Sr. Solutions Architect

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Sr. Solutions Architect to define and implement solution alternatives that effectively align with our business strategies and objectives. This role calls for the creation and maintenance of strategic enterprise business and application roadmaps across multiple Product Teams and projects. The ideal candidate will possess a profound understanding of business goals, objectives, outcomes, capabilities, value streams, and processes, and will be responsible for developing comprehensive deliverables to manage our portfolio of "to be" and "as is" solutions, including applications, processes, information, and shared services. 

*This position will require occasional travel to Portland, Maine

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Strategic Alignment: Define and refine solution architectures that align with the organization's business strategies and objectives. 
• Roadmap Development: Develop and maintain comprehensive enterprise business and application roadmaps for multiple Product Teams and projects. 
• Business Translation: Understand and translate business drivers, goals, and capabilities into system designs and change requirements. 
• Lead Evaluation and Design: Evaluate, design, and analyze the implementation of solution architectures across business applications and technologies.
• Architectural Development: Develop architectural designs guiding solution development across products, services, and systems, including applications, technologies, processes, and information.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Liaise with business stakeholders to ensure architectural solutions align with business needs, driving targeted outcomes. 
• Effectiveness Monitoring: Continuously monitor the effectiveness of the solutions architecture and recommend adjustments as necessary to meet business objectives. 
• Collaboration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineering, product, operations, business and other architects, to ensure seamless execution and delivery of solutions. 
• Environment Analysis: Analyze the business-IT environment to identify critical deficiencies, legacy systems, and technical debt, recommending solutions for improvement. 
• Reference Architectures: Create detailed reference architectures encompassing design principles, decision points, APIs, major systems, and dependencies between business and IT. 
• Deliverable Production: Produce key deliverables, such as standard definitions, reference models, and architecture designs, to support and drive targeted business outcomes. 
• Risk Management: Identify architectural risks and propose mitigation strategies to manage potential impacts on projects and initiatives. 
• Portfolio Management: Manage the portfolio of "as is" and "to be" solutions, ensuring they are documented and communicated effectively. 
• Technology Selection: Provide architectural expertise during the identification, evaluation, and selection of hardware and software technology solutions.
• Consultation: Act as a consultant on a broad spectrum of technologies, platforms, and vendor offerings, providing expert advice to drive targeted business outcomes. 
• Trend Monitoring: