Solutions Architect

9 days ago

USA (city not specified)Senior

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain the architectural vision and technology roadmap for Enrollment Management solutions.
Translate business requirements into scalable, secure, reliable, and sustainable technical solutions.
Design and oversee integrations among student information systems, CRM platforms, admissions and financial aid applications, data platforms, and other enterprise systems.
Establish and promote standards for system architecture, integration, data exchange, security, reliability, performance, and system lifecycle management.
Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements to operational efficiency, data quality, and the student experience.
Support major technology initiatives, implementations, upgrades, migrations, and integrations.
Identify architectural risks, technical dependencies, and modernization opportunities.
Collaborate with enterprise architecture, information technology, data governance, cybersecurity, application development, and enrollment management teams.
Engage leadership in longer-term development timelines, goals, and frameworks.
Create and maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, standards, and decision records.
Provide technical guidance and mentorship to developers, analysts, administrators, and project teams.
Help ensure solutions comply with university policies, security requirements, accessibility standards, and applicable regulatory requirements.

Extensive knowledge and use of principles, theories, concepts, best practices, techniques, and standards related to the job function.
Strong understanding of security, privacy, scalability, reliability, and system lifecycle management.
Knowledge of higher education enrollment processes, including recruitment, admissions, financial aid, registration, and student records.
Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
Ability to collaborate with technical teams, enrollment management experts, leadership, and project stakeholders.