Information Technology Architect

Location: Colorado Springs CO (Onsite role)

Duration: 6 Months + C2H

Responsibilities:

Collaborate with stakeholders, IT leadership, Department Management Team, vendors, and industry partners to define strategic technology direction and solution standards.Develop and maintain IT service, technology, and architecture roadmaps that align with organization business goals, operational needs, and long-term strategy.Design secure, scalable, resilient, and interoperable IT architectures that support enterprise systems, infrastructure, data, applications, and business processes.Analyze business and operational problems, identify technology needs, and develop recommendations for cost-effective solutions and process improvements.Work with Project Management Team to ensure solutions meet requirements for functionality, availability, capacity, performance, security, integration, operations, and maintenance.Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend adoption strategies that improve organization infrastructure, services, operational efficiency, and service delivery.Conduct feasibility studies, technical assessments, impact analyses, and risk assessments for new technologies, system enhancements, and architecture changes.Support the development of business cases for technology services by estimating costs related to infrastructure, licensing, development, implementation, and ongoing support.Build, maintain, and improve strong working relationships with internal customers, peers, partners, vendors, suppliers, direct reports, and cross-functional teams.Promote quality control, service management practices, and continuous improvement across technology solutions, architecture processes, and IT service delivery.Provide senior-level technical expertise and leadership to IT professionals, including mentoring staff, guiding solution development, and exercising independent judgment on complex assignments.