Enterprise Architect - FAI - Richardson, TX

Enterprise Architect - FAI - Richardson, TX

Title: Enterprise Architect - FAI - Richardson, TX
Location: TX-Richardson
Fujitsu America, Inc . Headquartered in Sunnyvale, Fujitsu America provides a complete portfolio of business technology services, computing platforms, and industry solutions. Fujitsu platform products are based on scalable, reliable and high-performance server, storage, point-of-sale, and mobile technologies. Fujitsu combines its renowned platform offerings with a full suite of onshore, near shore and offshore system integration, outsourcing, and datacenter services covering applications, operations, infrastructure, customer service, and multi-vendor lifecycle services. Fujitsu provides industry-specific solutions for retail, manufacturing, healthcare, government, education, financial services, and telecommunications sectors. For more information on Fujitsu America's business scope, visit />
We are seeking an Enterprise Architect for our Solution Group to work in Richardson, TX.

Purpose:
* Design and develop highly complex innovative enterprise wide solutions for our client within the Financial Sector.
* Operate strategically and influence the development of technical architecture/specifications for systems and infrastructure.
* Articulate architectural vision, conceptualize and develop alternative approaches and validates against requirements and assumptions.
* As an intricate part of the Account Team, works with clients and sales teams in an expert role.
Key Accountabilities:
* Collaborates with internal/external stakeholders to understand business goals and technical direction and translates to architectural solutions.
* Produces IT architecture that reflects accurately the customers' IS/ IT landscape that is captured in the Solution Snapshot and Solution Blueprint.
* Leads multi discipline teams ensuring the right strategy is implemented.
* Has solution design authority and ensures the proposition aligns with business and the client's expectation.
* Provides thought leadership and technical direction by managing the design, development, installation, and operation of the technical solution.
* Contributes at the highest expert level and is the ultimate escalation point and design authority for their area of responsibility.
* Communicates effectively all financial impacts, risks and complexities of the commercial proposition.
* Identifies and implements solutions that align with corporate offerings and governance. Works with stakeholders to highlight business opportunities and risks.
* Through consultation influences the future focus and development of the client environment at all levels.
* Develops and implements best practices and knowledge sharing opportunities.
* Works with team members and management to streamline processes to meet and exceed customer expectations while reducing costs and eliminating waste.
* Leads Solution Technical Reviews to ensure architectural alignment and compliance to Fujitsu America standards and the Client requirements.
* Provides mentorship to other architects to develop skills to grow within the organization.
* Participates in the selection of other architects.
Scope:
* Has design authority for the Account.
* Full accountability for technical solutions within their area of responsibility and is the single point of reference for all technical decisions and escalations.
* Has mastery level experience and breadth of business and technology knowledge and uses professional concepts to resolve highly complex issues.
* Demonstrates and applies best practices for knowledge sharing and skill development of peers and team members.

* Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Business Administration or equivalent work experience
* Minimum 15 years overall IT experience
* Minimum of 5 years experience as an IT Architect as outlined below
* Experience as Enterprise Architect across multiple IT domains & industries and creating end to end solutions based on customer's business needs for an IT Solutions and/or Outsourcing Company.
* Possesses structured architecture knowledge, e.g. TOGAF.
* Delivered a client growth strategy, technology roadmap and transformation program.
* Extensive experience in articulating complex and detailed solutions to senior executives in business terms and link the IT to the business needs and requirements.
* Excellent presentation skills and comfortable in both intimate discussion and also conference style delivery.
* Knowledge of leading technologies and current market thinking.
* Experience with sales teams and ability to identify opportunities.
* Experience leading a solutions team and creating the initial solution blueprint based on the clients' requirements.
* Experience conducting solution storyboard sessions with the customers which expends on the solution tower by tower.
* Experience leading a team through due diligence and representing the technical solution through from negotiation to contract signing.
* Experience developing a Statement of Work and Service Level Agreement components for customer contracts.
* Experience forming and actively managing virtual solution teams including: Solution Architects representing all towers, Applications architects, Human Resources, Costing and Pricing, Delivery SME's and Partners/Subcontractors.
* Experience selling and presenting to the CXO level
* Ability to travel 50%