Architect

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co; Dublin; In loco; EUR 120.000 - 180.000; Tempo pieno

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Health insurance (if available)

Descrizione del lavoro

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to lead the design and implementation of a solutions architecture across core services. You will guide engineering teams, define service architectures, and ensure alignment with the IT roadmap and digital strategy.

The role emphasizes architecture governance, API and microservice patterns, and delivering scalable, reliable business capabilities in a fast-paced environment.

Competenze

• Minimum of 5 years in software development with multiple tech stacks.
• Experience designing enterprise integration patterns and middleware.
• Knowledge of APIs, microservices, event-driven IT and analytics.
• Familiarity with ITIL, agile/lean, and EA governance.

Mansioni

• Leads evaluation, design and analysis for enterprise services and capabilities.
• Provide technical guidance from inception to implementation.
• Define services to meet business capabilities and digital priorities.
• Ensure architecture delivers reliability, interoperability and sustainability.
• Facilitate enterprise strategy, technology and business case development.
• Promote economy of scale through common architecture decisions.
• Drive new capabilities by executing proofs of concept (POCs).
• Develop standards, governance and policy for technology.
• Construct deliverables aligning to strategic goals.
• Research emerging tech trends relevant to the business.

Conoscenze

Software development

Multiple tech stacks

Enterprise integration

APIs & microservices

Event-driven IT

Data analytics

DevOps practices

Agile & Lean

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Formazione

BS/MS in Computer Science/Engineering or STEM

Strumenti

Middleware technologies

Graphical modelling tools

Descrizione del lavoro

Duties & Responsibilities

• Leads evaluation, design and analysis for the implementation of a solutions architecture across a group of core HMH services and capabilities, including authentication, authorization, rostering, product entitlements, customer journey.
• Work with the software engineering teams to provide technical guidance, from inception to implementation of each project.
• Define and assess HMH’s services and applications to meet business capabilities and HMH’s digital first focus.
• Assures technology projects are architectedtodeliver reliable, inter operableand sustainable outcomes aligned with the HMH ITroad map
• Facilitates enterprise strategy development, including environmental analysis, opportunity identification, technology and business cases, and innovation road-maps.
• Promote economy of scale decisions made around a common architecture with the following goals: effectiveness, efficiency, agility, and continuity of complex business operations.
• Drives new business capabilities through technology by executing proof of concepts (POC) to accelerate innovation at HMH
• Develop technology standards and guidelines, also help define governance and policy.
• Constructs deliverablesthat demonstrate how to move the business toward realizing its strategic goals and targeted business outcomes.
• Researches and provides information on emerging technology trends and disruptionsrelevant to assigned line of business.
• Participates in development and application of principles, standards and minimal viable architectures through the EA governance model, informed by the business strategy and corporate governance.
• Work closely with product and application teams in technology evaluation, selection, recommendation and configuration.

Skills and Qualifications

• Minimum of5 years of experience in software development, preferably using at least two different technology stacks (Java, .NET, Python, etc.)
• Experience in designing and applying Enterprise Integration patterns (event/message, request/response, batch) including implementing middleware technologies.
• Knowledge of business ecosystems, SaaS, infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), SOA, APIs, open data, microservices, event-driven IT and predictive analytics.
• Experience developing and monitoring delivery of efficient and effective solutions to diverse and complex business problems.
• Familiarity with information management practices, system development life cycle management, IT services management, agile and lean methodologies, infrastructure and operations, and EA and ITIL frameworks.
• Knowledge of all components of holistic enterprise architecture.
• Familiarity with basic graphical modelling approaches, tools and model repositories.
• Detailed oriented and ability to learn and work independently.
• Analytical and proactive problem-solving skills.
• Proven ability to work in a multi-disciplinary and fast-paced environment.
• Be ready to take initiative with continuous improvement mind-set.
• Comprehensive experience and knowledge of APIs, UIs, infrastructure, data architecture, security, and emerging technologies.
• Expert understanding of the agile development process and DevOps practices.
• A BS/MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a STEM field or equivalent experience.

Other Requirements

• Might be in a stationary position for a considerable time (sitting and/or standing)
• The person in this position needs to move about inside office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer.
• Must be able to collaborate with colleagues via face to face, conference calls, and online meetings.

About Us

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (NASDAQ:HMHC) is a global learning company dedicated to changing people’s lives by fostering passionate, curious learners. As a leading provider of pre-K–12 education content, services, and cutting‑edge technology solutions across a variety of media, HMH enables learning in a changing landscape. HMH is uniquely positioned to create engaging and effective educational content and experiences from early childhood to beyond the classroom. HMH serves more than 50 million students in over 150 countries worldwide, while its award‑winning children's books, novels, non‑fiction, and reference titles are enjoyed by readers throughout the world.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (NASDAQ:HMHC) is a global learning company dedicated to changing people’s lives by fostering passionate, curious learners. As a leading provider of pre-K–12 education content, services, and cutting‑edge technology solutions across a variety of media, HMH enables learning in a changing landscape. HMH is uniquely positioned to create engaging and effective educational content and experiences from early childhood to beyond the classroom. HMH serves more than 50 million students in over 150 countries worldwide, while its award‑winning children's books, novels, non‑fiction, and reference titles are enjoyed by readers throughout the world.

For more information, visit http://careers.hmhco.com

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is committed to a comprehensive policy of Equal Opportunities and we aim to create a workplace which provides for equal opportunities for all employees and potential employees.

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