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Loyola University Chicago; Chicago (IL); Ibrido; USD 120.000 - 180.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Loyola University Chicago seeks a Director of Enterprise Architecture on a hybrid schedule (3 in-person days). The role leads the enterprise architecture program, guiding strategy, governance, and technology direction across the university.

You will manage a team of architects, influence executives, and align IT initiatives with business goals using TOGAF and industry best practices. Responsibilities include overseeing architecture design, facilitating stakeholder communication, and driving

Competenze

• Bachelor’s degree in MIS, CS, or Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years in information technology, application development, infrastructure, or related fields.
• At least 6 years of technical leadership and architecture experience.
• Familiarity with TOGAF, ITIL, and EA frameworks.
• Strong communication and collaboration with executive stakeholders.

Mansioni

• Lead enterprise architecture strategy and governance.
• Manage a team of architects across disciplines.
• Collaborate with IT and business leaders to align architecture with goals.
• Drive architecture roadmaps and project prioritization.
• Oversee architecture design and implementation of major systems.

Conoscenze

Enterprise Architecture

Leadership

TOGAF

Stakeholder Mgmt

Cloud Infrastructure

IT Strategy

Communication

Project Management

Security & Compliance

Formazione

Bachelor’s degree in MIS/CS/Engineering

TOGAF Certification

Strumenti

AWS

Azure

ITIL

Descrizione del lavoro

Position Number 8102787

Work Modality Hybrid – 3 In-Person

Is this request for the creation of a new Position (or the modification of an existing Position) to temporarily support the WorkDay ERP? No

Job Category University Staff

Job Type Full-Time

FLSA Status Exempt

Campus Rogers Park-Lake Shore Campus

Department Name TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

Location Code TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

Is this split and/or fully grant funded? No

Duties And Responsibilities

Under the direction of the Associate Vice President of Technology Services, this position provides oversight to the enterprise architecture program and associated services.

The Director of Enterprise Architecture provides enterprise architecture, vision, problem-solving, IT anticipation, and forward-thinking solutions on an enterprise level. The individual in this position anticipates and plans for the current and future strategic direction of the university. The position involves interfacing across several channels across the university, acting as a visionary to proactively assist in defining the IT architectural alignment necessary to sustain efficient and effective operations. The Director of Enterprise Architecture must remain continuously aware of business, technical, and infrastructure issues and act as a sounding board or consultant to aid in the development of creative solutions. The Director of Enterprise Architecture may be called upon to provide any level of project management for single or multiple projects, including strategic programs. The position requires a high degree of collaboration and detailed communication across various teams, as they will have collaborative influence with executive stakeholders.

Collaborate and manage a team of architects (Solution, Technical, Data, Security) from business, application, network, and data-focused disciplines

Deep understanding of IT infrastructure, including hardware, software, mobile, networking, and cloud technologies

Proficient in EA frameworks like TOGAF, including designing, implementing, and governing enterprise architecture

Effectively communicate complex technical concepts to both technical teams and business stakeholders

Ability to identify, engage, and manage various stakeholders through the architecture lifecycle within the ITS and business leadership members

Ability to lead and influence teams, stakeholders, and executives to drive change and the adoption of new architecture

Familiarity with the principles of project management methodologies such as agile, waterfall, and hybrid, along with development frameworks such as DevOps, and their impacts, and the ability to plan, execute, and manage projects related to architecture design, implementation, and governance

Understanding of IT governance frameworks and compliance requirements

Possess the abilities of strategic thinking, problem-solving, foster a climate for collaborative teamwork, and provide coaching to resources

