Solutions Architect
Joliet, IL, United States
Solutions Architect
Job Locations
US-IN-Evansville | US-IL-Chicago | US-IL-Joliet | US-MN-Eden Prairie | US-MN-St Louis Park
Category/Function
Information Technology
Position Type
Regular Full-Time
Requisition ID
2024-14818
Workplace Type
On Site
Overview
Solutions Integration Architect / IT & Business
Old National Bancorp ("Old National") is the holding company of Old National Bank, which is the sixth largest commercial bank headquartered in the Midwest. With approximately $53 billion of assets and $28 billion of assets under management, Old National ranks among the top 30 banking companies headquartered in the U.S. and the sixth largest financial institution in the Midwest based on assets. Tracing our roots to 1834, Old National Bank has focused on community banking by building long-term, highly valued partnerships with clients and in the communities it serves. In addition to providing extensive services in consumer and commercial banking, Old National offers comprehensive wealth management, investment, and capital market services. Old National provides these services primarily through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Old National Bank and 1834 Investment Advisors Co., an SEC registered investment advisor.
At Old National, we believe that by helping our team members balance work life with home life, we create a more productive workforce and a stronger company.
Our team members are our greatest asset, and we continually invest in their growth and development. We offer a variety of Impact Network Groups led by team members who are passionate about driving engagement, creating awareness of diverse backgrounds and experiences, and building inclusion across the organization.
We are focused and committed to our mission, vision, and values, which include integrity, excellence, optimism, inclusion, collaboration and agility.
Position will be based in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Chicago area, or Evansville IN.
Job Summary: The Solution Architect is responsible for leading project and portfolio level architecture activities.
Understanding integrations of various applications for LOB technologies (inhouse and 3 rd party). Creating, maintaining, and owning architectural design blueprints for various capabilities.
Owning architectural impact assessments.
Conducting design reviews with IT & business and stakeholders for projects.
Partner with project teams and vendors to ensure the solution comply with the designed architecture.
Leads the architecture for current business solutions and future business needs.
Provides technical leadership for integration projects and assists in the alignment of business activities.
Ensures that enterprise architecture standards, policies, and procedures are enacted uniformly across application development.
Key Accountabilities:
Serve as the Solution integration architect on a given Software Development Life Cycle project and vendor work, developing, maintaining, and reviewing architecture throughout the project. May include leading proof-of-technology activities.
Provide leadership in research, development and adherence to application standards and patterns, strategy for solutions, integrations, and infrastructure.
Drive adherence to existing and evolving security requirements in partnership with CISO team to ensure a robust and secure environment for which to deploy applications.
Serve as a Lead Architect on a project team (including users, developers and/or vendors) to plan, coordinate, analyze, design, review and implement application systems and/or enhancements to existing systems to meet current and future needs.
Prepare and catalog documentation such as End to End logical flow, physical diagrams, ICD, application flow charts, and other artifacts as required.
Participate in the design review and support the overall Enterprise Architecture Management process; as well as be a member of the Architecture Review Board.
Ensure vendor work is accurately and thoroughly reviewed and meets all applicable architecture standards; identify gaps and/or opportunities in work to meet long term corporate goals.
Support pre-project efforts in terms of working with the user team or vendor during meetings/presentations, crafting conceptual solutions, assisting with time estimates, and documenting designs.
Provide technical expertise/coaching for others; facilitate the development and provide direction on integration design patterns around services and interfaces; work hands-on often with delivery teams; and monitor application architecture related to other areas of IT, the business community, and outside vendors to ensure the relevance of architecture to meet business needs.
Collaborate and contribute to the creation, deployment and maintenance of Solutions Architecture best practices and standards.
Key Competencies:
Technical - Experience with common web connectivity and integration standards/protocols such as XML, SOAP, REST, JSON.
Experience with solutions including API design, API management, messaging patterns, and application development best practices.
The candidate should understand Continuous Integration (CICD), deployment and operations strategies for both Cloud and on-Premises hosted integration solutions.
Experience with software development lifecycle, messaging patterns, endpoint security, interfaces with internal and external applications.
Experience with integration of various 3rd party technologies (example SalesForce, MuleSoft, Informatica, SAS)
Communication - Applies active listening skills and skillful use of questions to understand the situation, needs and desired outcomes. Effectively shares information and ideas, displaying self-awareness and self-management. Understands who will be affected by an issue or change and ensures all stakeholders and kept informed.
Collaboration - Actively seeks, develops, and maintains trusted relationships with others to achieve business goals and objectives. Proactively shares knowledge information, ideas, and suggestions to accomplish mutual goals.
Drive and Execution - Actively seeks ways to improve current methods, systems, processes, and procedures. Focuses on ways to succeed and monitors and reviews progress against performance expectations. Committed to achieving established goals, overcoming obstacles, and continuously learning.
Client Leadership - Asks effective questions to understand and clarify the client's needs and/or to gain information relevant to the solution, response or action required to ensure the client is at the forefront of everything they do. Exceptional soft and interpersonal skills, including teamwork, facilitation, as well as excellent written, verbal communication and presentation skills.
Qualifications and Education Requirements:
8+ years' experience in technology organization with 5+ years as solution integration architect.
Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering or a related field of study.
Familiarity with information management practices, system development life cycle management, IT services management, infrastructure and operations, and EA and ITIL frameworks.
Knowledge of business ecosystems, SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, SOA, APIs, open data, microservices, event-driven IT and predictive analytics.
Strong leadership and mentoring skills, including team leadership and work organization/coordination.
Able to work effectively with clients to document requirements by conducting interviews and facilitating JAD sessions.
Preferred - Experience with multiple EA Frameworks like TOGAF, Zachman etc.
We continually seek highly motivated and talented individuals. Our people are critical to our Company's strategy and success. In return we offer competitive compensation with our salary, bonus program, exceptional BC/BS medical, Delta dental, headspace mental health support and vision insurance, 401k Company "match" dollar for dollar (100%) of the first 5% contributed into the Plan. Continuing education and a unique opportunity with a growing, client-focused and collegial company.
Old National is proud to be an equal opportunity employer focused on fostering an inclusive workplace and committed to hiring a workforce comprised of diverse backgrounds, cultures and thinking styles.
Our culture is firmly rooted in our core values.
We are optimistic. We are collaborative. We are inclusive. We are agile. We are ethical.
We are Old National. Join our team!
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