Thursday, March 26, 2009

Sr. Architect - NEEDED NOW!! in Dallas, TX

WHY WAIT?
Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity?
This may be your lucky day!
It is time for a change, and CDI can help!

We have an immediate need for a Senior Architect

JOB DESCRIPTION
Location: Dallas, TX

Must have minimum 10 years IT experience with at least 4 years experience as an Enterprise Architect.

Position Summary:

Understand complex integration of one or more areas, innovate solutions, operate strategically understanding and applying long term business goals, influence development technical architecture/specifications for internal systems, and provide leadership to IT organization. This would include articulating the architectural vision, conceptualizing and developing alternative approaches and validating such approaches against requirements and assumptions.

- Collaborates with and understands business goals and direction and translates to architectural decisions.
- Consults on issues of systems integration, compatibility, scalability and multiple platforms.
- Serves as an expert consultant to senior management and senior IT staff on IT architecture and long term systems strategies.
- Pursues internal opportunities to champion new ideas and concepts.
- Leads the conceptual design of highly complex systems.
- Mentors and coaches others within the IT organization.
- Participates in establishing and maintaining architecture standards and processes.
- Independently develops innovative solutions to undefined systems needs.
- Effectively communicates architecture direction to the business and within the IT organization.
- Participates in ensuring that customer requests via the ticketing system are managed to closure.
- Complies with all standard internal controls and processes. Participates and follows all processes as defined by Alliance Data.
- Delivers results in support of achieving the organizations Service Level Agreements.


- Deep technical thought leadership in one technical area and understands the implications of decisions in other areas of the business.
- Supports multiple LOBs.
- Serves as a consultant to senior management and senior IT staff on IT programs and long term systems strategies.
- Through consultation, influences the development of technical architecture and specifications for internal systems.
- Pursues internal opportunities to champion new ideas and concepts for technical area.
- Contributes, at an expert level to large, complex projects that are long-term in nature or projects that have been identified as a critical priority for user community.
- Establishes quality standards.
- Recognized as specialty expert in the IT community.
- Independently develops innovative solutions to undefined systems needs.
- Applies business knowledge in the design of complex systems solutions.
- Guides and mentors less experienced Architect team members in resolving complex issues as well as developing strategic visions.
- Creates and presents the business case and ROI analysis to senior management.
- Mentors and coaches others across multiple disciplines and business units.
- Possesses and applies advanced knowledge of IT principles and practices.
- Expert knowledge of several disciplines within IT.
- Knowledge derived from extensive design leadership experiences with non-traditional systems.
- Regarded as expert consultant on systems programs and strategies.
- Deep understanding and influence of organizations business strategy and rationale.
- Translates business strategy to technical vision and strategy of the organization.
- Strong influence and networking skills with all levels of the organization.
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, Statistics, or equivalent education and work experience.


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