Job Description :
Enterprise Architect
Location is Livonia
Contract to hire
No H1B
Position Summary: The Enterprise Architect is responsible for understanding
the company''s key business objectives, evolving technology strategy and
architecting enterprise wide solutions. The EA provides oversight to various
geographical distributed teams and organizational leadership in all areas of
technology. The EA will serve as a technical advisor and subject matter
expert on the effective use of technology in developing business solutions
that meet the needs of Valassis clients and its customers. While the EA will
have experience in multiple architecture domains, application architecture
and integrated frameworks using SOA approaches will be a key focus for this
role.
Key Duties / Responsibilities:
(Essential duties are identified by asterisks. Please add percentage of time
spent on duties/responsibility
Serves as technology lead and liaison to the business in developing and
linking technical solutions to company requirements, goals, objectives, with
emphasis on driving to an Enterprise technical strategy and achieving a
positive ROI - 10%
Technical advisor and subject matter expert on the effective use of
technology in developing business solutions that meet the needs of Harland
Clarke''s clients and customers. Consults with the core processes and
business units of the Company on effective approaches to
interfacing/integrating with client technology systems - 10%
Defines and documents technical environment and deployment methodologies
to enable integrated solutions. Advises IT and other business processes
regarding the feasibility of proposed approaches to project solutions in
terms of systems capabilities and established technology architecture
guidelines - 10%
Leads research and development, as well as proof of concepts for solving
business problems or concepts not addressed by existing technology stacks -
5%
Participates in establishing standards and best practices in deploying
technology solutions. - 10%
Assists in developing and managing the established technology architecture
governance process. Endeavors to minimize component complexity in the design
and deployment of the enterprise technology architecture through
standards-based product(s) selection and implementation - 5%
Ensures uniformity across IT systems infrastructure to enable effective
application integration capabilities. Champions enterprise-wide compliance
with established technology standards. Champions the deployment of
enterprise-wide systems management processes and techniques. Champions''
enterprise-wide technology re-uses and service management practices. - 10%
Proactively identifies and participates in the implementation of
improvement opportunities across Technology Services sub-processes - 10%
Performs full cycle management of technology/business projects as
required. Develops technology plans and ensures appropriate project
documentation. Assesses core technical and resource requirements to support
assigned projects. Leads the engineering teams during implementation in
defining the solution architecture and high level design on key company
projects. Directs technical staff participation to ensure deliverables are
met where appropriate. Provides personal performance assessments on project
team members as required - 15%
Mentors staff employees on capabilities and application of emerging
technologies. Prepares documentation on proposed and developed technical
solutions. Makes presentations of same as required to Harland Clarke''s IT,
Business, Executive, and Client Management - 15%
Keeps abreast of technological changes and advancements; identifies
opportunities to apply technology for competitive advantage. Makes
presentations of same as required to IT, Business, Executive, and Client
Management
Participates in client discussions and collaboration around identifying
technical solutions to drive business goals and objectives.
Performs full cycle management of technology/business projects as
required. Develops technology plans and ensures appropriate project
documentation. Assesses core technical and resource requirements to support
assigned projects. Leads the engineering teams during implementation in
defining the solution architecture and high level design on key company
projects. Directs technical staff participation to ensure deliverables are
met where appropriate. Provides personal performance assessments on project
team members as required
Employees are responsible for supporting and complying with internal and
external audits, to include providing information, performing assigned tasks
to ensure compliance, and preparing and maintaining evidence that key duties
identified as internal controls have been performed.
All employees are responsible for supporting and complying with safety and
security policies to promote a healthy working environment.
Valassis is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will
receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color,
religion, sex, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability,
national origin, protected veteran status or any other characteristic
protected by law.
Applicants who have disabilities may request that accommodations be made in
order to complete the selection process by contacting us at
or.Supervisory Responsibility:
Indirect Influencing and Management on architectural and program related
initiatives, No direct report responsibilities
Communication & Contacts (Internal/External):
Constant contact with internal employees and management at all levels
concerning technology architecture design and deployment.
Ability to communicate effectively with C-Level Executives.
Frequent contact with business processes and divisions concerning the
development of technology solutions to drive the Company strategy.
Frequent contact with Harland Clarke clients and customers concerning
requirements for systems design and integration.
Frequent contact with suppliers of technology products and services.
Decision Making Scope:
Purchase authority within assigned project budgetary responsibility.
Empowered to direct assigned project activities within scope of knowledge
and responsibility.
Determines and recommends technology solutions to IT and Business
management.
Other:
Physical Requirements / Working Conditions:
Education & Knowledge:
Four year degree in Computer Science or related field with proven business
acumen
Working knowledge of EA Frameworks (Zachman, TOGAF, Gartner EA, etc)
Solid understanding of Enterprise Patterns (Applications and Integration)
and Objected Oriented Analysis and Design/Development
Experience / Skills / Abilities:
8+ years in Information Technology disciplines with 4+ years'' experience
in architecting enterprise solutions
Self-starter requiring minimal to no direct supervision
Proven track record of implementing and actively managing fundamental
architectural frameworks, methodologies and architectures
Proven ability to understand business objectives and translate into both
conceptual architecture and project level deliverables
Professional and strong communication skills. Communicates appropriately
to audiences verbally and in writing; keeps people informed; adapts
communication style to the needs of the audience
Ability to analyze business operations and processes to understand their
relationships, and drive business process optimization
Experience with Direct Mail, In-Store Advertising, Newspaper Advertising
and Print, Digital Advertising and Marketing Analytics is preferred
Experience with large-scale high-volume application design, development
and deployment for supply chain, B2B, and B2C operations, with expertise in
at least 1 major e-commerce framework (Oracle ATG,
WebSphere Commerce or related)
Implementation experience with enterprise level clustering, load
balancing, fail-over, scalability and performance tuning
Detailed knowledge of J2EE and .NET Platforms
Detailed knowledge of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Enterprise
Service Bus (ESB)
Experience designing and developing EDI solutions including translation,
mapping and integration
Integration experience with large scale enterprise applications (examples:
SAP, Oracle or Related as well as EAI frameworks like RedHat Fuse)
Hadoop and Relational Database (Hadoop, Map/Reduce, Hive, Spark / Oracle)
product knowledge including transaction management, SQL programming, schema
design.