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Propose, conceptualize, design, implement, and orchestrate solutions from end-to-end application development technologies and be responsible for the applicable technical architecture.
• Lead and manage integration flow development, as necessary, for application and data integration, and identify/facilitate improvements in existing integration processes.
• Researches and analyzes basic and complex issues surrounding the technologies and systems of the institution. Makes recommendations surrounding improving technologies, cost effectiveness, efficiency, and practices at an enterprise level across the institution.
• Assist with defining the system, technical, database, and application architectures, and in some instances, the business systems architecture for major areas of development.
• Deliver application architectures and development patterns for new solutions.
• Ability to translate business requirements into system-level design and detailed technical architecture documents.
• Technical leadership skills in driving architecture, helping with technical trade-offs, and driving best practices.
• Maintain a strong understanding of technology trends and collaborate with fellow team leaders on leveraging new technologies.
• Track and apply innovative and existing technologies, anchoring them in the university strategy and business model to assess their potential, and use rapid prototyping approaches to evolve innovations.
• Collaborate with teams on best practices, code reviews, internal tools, and process improvements.
• Participate in Technology Assessment Committees to provide technology expertise and guidance to committee members. Provide technical direction and support to various teams.
• Rely on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected when aligning solutions to enterprise business needs.
• Must be able to influence and persuade individuals and/or groups to identify common ground solutions.
• Regularly communicate in writing and person with end users and resource contributors about technology expectations and ongoing status.
• Proactively manages change through existing change management processes.
• Other duties, responsibilities, as assigned or as necessary.

Qualifications

Minimum Education and/or Work Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems, Computer Science, or Engineering, or equivalent experience. Relevant industry experience, aptitude, and the ability to learn while applying knowledge of new and trending technological advancements.
• 10 years of experience in information technology, application development, infrastructure support, cloud computing, program/project management, consulting, or related experience.
• A minimum of 6 years of technical leadership and architecture experience, including demonstrated experience working in the design and development of large-scale applications in a distributed computing environment.
• Knowledge of business models, operating models, financial models, cost-benefit analysis, budgeting, and risk management.
• Familiarity with information management practices, system development life cycle management, IT services management, information security, infrastructure and operations, and EA and ITIL frameworks ( TOGAF ).
• Knowledge of business ecosystems, software as a service (SaaS), infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), SOA , APIs, open data, microservices, event-driven IT, and predictive analytics.
• Exposure and understanding of existing, new, and emerging technologies, and processing environments.
• Experience in creating and defining new architectural models and explaining complex problems or situations.
• Project planning and management skills, including the ability to identify and assess risk to determine action.
• Ability to plan architectural requirements three to five years in advance and aid others in accomplishing annual goals.
• Experience and thorough knowledge of secure systems.
• Experience conducting business case analysis, including cost-benefit analysis, is preferred, but not required.
• Must be detail-oriented, results-focused, and possess effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong customer relationship, internal consulting, and project management skills.
• Ability to prioritize and work on multiple projects at the same time
• Must have the ability to work independently and in team settings.
• Experience in configuring and maintaining transaction-based systems.
• Some exposure to disaster recovery and business continuity plans and processes for an information technology or technical organization.
• Experience in Higher Education is a plus, but not required.

Language Ability:

• Demonstrated excellent verbal, presentation, written communication, and documentation skills. Effective communication skills are essential to the success of this position. The individual must be able to work effectively and appropriately with peers, staff, faculty, and students.
• Core consulting skills such as business writing and presenting, and analytical comparisons.

Computation Ability:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to understand and apply concepts such as resource utilization, work effort, percent to complete, and project health.

Reasoning Ability:

• Must be detail-oriented, results-focused, possess effective written and verbal communication skills, and be able to support change management initiatives.
• Synthesizes complex or diverse information; Generates creative solutions; Identifies and resolves problems promptly; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Works well in both group and individual problem-solving situations. Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Responds promptly to customer needs; Solicits customer feedback to improve service; Responds to requests for service and assistance.
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable to changing environments and business situations.
• Proactively manages change through existing change management processes and project risks through early identification, negotiation, and/or escalation when required.

Interpersonal:

• Great attitude and strong work ethic; Ability to work independently and in team settings; Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; Maintains confidentiality and follows ITS and other university policies regarding data security and protection; Balances team and individual responsibilities; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Effectively influences actions and opinions of others; Strives to continuously build knowledge and skills; Shares expertise with others; Able to communicate technical ideas and concepts to non-technical audiences; Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Diversity – Shows respect and sensitivity for cultural differences; educates others on the value of diversity.
• Ethics – Treats people with respect; Works with integrity and ethically; handles sensitive and confidential issues and materials appropriately.

Organizational Skills:

• Supports organization’s goals and values; Develops strategies to achieve organizational goals;