Responsible for defining the framework of information systems and setting the vision for systems. This role is responsible for providing strategic technology consulting-level support and guidance throughout key business initiatives and communicate decisions, priorities, requirements, and business-provided information regarding service requests, projects, and initiatives to relevant parties.

 

Essential Job Duties:

Working with our business teams, act as technical expert representing LKQ IT to assess requests for system implementations, enhancements, and infrastructure to determine high level goals, objectives and requirements. Perform technical planning, produce solution architecture documentation, and modification of specifications to support solution development to ensure business analysts, infrastructure and development teams have sufficient information to begin planning and design. Support project management by ensuring sufficient solution architecture documentation and compliance with process, security, and technology standards. Assess compatibility and integration of products/services proposed to ensure an integrated architecture across interdependent technologies. Prepare flow charts, models, and procedures and conduct feasibility studies to design possible solutions. Define high level requirements, goals and risks to ensure solutions meet company needs. Ensure compliance with regulations and privacy laws as well as ensuring compliance with LKQ security processes and standards. Work with other IT team members to evaluate potential solutions including leading design discussions and researching potential solutions. Ensure projects and enhancements are meeting the business objectives and commitments by shepherding enhancements and consulting on projects. Provide meaningful updates and descriptions on projects/enhancements to leadership and internal customers ensuring issues are resolved, priorities are correct, and value is understood. Support delivery teams by providing guidance and resolving issues related to their enhancements. Assume other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Not responsible for supervising employees.