Job Purpose: Achieves organization goals by defining, integrating, and upgrading a comprehensive information system architecture. Duties: * Achieves information architecture operational objectives by contributing information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans; implementing production and quality standards; resolving problems; identifying trends; determining system improvements; implementing change. * Meets information architecture financial objectives by forecasting requirements; preparing a budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions. * Understands information requirements by studying organization mission, goals, and business drivers; conferring with executives. * Defines information architecture by analyzing information requirements; determining systems architecture, components, and technologies; studying business operations and user-interface requirements; directing development of physical database. * Confirms architecture capability and flexibility by developing analytical models; completing validation tests. * Improves information usefulness by tracking emerging technologies; evaluating their applicability to business goals and operational requirements. * Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations. * Enhances organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments. Skills/Qualifications: Analyzing Information, Software Architecture, Process Improvement, Database Design, Developing Budgets, Dealing with Complexity, Technical Leadership, Technical Understanding, Staffing, Ad Hoc Reporting, Problem Solving