Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) is currently seeking an IT professional to fill the role of Solution Architect. At its core, solution architecture involves defining and envisioning various aspects of a business solution, considering both strategic and transactional considerations. The Solution Architect’s scope of activities include developing both a near and long-term vision for an overall solution. While scope specific, the Solution Architect must consider the overall ecosphere, ensuring adaptability to evolving user demands, workloads, or pivots to business needs.

This position may be based remotely within the US and requires 15% travel.

Responsibilities:

*Facilitate alignment between business and IT, providing technical guidance through the Solution Delivery Lifecycle.
*Document solution standards, Define: High level designs, cross-system integrations, different solution phases, implementation approach, monitoring and alert approach, tradeoff analysis, and functional/non-functional requirements.
*Provide development or vendor teams with guidance, frameworks, and solution documentation.
*Analyze trends and disruptions, and assess their risk and impact on targeted business outcomes.
*Communicate effectively to the audience, enabling visualization of the future state and trigger long-term planning.
*Create appropriate architecture positions that empower teams to make actionable decisions.
*Serve as the key bridge between Project Delivery teams/Developers and the Enterprise Architecture Group.

Requirements:

*Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
*10+ years of related experience.
*Significant experience in managing services through partners/vendors in outsourced model.
*Passionate and knowledgeable about the technology landscape, with a history of predicting and planning for implementation of trending technologies to maximize investment.
*Demonstrated ability to prioritize tasks or projects to align with the strategic objectives and with business goals.
*Thorough understanding of operational support processes with excellent business acumen.
*Proven record of building software solutions.
*Proven history of thriving in a fast-paced environment, while dealing with ambiguity.
*Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
*Active support of HFHI Values:
-Humility – We are part of something bigger than ourselves.
-Courage – We do what’s right, even when it is difficult or unpopular.
-Accountability – We take personal responsibility for Habitat’s mission.
-Safeguarding: HFHI requires that all employees take seriously their ethical responsibilities to safeguarding our intended beneficiaries, their communities, and all those with whom we work. Managers at all levels have responsibilities to support and develop systems that create and maintain an environment that prevents harassment, sexual exploitation and abuse, safeguards the rights of beneficiaries and community members (especially children), and promotes the implementation of Habitat for Humanity’s code of conduct.

Preferred:

*Experience working in a nonprofit setting.

The actual salary offered for this role will be based on a variety of factors, including location, internal equity and the candidate’s qualifications and professional experience. HFHI offers a competitive, comprehensive benefits package that varies by country and typically includes vacation leave, sick leave, personal days, health insurance options, retirement plan contributions and life insurance. For work locations in the US, the hiring range for this position is $104,210 to $122,600.

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