IT Architect - (Jacksonville, FL)

PRIMARY CHARACTERISTICS Application Architect is responsible for contributing to the development and documentation of application architecture solutions, standards, best practices and the governance process. This includes designing architecture for application development projects, researching and developing new technologies, as well as evaluating and recommending software and solutions. KEY FUNCTIONS * Publishes software architecture principles and standards, position papers, best practices, patterns and frameworks. * Builds or maintains a library of reusable application components consumable enterprise wide. * Provides technical support to development teams, including prototyping, architecture and system design. * Analyzes existing systems, processes and architectures to make recommendations for improvement. * Communicates system architecture to technical and business audiences.