Job Overview:
The IT Enterprise Architecture Director will lead the design and development of enterprise-level application architectures, ensuring integration between internal and vendor systems. This role requires both hands-on technical expertise and leadership capabilities, with a focus on designing innovative solutions and prototypes that align with business needs. The director will work closely with technical leaders, executives, and vendor partners to build robust and scalable architectures, particularly using Azure cloud technologies.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the design and development of application architectures, ensuring seamless integration between internal systems and third-party vendor solutions.
- Design, develop, and code prototypes, focusing on application and database architecture.
- Collaborate with technical leaders across portfolios, influencing and guiding technical teams toward cohesive enterprise solutions.
- Analyze and recommend design solutions based on business problems, delivering hands-on proof of concept work.
- Work with Azure cloud technologies, including Azure Functions, Cosmos DB, Azure Storage Queue, and Azure API Management.
- Design event-driven integrations and middle-tier architectures using .NET and C# technologies.
- Oversee the integration of HR, Finance, and POS systems via API-driven middle-tier solutions.
- Perform platform and tool analysis to recommend best-fit solutions for organizational goals and innovation.
- Interface with high-level stakeholders to articulate and present architecture strategies, solutions, and technical designs.
- Collaborate with developers and peers to transition prototypes into scalable, production-ready systems.
Requirements:
- Proven experience in application and enterprise architecture, particularly in middle-tier development using .NET and C#.
- Expertise in cloud-native architecture with Azure services such as Azure Functions, Azure Table Storage, Azure Storage Queue, and Cosmos DB.
- Strong API management skills, including working with RESTful APIs and Azure API Management Services.
- Hands-on experience designing and coding prototypes and developing integration models.
- Solid understanding of event-driven integrations and application integration across multiple systems.
- Excellent leadership and communication skills, capable of working with executives and technical teams to deliver enterprise solutions.
- Ability to translate business requirements into technical designs and articulate solutions to stakeholders.
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage the technical aspects of vendor system integrations.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to recommend design solutions based on business challenges.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in multi-location retail healthcare (dental, vision, senior living).
- Experience designing and implementing custom middle-tier solutions in Azure.
- Familiarity with creating architectures that allow for system interoperability across HR, finance, and POS systems using middle-tier and APIs.
Soft Skills:
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to articulate ideas clearly and collaborate effectively with high-level stakeholders.
- Strong problem-solving mindset, with a proven ability to analyze, listen, and develop actionable solutions.
- A collaborative leader capable of working across multiple teams and influencing technical outcomes.
