COMPANY PROFILE
Great Minds, a mission driven Public Benefit Corporation, brings teachers and scholars together to craft exemplary instructional materials that inspire joy in teaching and learning. Our English curriculum, Wit & Wisdom®, Eureka Math™ and PhD Science™, all support teachers as they take students beyond rote learning to provide a deeper, more complete understanding of the humanities, mathematics, and the sciences. Founded in 2007, Great Minds now employs more than 1,000 people.
For additional information please visit: www.greatminds.org
OUR MARKET POSITION
Great Minds’ Eureka Math is the most widely used curriculum in the history of American education. It enjoys an unrivaled 40+ net promoter score. Eureka and its sister products, Wit & Wisdom English and PhD Science, embrace much higher expectations for all students and all teachers. In a market dominated by scripted, procedural materials that drive expectations down, Great Minds produces curricula that celebrate knowledge, respect the craft of teaching, and acknowledge the true capabilities of students.
Job Purpose
The Director of Enterprise Architecture is responsible for helping to maximize Great Minds' current and future technology investments as strategic enablers of company goals and objectives. The individual will report to the Chief Information Officer and strategically design and support the IT portfolio, data models, and product lifecycles. The Enterprise Architect implements best practices for enterprise-level capabilities, applications, information, and other supporting technologies. This position will ensure that Great Minds’ IT systems utilize consistent and integrated architectural and information management techniques that satisfy our governance, policies, standards, security, and business needs.
This role guides high-impact projects to assure that these projects are well architected and aligned with the defined Enterprise Architecture. ERP and Salesforce expertise are critical to this role, in addition to other technologies. The ideal candidate will have excellent interpersonal skills, be a team player, and desire to support Great Minds in achieving our mission.
Responsibilities
Planning:
Establish and maintain Enterprise Architecture
Translate business strategy into actionable enterprise-wide technology architecture vision
Ensure that Great Minds’ IT systems utilize consistent, integrated architectural and information management practices that satisfy our governance, policies, standards, security, and business needs
Create and manage the enterprise data architecture of the organization; support strategic initiatives to ensure adherence to data standards and data management best practices, and to optimize the use of data for enterprise analysis and reporting
Define, design and interpret technical architecture artifacts taken from user requirements/specifications or in direct discussions with the business, to create an appropriate Solutions Architecture
Ensure the most effective use of technology and digital services across Great Minds while delivering the required business outcomes
Partner with IT leaders and business owners to develop projects that support the Solutions Architecture
Research emerging technologies; cross-examine Great Minds business needs with new technology capabilities, conduct cost/benefit analysis to determine organizational fit and make appropriate recommendations
Execution:
Provide architecture consultation on complex programs/projects and be considered a top contributor and approver
Support the Great Minds Transformation (GMT) initiative:
Drive connectivity with Enterprise Architecture Review Board to inform technical decision-making
Oversee development of interim and target state architectural blueprints across transformation efforts
Conduct architecture analysis during ongoing intake and roadmap management, supporting upfront planning and driving key architecture decisions to establish runway needed across GMT efforts
Develop EA artifacts such as business capability blueprints, business and technical capability roadmaps, EA governance, and technology asset evaluation
Act as design authority and provide an assurance role, ensuring that all architecture activities and deliverables (in-house and externally sourced) are produced to a high quality and are consistent with existing standards, policies and strategies
Influence and refine project deliverables into reusable architecture collateral
Governance:
Establish an architecture review process for key projects; manage the appropriate governance forums to ensure the agreement and maintenance of the overall Enterprise Architecture of Great Minds and ensure that the process delivers strategic imperatives
Implement and support Enterprise Architecture methodology, IT portfolio and project design review gates
Participate in key project design reviews as part of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) process to ensure project designs adhere to Enterprise Architecture principles and standards based on enterprise strategies, reference architectures, and best design patterns
Establish oversight of a projects’ internal and external providers (e.g. vendors) to ensure the project aligns with the enterprise architecture
Lead and Develop EA Team:
Lead a team of architects responsible for contributing to the development of enterprise architecture, governance, related processes, IT standards at Great Minds
Facilitate the evolution of the EA program through hiring and development that aims to inspire, build, lead, retain, develop and grow an effective team (technical, leadership, business, and functional skill sets)
Clearly and consistently communicate and guide the team’s efforts to achieve both the IT and Great Minds EA goals
Set direction, priorities, and expectations for the team
Work with team members to identify professional opportunities for growth and provide necessary mentoring coaching, and training
Maintain, evaluate, and improve team performance metrics
Qualifications
Excellent communication skills; able to communicate enterprise technology architecture vision at various levels and gain support and consensus from different internal/external stakeholders
Knowledge of project planning/management including scope, time and resource management
Knowledge of enterprise level reporting and data governance
Knowledge of IT Quality Assurance processes
Ability to multi-task and maintain agility in response to department priorities and needs
Ability to work in a matrixed environment with multiple indirect reporting relationships
Client focused and able to work collaboratively across the company with business partners
Keen attention to detail
Strong fiscal responsibility
Superior analytical and problem-solving abilities
Competency in Office 365, PowerPoint, Excel or similar software
Additional Experience
Functional:
5+ years progressive leadership experience with comprehensive experience in enterprise strategy, architecture, engineering, and operations
7+ years as an Enterprise Architect in large and highly complex technology environments
Extensive experience driving and leading large-scale enterprise-wide digital transformation and architectural projects in support of business goals and strategy
Experience within Solution Design and Architecture
Robust knowledge within Security Architecture
Practitioner of architecture frameworks (TOGAF, Gartner, Zachman)
Technical:
Ability to define Enterprise Architecture that promotes reliability, maintainability, scalability, and flexibility based on business needs, technical architecture requirements and best practices, and data and integration/interoperability requirements; experience reviewing and selecting Technical and Applications Architectures solutions
Understands modern software architectures, frameworks, design patterns, infrastructure architecture and design, and data modeling
Experienced with hybrid environments consisting of SaaS, on premise, and third- party managed services
Knowledge of n-tier design and e-business technologies such as application servers, web server, portals, personalization, content management, web transaction processing, enterprise integration, and middleware
Extensive knowledge and experience with Enterprise Architecture tools, emerging technologies and broader enterprise solutions (ERP, CRM, eCommerce, Mobile and Web) and technology patterns
Experience supporting procurement of IT Architecture
Experience working with 3rd party Technical and Application Architects
Required Education
Certifications Requirements:
Advanced level of expertise and architecture certifications in ERP and Salesforce platforms
Advanced level of expertise in API and microservices
Certifications in TOGAF, SOA and ITIL
PMP a plus
Status
Full-time
Location
Remote
The expected base salary range for this position is $173,000-$198,000, however the offered salarymay be higher or lower than the above range dependent on numerous factors including, but not limited to location, work experience, skills and internal equity considerations. The base salary is not inclusive of benefits or other incentives.
A cover letter and resume are required to be considered for this position.
New employees will be required to successfully complete a background check.
Any communication to applicants relating to the Great Minds hiring process will only come from email addresses with the domains greatminds.org or greatminds.recruitee.com. If in the course of the application or hiring process with Great Minds you are contacted through another domain, are requested to provide banking or other sensitive information, or you note any other suspicious activity, please contact security@greatminds.org
Great Minds is an equal opportunity employer. We will extend equal opportunity to all individuals without regard to race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, disability, age, genetic information, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws. Our policy reflects and affirms the organization’s commitment to the principles of fair employment and the elimination of all discriminatory practices.
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