IT Consultant / Enterprise Technology Consultant

Novalink Solutions LLC•Columbus, OH

About The Position

The IT Consultant 1 (ITC1) will be responsible for advising enterprise clients on leveraging information technology processes, systems, and techniques to solve complex business problems and achieve strategic organizational objectives. Working within an IT Department, the ITC1 analyzes, solves, and optimizes systems to ensure seamless operational efficiency. This role bridges client business needs and technical solutions, delivering objective evaluation of technology trends, cost-benefit trade-offs, and system implementation risks.

Requirements

Minimum of 2 years of professional experience in an IT Department or IT consulting firm.
Demonstrated broad exposure and background across a range of enterprise technology areas (infrastructure, software, security, data).
Proven ability to engage with client stakeholders, define requirements, and deliver technical option appraisals.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with a strong ability to articulate technical risks and financial costs to non-technical leaders.
Preferred 4-year college degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related field.

Nice To Haves

Direct experience in external management or IT consulting engagements across multi-disciplinary client environments.
Hands-on experience supporting IT security audits, governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) frameworks.
Exposure to large-scale public sector, regulated enterprise systems, or organizational digital transformation projects.

Responsibilities

Define comprehensive technical requirements and recommend tailored IT solutions.
Generate, identify, and qualify methods of incorporating modern technology with standard industry practices.
Serve as an expert advisor on industry alternatives, options, and perils, presenting data-driven analysis of advantages versus disadvantages for business procedures.
Study technical trends and evaluate how acquired technical intelligence can be applied to upgrade and modernize client systems.
Advise clients on solution options, implementation risks, cost vs. benefit analysis, priorities, and cross-system process impacts.
Consult with program and project management teams to architect appropriate technical solutions aligned with client strategic goals.
Evaluate legacy and modern system architectures, cloud/on-prem integration points, and enterprise workflows.
Translate complex business processes into actionable technical solutions, gap analyses, and feasibility studies.
Define functional/non-functional requirements with client leads; map business goals to standard industry practices.
Evaluate emerging technical trends; determine feasibility and impact of system upgrades and modernization.
Synthesize technology alternatives, outlining specific risks, operational perils, and technical tradeoffs.