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Sr. Solutions Architect

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SKILLS
Agile Programming Methodologies, Analysis Skills, Ansible, Architectural Services, Asset Management, Automation, Blueprints, Budget Management, Budgeting, Business Continuity Planning (BCP), Business Processes, Business Services, Business Skills, Capital Expenditure (CAPEX), Change Management, Channel Strategies, Cloud Architecture, Cloud Computing, Communication Skills, Computer Networks, Computer Programming, Continuous Deployment/Delivery, Continuous Improvement, Continuous Integration, Corporate Policies, Cost Estimates, Cross-Functional, Data Management, Data Storage, Design Document, DevOps, Disaster Recovery, Ecosystems, Emerging Technology, Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Architecture, Establish Priorities, Federal Laws and Regulations, Finance, Financial Management, High Availability, Interpersonal Skills, Investment Management, Jenkins, Mentoring, Middleware, Operations Research, Performance Management, Problem Solving Skills, Product/Service Launch, Project Engineering, Project/Program Management, Record Keeping, Regulatory Compliance, Request for Proposals (RFP), Return on Investment (ROI), Risk, Risk Management, Security Software, Service Level Agreement (SLA), Service-Oriented Architecture (fka Distributed Object Architecture), Software Administration, Software Architecture, Software Development, Software Engineering, Software Patches, Software as a Service (SaaS), State Laws and Regulations, Statutory Laws, Stewardship, Systems Administration/Management, Team Lead/Manager, Technical Leadership, Technical Strategy, Technical/Engineering Design, Usability Engineering, Vendor/Supplier Management, Vendor/Supplier Relations, Virtualization, Waterfall Model of Software Development, Writing Skills
LOCATION
NE
POSTED
30+ days ago
SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT - DEVOPS CLOUD MODERNIZATION
ONSITE /HYBRID, OMAHA, NE

The Solution Architect (SA) is a high-level strategic leader responsible for driving the modernization of an exceptionally large, diverse enterprise application portfolio. This environment spans a complex mix of custom-built, vendor-supported, and SaaS applications.
In this role, you will lead engineering teams through high-impact technical designs, steering over 80 directly assigned annual work requests from concept to deployment. Rather than writing code daily, your focus will be purely strategic: building technology roadmaps, calculating infrastructure costs, and championing advanced DevOps, automation, and containerization initiatives across the corporate ecosystem.

Current Environment & Core Initiatives
Our technical ecosystem is expansive and rapidly evolving. The incoming architect will actively navigate and mature:
  • Diverse Software Architecture: An enterprise portfolio combining legacy custom-built platforms, vendor-hosted systems, and modern SaaS products.
  • Automation & CI/CD Pipelines: Deep integration and scaling of tools like Ansible, Jenkins, and Artifactory.
  • Modernization Priorities: Intense organizational focus on large-scale cloud adoption, containerization, and mature DevOps frameworks.
  • Lifecycle Management: Designing and establishing highly optimized, frictionless patching and system upgrade processes.
  • Strategic Focus: Active dedication to core platform stability and infrastructure transformation.

Position-Specific Responsibilities & Accountabilities
1. Advanced Solution Design
  • Translate Strategy: Partner closely with business leaders to transform high-level requirements into robust, future-proof technical architectures.
  • Architect End-to-End: Design holistic systems that harmonize software, hardware, security, performance, and lifecycle management.
  • High-Volume Execution: Seamlessly govern, prioritize, and architect solutions for approximately 87 team-impacting annual work requests.
  • Map the Future: Collaborate with peer architects to build technical roadmaps and system standards that match long-term corporate growth.

2. Stack Evaluation & Documentation
  • Create Blueprints: Author crystal-clear technical specifications, architectural diagrams, and system design documents.
  • Curate Technology: Evaluate and select modern platforms, tools, and vendor products that fit current capabilities and future needs.
  • Drive Innovation: Maintain deep industry awareness regarding emerging technologies to keep our digital ecosystem modern.

