Solutions Architect

Performs the necessary leadership, analysis and design tasks related to the development of application solution architecture, ensuring all systems within CB S Bank perform at the required levels of service and service disruption is minimized.

• →Understand, advocate and augment the principles of information technology strategies.
• →Work with Service Delivery Managers to analyze bank business drivers to determine corresponding change requirements.
• →Analyze the IT environment to detect critical deficiencies, and recommend solutions for improvement.
• →Analyze technology industry and market trends, and determine their potential impact on the bank.
• →"Sell" the architecture process, its outcome and ongoing results.
• →Define the principles to guide solution decisions for the bank.
• →Design and lead the implementation of an application architecture strategy based on bank requirements and IT strategies.
• →Design and direct the governance activities associated with ensuring enterprise application architecture compliance.
• →Develop a road map of the evolution of the enterprise application portfolio from current to future state (as defined by the Enterprise Architect).
• →Coordinate solution architecture implementation and modification activities.
• →Facilitate the evaluation and selection of software product standards, as well as the design of standard software configurations.
• →Consult with application or infrastructure projects to fit systems or infrastructure to architecture, and identify when it is necessary to modify the solution architecture to accommodate project needs.
• →Identify the organizational impact (for example, on skills, processes, structures or culture) and financial impact of the application architecture.
• →Document all application architecture design and analysis work.
• →Work closely with the project management office (PMO) to ensure alignment of plans with what is being delivered.
• →Incorporates effective change and risk management controls.
• →Continually identify, prioritize and mitigate IT solution risks.
• →Insure escalated calls have been handed off to appropriate IT technicians and that the pertinent information is logged within the escalated trouble ticket

• →Establishes and drives the Change Management, Incident Management and other processes and frameworks of ITIL.
• →Creating and maintaining client relationships with bank service users.
• →Keeps abreast of new procedures and technology implemented by the technology department
• →Demonstrated ability to work with all personnel responsible for or using the computer systems as well as third party vendors
• →Ensure that all software is legal. Report any instances of abuse to management
• →Provide customer support to all departments in the bank relating to technology issues as assigned or as related to service catalog.
• →Remotely assist employees with technology problems when necessary.

• →Understand, advocate and augment the principles of information technology strategies.
• →Work with Service Delivery Managers to analyze bank business drivers to determine corresponding change requirements.
• →Analyze the IT environment to detect critical deficiencies, and recommend solutions for improvement.
• →Analyze technology industry and market trends, and determine their potential impact on the bank.
• →"Sell" the architecture process, its outcome and ongoing results.
• →Define the principles to guide solution decisions for the bank.
• →Design and lead the implementation of an application architecture strategy based on bank requirements and IT strategies.
• →Design and direct the governance activities associated with ensuring enterprise application architecture compliance.
• →Develop a road map of the evolution of the enterprise application portfolio from current to future state (as defined by the Enterprise Architect).
• →Coordinate solution architecture implementation and modification activities.
• →Facilitate the evaluation and selection of software product standards, as well as the design of standard software configurations.
• →Consult with application or infrastructure projects to fit systems or infrastructure to architecture, and identify when it is necessary to modify the solution architecture to accommodate project needs.
• →Identify the organizational impact (for example, on skills, processes, structures or culture) and financial impact of the application architecture.
• →Document all application architecture design and analysis work.
• →Work closely with the project management office (PMO) to ensure alignment of plans with what is being delivered.
• →Incorporates effective change and risk management controls.
• →Continually identify, prioritize and mitigate IT solution risks.

Insure escalated calls have been handed off to appropriate IT technicians and that the pertinent information is logged within the escalated trouble ticket

Establishes and drives the Change Management, Incident Management and other processes and frameworks of ITIL.

Creating and maintaining client relationships with bank service users.

Keeps abreast of new procedures and technology implemented by the technology department

Demonstrated ability to work with all personnel responsible for or using the computer systems as well as third party vendors

Ensure that all software is legal. Report any instances of abuse to management

Provide customer support to all departments in the bank relating to technology issues as assigned or as related to service catalog.

Remotely assist employees with technology problems when necessary

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, systems analysis or a related study, or equivalent experience.
• Five to seven years of experience in at least two IT disciplines in a client/server or service-oriented architecture (SOA) environment, including technical architecture, network management, application development, middleware, database management or operations.
• Exposure to multiple, diverse technologies and processing environments.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, including teamwork, facilitation and negotiation.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Excellent analytical and technical skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills.
• Knowledge of all components of an enterprise technical architecture.
• Knowledge of business process re-engineering principles and processes.
• Basic knowledge of financial models and budgeting.
• Strong understanding of network architecture and application development methodologies.
• Strong understanding of SOA, object-oriented analysis and design, and/or client/server systems.
• Understanding of the bank's political climate and how to navigate the political waters.
• Ability to understand the long-term ("big picture") and short-term perspectives of situations.
• Ability to translate bank needs into solution architecture requirements.
• Ability to estimate the financial impact of solution architecture alternatives.
• Ability to apply multiple technical solutions to bank problems.
• Ability to quickly comprehend the functions and capabilities of new technologies.
• ITIL certification desired.
• Must have a valid driver's license and proof of insurance.
• Ability and willingness to travel to various locations and prospective facilities.
• Ability to work effectively in a diverse work group.
• Analytical ability to gather and summarize data for reports and present recommendations to the senior management and the Board of Directors.
• Ability to sit for extended periods of time.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively interact with employees, vendors, and management.

Performs the necessary leadership, analysis and design tasks related to the development of application solution architecture, ensuring all systems within CB S Bank perform at the required levels of service and service disruption is minimized.