Enterprise architect ms dynamics nyc usa

Job Description

Experience level: Mid-senior Experience required: 15 Years Education level: Bachelor’s degree Job function: Information Technology Industry: Financial Services Compensation: View salary Total position: 1 Relocation assistance: No

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The purpose of Enterprise achitecture is to lead global technology strategy and oversee its implementation via numerous delivery projects. The Enterprise Architects ensure that all decisions made both strategically and at individual project levels are aligned to overall standards in relation to implementation approach, application landscape, and technology selection in both the medium-term (3 years) and long-term (5 years +).

The Enterprise Architect will be responsible for providing insights and advice to Senior Management, directly influencing all decisions made in relation to the application landscape and technology stack. The Enterprise Architect will be responsible for the development of application and technology roadmaps that deliver on the business’s strategy and realize the agreed goals and targets within the core value chain vertical of Client Management. MS Dynamics is a platform selection already made by CRM application, and so expertise in this platform is required and this role will act as a champion for the technology.

The Enterprise Architect will ensure that spend on Client Management applications and the MS Dynamics platform is effective, that developed solutions are reusable, application diversity is minimized and that quality of deliverables from Solution Architects, Mdevelopment teams, and third parties is up to

standards.

The Enterprise Architect will be required to act as the ‘on point’ Lead Architect on larger, complex Client Management transformational projects and programs, leading one or more Solution Architects and other delivery team members, and will be responsible for resolving problems, making decisions, and ensuring the alignment to both Marsh and MMC strategies, standards, and principles.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Act as the Subject Matter Expert for our global Client Management application landscape, building close working relationships with senior stakeholders

Act as a ‘Lead Architect’ for complex Client Management transformational projects, supporting both Solution Architects and development communities by being ‘on-point’ for decision making, problem solving, and ensuring cross-project strategies are aligned to.

Directly support the development and maintenance of the Enterprise Architecture strategy, proactively managing platform/ technology obsolescence and delivery of technology to enable the realisation of the Client Management target application landscape while maximising benefit to; this will include creating the strategy for MS Dynamics utilisation in Marsh

Directly support the enablement of technologies, in particular MS Dynamics, and components that are fundamental to the implementation of the Enterprise Architecture strategy, ensuring alignment to Technology Standards and Guidelines

Collaboration with data, process, and solution architects to achieve a full understanding of the EA landscape that is reflected in all EA deliverables

Shared responsibility for the Enterprise Architecture repositories and associated architecture artefacts that underpin the enterprise.

Provide guidance on the following domains to both Solution Architects and the wider IT communities when creating solutions:

Enterprise applications, both packaged and bespoke

Microsoft Dynamics365 Sales, Customer Service and Finance modules

Microsoft PowerPlatform

Application containerization

Agile and DevOps delivery methodologies

Drive collaboration across IT teams to ensure the integrity and security of architecture, flexibility of design, and quality of solutions

Review and Approve Architecture Definition Documents (or equivalent agile artefacts) produced by peers and provide constructive feedback.

Work closely with vendors of Marsh on the evaluation of their products and skills, and on the quality of their product and deliverables

QUALIFICATIONS:

The candidate should have a minimum of a bachelor’s degree, ideally in computer science or a related field.

Have around 10 years in systems design, and expertise in web computing.

Experience making strategic technology decisions and seeing them through the technology lifecycle

Experience distilling complex technology scenarios to an executive level and justifying technology choices

Expertise in the configuration, customization and extension of Microsoft Dynamics365 Sales, Marketing, Customer Service and/or Finance

Expertise in the integration of Microsoft Dynamics365 with supporting applications from other Microsoft platforms such as Teams, PowerAutomate, Power BI

Expertise in designing solutions and expressing them in standard ways such as user views, logical component views, integration collaborations and sequences, and deployment views

Expertise and experience in developing enterprise software solutions on different technology stacks and using a range of methodologies

Experience working within the Client Management space of the Insurance Broking Industry or Financial Services industry

Knowledge and experience of all phases of the SDLC and full lifecycle implementations using traditional waterfall / iterative methodologies and more modern agile ones.

Experience in managing and leading out-sourced development teams.

Experience with deployment and roll-out of both in-house developed and off the shelf products

Have strong problem solving & analytical skills

Able to seed or self-start the technical aspects of small-scale projects working with business analysts, project managers, and enterprise engineering teams

Able to add value to large scale structured projects by "taking ownership" of technical considerations at any point within the project lifecycle

Able to balance several competing priorities or projects and deliver to demanding timelines using prioritization and time management skills

Experience of technical mentoring of more junior developers and offshore developers

Experience with TOGAF ADM and familiarity with the business, application, technology, and data views

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE:

Development and deployment of applications on Dynamics and other Microsoft platforms such as Teams, PowerAutomate, Power BI

Development and deployment of JEE applications

Development and deployment of .NET stack applications

Development and deployment of MEAN stack applications

Deployment and utilization of RDBMS and NoSQL database technologies

Utilization of SaaS applications

UML

Application and data integration

XML, JSON, and REST web services

SQL Server and T-SQL

Agile delivery methodologies such as scrum

An architecture development methodology such as TOGAF

DevOps implementation

Mediation technology such as Message Broker, WESB, WPS and message technology such as WMQ

INTERPERSONAL SKILLS:

Teamwork: Gives evidence of being a strong team player, collaborates with others within and across teams, encourages other team members to participate and contribute and acknowledges others' contributions

Influencing outcomes; presents sound, persuasive rationale for ideas or opinions; takes a position on issues and influences others' opinions and presents persuasive recommendations

Strong communication skills and have proven experience working in a global team with in-house, contract, and 3rd party offshore team members

Able to summarize complex technical issues to senior management

Communication skills: communicates what is relevant and important in a clear and concise manner and shares information/ new ideas with others

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