Application Architect

Skills: Application Architect, ITSM, IT Service Management, Cloud Architecture, AWS, Snowflake, Data Warehouse

Work Location: Jersey City, NJ

Job Description:

• 7+ years of experience in IT Service Management Consulting.
• Enterprise Capability and IT Service Management Proven experience in designing enterprise capabilities and services, with a strong foundation in ITSM principles and practices.
• Architectural Documentation Ability to create a wide range of architectural artifacts, including but not limited to logical and reference architectures, sequence diagrams, and system flow diagrams.
• Analytical Expertise Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess complex systems and propose effective solutions.
• Event-Driven Architecture Hands-on experience with event-driven systems and technologies such as Apache Kafka, Distributed MQ, and Amazon Kinesis.
• Distributed Systems Architecture Deep understanding of all layers of distributed architecture, including frontend, backend, data storage, and system integration.
• Cloud Architecture Extensive architectural and hands-on implementation experience with the AWS cloud platform is required.
• Familiarity with other cloud environments such as Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is considered a strong plus.
• Data Platforms and Analytics Experience in data warehousing, data transport, analytics, and reporting using the Snowflake platform and its ecosystem.
• Standardized Application Deployment Expertise in enterprise-scale application deployment on AWS, with a broad understanding of AWS services and best practices.
• Security and Trusted Computing Knowledge of secure application design and implementation, including enabling trusted compute environments.
• Architecture Patterns and Standards Demonstrated ability to define and implement solution, platform, and application architecture patterns and standards.
• Must be able to communicate complex concepts clearly and concisely, with strong skills in tools such as Microsoft Visio.
• Nice to have experience with Architectural platforms tools like Hopex, LeanIX, ServiceNow, ArchiMate.
• Experience with TOGAF or similar architectural framework is a plus.
• Desirable Skills Experience or familiarity with emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Blockchain is a plus.

Key Responsibilities

• Solution Architecture Business Alignment
• Translate complex and sometimes ambiguous business and technical requirements into sound, scalable, and secure technical solutions.
• Understand business needs, IT strategy, and existing assets to identify optimal solution architectures.
• Implementation Guidance
• Team Enablement
• Assess implementation context and team capabilities to provide actionable architectural guidance.
• Ensure successful delivery of application architecture through mentoring and technical leadership.
• Strategic Collaboration Governance
• Partner with application owners, subject matter experts, product owners, architects, engineers, and delivery teams to enhance Technology Governance, Risk, and Compliance

MUST HAVE:

• 7+ years of experience in IT Service Management Consulting.
• Enterprise Capability and IT Service Management Proven experience in designing enterprise capabilities and services, with a strong foundation in ITSM principles and practices.
• Cloud Architecture Extensive architectural and hands-on implementation experience with the AWS cloud platform is required.
• Data Platforms and Analytics Experience in data warehousing, data transport, analytics, and reporting using the Snowflake platform and its ecosystem.
• Experience with TOGAF or similar architectural framework is a plus.