Associate Director, Solution Architecture
Core
Lead the Solution Architecture practice for a leading university, shaping strategy, governance, and design quality for ICT initiatives supporting education, research, and innovation.
Role type
Senior IC solution architecture practice lead
Builds
Enterprise ICT platforms, services, and partnerships enabling student success, teaching excellence, and global-scale research delivery
Domain
Higher Education / Enterprise IT / Solution Architecture
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Solution architecture leadership, practice management, stakeholder engagement, business acumen, enterprise architecture alignment, technical standards development, risk management, team mentoring
Preferred skills
AI application in architecture, software engineering background, banking experience
Technologies
AI tools
Responsibilities
Lead and develop the Solution Architecture practice including people, standards, and methods; Act as senior architectural authority providing hands-on design leadership; Build relationships with senior leaders and stakeholders to translate business needs into solution designs; Manage practice operations including resourcing and governance; Provide architectural oversight for significant technical change; Mentor and grow architectural capability across the practice
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with practice management
