Job Description:
The Enterprise Architect works with stakeholders - CTS leadership, client leadership, and subject matter experts - to build a holistic view of the client organization's strategy, processes, information, and information technology assets. This individual processes this knowledge and ensures that the client’s business and Information Technology (IT) are in alignment. This individual plays a critical role in linking the business mission, strategy, and processes of the client organization to the IT strategy, and documents this using multiple architectural models or views that show how the current and future needs of the client organization will be met in an efficient, sustainable, agile, and adaptable manner. Additionally, the Enterprise Architect will research emerging standards and guide the internal and external teams in developing and documenting standards and best practices.
Key responsibilities include:
Alignment of client IT strategy and solutions with the company's business objectives
Providing strategic consultation to assigned clients in defining or designing business processes, functions and organizational structures, as well as in researching, identifying and internally marketing enabling technologies based on customer requirements
Analyzing the client IT environment to detect critical deficiencies, and recommend solutions for improvement
Presenting ideas with qualitative and quantitative findings to both CTS and client leadership
Applying a variety of tools to convey analytic findings to executive management, software developers, and end users.
Ensuring all projects follow quality and security standards
Ensuring all implementations are deployed according to company and client guidelines using the appropriate project management tools and documents
Desired Skills and Experience
Required Skills and Experience:
Minimum 12 years’ experience in an IT environment.
Minimum 6 years Enterprise Architecture experience
Minimum 3 years’ experience creating Enterprise IT Roadmaps
Minimum 8 years’ experience with SDLC methodology
Ability to communicate technical and non –technical concepts to all audiences
Minimum Bachelor degree
Desired Skills and Experience:
Experience with a business rule engine and knowledge of business rules
Ability to determine simple validations/rules that the business may use to define and determine the quality of data
Previous experience in consulting services, performing deep analytical and business process analysis
Broad knowledge of business process including disaster recovery, business continuity and risk management
The ability to produce, manipulate, implement or enhance Enterprise Architecture concepts, roadmaps, principles or effective strategies
The ability to think laterally and constructively question established process
Knowledge and understanding of business process, objectives, milestones and structure
Strong understanding of information systems from a holistic perspective; key technologies and limitations; and systems modelling and enterprise frameworks
Strong leadership skills, decision making and problem solving abilities
Master’s degree in computer science or equivalent experience
Experience in the Insurance Industry, especially Life Insurance is preferred
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