Job Description:

Kforce is a solutions firm specializing in technology, finance & accounting,and professional staffing services.Each year, we help more than 30,000 people find work.We partner with more than 3,000 companies, including a significant majority of the Fortune 500, to find solutions for their talent, team and project needs.

At Kforce, we thrive on building lasting relationships and making a positive impact on the lives of all we serve. Our national network of 2,000+ associates support our ability to meet the needs of customers of all size.

We are proud of the culture we've created. Our people enjoy a hybrid work environment where flexibility and choice are empowered by trust and technology. Our office occasional approach gives Kforcers the ability to achieve high performance levels while designing their best lives. Join the Kforce family and we will support you with expert training, innovative tools,and a team of great people. Together, we can achieve powerful results.At Kforce,We Love What We Do. We Love Who WeServe.

SUMMARY:

The Enterprise Architect (EA) is responsible for the creation, maintenance, and management of technology architecture models from contextual through physical levels. They are responsible for making sure the Firm's business strategy uses appropriate technology systems architecture to achieve its goals. They are required to interpret and apply information contained within architecture models, diagrams, and processes to inform a range of business improvement activities, particularly those involved in the design, development, enhancement, and maintenance of technical solutions. The EA actively participates in the architecture review board (ARB) and is expected to ensure that the overall enterprise architecture landscape is maintained in a coherent manner and that appropriate considerations are made for its security and quality. The primary role of the EA is to ensure that the respective business, application, data, and technology perspectives are in line with the organization's technology strategy, governance, policies, and standards.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Collaborate with domain architects, engineers, and leaders to document current state architecture, develop domain capability models, maturity assessments, health assessments and technical roadmaps


• Support the strategic planning process by providing input to the scope definition of strategic initiatives leveraging roadmaps to provide visibility to impacts, dependencies, overlaps and improvement opportunities


• Defines, communicates, and documents the enterprise architecture patterns, styles, principles, and blueprints


• Defines metrics to measure and demonstrate architectural value


• Analyze enterprise business context and objectives to derive the enterprise solution architecture 'future' state


• Research, document, and drive the adoption of design patterns throughout the enterprise and evangelize best practices for solution design and development


• Maintain contact with vendors, industry peers, and professional associations to keep informed of existing and evolving industry standards and technologies and evolving industry standards and technologies


• Recommends, designs, and consults in activities related to the design, development, and maintenance of the Enterprise Architecture (EA).


• Research technology solutions on the market for technical requirements, business needs and strategic alignment application.


• Make recommendations on technical solutions and integrations.


• Conducts and/or actively participates in meetings related to designated project(s).


• Advises and recommends enterprise architecture strategies, processes, and methodologies.


• Recommends and participates in the analysis, evaluation, and development of enterprise long-term strategic and operating plans to ensure that the EA objectives are consistent with the enterprise's long-term business objectives.


• Shares best practices, lessons learned and constantly updates the technical system architecture requirements based on changing technologies, and knowledge related to recent, current, and up-coming vendor products and solutions.


• Facilitates and chairs the architecture review board to ensure compliance of EA patterns, principles, and technologies. Mentors group members and provides education regarding architecture and strategy across IT.


• Collaborates with all relevant parties to review the objectives and constraints of solutions to determine conformance with the architecture principles.


• Recommends and participates in the development of architecture blueprints for related systems.


• Identifies and recommends areas appropriate for further study and participates in any proof-of-concept projects required to thoroughly investigate architectural possibilities and strengthen arguments for their adoption.


• Identifies implementation risks and analyses potential impact on the enterprise and projects

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
No.

KEY SUCCESS INDICATORS/ATTRIBUTES:

• Ability to communicate complex business and IT concepts at a level appropriate for multiple audiences (developers, program sponsors, executives, etc.)


• Ability to quickly lead and influence groups to alignment around ideas and concepts


• Strong influence, facilitation, communication, and collaboration skills


• Critical analysis and decision making.


• IT strategy and governance


• Ability to work within multiple SDLC disciplines


• Risk management and Entrepreneurship


• Demonstrate strong organizational skills, be detail oriented and multi-task in a fast-paced, changing environment.


• Ability to set goals and meet deadlines.


• Demonstrate the ability to analyze and problem solve.


• Demonstrate mentoring, and interpersonal skills.


• Proficient handling of difficult situations and human relations issues with professionalism and respect.


• Commitment and adherence to Firm Core Values.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND COMPETENCY REQUIRED:

Business Analysis, IT Project Management, Systems Architecture & Design, IT/Technology Infrastructure Design and Planning, Software Architecture, Design & Development, Database Administration, IT Security Management, IT/Technology Service Operations and Event Management, SDLC.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor's degree and 3+ years related experience as a Solution or Enterprise Architect required. The ideal candidate will have the following profile:

• Experience as technical lead for several major technology implementations


• Experience in companies with revenue above $1b, Fortune 500 experience preferred


• Experience working in high transaction, high volume IT organizations on architecture teams with a focus on integration and rationalizing


• Hands on engineering skills to develop POC's, patterns and anti-pattern examples


• Experience in architecting and building high performance enterprise scale distributed systems.


• Knowledge/experience in the following strongly preferred:


• Distributed architectures, Object Oriented, Event Driven and Streaming paradigms


• Domain modelling, System Design, and Integration patterns


• Experience in enterprise security paradigms such as access control, authorization, encryption etc.


• Experience in relational / non-relational data stores


• Profiling and performance optimization - threading, memory management, container optimization etc.


• Experience in Cloud native technologies and continuous delivery processes

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

Minimal travel required, up to 5%.

Kforce is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status.

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless
and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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