Senior Architect

About ETS:For more than 75 years, we have amplified products and services based rigorous research and our belief in the power of learning. Driven by our mission to advance quality and equity in education, ETS provides learning solutions, pioneering research and trusted assessments that help guide learners around the world on their path to new possibilities.Our portfolio of trusted measures include TOEFL®, TOEIC®, GRE® and Praxis® . Along with research, development and innovation that explores new frontiers in learning and measurement our educational measurement solutions and research contribute to the development of new methods and tools, inform important dialogue with education policymakers, and shed light on critical issues and potential solutions - all with the aim of creating a world where all learners can improve their lives through education.With new senior leadership at the helm, ETS aims to continue changing the lives of all learners as we expand our organization's global footprint. Our goal is to remain at the forefront of assessment and measurement efficacy within the education and ed tech space as it continues to grow and evolve.Position Summary:The IT Architect, Senior articulates the architectural vision, conceptualizes and experiments with alternative architectural approaches. This role is responsible for developing and validating the architecture and high level solution design against business requirements. The IT Architect, Senior works as part of a development team on methodologies, processes and best practices. This role helps teams follow the envisioned business and technology direction by articulating the architectural vision through the scope and lifespan of individual projects.Responsibilities:

Articulate and document a solution architecture vision

Create solution architectures that are leverage-able for future re-use

Actively seek opportunities to leverage existing IT solutions for new business offerings and services

Align IT solutions with business functions to improve flexibility, facilitate large scale reuse, and improve comprehensibility and visibility of IT’s value to the business

Partner with business, Research and other FCE and IT teams in designing IT solutions that match the needs of the business

Assess and formulate future architecture and technology direction for IT solutions

Aggressively identify enterprise IT application solution/technology initiatives that are of value. Collaborate with other architects and teams in execution of the initiatives

Review and approve project deliverables to ensure that they are architecturally sound and meet business needs

Work with Principal Architects to provide input and assistance from a solution design perspective to the RFP response team for cost estimation using Function Point or Use Case Analysis

Influence business strategy by explaining the capabilities of the architecture to management and the SBUs (Strategic Business Units)

Maintain a broad business understanding including customer and market trends

Contribute to future vision and strategy by conducting research and proof of concepts

Maintain a broad knowledge of new technical tools and trends, and apply those tools to improving business processes.

Map business capabilities and services to IT solutions, and plan IT solutions for future business opportunities

Lead the alignment of business strategy to IT strategy, in ways that adhere to IT maxims

Actively seek opportunities to leverage existing IT solutions for new business offerings and services

Continuously improve processes, technologies, applications to provide best value to business

Establish standards in best practice design patterns and pitfalls to ensure that IT solutions perform to expectations.

Partner with development teams to develop and enhance detailed application designs and interfaces

Facilitate cross team and cross component collaboration

Adhere to ethical standards and comply with the laws and regulations applicable to your job function

Process Outputs and Deliverables:

High Level Solution Architecture and Design to match current and future business needs

Deployment and Data Flow Models

High Level Use Case Definitions

Sequence diagrams

Proof of concept implementations

Prototypes of possible solutions

Best Practices documentation

Technology evaluation reports

Standard reference models

Suggestions for improvement to processes, technology and applications

Cost estimates

Education, Certifications, or Special Licenses:

Bachelor’s degree with extensive coursework in Computer Science or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and abilities can be acquired is necessary.

Relevant Years of Experience Required:

8 years in IT.

Minimum 3 years in IT Architecture and application design.

Other Requirements:

Varied experience in following areas is preferred:

IT Architecture methodologies, standards and best practices

Full software development lifecycle (SDLC) experience

Software Performance Engineering practice and consultation

Rich and varied IT solutions design and development experience

Architecture principles and frameworks

The following competencies are desirable:

Strategy Competency:

Influence business strategy

Translate business strategy into technical vision and strategy

Understand business domains, customer and market trends

Capture customer, organizational and business requirements on architecture

Organizational Politics Competency:

Excellent communication skills

Listen, network, influence

#LI-AA1#LI-REMOTEETS believes in a Total Rewards philosophy for our employees, and they include:

Health, Vision, Dental insurance plans to choose from

Generous continuous learning support, from individual learning grants to up to 6 classes a year for tuition reimbursement as well as on-line learning access!

Generous PTO and vacation time to balance your work and life

Additional 8 hours of PTO for volunteer work

Retirement plan (401(a)) and traditional Roth (403b) with company contribution

Commuter Benefits, Pet Insurance, 1 year subscription to Calm App

ETS is mission driven and action oriented

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging is at the forefront of the ETS employee's daily work. To further foster an inclusive environment ETS is home to a wide variety of Affinity groups that celebrate the diversity of our talented employees.

How about cultivating growth, innovation, and continuous transformation for the next generation of rising professionals as leaders? ETS offers multiple Business Resource Groups (BRG) for you!

Are you passionate about volunteering and being active in your career and community? ETS offers our Center for Advocacy & Philanthropy (CAAP) where we encourage ETS employees to become active volunteers in their communities and schools through the ETS Cares Giving Campaign. Our employees can support any 501c3 or eligible charity of their choice.

ETS is an Equal Opportunity Employer comprised of people with different experiences, strengths, and backgrounds who share a passion for advancing quality and equity in education. We are dedicated to building teams that reflect the various backgrounds, experiences, and identities of those we serve. The Talent Acquisition team strives to ensure candidates enjoy a fair and equitable hiring process. We believe our differences empower us to be a better team, making better decisions and delivering better results.