IT Architect

Mortenson; Minneapolis (MN); Hybrid; USD 129,000 - 193,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and prescription drug plans

401(k) retirement plan with match

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Mortenson is seeking an experienced IT Architect to provide strategic design leadership across the Oracle and non-Oracle cloud ecosystem. The role involves defining and governing solution designs that align with business strategies across multiple programs and technologies.

Key responsibilities include solution design governance, stakeholder engagement, and mentoring other architects. Applicants should have over 15 years of experience and a bachelor's degree in a relevant field. This position offers competitive pay and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in solution delivery with significant time in design roles.
• Proven experience as a Principal Architect, Solution Architect, or IT Architect.
• Strong record of defining and governing solution design standards.

Responsibilities

• Own the application-level solution design vision for cloud processes.
• Govern enterprise integration strategies, API standards, and data ownership models.
• Translate complex architectural concepts into executive-level guidance.

Skills

Solution delivery

Stakeholder management

Cloud architecture

System design

Governance frameworks

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, information systems

Tools

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

Salesforce

Oracle Integration Cloud

Job description

SUMMARY

Mortenson is currently seeking an IT Architect responsible for defining, governing, and assuring solutions across the Oracle and non‑Oracle cloud ecosystem. This role provides strategic design leadership across multiple programs, business groups and technologies, ensuring alignment between business strategy, cloud platform capabilities, and long‑term architectural design goals.

This role owns solution design governance, standards, and decision frameworks, and serves as the final escalation point for design risk, cross‑program consistency, and complex design decisions across Oracle and non‑Oracle cloud platforms, integrations, data, security, and reporting.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Solution Design and Strategic Ownership
  • Own the application‑level solution design vision for cloud processes across multiple business groups and technologies.
  • Define target‑state, transition, and future‑state solution design aligned to organizational strategy, application roadmaps and ensuring consistency and reuse of patterns.
  • Establish, enforce, and evolve solution design governance frameworks, principles, standards, and reference models.
  • Act as the reviewer for solution decisions, exceptions, and risk acceptance. Oversee and validate solution designs produced by other Solution Architects and technical teams.
  • Ensure solutions are upgrade‑safe, secure, scalable, cost‑effective, and supportable.
• Integration, Data, and Security Governance
  • Govern enterprise integration strategies, API standards, and data ownership models.
  • Ensure solutions comply with enterprise security, compliance, audit, and regulatory requirements.
• Stakeholder Leadership and Influence
  • Partner with executive leadership, business sponsors, and delivery leadership to align technology strategy with business outcomes.
  • Translate complex architectural concepts into executive‑level guidance and recommendations.
  • Drive team collaboration by partnering with developers and stakeholders to deliver optimized applications and integrations; providing technical guidance through design and code reviews.
  • Lead business interaction by engaging business partners to understand needs, respond to questions and concerns, and translate requirements into actionable technical solutions.
• Solution Enablement and Mentorship
  • Mentor Solution Architects and Technical Architects on solution design thinking, governance, design quality and drive maturity through standards of adoption and knowledge sharing.
  • Demonstrate curiosity and initiative by proactively exploring new technologies, methodologies, and tools; evaluating options; and experimenting with solutions that improve scalability, security, and maintainability.
  • Apply strong research skills by conducting thorough evaluation of new technologies, frameworks, and best practices through documentation review, trusted resources, and community guidance.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, or equivalent experience is preferred.
• 15+ years of experience in solution delivery with significant time spent on design and leadership roles.
• Proven experience as a Principal Architect, Solution Architect, or IT Architect on large‑scale implementations and solutions integrating multiple applications.
• Proven experience designing custom UI/UX solutions that integrate with databases and web services to retrieve and present data.
• Strong record of defining and governing solution design standards and frameworks.
• Extensive experience delivering large, multi‑program, multi‑vendor Oracle and non‑Oracle initiatives.
• Exceptional stakeholder management, executive communication, and decision‑making skills.
• Ability to balance innovation, standardization, delivery pressure, and long‑term architectural health.
• Deep architectural understanding and hands‑on experience with cloud architectures with various Oracle and non‑Oracle enterprise platform.
• Architecture knowledge of:
  • Cloud Fusion ERP, HCM, SCM, and EPM
  • Enterprise integration patterns and Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC)
  • Oracle extensibility strategies using APEX, Visual Builder, and ORDS
  • Reporting and analytics architecture (BI Publisher, OTBI)
  • Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) fundamentals, IAM, security, and environments
  • Non‑Oracle Cloud Platforms like Salesforce, UKG, Concur, Procore
  • AI Services through Oracle, Microsoft, Google and other vendors
• Deep architectural understanding on how to evaluate and govern solutions using Oracle and non‑Oracle integration platforms.
• Strong capability to assess designs for scalability, resiliency, security, cost, and operational supportability.

BENEFITS

• Medical and prescription drug plans that include no additional cost vision coverage
• Dental plan
• 401(k) retirement plan with a generous Mortenson match
• Paid time off, holidays, and other paid leaves
• Employer‑paid life, AD&D, and disability insurance
• No‑cost mental health tool and concierge with extensive work‑life resources
• Tuition reimbursement
• Adoption assistance
• Gym membership discount program

PAY RANGE

The base pay range for this role is $129,000 – $193,600. (Actual range is higher for the following office locations: Denver, CO and Chicago, IL – 5%, Seattle, WA, and Portland, OR – 10%, Washington, D.C. – 12.5%). This position is eligible for Mortenson’s incentive plan.

PLEASE NOTE

• Visa sponsorship is not offered for this position.
• Our postings are typically open a minimum of 5 days and an average of 44 days.

ABOUT MORTENSON

As a top builder, developer, and EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction), our expertise spans markets like sports, renewable energy, data centers, healthcare, and more. We are builders at heart, working to ensure the built environment has a lasting positive impact.

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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Your uniqueness brings new and creative perspectives to the team. Mortenson is committed to providing equal opportunities of employment (EOE) to all individuals, regardless of race, religion, gender, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, marital status, or any other legally protected category.

OTHER ITEMS TO NOTE

• Mortenson reserves the right to hire any individual without legal or financial obligation on unwanted solicitations. No agency emails, calls, or solicitations are accepted without a valid agreement.
• Must be currently legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B, 0‑1, TN, CPT, OPT, etc.). We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.