Enterprise Architect

Are you looking to make a difference in a patient's life? At AmerisourceBergen, you will find an innovative culture that is patient focused and dedicated to making a difference. As an organization, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures. Colorado salary range : $110,100 - $154,200What you will be doingIndividuals in the Architecture role provide overall direction, guidance, definition, and facilitation for the development of an architecture (current and future state) required to meet business strategies and goals. Responsibilities include advocacy and support of the enterprise IT strategies, identification and analysis of enterprise business drivers to derive useful business context, analysis of the current IT environment to detect critical deficiencies and recommend solutions for improvement, and the development of strategies aligning IT to business. Architects interface across all business areas, acting as visionaries to proactively assist in defining the direction for future projects. They conceive strategies, solutions, build consensus, and sell/execute solutions. They are involved in all aspects of the project life cycle, from the initial kickoff through the requirements analysis, design and implementation. Additional responsibilities may include the establishment of the overall architectural viewpoints and the establishment and oversight of organization standards and policies. Architects identify major system interfaces, business capabilities needs, and existing architecture weaknesses and opportunities for systems. Serving in this role requires an individual to be a self-starter, work independently, and as a team member. They have to have strong communication skills in interfacing with business partners and the IT community. Architects are also responsible for educating and guiding others on architectural standards, principles, methodology and trends. They must have significant business knowledge and have expertise within one or more areas of information, solution, and/or technical architecture in which they concentrate. Architects are expected to mentor and coach less experienced staff and provide knowledge transfer across the organization. The Enterprise Architect provides guidance, road maps, principles, standards, and best practices. They must be focused on enabling business and IT leaders to make investment decisions that balance and prioritize current operational demands, disruptions, and opportunities with the longer-term strategic vision of the organization. This role assists in program to develop, maintain, and govern the architecture across the organization. They will lead, consult or oversee multiple architectural engagements and be viewed as an expert and provides knowledge and counsel to others. The Enterprise Architect works on highly complex projects that require in-depth knowledge within a domain: technical, solutions, business or information and leads domain specific architecture board. They will provide an enterprise-wide perspective and participates in EA review board. Ongoing development and marketing of architecture process, its outcomes, and results. Develops a communication plan for EA Governance at the corporate level. Participates in enterprise strategy development, including environmental analysis, opportunity identification, value cases and business innovation portfolio development. Participates as a leader in the Technology Acquisition process. Contributes to the IT strategy and ensures alignment with architectural strategy and business goals. Contributes to the Enterprise Architecture Governance data collection and document repository establishment. Responsible for analysis, design, and development of roadmaps and implementation plans based upon a current vs. future state in a cohesive architecture viewpoint. Supports, develops, and communicates domain-wide policies, standards, guidelines and procedures. Designs standard configurations and patterns. Promotes the EA process, outcomes, and results. Leads and facilitates the domains architecture governance process based on EA governance structure. Reviews and aids in documenting recommendations to architectural standards. Reviews and/or analyzes and develops architectural requirements at portfolio level. Aligns architectural requirements with IT strategy. Assesses near-term needs to establish business priorities. Ensures compatibility with existing solutions, infrastructure, services, and strategic requirements. Identifies opportunities for reuse. Coordinates architecture implementation and modification activities. Assists in post-implementation continuous-improvement efforts to enhance Enterprise Architecture standards. Ensures the conceptual completeness of the technical solution. Works closely with project management to ensure alignment of plans with what is being delivered. Analyzes the current Enterprise Architecture processes to identify weaknesses and develop opportunities for improvements. Performs ongoing architecture quality review activities. Provides strategic consultation to clients and IT teams. Advises on options, risks, costs versus benefits, system impacts, and technology priorities. Works with business leaders to understand business requirements and help them understand how technology tradeoffs influence strategy. May consult on application or infrastructure development projects to fit systems or infrastructure to the technical architecture and identify when it is necessary to modify the technical/solution architecture to accommodate project needs. Monitors enterprise-facing projects and maintains knowledge of their progress. Keeps EA lead team aware of key customer issues, identifying and aiding in resolving potential problems and conflicts. Leads the research and evaluation of emerging technology, industry and market trends to assist in project development and/or operational support activities. Considers potential impact to domain/portfolio architecture. Provides recommendations based on business relevance, appropriate timing and deployment. Identifies the tools and components used within the domain based on the enterprise toolset and can define exceptions as warranted. Develops the business cases for Technology acquisitions. Identifies organizational requirements for the resources, structures and cultural changes necessary to support initiatives. Collaborates with project management on reporting project status, issues, risks and benefits. Develops, motivates, and directs staff to create a team environment. Provides leadership, technology guidance and mentors others throughout their domain. Typical Responsibilities for Enterprise Architecture Supports all architectural disciplines and champions architectural initiatives. Interfaces across several business areas, acting as visionary to proactively assist in defining the direction for future projects. Provides input into allocation of invested dollars to meet business initiatives through review of development (business and technical) initiatives within the context of architecture. Reviews existing business processes and establishes metrics to improve business processes, as well as support of all architectural disciplines under their direction. #LI-DN1What your background should look like (minimum qualifications) Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, System Analysis, or a related field. Or equivalent work experience. Typically has a minimum of ten to fifteen (10-15) years of IT and business/industry work experience including architecture design and deployment, systems lifecycle management and infrastructure planning and operations. Requires exposure to multiple, diverse technologies and processing environments. Proficient communication skills and experience in mentoring/leading and implementing change. Ability to collect complicated business requirements and transform into business architecture documents. At least 10 years of experience What AmerisourceBergen offers We offer competitive total rewards compensation. Our commitment to our associates includes benefit programs that are comprehensive, diverse and designed to meet the various needs across our associate population. Healthcare for associates and eligible dependents, same-sex and domestic partners Paid time off, including vacations and holidays Paid volunteer time off Life insurance and disability protection Pet insurance Employee Stock Purchase Program Retirement benefits and more??? Throughout our global footprint and various business units, we take a balanced approach to the benefits we offer. Many benefits are company-paid, while others are available through associate contributions. Specific benefit offerings may vary by location, position and/or business unit. About AmerisourceBergen AmerisourceBergen is a publicly traded Fortune 10 global healthcare solutions company and is one of the world's largest pharmaceutical services companies. Powered by our associates around the world, we provide pharmaceutical products and business solutions that improve access to care. We operate the backbone of the healthcare supply chain. We drive the future of local care delivery. We guide medical innovations to market. We create healthier futures.