Computing Architect 4\5
Lead and/or support activities to define and evolve the enterprise information architecture across Boeing. Develop and/or support the deployment of the data and information management strategies and standards for Boeing information systems. Provide architecture direction and guidance to information and data related projects and initiatives: Analytics & Business intelligence, data warehousing, data archive and retrieval, master data management, etc. Ensure integration of data and information technical architecture with other enterprise architecture components. Lead and/or support technical reviews and support technology & supplier evaluations. Lead and/or support feasibility reviews of architecture solutions and alternatives and provide guidance and direction for data and information issues. Drafts data and information management products and service standards and coordinates enterprise consensus. Promote adoption and increase awareness of data and information product standards and best practices with IT architects and development teams. Support architecture compliance reviews and non-standard requests for deviations to standards. Ensure the strategic vision for data and information is relevant and incorporated into the overall Integrated Architecture Plan (IAP). This position requires experience working across the architecture and software development lifecycles, the ability to communicate effectively with a diverse audience ranging from technical practitioners, executives, and business architects.
Competencies
General• Adaptability
Fully understands changes in own and fellow senior employees' work and situations; is frequently called upon to explain the logic or basis for change to other employees; is generally seen as an expert on information about changes affecting own and fellow senior employees' jobs; occasionally mentors fellow employees around the change. Treats changes and new situations as opportunities for learning or growth; focuses on the beneficial aspects of change; speaks positively about the change to fellow senior employees and external customers. Quickly modifies behavior to deal effectively with changes in the work environment; readily tries new approaches appropriate for new or changed situations; does not persist with ineffective behaviors.
• Business (Operational) Acumen
Extensive and specialized understanding of how the business and organization works and why; knowledgeable in current and helps develop future policies, practices, trends, and information affecting the business and organization; understands the competition; understands how tactics work in the marketplace. Understands how to accomplish tasks and influences through formal channels and the informal network; understands the origin and reasoning behind key policies, practices and procedures; understand and works effectively within the cultures of the organization.
• Collaboration
Consistently works effectively and cooperatively with team members and fellow project team leaders, other employees and external customers. Establishes and maintains good working relationships by actively involving less experienced employees and/or other project team leaders and external customers and helping them feel valued, appreciated, and included in discussions. Places higher priority on team and organization goals than on own goals. Offers to provide assistance and/or project team leadership to other teams and/or employees when doing so would benefit the organization.
• Continuous Learning
Consistently seeks and uses feedback from fellow project leads, internal employees, and external customers and a wide range of other sources of information to identify appropriate areas for learning. Consistently identifies and participates in appropriate learning activities (e.g., courses, reading, self-study, coaching, experiential learning) that help fulfill learning needs. Actively participates in learning activities in a way that makes the most of the learning experience (e.g., takes notes, asks questions, critically analyzes information, keeps on-the-job application in mind, does required tasks). Consistently puts new complex/specialized knowledge, understanding, or skill to practical use on the job; furthers learning through trial and error. Regularly places self in unfamiliar or uncomfortable situations in order to ask questions and learn; takes on complex, challenging or unfamiliar assignments.
• Negotiation
Explores all parties' needs, concerns, and initial positions as they relate to large/complex negotiations. Builds common ground by highlighting areas of agreement and working through areas of disagreement. Manages the interpersonal process to stay focused on the task; constructively addresses emotions and conflict. Engages in mutual problem solving by brainstorming alternative positions or approaches and evaluating them openly and fairly. Builds value of preferred alternatives by relating them to the needs of others; responds to objections by emphasizing value. Seeks a win-win solution through a give-and-take process.
Technical• Data Model/Architecture
Basic - Extensive ability to build conceptual (business objects), logical (systems), and/or physical (database) models using computer tools. Integrates models across domains and applications and translates models from one level (e.g. conceptual) to another (logical).
Preferred - Advanced, expert ability to build conceptual (business objects), logical (systems), and/or physical (database) models using computer tools. Integrates models across domains and applications and translates models from one level (e.g. conceptual) to another (logical).
• Enterprise Architecture
Basic - Extensive ability to work across the enterprise, model and analyze data from a computing technical and total business viewpoint, and integrate into an overall computing system and application systems architecture. Extensive ability to connect the networking, processing, and data management that provides the most effective computing infrastructure.
Preferred - Advanced, expert ability to work across the enterprise, model and analyze data from a computing technical and total business viewpoint, and integrate into an overall computing system and application systems architecture. Advanced ability to connect the networking, processing, and data management that provides the most effective computing infrastructure.
• System Integration/Design
Basic - Extensive ability to build computing systems from a variety of components to provide a business solution, including the ability to integrate application components and databases across computing platforms.
Preferred - Advanced, expert ability to build computing systems from a variety of components to provide a business solution, including the ability to integrate application components and databases across computing platforms.
• System/Data Architecture
Basic - Extensive ability to model and analyze data from a computing technical and specific business process viewpoint; integrates the data into a computing system and application architecture. Extensive ability to interrelate, from system architecture, design, build, test, and deploy the fundamental aspects needed to produce effective computing solutions.
Preferred - Advanced, expert ability to model and analyze data from a computing technical and specific business process viewpoint; integrates the data into a computing system and application architecture. Advanced ability to interrelate, from system architecture, design, build, test, and deploy the fundamental aspects needed to produce effective computing solutions.
Basic Qualifications For ConsiderationDo you have experience using modeling tools to translate business requirements into models (conceptual, logical or physical)?
Typical Education/Experience
Level 4 - Technical bachelor's degree and typically 9 or more years' related work experience or a Master's degree with typically 7 or more years' or a PhD degree with typically 4 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. A technical degree is defined as any four year degree, or greater, in a mathematic, scientific or information technology field of study. Level 5 - Technical bachelor's degree and typically 14 or more years' related work experience or a Master's degree with typically 12 or more years' or a PhD degree with typically 9 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. A technical degree is defined as any four year degree, or greater, in a mathematic, scientific or information technology field of study.
Other Job related information
Must have experience using modeling tools (i.e. ERwin, ER/Studio, ARIS, ProVision) to translate business requirements into models (conceptual, logical or physical). Prefer experience using modeling tools to create models at the domain and/or enterprise level. Must have ability to work across the enterprise and/or large domains to analyze and model information and data from computing, technical and business perspectives. Must have knowledge of how domain/enterprise architectures drive and constrain solution architectures. Must possess the ability to advocate and advance the enterprise architecture agenda across the enterprise. Experience and proven ability to interrelate from system architecture, design, build test and deploy the fundamental aspects needed to produce effective computing solutions. Project leadership experience and excellent communication skills are required for this position. Experience evaluating tools and technologies in the data/information domain a plus. Provide Coaching and mentoring to less experienced architects. Experience evaluating Working knowledge of The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) is a plus.
- Business Unit Engineering Ops & Tech
- Division Information Technology
- Program It Architecture
- Job Type Non-Management
- Experience Level Career/Experienced
- US Person Status Required? Yes
Closing Date: 03/05/2012
