Senior Application Architect

Brief Description

Enterprise level Software/Application Architect
with hands on experience (Enterprise architecture, software engineering, ALM
and Governance), Works on multiple projects as a project leader or internal
consultant.

The Senior Application Architect works on
highly complex projects that require in-depth domain knowledge or two or more
specialized architecture areas.

Tasks

§Lead and coordinate the domain
technical and business discussions relative to future architecture direction
across the product portfolio or product line

§Analyze design and develop a roadmap
and implementation plan based upon a current vs. future state in a cohesive
architecture viewpoint

§Review and/or analyze and develop
architectural requirements at domain level within product portfolio or team

§Participate in the EA domain
governance model

§Contribute to the development of
software and data delivery platforms that are service-oriented with reusable
components that can be orchestrated together into different methods for
different businesses

§Lead the research and evaluation of
emerging technology, industry and market trends to assist in project
development and/or operational support actives

Competencies

§Technical Expertise

oParticipates
in domain technical and business discussions relative to future architecture
direction aligning with business goals

oGathers
and analyzes data and develops architectural requirements at project level,
aligning architectural requirements with software development strategy

oReviews
exceptions and makes recommendations to software architectural standards at a domain
level

oExperience
in health care industry interoperability/integration standards: HL7, IHE,
DICOM, HIE, FHIR, EAI, EDI is a plus

oStrong
background in Microservice, SOA, SaaS, PaaS

oEnterprise
modeling tools, concepts and methodologies.

§Business Acumen

oDemonstrate knowledge of services
delivery structure and the interplay of functions to support business goals

oDemonstrate knowledge of the
business products, key processes, suppliers, customers and market/competitors

§Leadership

oDevelops, motivates and directs
staff to create a team environment

oRecommends expenditures based on the
size, scope, and cost of hardware and software components. Assists in
developing business cases

oCollaborates with project management
on reporting project status, issues, risks and benefits. Meets with project
leaders and software development Leaders to ensure progress towards
architectural alignment with project goals and requirements

oEnsures understanding of issues and
presents clear rationale

§Personal Attributes

oApplies
values, business strategy, policies, precedent, and experience to make complex
decisions with uncertain consequences

oChallenges
conventional thinking and traditional ways of operating and invites
stakeholders to identify issues and opportunities

oTakes
a systems perspective that inter-relates internal and external factors for
planning

oEnvisions
compares multiple potential medium range operational futures

Qualifications

§Bachelor’s Degree in Computer
Science or in “STEM” Majors (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)

§A minimum of 12 years of technical
experience along with established leadership credentials across disciplines and
functions within a product OR Master’s degree with 8 years of experience OR PhD
with 5 years of experience