Director of Enterprise Solution Architecture - Deerfield Beach, United States - JM Family Enterprises

Description

The Director of Enterprise Solution Architecture is in charge of defining and evolving the enterprise's Information Systems Architecture.

They will lead a team of Enterprise Solution Architects who will guide the evolution of the Information Systems Architecture for individual business units.

The Director of Enterprise Solution Architecture proactively and holistically leads and supports EA activities that guide developing and managing a portfolio of solutions.

Solutions include projects and products, systems (including applications, technologies, processes, and information), shared infrastructure services, and shared application services.

They and their team understand the concepts of business goals, objectives and business outcomes, business capabilities, value streams, business processes, and their importance in solution architecture.

This associate provides the necessary 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.

They create deliverables for managing the organization's portfolio of 'to be' and 'as is' solutions - including systems (applications, processes, information, and technology), shared infrastructure services, and shared application services and components to enable and drive targeted business outcomes.

Responsibilities:
The Director, Enterprise Solution Architecture, and their team will demonstrate competencies across four key dimensions:Interpret Business Needs-Translate business and technical requirements into an architectural blueprint to achieve business objectives and document all solution architecture design and analysis workWorks closely with the product owners and product managers to ensure a robust architectural runway that can support future business requirements throughout the product life cycleUnderstand business drivers and business capabilities (future and current state)

Determine corresponding enterprise solution designs and change requirements to drive the organization's targeted business outcomesAssess Technology-Monitor the current-state solution portfolio to identify deficiencies through aging of the technologies used by the application, or misalignment with business requirementsMonitor micro- and macroscopic trends in EA as well as global currents, including economic, political, social/cultural, environmental, regulatory/legal, and/or technological disruptions for effective decision-makingSupports product managers in end-of-life product decisions to maintain, refresh or retire services or systems, including applications, technologies, processes, and informationUnderstands emerging technology trends and disruptions and their useful application to enable new and evolving business and operating modelsAnalyzes the technology industry, competitors, and market trends, and determines their potential implications for a given solutionAnalyzes the business-IT environment to detect critical deficiencies, legacy, and technical debt, and also recommends solutions for improvementApply Technology-Supports evaluation, design, and analysis for the implementation of a solutions architecture across a group of specific business applications or technologies based on enterprise business strategy, business capabilities, value streams, business requirements, and enterprise standardsManages and develops the architecture for a broader scope of projects or products, working closely with application architects that manage and design architecture for a single project, product, or initiativeDevelops a roadmap for the evolution of the enterprise solution portfolio from current to future state, as defined by the solutions architectureActs as a consultant on a broad range of technologies, platforms, and vendor offerings to drive targeted business outcomesCreates architectural designs to guide and contextualize solution development across products, services, projects, and systems, including applications, technologies, processes, and informationProvides consulting support to application architects within agile teams to ensure the project or product is aligned with the overall enterprise architectureProvide Enterprise Guidance-Provides deliverables like standard definitions, reference models, and architecture designs to support architectural governance to assess the impact of new and ongoing technology investment on the business and IT estateSupports a community of practice (CoP), guiding and helping agile teams and product owners to align with the overall enterprise architecture governance and assuranceDesigns and directs the governance activities associated with ensuring solutions architecture assurance and complianceDefines the principles, guidelines, standards, and solution patterns to ensure solution decisions are aligned with the enterprise's future-state architecture visionQualifications:

A bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, system analysis or a related study, or equivalent experienceA minimum of ten years of experience in IT solution development disciplines, including application development, middleware, database management, or cloud developmentExposure to multiple, diverse technologies, platforms, and processing environmentsGood knowledge of strategic and emerging technology trends, and the functional application of existing and emerging technologies to new and evolving business and operating modelsGood awareness of product management, agile principles, and development methodologiesCapability of supporting agile teams by providing advice and guidance on opportunities, impact, and risks, taking account of technical and architectural debtExperience with developing architecture blueprints, strategies, and roadmapsExperience delivering presentations to senior-level executives and technical audiencesSkills and competencies:Expert knowledge of business ecosystems, SaaS, infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), SOA, APIs, open data, microservices, event-driven IT and predictive analyticsExpert knowledge of information management practices, system development life cycle management, IT services management, agile and lean methodologies, infrastructure and operations, and EA and ITIL frameworksKnowledge of business models, operating models, financial models, cost-benefit analysis, budgeting, and risk managementRemarkable soft and interpersonal skills, including teamwork, facilitation, and negotiationTranslating business needs into EA requirements and estimating the fiscal impact of EA alternativesWell-developed management skillsExemplary analytical and technical skillsTop-notch written, verbal, communication, and presentation skills with the ability to articulate innovative ideas and concepts to technical and non-technical audiencesImpressive planning and organizational skillsKnowledge of all components of holistic enterprise architectureThe ability to influence the organization using storytelling and reasoningExpertise in guiding large-scale organizational change in an organizationOrganizationally savvy, with the ability to navigate organizational politics with tactSkilled at influencing, guiding, and facilitating stakeholders and peers with decision-makingAbility to articulate new ideas and concepts to technical and non-technical audiencesSkilled at understanding the long-term ('big picture') and short-term perspectives of situationsProficient in translating future-state business capabilities and requirements into solution architecture requirementsAbility to propose and estimate the financial impact of solution architecture alternativesEffective interpersonal skills to work creatively and analytically to solve business problems and propose solutionsApt at quickly comprehending the functions and capabilities of new technologiesCharacteristics:Trusted as a thought leader who can influence and influence business and IT leaders and IT development teamsRemains unbiased toward any specific technology or vendor choice and is more interested in results than personal preferencesDisplays educated curiosity and integrityMotivated and driven by achieving long-term business outcomesAbility to work proficiently in a team environment and lead cross-functional team#LI-AM1#LI-HYBRIDJM FAMILY IS PROUD TO BE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYERJM Family Enterprises, Inc.

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