Information Architect 

Location: Greensboro, NC (onsite) 
Duration: Long term contract 
Pay: $65+ per hour 

JOB DESCRIPTION :
The Information Architect has the responsibility to drive the development of the enterprise information management strategy as well as roadmap and architectural designs to enable the strategy. In this role you will be responsible for enabling to maximize its leverage of enterprise information assets by ensuring their accessibility, timeliness, trustworthiness, and security. You will contribute in business visioning and scoping information management activities and strategies. The focus is to get the right information to the right people at the right time to enable business decisions and the use of information as a competitive advantage while ensuring the security of the information.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain information architecture and business information models to guide solution development and support process improvements.
• Ensure the implementation of Information Management practices within solution and process areas, maintaining information models at various levels (e.g., subject area, solution area).
• Support business and IT managers in deploying information artifacts within business information systems.
• Recommend, design, and implement enterprise information management practices, continuously enhancing them to meet evolving business requirements.
• Stay informed of information architecture and management trends, identifying opportunities for applying new technologies.
• Enhance the utility of enterprise information by promoting awareness of its potential uses and integrating information considerations into business strategies.
• Analyze and assess strategies, balancing near-term requirements with long-term objectives, leveraging expertise and research to provide informed guidance.
• Develop options, lead discussions, make recommendations, and facilitate decisions that balance competing perspectives and goals.
• Participate in the assessment and selection of solutions, mapping vendor offerings to enterprise information models.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field preferred.
• At least 7 years of overall experience in information technology, with a strong background in application development.
• Experience working in financial services, with an understanding of industry processes and execution models.
• Expertise in analytics design and usage, or experience working as a data modeler.
• Strong knowledge of data and information concepts, and the ability to distinguish between them from a business perspective.
• Demonstrated project management skills, with strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.
• Ability to work independently and proactively with a global, open, and innovative mindset.
• Skilled in information modeling, structural analysis (e.g., domain modeling), and IT architecture design.
• Knowledge of Enterprise Architecture is highly desirable.
• Proficient in information modeling methods and technologies, with experience developing enterprise strategic plans.

Category Code: JN008