Job Description
Job Description
Forge ahead with WSB! WSB was founded on the understanding that culture drives results, and we’ve dedicated ourselves to the value of strong relationships, collaboration, and forward-thinking ideas We’ve inspired each other to discover thoughtful and creative solutions that look beyond the needs of today to the opportunities of tomorrow We invite you to forge ahead with us.
We are seeking an Enterprise Architect to lead the strategic planning and design of business technology solutions that align with organizational goals. This role is responsible for overseeing existing systems, guiding the development of custom applications, defining integration and security requirements, and shaping overall system architecture. The Enterprise Architect will drive technology selection and evaluation, ensure robust documentation, and collaborate closely with stakeholders to support the successful delivery and ongoing evolution of enterprise technology initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
Define Strategy and Direction for Business Solutions:
- Develop custom applications to solve internal business challenges, such as intake forms and workflows for business processes.
- Define requirements and technology platforms to facilitate integrations between key business platforms and systems (e.g., ERP, CRM).
- Define and manage system architecture and configuration for on-premises and SaaS solutions (e.g., ERP).
- Lead technology evaluation and selection efforts, including defining requirements, assessing tools and vendors, and running proof of concepts (POCs).
System and Data Security:
- Incorporate security controls, data privacy, scalability, and resiliency into all solutions.
- Ensure systems meet performance expectations and disaster recovery standards.
- Assure data consistency, interoperability, and information flow across systems.
Documentation and Lifecycle Management:
- Produce and maintain system documentation, including requirements documentation, system diagrams, and process maps.
- Support solution lifecycle planning, from design through decommissioning.
Stakeholder Collaboration:
- Act as a bridge between technical teams and business units to ensure a shared understanding of goals, outcomes, and constraints.
- Coordinate with key teams on the hand-off of systems to product owners and facilitate end-user support requirements.
- Mentor System Analysts, Solution Architects, and other technical staff on architecture best practices.
- Translate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Develop comprehensive training materials to support go-live and ongoing technology initiatives.
What you will bring:
- Proven experience in enterprise architecture, system design, and technology evaluation, ensuring that they can effectively define and manage system architecture and configuration for both on-premises and SaaS solutions.
- A deep understanding of system and data security principles, enabling them to incorporate security controls, data privacy, scalability, and resiliency into all solutions.
- The ability to act as a bridge between technical teams and business units, translating complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences, and ensuring a shared understanding of goals, outcomes, and constraints.
- The capability to mentor System Analysts, Solution Architects, and other technical staff on architecture best practices, and to lead technology evaluation and selection efforts, including defining requirements, assessing tools and vendors, and running proof of concepts (POCs).
Minimum Education:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, software engineering, or a related field
- Master's Degree (preferred) in a relevant field, such as enterprise architecture, business administration, or information systems
Minimum Preferred Experience:
- 3-5 years of hand-on experience as an Enterprise Architect with a focus on developing and delivering enterprise-wide solutions that align with business goals
- Professional certifications such as TOGAF (The Open Group Architecture Framework), ArchiMate, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Certified ScrumMaster or SAFe Architect, or other relevant certifications
- Deep experience designing and implementing enterprise-grade applications and integrations
- Strong hands-on background with application development frameworks including RESTful APIs, even-drive and microservice architectures, Java, Node.js, and others
- Analytical and problem-solving mindset, with the ability to balance business needs with technical constraints
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
Who We Are:
WSB is a design and consulting firm specializing in Transportation, Community Planning, Environmental, Energy, Municipal, and Construction services. We provide solutions for the places, spaces and systems that support our lives. We offer services in more than 50 complementary areas across the nation.
Full time WSB employees qualify for competitive compensation and benefits package, including medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, company paid short- and long-term disability, 401K with match, paid time off, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, and opportunities for professional growth and development. Part time employees can participate in the 401K plan and applicable earned paid leave.
As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or disability status.
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