Director, IT Consultant, IT​/Tech

Position Number 8102787

Work Modality Hybrid – 3 In-Person

Is this request for the creation of a new Position (or the modification of an existing Position) to temporarily support the Work Day ERP? No

Job Category University Staff

Job Type Full-Time

FLSA Status Exempt

Campus Rogers Park-Lake Shore Campus

Department Name TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

Location Code TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

Is this split and/or fully grant funded? No

Under the direction of the Associate Vice President of Technology Services, this position provides oversight to the enterprise architecture program and associated services.

The Director of Enterprise Architecture provides enterprise architecture, vision, problem-solving, IT anticipation, and forward-thinking solutions on an enterprise level. The individual in this position anticipates and plans for the current and future strategic direction of the university. The position involves interfacing across several channels across the university, acting as a visionary to proactively assist in defining the IT architectural alignment necessary to sustain efficient and effective operations.

The Director of Enterprise Architecture must remain continuously aware of business, technical, and infrastructure issues and act as a sounding board or consultant to aid in the development of creative solutions. The Director of Enterprise Architecture may be called upon to provide any level of project management for single or multiple projects, including strategic programs. The position requires a high degree of collaboration and detailed communication across various teams, as they will have collaborative influence with executive stakeholders.

Collaborate and manage a team of architects (Solution, Technical, Data, Security) from business, application, network, and data-focused disciplines

Deep understanding of IT infrastructure, including hardware, software, mobile, networking, and cloud technologies

Proficient in EA frameworks like TOGAF, including designing, implementing, and governing enterprise architecture

Effectively communicate complex technical concepts to both technical teams and business stakeholders

Ability to identify, engage, and manage various stakeholders through the architecture lifecycle within the ITS and business leadership members

Ability to lead and influence teams, stakeholders, and executives to drive change and the adoption of new architecture

Familiarity with the principles of project management methodologies such as agile, waterfall, and hybrid, along with development frameworks such as Dev Ops, and their impacts, and the ability to plan, execute, and manage projects related to architecture design, implementation, and governance

Understanding of IT governance frameworks and compliance requirements

Possess the abilities of strategic thinking, problem-solving, foster a climate for collaborative teamwork, and provide coaching to resources

• Propose, conceptualize, design, implement, and orchestrate solutions from end-to-end application development technologies and be responsible for the applicable technical architecture.
• Lead and manage integration flow development, as necessary, for application and data integration, and identify/facilitate improvements in existing integration processes.
• Researches and analyzes basic and complex issues surrounding the technologies and systems of the institution. Makes recommendations surrounding improving technologies, cost effectiveness, efficiency, and practices at an enterprise level across the institution.
• Assist with defining the system, technical, database, and application architectures, and in some instances, the business systems architecture…