Solutions Architect - Maryville, TN
This role will provide technical leadership in the design, documentation
and review of technology solutions that meet the business and IT needs of
the organization. This individual will be assigned to projects within a
line of business to provide leadership, drive collaboration and be the
primary accountable person for the solution design of the business
initiative. The environment is a Microsoft .NET and Microsoft SQL system
enterprise.
Why Clayton?
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Working with a company that encourages new technologies and growth
opportunities.
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Recognized as one of East Tennessee’s top technology workplaces
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Forbes lists: America’s Best Employers, America’s Employers by State,
Best Employers for Diversity, Best Employers for Women
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Wellness programs that focus on emotional, social, spiritual,
intellectual, environmental, physical and financial wellness
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Onsite fitness facility with full gym, gym classes, volleyball and
basketball courts, ping-pong and disc golf course
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Clayton is a vertically integrated Berkshire Hathaway company with
manufacturing, retail, finance, insurance and corporate divisions all
under one roof!
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One of America’s largest home builders and leader in housing
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Quarterly bonus program and team celebrations
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Competitive benefits (401(K) includes 100% company match of the first
4%, medical and dental plan with prescription coverage and vision, paid
time off days and holidays)
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Working with a mission driven company that is “opening doors to a
better life” for our customers
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Over 2,000 new friends on-site that can’t wait to meet you!
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Our strength is our people…we attract those who make us better
Responsibilities:
- Analysis, design, documentation and review of technology solutions for
business projects across the enterprise.
- Leveraging the current technology portfolio, enterprise architectural
standards and established patterns to create solution designs that deliver
the required business capabilities.
- Document, recommend and defend enterprise standards for software
architecture.
- Collaborating with other architects, developers and engineers to create
synergies and drive technology reuse within and across projects.
- Providing recommendations that yield efficiencies in technology support
costs and improve performance while meeting business requirements.
- Effectively managing priorities, deliverables and timelines with little
need for escalation.
- Providing leadership and mentoring to less experienced team members.
- Translating highly technical problems in a manner that can be understood
in business terms to a variety of audiences including project managers and
business executives.
- Presenting recommendations and solutions clearly and concisely and able
to focus on key points to portray the intended message or purpose.
- Driving desired outcomes and decisions through trust and influence.
Requirements:
- Must possess broad understanding of technology and business operations
and can provide holistic solutions to business problems or requirements.
- High level of energy, drive, and creativity to solve complex business
problems and overcome complex challenges.
- Strong leadership, confidence, verbal and influencing skills. High level
of executive presence.
- Strong oral communication, written and presentation skills. Demonstrate
the ability to present complex technical information, in a clear and
concise manner to a variety of audiences, in large and small groups.
- Strong organization, facilitation, analytical and deductive reasoning
skills. Capable of thinking through problems in a systematic and logical
manner in order to produce solutions.
- Must be a team player.
- Extensive experience and knowledge of software design, application
integration, SOA patterns, data integration and infrastructure.
- Experience in designing and implementing canonical data models, messaging
and transformation patterns.
- Current knowledge of industry best practices for software architecture.
- Understands the complexities of networks, database, systems, security
practices and other infrastructure components in an IT environment.
- Understands data structures, computer logic and flow-charting and
computer program design methods.
- Understands IT security and governance best practices as it relates to
software and infrastructure design.
- Proven analysis skills and ability to conduct research for data and
business logic issues as required.
- Proven innovative thought process and problem solving abilities.
- Experience in mobile development and architecture is a plus.
- Experience in security methods such as ADFS, SAML, OAuth, etc. is a plus.
- Experience in cloud architecture is a plus.
- Knowledge or certification in TOGAF is a strong plus.
- Bachelor’s degree and at least 8 years of equivalent professional
experience.
Benefits:
- 401(K) includes 100% company match of the first 4%
- Medical and Dental Plan with Prescription Coverage and Vision
- Paid Time Off days and holidays
- Wellness Programs and On-site fitness facility
- On-site restaurant
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Team Share Quarterly Bonus
