Technical Solutions Architect

Role: Technical / Solutions Architect

Location: San Jose CA hybrid 3 days onsite

Duration: 2 months

Job description:

• Define a scalable future state digital platform architecture.
• Lead project solution design including vendor selection concept validation prototyping and the capturing of necessary artifacts
• Works collaboratively with information security application & infrastructure teams to produce optimal high level and cost effective designs.
• Collaborate with IT Enterprise Solutions to ensure solutions are scalable supportable and comply with ATI accessibility policies
• Facilitates the evaluation and selection of infrastructure solutions and product standards.
• Acts as an arbitrator as needed to bring the appropriate parties together to drive discussions to decisions in a timely manner.
• Collaborate with Information Security Office to design plan and maintain campus infrastructure architecture to adhere to campus information security policy and standards.
• Analyze areas of new technology as it pertains to possible solutions to business problems and assesses options available to the university
• Strong knowledge in leading digital innovation and transformatio
• Broad base of digital technical knowledge and emerging technology trends and issues
• Strong abilities in leading digital strategy development and customer experience transformation
• Strong knowledge and skills in driving process improvement and process innovation
• Advanced knowledge of architecture and design for performance reliability and security Advanced knowledge in cloud computing technologies and architectural best practices
• Strong combination of demonstrated skills in strategic planning analytical and holistic problemsolving project management effective communication and coordination of internal and external resources
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal)
• Strong organization and planning skills
• Collaborative skills to work effectively with faculty staff and senior administrators in areas other than technology to develop and implement appropriate uses of technology
• Ability to understand complex challenges and lead teams of technologists to deploy appropriate technological solutions that meet campus vision and mission.
• Ability to lead coordinate and influence the efforts of crossfunctional teams
• Excellent analytical strategic conceptual thinking and consulting skills
• Strong knowledge of Project management principles practices and procedures (Agile/SDLC).
• Ability to multitask across technical projects technologies and subject areas.
• Ability to lead and manage projects and change implementations in alignment with IT best practices. Ability to effectively drive people process and technology change in a dynamic and complex operating environment
• Excellent oral and written communication skills including the ability to explain digital concepts and technologies to faculty staff and administrators as well as business concepts to technologists Oversee Data Warehouse
• Build an analytic solution and create datapowered insights
• Gather requirements create an architecture design document and implement solutions to satisfy business and development needs.
• Ensure the ongoing operational delivery of all services within agreed upon SLA definitions
• Manage the planning design development and implementation of Web and Business Applications to ensure compliance with IT Application Architecture Data Architecture and Security standards.
• Ensure the ongoing maintenance and administration of all Web and Business Applications to ensure compliance with support vendor versions and security patching.
• Define implement monitor and improve departmental procedures methods processes.

• Combination of demonstrated skills in enduser service management technology management process engineering customer centric thinking and executive communication.
• Strong collaboration consultative and teambuilding skills to work effectively with faculty staff and senior administrators to develop and implement appropriate uses of technology to solve business problems.
• Demonstrated leadership abilities in a broad range of technology within a complex enterprise computing environment or a university environment.
• Demonstrated skill in hiring coaching and developing a technical and customer service team.
• Effective interpersonal skills coupled with the ability to develop an environment that promotes partnership and transparency with other organizations.
• Proven commitment to promoting and maintaining a serviceoriented culture that also supports a learning organization where knowledge competence and performance are encouraged and positively impact business results.
• Possess a balance of highly developed management skills as well as specialized technical expertise.
• Ability to manage and motivate technical staff members.
• Ability to manage people with increasing responsibilities managing information technology professionals.
• Excellent oral and written technical and communication skills required to communicate effectively with diverse academic and administrative constituencies both on and off campus.
• A high degree of operations and service skills
• Demonstrated skill in leveraging technology to achieve the most effective and efficient solutions to support teaching student learning and business processes.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize.
• Knowledge of systems design and implementation and application support/administration.
• Ability to determine the root cause of problems and resolve problems quickly
• Ability to understand complex challenges and lead teams of technologists to deploy appropriate technological solutions that meet campus vision and mission
• High ethical standards and business acumen.
• Skills in managing organizational budgets and tracking ongoing expenses with budget
• Ability to remain professional at all times and to be part of a team.
• Ability selecting and managing outside software vendors and consulting/contracting firms to deliver service.