IT Applications Architect (Commerce IT)

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma•Durant, OK

6h•Hybrid

About The Position

The IT Architect's role is to develop the high-level design plan for the logical and technical IT architecture. You will provide technical leadership and consulting across the organization, from strategic decision-making down to team member enrollment and the project planning level. The IT Architect will gain organizational commitment and departmental support for all high-level infrastructure plans, initiates and participates in projects to evaluate technologies and methods for implementing these plans. You will report to the Senior Director of Infrastructure.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field or 4 years related experience.
Perform complex tasks.
8+ years of experience designing and managing system infrastructure based on best practices.
Knowledge of hardware and software evaluation principles and practice
Knowledge of applicable data privacy practices and laws
Must be comfortable working in an accountable and maintain flexible working hours.
7 years of experience in at least two IT disciplines in a client/server or service-oriented architecture (SOA) environment, including technical architecture, network design, application development, middleware, servers and storage, database management, and operations.

Responsibilities

Having wide-ranging experience, you will use professional concepts and our goals to create the enterprise's technology architecture designs. Some barriers to entry exist at this level (e.g., dept/peer review).
Work on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors. Exercise judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results. Networks with important contacts outside own area of expertise.
Provide infrastructure architectural consulting expertise, direction, and assistance to Systems and Networking Managers, Systems Analysts, Systems Engineers, Network engineers and other Architects.
You will develop, document, and enforce a technology standards policy.
Develop an infrastructure capacity plan.
Lead projects and solving problems while working across departments.
Develop or help develop IT policy.
Review all IT projects, systems designs, and procurement/outsourcing plans for compliance with IT standards and architectural plans.
You will develop, document, make recommendations, and communicate plans for investing in IT infrastructure, including analysis of cost reduction opportunities and ability to integrate systems.
Perform other tasks as assigned.