Cloud Domain Architect (IT Solutions Architect - Domain Architect)

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The role is responsible to design and architect IT cloud solutions and provide technical support as level of escalation for the operations teams. The role includes the following:

• Projects planning and implementation of global Cloud Solutions
• Designing new solutions and provide strategic blueprints of the future cloud modernization and digitation
• Provide Level operational support as escalation point to the operational teams for the complex operational cloud issues and incidents.

Job Description

• Under broad direction, focus on one or more major systems, technology stacks, or products specific either to a Product Service Line or Major Corporate Function.
• Also focus on architecture that crosses multiple projects while supporting Solution Architects on individual solutions.
• Execute analysis and design tasks required to develop the Enterprise Architecture (EA) discipline and to ensure that it is leveraged.
• Assist with governance activities associated with ensuring EA compliance.
• Ensure that solution delivery life cycle efforts leverage all aspects of enterprise architecture (EA).
• Consult with solution development projects to harmonize systems and/or infrastructure with the EA.
• Ensure that individual solution architecture design and analysis work (particularly as specific solutions are created or upgraded in projects by project architects or solution architects) is documented in a structured fashion matching the EA framework and is stored in a common place.
• Guide solution decisions for the enterprise by analyzing technology and business trends and strategy.
• Define principles and models to guide solution decisions for the enterprise.
• Define key solution portfolios and ensure they are managed either by heading that activity directly or by establishing and then supporting asset-centric portfolio management disciplines (for such solution portfolios as application, service- oriented architecture [SOA] service or shared infrastructure).
• Develop and execute road maps describing the evolution of assigned enterprise solution portfolios from current state to future state.
• Understand and advocate the principles of business and IT strategies, as well as of EA development and service delivery.
• Be prepared to "sell" the EA process, its outcome and ongoing results, and to lead needed communication, marketing or educational activities.
• Position may require availability outside of normal working hours and beyond a normal work week of 40 hours.

Requirements

• Skills typically acquired through the completion of 10+ years of experience in IT with knowledge in a minimum of two IT disciplines and an undergraduate degree in Computer Science or a similar discipline.

Candidates having qualifications that exceed the minimum job requirements will receive consideration for higher-level roles give (1) their experience, (2) additional job requirements, and/or (3) business needs. Depending on education, experience, and skill level, a variety of job opportunities might be available from Solutions Architect to Domain Architect.