3. Unified Collaboration & Business Acumen
  • Bridge Ecosystems: Serve as the central technical liaison between business units, vendors, project managers, and engineering teams.
  • Influence Stakeholders: Leverage strong business acumen to communicate technical strategies clearly to non-technical executive teams.
  • Manage Vendor & Fiscal Health: Help lead vendor relationships, RFP/RFI processes, project scoping, and detailed annual budget/cost estimations.
  • Cultivate Talent: Act as a dedicated mentor to grow the technical skills of junior architects and engineers.

4. Technical Governance
  • Enforce Compliance: Guard technical integrity by ensuring all designs meet internal security policies and software engineering standards.
  • Lead Oversight Boards: Facilitate architecture review sessions to manage risks and streamline planning phases.
  • Guarantee Quality: Audit active projects to ensure final deliverables achieve critical non-functional requirements like uptime, scalability, and usability.

5. Core Organizational Responsibilities
Safety Culture
  • Champion Well-being: Promote and embed a proactive, safety-first mindset across your entire scope of influence.
  • Establish Standards: Oversee the creation, implementation, and continuous improvement of functional safety guidelines.
Regulatory Compliance
  • Maintain Oversight: Stay deeply informed on all company policies, alongside relevant Federal and State statutory regulations.
  • Design Controls: Build robust internal governance workflows to ensure operations never clash with legislative mandates.
Change Management & Communication
  • Deliver Clarity: Create and roll out structured communication plans that clarify complex technical or operational shifts.
  • Drive Adoption: Guide teams through transitions to ensure seamless buy-in for new workflows and architectural standards.
Continuous Improvement
  • Optimize Operations: Actively research and deploy modern methodologies to boost functional efficiency and eliminate friction.
  • Foster Innovation: Cultivate a workplace climate where team members are motivated to identify and execute system upgrades.
Financial Stewardship
  • Manage Budgets: Exercise strategic ownership over your assigned financial portfolio, checking for variance to plan.
  • Maximize ROI: Align all spending—including talent growth, capital expenditures, and technical assets—with long-term goals.

6. Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Build Partnerships: Define clear Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and working relationships across internal business boundaries.
  • Align Priorities: Work lockstep with peers and executive leaders to remove silos and harmonize inter-departmental goals.

7. Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)
  • Mitigate Exposure: Actively manage risks by maintaining thorough ERM records and deploying smart defensive strategies.
  • Monitor Threats: Keep a watchful eye on the operational horizon to catch and address emerging risk factors early.

8. Operational Flexibility
Adapt Dynamically: Maintain a flexible approach to duties, executing evolving tasks as requested by business leadership.

Candidate Profile
Ideal Background
We are looking for an experienced technical leader who wants to step away from daily coding to focus strictly on macro-level system strategy. The ideal candidate is a former Senior Developer, Lead Developer, Application Architect, Enterprise Architect, or Solution Architect who has successfully steered large-scale modernization or cloud transformation projects.

Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree, preferably in a related field; 7 years of proven experience as an SA or a similar role in an enterprise-class environment OR a combination of education and experience that enables the candidate to fulfill the responsibilities of the position
  • Progressive growth of role and increased responsibility throughout career
  • Strong technical knowledge in areas such as cloud, virtualization, client/server, service-oriented architecture (SOA) environment, software development, data, networking, middleware, storage, data management, infrastructure, and emerging technologies
    • DevOps Containerization with Automation. 
    • Ansible, Jenkins, Artifactory.
  • Strong understanding of enterprise architecture principles and practices
  • Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills that enables productive and positive interactions with stakeholders
  • Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
Desired
  • Master’s degree
  • Certifications in relative technologies and frameworks
  • Experience working in a utility
  • Familiarity with industry specific regulations and compliance standards
  • Knowledge of business processes including service portfolio management, finance, asset management, high availability, disaster recovery, business continuity, and risk management
  • Experience working in a mixed Agile/Waterfall environment

 

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