Solution Architect - Allscripts

Details

• Location: Remote
• Schedule: Full-Time, 8 hour day shift, Monday through Friday
• Department: Applications and Platforms

Benefits

Responsibilities

• Leads orientation and planning review sessions with the local Information Technology project managers.
• Assists with decisions based on the highest degree of technical complexity and thorough understanding of the implications across the organization.
• Provides technical expertise and direction for the development of complex hardware and software projects.
• Translates application and end user system requirements into technical requirements.
• Analyzes and solves complex problems, making recommendations as needed, applying creative, in-depth technical and theoretical knowledge.
• Defines strategies for networking, server platform, desktop services, and security required to support relevant technical environments.
• Proficient in producing architectures and designs leveraging pre-established design patterns and defined best practices for low to moderate technological and business function complexity and seeks assistance when needed.
• Functional Responsibilities
• Responsible for determining and selecting appropriate design patterns leveraging pre-established architecture standards where possible proposes the need for new standards to meet business requirements.

• Sets up and integrates new and enhanced information systems
• Resolves escalated problems; Identifies root causes; identifies customer needs and determines the appropriate approach to ensure resolution.
• Technical Proficiencies
• Solicits the input of appropriate technical experts.
• Information Systems knowledge
• Maintains and applies up to date knowledge of discreet and integration information systems elements.

• Shows understanding of the concept and usefulness of foundation architecture in the development and deployment of software and hardware; integrates tasks with foundational architecture.
• Ensures the completeness (Fit for purpose) of the architecture in ensuring pertinent requirements of stakeholders is inclusive.
• Foundational Architecture Knowledge
• Applies the evaluation criteria used for the selection of hardware, software and tools.
• Knowledge of the systems architecture used consistently within or across the organization or enterprise.
• Provides guidance on the standards and guidelines to members of the development community. Consults with development project teams in the design of the fundamental hardware and software that provides the infrastructure on which applications are developed and run.
• Uses relevant tools and techniques in their own work area.
• The architecture is defined and adopted as the standard against which decisions are made regarding design and development of all IT resources and assists across the enterprise.
• Understanding and adoption of the TOGAF Framework. Applies architecture principles.

• Makes suggestions for shared tools, documentation standards and methodology.
• System Development Life Cycle Knowledge
• Provides complete and accurate handoffs to others who are responsible for subsequent phases of work.
• Applies knowledge of how technology solutions process through life cycle phases of requirements analysis, solution design, development, testing, deployment and decommission. Performs required tasks for one or more phases of the SDLC. Prepares status updates on how work is progressing through a phase.
• Meets project plan expectations and participates in resolving handoff issues. Coordinates required tasks for one or more phases of the SDLC. Consolidates status updates and resolves handoff issues or other problems.

• Researches the critical and underlying relationships between primary business, technology, and systems platforms. Devises approaches that integrate system components.
• Conceptualizes the impact of changes to system platforms, as a result of system acquisition, system merger, or implementation of enterprise wide solutions.
• Investigates the critical relationships between primary business, technology, and system platforms. Devises approaches that recognize the interdependencies of the key system components.
• Ability to plan and account for impacts of system development efforts across architecture system components, critical business processes, data and applications.
• Systems Thinking

• Innovation
• Identifies opportunities for innovation and offers new ideas; Takes the initiative to experiment. Shares new ideas and consistently demonstrates openness to the opinions and views of others. Identifies new and different patterns, trends and opportunities. Generates solutions that build upon, adapt, and go beyond transition and status quo.
• Employs sound judgment in determining how innovation will be deployed to produce return on investment.
• Improves the organizational performance through the application of original thinking to existing and emerging methods, processes, products and services.
• Reacts open-mindedly to new perspectives or ideas. Consider different or unusual solutions when appropriate.
• Seeks to involve other stakeholders in developing solutions to problems.

• Complexity of Work
• Within the scope of the job, it requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment.

Requirements

• High School diploma equivalency with 3 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree with 2 years of cumulative experience OR 7 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.
• 3 years of leadership or management experience preferred.

Additional Preferences

• Healthcare provider industry experience is preferred
• Build and/or architect experience with Allscripts / Altera SCM functional and technical environments preferred
• 5 years of experience preferred

Why Join Our Team

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer