Job Summary

The System Architect is responsible for designing, developing, and overseeing the implementation of complex systems architecture. This role involves working closely with stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into technical specifications. The System Architect ensures that systems are scalable, reliable, and meet the organization’s needs.

This job description describes the general nature and level of work required by the position. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of qualifications, skills, duties, responsibilities or working conditions of the job. The job description is subject to change with or without notice, and Management reserves the right to add, modify or remove any qualification or duty. Nothing in this job description changes the existing at-will employment relationship between the Company and the employee occupying the position.

Job Responsibilities

• Create comprehensive architectural designs for systems, ensuring they meet business and technical requirements.
• Develop detailed technical specifications, system diagrams, and documentation.
• Work with business stakeholders, project managers, developers, and other architects to gather requirements and ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Communicate architectural decisions and strategies effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Evaluate and recommend appropriate technologies, frameworks, and tools for system development.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends to inform architecture decisions.
• Provide guidance and technical leadership during the implementation phase, ensuring adherence to architectural standards and best practices.
• Conduct code and design reviews to ensure compliance with architecture guidelines.
• Monitor system performance and implement optimizations to improve efficiency, scalability, and reliability.
• Identify and resolve architectural issues and bottlenecks.
• Ensure systems comply with security standards and regulatory requirements.
• Implement security best practices in system design and development.
• Experience with gathering and modeling data for system capacity and licensing planning.

Required Experience

Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in a related field.

Preferred Experience

Minimum 7 years of progressive experience in a related field.

Licenses and Certifications Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong understanding of system architecture principles and practices.
• Proficiency in system design and modeling tools (e.g., UML, ArchiMate) and programming languages (e.g., Java, C++, Python).
• Knowledge of various operating systems (Windows, Linux, Unix).
• Understanding of network architecture and protocols.
• Familiarity with cloud computing platforms.
• Awareness of cybersecurity principles and practices.
• Understands and analyzes business requirements.
• Design scalable, high-performance systems.
• Identify and mitigate risks in system designs.
• Experience building system capacity forecasts.

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