, Bereavement
- Additional Perks: Nursing Mothers Benefits, Voluntary Legal, Pet Insurance, Employee Discount Program
Why should you join the Enterprise Solutions team?
As an Enterprise Architect, you will be working on exciting infrastructure-driven projects for Fortune 500 customers across all verticals. Our global infrastructure planning and deployment services deliver thousands of projects each year. From employing our methodologies at hundreds of sites to leveraging complete enterprise design services, customers trust our infrastructure experts to assess the technology they have today and design the solutions they need for tomorrow.
What will you be doing?
The Enterprise Architect assists the Chief Architect during Professional Services engagements and works with Lead or Principal consultants and other cross-functional teams on complex customer projects. The Enterprise Architect is a technical and business outcome leader that will provide oversight and alignment between Arganteal Engineers, Architects, and the customer technical or business leaders for projects.
The Enterprise Architect may be assigned to lead customer-facing services projects of varying size and complexity that will often include the development of project deliverables (examples include white papers, plans, strategies, designs, assessments, and business case analyses). When the Enterprise Architect is designated the Solution / Technical leader, they will combine with PMO leadership to form the “Two in the Box” model, a vital part of the Arganteal approach to driving successful project outcomes.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Solutions / Technical Leadership Role:
- The Enterprise Architect understands all client scopes and objectives. They will be the one solution / technical voice facing the client externally and the escalation point internally for Arganteal employees, Partners, and Contractors.
- The Enterprise Architect will partner with the PMO counterpart to resolve Risks and Issues upon identification.
- The Enterprise Architect is accountable for resolving technical Risks and Issues in their project using their background and the array of resources available within Arganteal.
- The Enterprise Architect holds staff, contractors, and partners responsible for ensuring that The Arganteal best practices and templates are followed and delivered to the customer.
- The Enterprise Architect will review deployment documents, technical assessments, and other technical outputs to ensure a correct and consistent tone is delivered as defined by “One Voice.”
- The Enterprise Architect will manage their respective project as if it were their own stand-alone business and deliver a service that focuses on profitability and professionalism.
Primary:
- Technical / Line of Business contact between Arganteal and customer from the beginning to the end of a project, ensuring the team meets the customer's desired outcomes.
- Demonstrated ability to carry out architecture activities and methodologies leading to comprehensive discovery, analysis, and technical/business recommendations.
- Advanced communication skills, including business/technical writing and presentations.
- Advanced ability to present in-depth technical solutions.
- Self-motivation with the ability to motivate and energize a project team.
- Drive to exceed customer and project goals.
- Thoughtful leadership and innovative thinking.
- Responsible for the delivery of project work, ongoing quality of the work, ensuring standards and delivery methodologies are being followed and appropriate resources are available to meet the current and future demands of the project.
- Proven track record of customer focus, including the ability to foster long-term client relationships.
- Expert knowledge of project architectural principles and practices.
- Proactively detects technical deficiencies and develops practical, workable solutions to problems.
- Takes full responsibility for the overall execution and delivery of critical tasks or projects.
Collaboration & Leadership
- Conveys the Arganteal vision is accurate and relevant terms that others can identify with, helping others see how things will improve.
- Stays focused on department and Arganteal strategic priorities and allocates their time and resources accordingly.
- Demonstrated ability to coach and mentor.
- Proactively seek ways to expand technical knowledge.
- Possesses professional maturity and presence.
- Ability to act as a technical expert.
- Good technical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Maintain current knowledge of industry trends and tools to provide best-practice insight and best-in-class recommendations to management.
- Ensure that all components and usage are consistent and compliant with all applicable regulatory, departmental, IT, and corporate standards, policies, and guidelines.
EDUCATIONAL/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
- A Enterprise Architect is required to have an industry recognized enterprise architecture certifications such as TOGAF, Zachman, Department of Defense Architecture, or Federal Enterprise Architecture.
Minimum:
- Minimum ten years (10) of industry experience in enterprise IT management, technology consulting, advisory or professional services;
- 5 years' experience as a C-Suite Senior or Lead Consultant or equivalent experience;
Preferred:
- Thorough understanding at least one major Arganteal technology practice area, key technology partners and market trends;
- Post-graduate training in business-related discipline or management;
- Advanced client-facing skills, including the ability to analyze complex problems, influence and negotiate with clients;
- Demonstrated technical consulting experience in one or more of the following vertical sectors: government, public sector, higher education, finance, health care, technology, or other commercial.
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