Join a diverse and dynamic team that makes and delivers the most valuable services in the world: electricity and natural gas. At Consumers Energy, our customers are at the heart of everything we do. Our employees work around the clock to provide service to our customers in honor of our history and to fulfill our promise to Michigan - Count on Us! Consumers Energy, the principal subsidiary of CMS Energy and headquartered in Jackson, Michigan, provides natural gas and electricity to nearly 6.8 million of Michigan's 10 million residents in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties.
An enterprise architect builds a holistic view of the organization's technology strategy, process and IT roadmap and enables the delivery of business capabilities and technology resources
Responsibilities:
•Contribute to and execute on IT strategy to ensure alignment with the organization's goals and objectives
•Maintain a holistic view of the organization's strategy, processes, information and technology assets
•Partner with business and technology subject experts to translate business requirements into technological solutions
•Coordinate, review and approve projects to ensure that they are compliant with architectural standards, policies and guidelines
•Present to stakeholders on how architectural options will meet their needs
•Monitor and analyze industry, technology and market trends to determine their potential impact or application for the organization
•Participate in digital strategy decisions and provide digital business model consulting within IT teams
•Help business leaders and their teams think through the technology, business and operational implications of their technology investment decisions
•Keep a sharp analytical watch on emerging technology trends and opportunities for innovation
•Maintain a strong understanding of application design, systems engineering, architecture, and integration
•Drive the adoption of Network Virtualization technologies to enhance security and multi-cloud connectivity
Requirements:
•Requires a bachelor's degree preferably in an Information Technology field. Applicable exempt work experience is not required. Less than a bachelor's degree may be acceptable if accompanied by other technical training / relevant certifications and extensive experience (internal/external) in positions that demonstrate required abilities and performance
•Experience in enterprise architecture or application architecture, application development and/or systems management
These skills may set you apart from the rest:
•Strong understanding of software, hardware, architecture frameworks, and corporate technology and trends (e.g., SOA, IOT, ETL, cloud architectures)Overview
The IT Technical Job Family is utilized in Information Technology. Typically employees in this job family are required to design or maintain technology systems, to utilize various computer software programs, and to design, develop and/or provide advice and counsel on the operation of equipment, processes and procedures. They are responsible for ensuring adherence to laws and regulations applicable to Company employees. This job family includes Application Development, Infrastructure, Information Security, and Architecture.
Nature of Work
Duties can include network management, software development and database administration. May also provide technical support to a business or an organization's employees and train non-technical workers on the business' information systems. May design systems and assess the effectiveness of technology resources already in use or new systems that are being implemented. Determines the practicality of changes and modification of systems. Works with external partners, including consultants, agencies and vendors, to arrive at the most appropriate system or integration of multiple systems. With information technology constantly changing, must stay up-to-date on emerging technologies and the potential effectiveness of these advancements in their current system.
Essential Functions
Works closely with department managers and users to define and analyze business and operational problems, process improvement opportunities and requirements; analyzes operational and business mandates and legal requirements; identifies and analyzes complex, ambiguous and/or conflicting business process issues; advises department managers on applications development, enhancement and maintenance issues; explains technology and process options and assists managers in analysis and decision making; analyzes management information needs and recommends data and reporting processes; coordinates the development of department priorities and works within IT to align initiatives to these priorities; facilitates user meetings and joint development sessions. Develops and refines business models and relationship diagrams; evaluates methods of improving efficiency and cost effectiveness of business, technical and operational processes; works with users to reengineer work processes; analyzes functional business requirements and translates user expectations into detailed business requirements, specifications and success criteria; works with Information Systems to develop conceptual proposals for business process automation initiatives; recommends work process and/or operational changes to complement system functionalities; serves as an advocate for department needs with IT; stays abreast of developments in departmental processes to anticipate emerging technology needs. Participates in the development of statements of work for RFPs/RFIs; participates in evaluating vendor applications and solutions; coordinates department review of... For full info follow application link.
All qualified applicants will not be discriminated against and will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected veteran status, disability, race, color, religion, , orientation, gender identity or national origin.