Job Description :
Launch Your Career with Cook Systems
Ready to elevate your career? Cook Systems, a certified veteran owned IT consulting firm, has been transforming businesses and careers since 1990. Whether you're aiming to work with a Fortune 500 company or a small business, we've got you covered.
Our core values: integrity, investment, and innovation drive everything we do, ensuring you grow and succeed in a dynamic, supportive environment. We understand the importance of work life balance and personal growth. Our cutting edge IT consulting partners and FastTrack talent program are designed to help you excel.
Join our forward thinking team where excellence and creativity are valued every day. Check out what our associates have to say on Glassdoor. Ready to take your career to new heights? Cook Systems is where your journey to success begins!
Top Skills:
Relationship Management & Communication, Analysis and documentation, Agile/Waterfall/SDLC experience and technical expertise
Additional Recruitment Details:
More technical than enterprise/business focused solution architect
Experience solution architect, not just BA or Developer profiles
Experience leading/driving projects through to completion
Highlight soft skills required to lead business, meetings, and project team members.
Acts as a core technical and business resource responsible for delivering technology solutions to ITS customers. Partners with business customers as well as internal and external technology experts to design, implement, and integrate major enhancements, systems, modules, products, and web services in support of an overall set of requirements. Supports Business Service Managers and Technical Architects in assessing the impact of business requirements on underlying technology capabilities and platforms. Determines IT capability to deliver on business solutions and supports the process of estimating costs and planning project implementation timelines.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Functions as the primary ITS lead and has the responsibility and authority needed to be accountable for delivering business solutions as directed.
Works with Strategic Business Partners and Technical Architects to deliver business solutions.
Directs process of finalizing, negotiating and documenting project business requirements and use cases.
Supports architectural standards and Enterprise Architecture (EA) strategies as the norm for projects.
Supports and executes standards and Project Management Office (PMO) strategies as the norm for projects.
Reduces technology cost and complexity by creating synergies and re-use within and across projects, leveraging enterprise tools and existing investments Develops accurate schedule and scope of effort estimates for projects.
Executes the strategic planning and coordination of program management in the PMO to advance company goals, while supporting and directing communication of key messages to internal and external stakeholders. Requires use of a personal computer.
Develops the appropriate objectives for meeting the project needs of business customers and directs the methodologies by which those objectives are going to be accomplished.
Directs the grouping of and assignment of tasks, while ensuring optimal allocation of resources.
Manages effective partnerships with vendors, internal constituents and other departments to integrate solutions components (i.e. custom architecture, enterprise information), scope, cost, timeline; and impact on architecture in order to effectively deliver business solutions.
At least 4-5+ years? experience minimum
Why Work with Us
Benefits
At Cook Systems, we don't just offer jobs we build futures. Our team is the heart of everything we do, and we're committed to supporting you with benefits that go beyond the basics. We want you to feel secure, valued, and empowered from the very beginning of your journey with us. When you join Cook Systems, here's what you can look forward to:
Your Health, Your Way: Choose from two comprehensive medical plans through Blue Cross Blue Shield, complete with dental and vision coverage. With access to one of the nation's largest networks, you'll get the care you need for yourself and your family wherever life takes you.
Peace of Mind, Every Step of the Way: Protect what matters most with life, critical illness, and accident insurance through Unum. Because your loved ones deserve security no matter what the future holds.
Flexibility for Life's Needs: Save money and plan ahead with a Flexible Spending Account and Daycare FSA through Navia, helping you manage healthcare and dependent care expenses on your terms.
Bridging the Gaps: Unexpected costs? No problem. Our Health Gap Insurance through Sunlife helps ensure you're covered when it counts.
Your Future Starts Now: Dream big with our 401(k) retirement plan through The Standard. After just six months, you will be eligible to participate, because your future deserves a strong foundation.
At Cook Systems, you're not just another employee you're family. Here, your ideas matter, your contributions shine, and your career will thrive. Together, we innovate, grow, and celebrate success every step of the way. Are you ready to be part of something bigger? Let's build the future together at Cook Systems.