Job Title: Enterprise Cloud Architect
Location: Columbus, OH (Onsite)
Required Expertise:
- Integration Platforms (iPaaS) – MuleSoft, Oracle OIC, Oracle Identity Cloud
- Identity and Access Management
- Application Lifecycle Management (ALM)
Key Responsibilities:
Technical Leadership:
- Advise ESS leadership, Service Owners, and client agencies on technical solutions and approaches.
- Research, evaluate, document, and recommend technical solutions and best practices.
- Provide strategic direction on critical initiatives to achieve business objectives.
- Drive innovation and digital transformation by identifying emerging technologies and industry trends.
- Define current and future technology states and applicable integrations.
- Collaborate with peer architects, Service Owners, vendors, and technical teams for environment setup, management, and development.
- Analyze and resolve complex technical challenges involving multiple technologies.
- Lead cross-functional teams to deliver enterprise-wide solutions and architectural changes.
- Identify opportunities for system enhancements, process improvements, and cost savings through technology optimization.
Strategic Planning & Alignment:
- Evaluate and recommend new technologies to improve business operations.
- Develop and maintain technology roadmaps and architectural standards.
- Lead system and architecture design efforts covering:
- Cloud-based SaaS platforms (e.g., Salesforce)
- iPaaS platforms (e.g., MuleSoft, Oracle OIC)
- Oracle Identity Cloud for securing integration endpoints
- Legacy .NET applications
- Various third-party tools and applications
- Oversee projects to ensure alignment with architectural frameworks and standards.
Solution Delivery & Implementation:
- Support implementation and modernization efforts.
- Ensure technology solutions comply with architectural standards.
- Review technical and architectural documentation for completeness and accuracy.
- Assess and communicate implications of technical decisions on business, applications, and project timelines.
- Provide guidance on options, risks, costs vs. benefits, and impact on business processes.
Business Relationship Management & Collaboration:
- Work closely with ESS leadership, IT teams, state agencies, and stakeholders to align business needs with architectural solutions.
- Challenge the status quo and drive business process and technology innovation.
- Provide thought leadership on technology trends, system integration, and industry advancements.
- Maintain relationships with technology vendors and suppliers.
- Monitor emerging technologies, product roadmaps, and industry trends impacting ESS services.
- Evaluate and recommend technology solutions.
- Escalate and resolve vendor-related issues.
Security & Compliance:
- Identify and mitigate technology risks by ensuring compliance with security policies, regulations, and best practices.
- Support IT security audits of systems.
- Define project-specific security processes.
- Provide guidance on integration with the state identity provider.
Seniority Level: Director
Employment Type: Contract
Job Function: Other