System Architect Engineer Jobs in Wheeling, IL (NOW HIRING)

Halo Group is a premier provider of IT talent. We place technology experts within
the teams of the world's leading companies to help them build innovative
businesses that keep them one step closer to their customers and one step
ahead of the competition. We offer a meaningful work environment for
employees, attractive and interesting engagements for consultants, and cutting-edge
digital innovation for our customers.
We delight in helping our customers execute their digital vision. Big projects or
small, Halo Group knows that by combining the highest quality talent with our
unwavering support, we will become an invaluable extension of the team. Halo
Group's experienced consultants in Detroit, Atlanta and Dallas specialize in all
areas of product/project governance, UX/UI, multi-platform applications, quality
assurance/testing, cloud computing, and data analytics.
Since its inception, Halo Group has been recognized for numerous awards, including: 
- INC 5000
- Future 50
- 101 Best and Brightest
- Michigan 50 Companies to Watch
- Goldline Research - "Most Dependable Companies"
- Ernst & Young - "Entrepreneur of the Year" Finalist

Must Have (SOA, Integration and Tibco)
Full life cycle experience, responsible for the development of a complete set of architectural views for an enterprise in accordance with one of the more common architecture frameworks (E.g. Zachman, TOGAF, others).
Experience of at least one of the commonly-used methods, notations and tools (E.g. Rational Suite, Artisan, System Architect, UML, RUP, others)
Experience of software development methodologies and structured approaches to system development
Developed significant solution accelerators/differentiators/IP
Led pre-sales solutioning and customer presentations
Presented papers/technical forum participation
Hands-on experience including solution architecture, design of enterprise applications on the Java, J2EE platform
Must have good design experience using application frameworks such as spring, hibernate, CXF, Drools and other open source frameworks
Sound knowledge on HTML5, SOA, Rule Engine, BPM and Big Data ecosystem.
Sound knowledge on NOSQL
Systems thinking - the ability to see how parts interact with the whole (big picture thinking)
Knowledge of the business for which the enterprise architecture is being developed
Interpersonal and leadership skills - collaboration, facilitation, and negotiation skills
Strong Communication skills, both written and spoken
Ability to explain complex technical issues in a way that non-technical people may understand
Customer service orientation
Time management and prioritization
Strong business analysis skills and experience, including development of business vision and strategies, functional decomposition, requirements capture, process modelling. Strong knowledge of design and architectural patterns.
Must be comfortable with leading a team of architects/analysts and must be able to explain clearly the benefits of an architectural approach

Good to Have
He/She must be comfortable with leading a cross-functional team of architects and analysts within business, application/systems, data/information and technical architecture disciplines.
He/She must be experienced in presenting and explaining the architectural views to clients at all levels from technical/IT staff to Board/Director.
Played significant role in propagating/selling/revenue generation on significant solution accelerators/differentiators/IP
Played significant role in business development for large customers
Presented papers/technical forum participation in global forum

Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent required. Will also consider one year of relevant work experience in lieu of every year of education
Must possess 7+ years of experience within the IT Sector

Titles: Desktop Support, Technical Support, IT Support, LAN Support, Help Desk Support, Desktop Engineer, System Admin

Skills: Windows, Active Directory, LAN, WAN, TCP/IP, Citrix