Position Details
Position Details
Job Title
DIRECTOR
Position Number
8102787
Work Modality
Hybrid - 3 In-Person
Is this request for the creation of a new Position (or the modification of an existing Position) to temporarily support the WorkDay ERP?
No
Job Category
University Staff
Job Type
Full-Time
FLSA Status
Exempt
Campus
Rogers Park-Lake Shore Campus
Department Name
TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
Location Code
TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
Is this split and/or fully grant funded?
No
Duties and Responsibilities
Under the direction of the Associate Vice President of Technology Services, this position provides oversight to the enterprise architecture program and associated services.
The Director of Enterprise Architecture provides enterprise architecture, vision, problem-solving, IT anticipation, and forward-thinking solutions on an enterprise level. The individual in this position anticipates and plans for the current and future strategic direction of the university. The position involves interfacing across several channels across the university, acting as a visionary to proactively assist in defining the IT architectural alignment necessary to sustain efficient and effective operations. The Director of Enterprise Architecture must remain continuously aware of business, technical, and infrastructure issues and act as a sounding board or consultant to aid in the development of creative solutions. The Director of Enterprise Architecture may be called upon to provide any level of project management for single or multiple projects, including strategic programs. The position requires a high degree of collaboration and detailed communication across various teams, as they will have collaborative influence with executive stakeholders.
Collaborate and manage a team of architects (Solution, Technical, Data, Security) from business, application, network, and data-focused disciplines
Deep understanding of IT infrastructure, including hardware, software, mobile, networking, and cloud technologies
Proficient in EA frameworks like TOGAF, including designing, implementing, and governing enterprise architecture
Effectively communicate complex technical concepts to both technical teams and business stakeholders
Ability to identify, engage, and manage various stakeholders through the architecture lifecycle within the ITS and business leadership members
Ability to lead and influence teams, stakeholders, and executives to drive change and the adoption of new architecture
Familiarity with the principles of project management methodologies such as agile, waterfall, and hybrid, along with development frameworks such as DevOps, and their impacts, and the ability to plan, execute, and manage projects related to architecture design, implementation, and governance
Understanding of IT governance frameworks and compliance requirements
Possess the abilities of strategic thinking, problem-solving, foster a climate for collaborative teamwork, and provide coaching to resources
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
1. Propose, conceptualize, design, implement, and orchestrate solutions from end-to-end application development technologies and be responsible for the applicable technical architecture.
2. Lead and manage integration flow development, as necessary, for application and data integration, and identify/facilitate improvements in existing integration processes.
3. Researches and analyzes basic and complex issues surrounding the technologies and systems of the institution. Makes recommendations surrounding improving technologies, cost effectiveness, efficiency, and practices at an enterprise level across the institution.
4. Assist with defining the system, technical, database, and application architectures, and in some instances, the business systems architecture for major areas of development.
5. Deliver application architectures and development patterns for new solutions.
6. Ability to translate business requirements into system-level design and detailed technical architecture documents.
7. Technical leadership skills in driving architecture, helping with technical trade-offs, and driving best practices.
8. Maintain a strong understanding of technology trends and collaborate with fellow team leaders on leveraging new technologies.
9. Track and apply innovative and existing technologies, anchoring them in the university strategy and business model to assess their potential, and use rapid prototyping approaches to evolve innovations.
10. Collaborate with teams on best practices, code reviews, internal tools, and process improvements.
11. Participate in Technology Assessment Committees to provide technology expertise and guidance to committee members. Provide technical direction and support to various teams.
12. Rely on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected when aligning solutions to enterprise business needs.
13. Must be able to influence and persuade individuals and/or groups to identify common ground solutions.
14. Regularly communicate in writing and person with end users and resource contributors about technology expectations and ongoing status.
15. Proactively manages change through existing change management processes.
16. Other duties, responsibilities, as assigned or as necessary.
Minimum Education and/or Work Experience
Qualifications
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education/Experience:
• Bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems, Computer Science, or Engineering, or equivalent experience. Relevant industry experience, aptitude, and the ability to learn while applying knowledge of new and trending technological advancements.
