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Apply Now OUR GOAL: Treat our consultants and clients the way we would like others to treat us!Interested in joining our team? Check out the opportunity below and apply today!Our Columbus, Ohio client has a contract opportunity for a Lead Network Architect whose primary responsibility and accountability is to provide architecture leadership for the current and future client technology environment within a technology domain. This includes working with business leaders and service providers to develop and implement enterprise architecture strategies, as well as developing methodologies and processes to ensure compliance to those strategies.This will be hybrid (2 days a week) so candidates must be located in areas of Columbus, OH or Merrillville, INEstimated salary: $165-180K/yr.Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in a technical (Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline) or business field required
- Total years experience: Lead Architect: 7+
- 1+ years of experience in project management
- Ability to work effectively in an outsourced IT environment
- Experience with and knowledge of legacy and new computing architectures
- The Lead Architect is also responsible to develop and maintain Technology Roadmaps aligned with approved IT Investments and approved by IT Leadership.
- Effective Technology portfolio management processes and tools used as a key input into IT investment decisions and in developing solution alternatives to meet business needs
- Proactive technology roadmaps and plans for future needs, based on anticipated business goals and industry direction
- Project architecture reviews conducted in a timely manner with appropriate level of quality (Lead Architect)
- Published up-to-date and adhered to architecture standards, frameworks, patterns and procedures
- Analyze enterprise business drivers to develop enterprise architecture strategies and plans
- Research technology industry and market trends for a domain
- Develop strategies and roadmaps to consolidate and protect IT assets
- Identify opportunities to invest in emerging technologies
- Collaborate closely with peer Architects and IT staff to drive client objectives
- Develop standards and reference architectures for the domain
- Review design artifacts for compliance with architecture direction
- Develop and maintain product standards in assigned domains
- Drive technology portfolio management discipline
- Identify, champion and direct technology roadmap initiatives
- Establish best practices and standards and track adoption of standards
- Establish processes for ongoing identification and management of technology risks
- Provide enterprise architecture consulting as needed on all major initiatives as assigned
- Recommend proactive courses of action to maintain cost effectiveness and competitiveness
- Communicate clearly and effectively with business and IT management
- Remain continuously aware of technology trends and best practices, and incorporate this knowledge into architecture strategy and plans
- Use influence and negotiation skills to gain consensus for recommendations
- In addition to standard health and 401k benefits, we offer referral bonuses and training/continuing education opportunities.
- 5-year client retention: 99%
- No. 1 supplier with customers: 53%
- Top 3 supplier with customers: 77%
- Consultant retention: 94%