Sr Solutions Architect

About the role

As a community, the University of Rochester is defined by a deep commitment to Meliora - Ever Better. Embedded in that ideal are the values we share: equity, leadership, integrity, openness, respect, and accountability. Together, we will set the highest standards for how we treat each other to ensure our community is welcoming to all and is a place where all can thrive. The position is located at 30 Corporate Woods, Brighton, New York, 14623, within the ISD Chief Technical Office (Department 900082).

Responsibilities

• Leads and supports enterprise architecture activities that guide the development and management of a portfolio of solutions, including projects, products, systems, shared infrastructure services and shared application services.
• Provides leadership, analysis and design tasks related to supporting the development of technology solutions to ensure that solutions meet business needs and align with architectural governance and standards.
• Receives general guidance and has latitude for considerable judgment and initiative when working with subject matter experts and user communities to develop standards and solutions.
• Leads evaluation, design and analysis for the implementation of a solutions architecture across specific business applications or technologies.
• Facilitates the evaluation and selection of software product standards and services, as well as the design of standard and custom software configurations.
• Identifies organizational impact and financial impact of the solutions architecture.
• Takes action as needed based on outcome(s).
• Works closely with project/program management to ensure execution of plans correspond to specifications and requirements outlined throughout the project or product lifecycle.
• Provides deliverables such as standard definitions, reference models and architecture designs to assess the impact of new and ongoing technology investment.
• Leads and participates in the prototyping of new tools and techniques for the development and operation of solutions.
• Defines principles, guidelines, standards and solution patterns to ensure solution decisions are aligned with the enterprise's future-state architecture vision.
• Maintains published repository of technical architectures.
• Recognizes opportunities and supports other architects in the development of specific technical, information and business standards.
• Monitors current-state solution portfolio to identify deficiencies through aging of the technologies used by the application or misalignment with business requirements.
• Maintains current knowledge of the University’s architecture roadmaps, technology status of peer institutions and technology market landscape.
• Supports a community of practice, guiding and helping agile teams, product owners and application architects to align with the overall enterprise architecture governance and assurance.
• Recognizes emerging opportunities to be explored through research or discussion.
• Meets with key stakeholders and conducts research to understand business drivers and business capabilities, both future and current state, and determines corresponding enterprise system designs and change requirements.
• Acts as a consultant on a broad range of technologies, platforms and vendor offerings to drive targeted business outcomes.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Sciences or equivalent and 5 years of relevant experience required.
• Graduate degree preferred.
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience in system development life cycle, business analysis, project management, systems integration, software development and/or the administration of service platforms, public/private cloud platforms, databases and networks preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Deep and broad technical skills for service design and delivery, including infrastructure and application components required.
• Ability to communicate clearly and facilitate discussions required.
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills required.
• Ability to design and implement a project schedule and knowledge of project management required.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously required.
• Ability to recognize strategic business opportunities preferred.

Pay

The compensation range for this position is $96,860.00 – $145,290.00 per year. Individual salaries will be set within this range based on market data, education, experience, qualifications, expertise, and internal equity considerations.

Schedule

This is a regular full‑time position scheduled for 40 hours per week, day shift.