IT Solutions Architect

General Dynamics Electric Boat, the world's foremost designer and builder of nuclear submarines, is seeking an IT Solutions Architect to join the organization within the Information Technology Department. This is a mid-level to senior position primarily supporting new submarine programs.

The ideal candidate will have an enterprise mindset where achievements are tied to business driven outcomes. Relevant profiles would have extensive experience in business, information systems, and technology architecture domains as well as the tools and technology utilized to perform this task. The candidate should be an active learner, able to work independently on multiple tasks simultaneously.

Responsibilities include, but not limited to:

Work with architecture peers to analyze business strategy and requirements to derive the future state architecture. This includes defining the requirements, principles and models that guide the decisions at both the project and enterprise level.
• Stay abreast of technology trends and the practical application of technology.
• Analyze current state architectures to identify gaps and deficiencies and develop approaches to address them.
• Review proposed solutions, balancing the long term strategic with the short term tactical goals.
• Perform functional and technical design reviews for completeness and compliance with requirements and standards.
• Learning new technologies and products
• Collaborate with business constituents, architecture team members, project teams and solution providers to fulfill these responsibilities.

Required:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Minimum 5+ years of proven IT project experience where business outcomes such as cost reduction, risk reduction, or efficiency gains were achieved

Preferred:

• IT Project related experience
• Understanding of multiple software development life-cycles methodologies, e.g., waterfall, agile

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong leadership skills
• Possess blend of technical and analytical skills
• Strong problem-solving skills