Blue Acorn iCi is hiring a
Enterprise Architect

Summary

The job description is for a customer-facing Enterprise Architect who is fluent in both Spanish and English, has multi-solution experience with Adobe solutions, and is expected to assist customers in business planning and strategy. The role involves determining which technologies to leverage, articulating business and technical architecture, and engaging with sales teams.

Requirements

• Frequent travel required during planning phases of projects to meet with clients/stakeholders (this will taper down once a project begins)
• Fluent in both Spanish and English
• B.S. Computer Science, Software Engineering, Management Information Systems or equivalent
• 8+ years experience in either software, system or enterprise architecture disciplines
• Good understanding of and ability to discuss cloud architecture and principles of modern platforms as well as common EA topics such as person based journeys, process orchestration, master data management, analytics and insights, artificial intelligence, etc
• Familiar with principles of network, application and information security
• Articulate and balanced in demeanor with crisp written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

• Assist the customer in business planning and strategy by focusing on business capabilities and maturity
• Understand customer needs, company's products/services and match them with best in class technology to define a north-star target state
• Help to define prioritization and sequencing of the transformation by proposing a strategic roadmap that leads to the target state
• Lead key discussions around change programs from both business and technical perspectives
• Determine which technologies to leverage (fitment analysis) in the customer's architecture landscape, based upon product knowledge, industry experience and industry standard EA frameworks
• Clearly articulate business architecture (mission/vision, capability models, capability assessments) and technical architecture (current and future state diagrams, solution best practices, reference architectures, design patterns)
• Provide reliable and trusted data rich points of view of relatable customer transformations in the industry i.e. how other customers with similar needs have succeeded in their transformation
• Assist sales teams in responses to RFPs and technical requirements documents
• Actively engage with account executives and solution engineers to develop opportunities for customer-facing enterprise architecture engagements
• Continuously promote and communicate the value of Enterprise Architecture both within the solution engineering community, as well as within the broader sales and customer success organizations
• Share engagement experience with the internal audiences and enrich collective IP. Conduct architecture workshops and other enablement sessions. Mentor and guide others

Preferred Qualifications

• Good understanding of security processes, standards & issues involved in multi-tier cloud or hybrid applications
• Familiar with Industry or vertical solutions a plus
• 2-3 years in a pre-sales role or customer-facing consultative role
• Experience with and deep understanding of key business drivers and technical architecture
• Experience with and exposure to architectural frameworks such as TOGAF, Zachman, etc. and Design Thinking

Benefits

Full Time, Non-Temporary Employees enjoy a competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision insurance, life insurance, disability, paid time off, 401(k), and more!