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Role Description

The Client is seeking a Senior Architect/Analyst to be responsible for designing, evaluating, and optimizing enterprise systems, applications, and business processes. This role serves as a strategic partner to both technical teams and business stakeholders, ensuring that solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with organizational objectives. The Senior Architect/Analyst provides leadership in architecture design, systems analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Develop and maintain enterprise architecture frameworks, standards, and blueprints
• Design scalable, secure, and efficient IT systems and applications
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend adoption strategies
• Conduct requirements analysis and translate business needs into technical specifications
• Perform gap assessments and identify opportunities for improvement
• Provide risk analysis and mitigation strategies for proposed solutions
• Collaborate with developers, engineers, and project managers to ensure designs are implemented correctly
• Provide technical guidance during system integration and deployment
• Review code, configurations, and system designs for adherence to standards
• Act as a liaison between business units and technical teams
• Present architectural solutions and analysis findings to senior leadership
• Facilitate workshops and discussions to gather input and drive consensus
• Ensure solutions meet security, regulatory, and performance standards
• Maintain documentation of architecture decisions and processes
• Support audits and compliance reviews with technical evidence
• Monitor system performance and recommend enhancements
• Lead post implementation reviews to capture lessons learned
• Mentor junior architects and analysts to build organizational capability
• Modifying/migrating existing legacy systems using TDD approaches

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in systems architecture, analysis, or IT leadership roles
• Strong knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks
• Proficiency in cloud platforms (Azure, preferred) and modern IT infrastructure
• Excellent communication, analytical, and problem solving skills
• Experience with systems analysis, modelling, and design tools
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and IT governance
• Experience with designing and implementing enterprise level solutions
• Familiar with several unit test tools/frameworks in support of TDD
• Experience using Version One or other agile based work management tools
• Knowledge/experience with Agile Methodologies
• Knowledge/experience of SDLC practices
• Solutions Development Framework (Docker, Jenkins, GitLab)
• Knowledge of Postgres DB

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent is required from an accredited institution. Will consider three years of progressive, relevant work experience instead of every year of education. Candidates who have completed a Master's degree program are strongly preferred.
• The job entails sitting and working at a computer for extended periods.
• Should be able to communicate by telephone, email, or face-to-face.
• Travel may be required as per the job requirements.

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Health and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts
• Insurance (Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Legal)
• 401(k) plan and contributions dependent on salary level
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off