Sr Cnslt, Solutions Architect at Northern Trust in Chicago, Illinois

Job Description:

Guides the development, specification and communication of application or infrastructure architectures used by multiple business or application systems. Provides in-depth technical consultation to the clients, partners, and IT Management to develop plans and directions to assure the integration of corporate business area requirements. Provides training to other application or infrastructure architecture staff. May act as project manager for major projects. 1. Thoroughly understands decision process issues of technology choice, such as capacities, response time, data interfacing, client server communication, etc. 2. Provides technical expertise at the highest level. 3. Participates in the building of new and on-going vendor relationships.4. Promotes sharing of expertise through consulting, presentations, and documentations, etc.5. Evaluates and selects from existing and emerging technologies those options best fitting business/project needs.

Bachelor¿s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline and at least five, typically seven or more years experience in information system architecture methodologies, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience. Requires an extensive knowledge of application or infrastructure systems architecture, usually having experience with multiple system technologies. Excellent consultative and communication skills, and the ability to work effectively with client, partner, and IT management and staff. Strong project management skills and a strong analytical ability. Knowledge of multiple application or system programming languages.

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