• 10 years of experience in information technology, application development, infrastructure support, cloud computing, program/project management, consulting, or related experience.
• A minimum of 6 years of technical leadership and architecture experience, including demonstrated experience working in the design and development of large-scale applications in a distributed computing environment.
• Knowledge of business models, operating models, financial models, cost-benefit analysis, budgeting, and risk management.
• Familiarity with information management practices, system development life cycle management, IT services management, information security, infrastructure and operations, and EA and ITIL frameworks (TOGAF).
• Knowledge of business ecosystems, software as a service (SaaS), infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), SOA, APIs, open data, microservices, event-driven IT, and predictive analytics.
• Exposure and understanding of existing, new, and emerging technologies, and processing environments.
• Experience in creating and defining new architectural models and explaining complex problems or situations.
• Project planning and management skills, including the ability to identify and assess risk to determine action.
• Ability to plan architectural requirements three to five years in advance and aid others in accomplishing annual goals.
• Experience and thorough knowledge of secure systems.
• Experience conducting business case analysis, including cost-benefit analysis, is preferred, but not required.
• Must be detail-oriented, results-focused, and possess effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong customer relationship, internal consulting, and project management skills.
• Ability to prioritize and work on multiple projects at the same time
• Must have the ability to work independently and in team settings.
• Experience in configuring and maintaining transaction-based systems.
• Some exposure to disaster recovery and business continuity plans and processes for an information technology or technical organization.
• Experience in Higher Education is a plus, but not required.
Language Ability:
• Demonstrated excellent verbal, presentation, written communication, and documentation skills. Effective communication skills are essential to the success of this position. The individual must be able to work effectively and appropriately with peers, staff, faculty, and students.
• Core consulting skills such as business writing and presenting, and analytical comparisons.
Computation Ability:
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to understand and apply concepts such as resource utilization, work effort, percent to complete, and project health.
Reasoning Ability:
• Must be detail-oriented, results-focused, possess effective written and verbal communication skills, and be able to support change management initiatives.
• Synthesizes complex or diverse information; Generates creative solutions; Identifies and resolves problems promptly; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Works well in both group and individual problem-solving situations. Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Responds promptly to customer needs; Solicits customer feedback to improve service; Responds to requests for service and assistance.
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable to changing environments and business situations.
• Proactively manages change through existing change management processes and project risks through early identification, negotiation, and/or escalation when required.
Interpersonal:
• Great attitude and strong work ethic; Ability to work independently and in team settings; Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; Maintains confidentiality and follows ITS and other university policies regarding data security and protection; Balances team and individual responsibilities; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Effectively influences actions and opinions of others; Strives to continuously build knowledge and skills; Shares expertise with others; Able to communicate technical ideas and concepts to non-technical audiences; Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Diversity - Shows respect and sensitivity for cultural differences; educates others on the value of diversity.
• Ethics - Treats people with respect; Works with integrity and ethically; handles sensitive and confidential issues and materials appropriately.
Organizational Skills:
• Supports organization's goals and values; Develops strategies to achieve organizational goals; Adapts strategy to changing conditions; Includes appropriate people in decision-making process; Strong administrative and organizational skills.
Certificates/Credentials/Licenses
Industry certifications (e.g., PMP, ITIL, TOGAF foundations, Cloud Architecture certification) are a plus.
Computer Skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Applications (Project, Excel, Word, Visio, and PowerPoint).
• Exposure to enterprise architecture and/or technology inventory solutions (such as iServer)
Supervisory Responsibilities
No
Required operation of university owned vehicles
No
Does this position require direct animal or patient contact?
No
Physical Demands
None
Working Conditions
Irregular Hours
Open Date
Close Date
Position Maximum Salary or Hourly Rate
$190,000/ann
Position Minimum Salary or Hourly Rate
$150,000/ann
Special Instructions to Applicants
As a Jesuit, Catholic institution of higher education, we seek candidates who will contribute to our strategic plan to deliver a Transformative Education in the Jesuit tradition. To learn more about Loyola University Chicago's mission, candidates should consult our website at www.luc.edu/mission/. For information about the university's focus on transformative education, they should consult our website at www.luc.edu/transformativeed.
