IT Enterprise Solution Architect - Buffalo NY

The Imagine Group, An Imagine Company; Town of Tonawanda (NY); Hybrid; USD 128,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

The Imagine Group, An Imagine Company in Buffalo, NY is seeking an IT Enterprise Solution Architect to lead the enterprise AI architecture across the organization’s technology stack. You will shape platform strategy and align AI initiatives with business goals.

You will coordinate with Security, Risk, Data, Infrastructure, and Platform Engineers, define roadmaps, standards, and governance, and drive architecture excellence across cloud and on-premises environments.

Qualifications

• BS Degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or technical discipline.
• 7+ years of proven experience in Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, or Technology Strategy leadership role
• 7+ years developing enterprise architecture roadmaps and target-state architectures
• 7+ years establishing governance, standards, and architecture frameworks proven experience
• 7+ years software engineering, application integration, and cloud-native architectures skills
• Master's Degree in preferred
• Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud certifications is a plus
• Enterprise Architecture certification (TOGAF or equivalent) is ideal

Responsibilities

• Tenured architectural leader for highly technical projects company-wide across the Enterprise's AI environment.
• Direct support with banking departments: Security, Risk, Data, Infrastructure, Platform Engineers, and Stakeholders. Will establish a comprehensive AI platform strategy.
• Will define conceptual and logical architectures, develop enterprise roadmaps, and ensure AI capabilities business alignment.
• Manage the architecture design of business objectives, regulatory requirements, and operational needs.
• Responsible for having a tenured depth of technical enterprise architecture projects, AI platforms, cloud technologies, governance frameworks, and emerging technologies.
• Maintain enterprise architecture vision, roadmap, and targeted AI platform designs.
• Establish enterprise standards, governance models, and reusable architecture frameworks supporting architect capabilities.
• Will be an architecture consultant providing technical leadership across multiple initiatives.
• Demonstrate architectural consistency across AI, cloud, infrastructure, and business application domains.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Cloud Computing

Solution Architecture

Leadership

Stakeholder Engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Master's degree preferred

TOGAF or equivalent certification ideal

Tools

Azure

AWS

Google Cloud

Job description

Job Title: IT Enterprise Solution Architect

Location: Buffalo NY is required

Hire Type: W2 only / 1 year Contract / Full Time

Pay Range: $80/HR (DOE)

Schedule: Hybrid (4 Days Onsite / 1 Day WFH)

Sponsorship: No C2C, H1B or TN sponsorship available for this position

Job Duties At-a-Glance:

• Tenured architectural leader for highly technical projects company-wide across the Enterprise's AI environment
• Direct support with banking departments: Security, Risk, Data, Infrastructure, Platform Engineers, and Stakeholders. Will establish a comprehensive AI platform strategy
• Will define conceptual and logical architectures, develop enterprise roadmaps, and ensure AI capabilities business alignment
• Manage the architecture design of business objectives, regulatory requirements, and operational needs.
• Responsible for having a tenured depth of technical enterprise architecture projects, AI platforms, cloud technologies, governance frameworks, and emerging technologies.
• Maintain enterprise architecture vision, roadmap, and targeted AI platform designs.
• Establish enterprise standards, governance models, and reusable architecture frameworks supporting architect capabilities.
• Will be an architecture consultant providing technical leadership across multiple initiatives.
• Demonstrate architectural consistency across AI, cloud, infrastructure, and business application domains.

Experience and Education for the role:

• BS Degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or technical discipline.
• 7+ years of proven experience in Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, or Technology Strategy leadership role
• 7+ years developing enterprise architecture roadmaps and target-state architectures
• 7+ years establishing governance, standards, and architecture frameworks proven experience
• 7+ years software engineering, application integration, and cloud-native architectures skills
• Master's Degree in preferred
• Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud certifications is a plus
• Enterprise Architecture certification (TOGAF or equivalent) is ideal