Solutions Architect; Onsite: Houston, TX

The Solutions Architect under broad direction, focus on one or more major systems, technology stacks, or products specific either to a Product Service Line or Major Corporate Function.

• Pay Rate: Up to $75.00/hour, depending on experience.
• Assignment Length: 3-month contract with a high possibility of extension and/or conversion based on performance and other factors.

• Focus on architecture that crosses multiple projects while supporting Solution Architects on individual solutions.
• Execute analysis and design tasks required to develop the Enterprise Architecture (EA) discipline and to ensure that it is leveraged.
• Assist with governance activities associated with ensuring EA compliance.
• Ensure that solution delivery life cycle efforts leverage all aspects of enterprise architecture (EA).
• Consult with solution development projects to harmonize systems and/or infrastructure with the EA.
• Ensure that individual solution architecture design and analysis work (particularly as specific solutions are created or upgraded in projects by project architects or solution architects) is documented in a structured fashion matching the EA framework and is stored in a common place.
• Guide solution decisions for the enterprise by analyzing technology and business trends and strategy.
• Define principles and models to guide solution decisions for the enterprise.
• Define key solution portfolios and ensure they are managed either by heading that activity directly or by establishing and then supporting asset‑centric portfolio management disciplines (for such solution portfolios as application, service‑oriented architecture [SOA] service or shared infrastructure).
• Develop and execute road maps describing the evolution of assigned enterprise solution portfolios from current state to future state.
• Understand and advocate the principles of business and IT strategies, as well as of EA development and service delivery.
• Be prepared to "sell" the EA process, its outcome and ongoing results, and to lead needed communication, marketing or educational activities.
• Position may require availability outside of normal working hours and beyond a normal work week of 40 hours.

• Skills typically acquired through the completion of 10+ years of experience in IT with knowledge in a minimum of two IT disciplines and an undergraduate degree in Computer Science or a similar discipline.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule including working outside of standard business hours and exceed 40 hours per week when necessary.