Senior Enterprise Applications Architect

About Kirkland & Ellis

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As one of the world’s leading law firms, we serve a broad range of clients with market-leading practices in private equity, M&A and other complex corporate transactions; investment fund formation and alternative asset management; restructurings; high-stakes commercial and intellectual property litigation; and government, regulatory and internal investigations. We handle the most complicated and sophisticated legal matters because we don’t just meet industry standards, we create them. We bring innovation and entrepreneurialism to every engagement and, as a result, have long-standing client relationships with leading global corporations and financial sponsors. With 6,500 employees (including 3,500 lawyers) operating from 20 offices across the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, we are one of the largest law firms in the world and a top financial performer.

Essential Job Functions

Partake in the development and implementation of enterprise Application Architecture function. In addition, this role, working alongside of other application architects, will work with senior leaders to develop and architect strategic initiatives that align with the organization's overall solution objectives.  To be successful in this role, the Sr Enterprise Applications Architect should have strong leadership and communication skills, attention to detail, as well as a deep understanding of application related technology trends, application architecture & design patterns and best practices.  Additionally, this role should be able to think strategically and work collaboratively with other departments to achieve the organization's goals.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS (This list is not exhaustive and may be supplemented and changed as necessary.)

• Partake in the development of an organization's application architecture, including the Target State Application Architecture that enables the Enterprise Architecture and the Architecture Vision, in a way that addresses the Statement of Architecture Work and stakeholder concerns.
• Ensuring that application architectures are aligned with the organization's overall solution goals and objectives.
• Developing and maintaining reference architecture, architecture building block (ABB), standards, and guidelines to ensure that the organization's technology is secure and compliant with industry standards.
• Overseeing the selection and implementation of technology solutions that meet the organization's needs.
• Identifying areas for solution, capability improvement and implementing strategies, roadmap to address them.
• Collaborating with stakeholders across the organization to identify and participate in prioritize initiatives.
• Staying up to date with emerging technology trends and developments and evaluating their potential impact on the organization.
• Communicating technology target state, roadmap and development progress to senior leadership and other stakeholders.

This role can be located in Austin, Boston, Chicago, Dallas,  Houston, Miami, Salt Lake City,  or Washington, D.C. 

Qualifications & Requirements

Education, Work Experience, Skills

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, data science, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in Enterprise Application Architecture function, preferred in a global capacity.
• Strong knowledge of architecture governance concepts, application design patterns, and best practices.
• Experience developing and implementing architecture governance, guidelines, procedures, and standards.
• Experience with one or more platforms such as Microsoft M365, SharePoint, Azure, Salesforce.com (Sales, Marketing Cloud), MuleSoft, ServiceNow.
• Proven change management skills.
• Excellent communication, diplomacy, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively with business and IT cross-functional teams.
• Experience leading a team of architects, technology owners, and technology subject matter experts.

Preferred:

• MBA degree
• Strong presentation skills
• Vendor management
• Work experience at a large professional services organization

Certificates, Licensures, Registrations

• Preferred: TOGAF certification
• Preferred: Any Azure Cloud Service Provider certification

Tools and Equipment

• Microsoft office automation tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint), Visio

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