Domain Architect

Rentokil Terminix; Reading (Berks County); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) with company match

Vacation days and holidays

Day 1 benefits for FT Colleagues

Job summary

Rentokil North America, Inc. is seeking a Domain Architect to provide technical guidance across IT and business as part of a broader architecture program.

You will collaborate with architects, project teams, and SMEs to enforce architectural strategy, develop design artifacts, and mentor colleagues in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Expert level competency in at least one enterprise architecture framework (TOGAF, Zachman, etc.).
• Professional IT Architect certification preferred.
• Broad knowledge across technology domains and strong analytical skills.
• Ability to communicate complex topics clearly to varied audiences.

Responsibilities

• Design solutions to meet availability, scalability, and monitoring requirements.
• Translate designs into technical documentation and gain stakeholder consensus.
• Develop architecture artifacts and governance-related deliverables.
• Assess alternatives, balance cost and risk, and align with IT strategy.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

TOGAF

Zachman

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Master’s degree is a plus

Job description

Benefits Start Day 1 for Full-Time Colleagues - No Waiting Period!

For more information about our benefits, see below!

We are proud to be a member of the Rentokil family of companies, the global leader in Pest Control and other services across more than 90 countries. We pride ourselves on being a trusted partner to many of the world\'s leading brands and serve consumer and business customers across multiple industries. We are extremely proud of our legacy of excellence and constantly work to fulfill our mission to \"protect people, enhance lives, and preserve the planet.\"

Job Summary

The Domain Architect provides technical consultation to business partners and IT management to ensure development of efficient systems utilizing standards, procedures and methodologies within the domain of their expertise.

This person works with other domain architects, solution architects and enterprise architecture to provide deep expertise in digital products or infrastructure services to enforce company architecture strategy. This role will also coach and mentor engineer and project team colleagues.

Key Performance Indicators

• Performance on - estimation, technical designs and adherence to architectural standards, solution reviews, etc.


• Platform Health/ Vulnerability Assessments

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Designs solutions to support non-functional requirements (availability, scalability, monitoring/alerting etc.).


• Resolves technological disagreement with informed, rational debate.


• Adapts solutions using precedents that align with corporate initiatives, IT strategy and provide overall improvement to the environment


• Performs assessments and develops joint recommendations on technical decisions and key architecture (such as web solution or technical architectures and system landscapes) by partnering with vendors, project team members and key subject matter experts


• Translates the draft design into a technical design document gaining consensus on the components of the solution from SME’s (Subject Matter Experts), the Project Manager and management.


• Develops architecture documents and artifacts from templates working with extended IT and business teams


• May participate in the development and execution of IT governance process. Compares, contrasts and prioritizes among alternative approaches to meet those objectives while assessing risk both quantitatively and qualitatively


• Develops and reviews business cases targeting the architecture group and peers. Develops and reviews technical statements of work, key presentations targeting all levels of staff (e.g. business/technology managers, developers, system administrators, etc), research findings, architectural diagrams and supporting details


• Communicates effectively with non-technical audiences including senior product and business management


• Comfortably navigates between highly varying levels of abstraction from business strategy to product strategy to high level technical design to detailed technical design to implementation


• Researches and introduces best practice frameworks/capability models tailored for the environment that will control costs, provide higher quality and/or increase predictability of service delivery

CANDIDATE SUMMARY

Required Experience

• Must have an expert level competency in at least one of the Enterprise architecture frameworks (Zachman, TOGAF, other)


• Professional IT Architect certification preferred


• Comprehensive knowledge in many areas of technology


• Strong ability to rapidly learn new techniques and technologies and apply them


• Generally recognized as a qualified expert in information and data management methodology and technique


• Strong ability to analyze, consolidate and communicate complex topics to all levels of staff (including but not limited to business/technical managers and engineers) in verbal and written form


• Strong detail orientation, follow-through capabilities and escalation of key issues


• Strong critical thinking and problem solving skills.


• Good relationship management and negotiation abilities Excellent written and verbal communication skills with all levels of technical and non- technical staff


• Ability to function effectively in a fast-paced environment with frequently changing business needs

Required Leadership Traits and Characteristics

Good analytical and technical skills, Problem Solving, Collaborative, Servant Leader, Strong interpersonal communication skills

Formal Education, Qualifications or Training

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field,


• Master’s degree is a plus


• 5-7 years of experience in Information Technology or an architectural role or an equivalent combination of education and experience required

Why Choose Us?

A career with the Rentokil family of companies can be a professional trajectory filled with opportunity. We pride ourselves on being a world-class team that rewards high performance, and we love to promote from within. We offer competitive pay and many of our roles offer performance incentives.

Below you\'ll find information about some of what we have to offer. All Full-Time Colleagues qualify for the following and Part-Time Colleagues qualify for most benefits after they meet certain criteria.

To read more about our Total Rewards Program which includes:

Professional and Personal Growth

• Multiple avenues to grow your career


• Training and development programs available


• Tuition Reimbursement benefits (for FT Colleagues)

Health and Wellness

• Health benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance plus much more


• Full-time colleagues are eligible to begin enrollment immediately upon hire with benefits starting on day 1

Savings and Retirement

• 401(k) retirement plan with company-matching contributions

Work-Life Balance

• Vacation days & sick days


• Company-paid holidays & floating holidays


• A company mindset that prioritizes health, safety, and flexibility

We are looking for individuals who want to make a difference where our customers live and work. Is that you?

This company is a Drug Free workplace.

Rentokil is committed to complying with all Federal, State, and local laws related to the employment of qualified individuals with disabilities.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

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