- Location: East Peoria, Illinois
- Type: Contract
- Job #105688
IT Architect 2
Peoria, IL (Onsite 5 Days/Week) 24-Month Contract $77-$82/hr W2 + Benefits
Position Overview
Our client is seeking an IT Architect to support enterprise procurement and integration initiatives across a complex global technology environment. This role will focus on designing and documenting integration solutions between enterprise applications, ERP systems, and procurement platforms while partnering closely with business stakeholders, security teams, architects, and developers.
The ideal candidate will have experience creating architecture designs, evaluating technologies, documenting solutions, and driving projects from requirements through implementation. This position is highly collaborative and requires strong initiative, technical leadership, and problem-solving skills.
Responsibilities
- Gather business and technical requirements from stakeholders across the organization.
- Design enterprise integration solutions connecting procurement, ERP, and other business systems.
- Create architecture diagrams, technical design documents, and implementation guidance.
- Analyze data sources, application dependencies, and integration requirements.
- Partner with development teams to translate architecture designs into actionable user stories and development plans.
- Work with security teams to identify risks, vulnerabilities, and compliance requirements within proposed solutions.
- Evaluate new technologies and emerging capabilities, including AI-driven solutions, to improve business processes and system integrations.
- Support testing, validation, and deployment activities to ensure successful implementation.
- Collaborate with architects, developers, business partners, and application teams to resolve complex technical challenges.
- Provide technical recommendations based on data analysis, system capabilities, and business objectives.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
- 2+ years of architecture experience with responsibility for technical design and solution documentation.
- Background in application development, support, and/or enterprise architecture.
- Strong understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
- Experience creating architecture diagrams and technical design documentation.
- Experience designing API and/or ETL-based integration solutions.
- Experience working with SaaS and cloud-based technologies.
- Strong SQL skills.
- Hands-on Python experience.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Snowflake.
- Experience with enterprise integration platforms.
- GitHub and DevOps familiarity.
- AI, machine learning, or GenAI exposure.
- Experience supporting large-scale enterprise applications serving global users.
- Experience working in highly regulated or security-focused enterprise environments.
Desired Soft Skills
- Strong initiative and accountability.
- Excellent planning and organizational skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills.
- Customer-focused mindset.
- Ability to learn new technologies quickly and independently.
- Comfortable working across technical and business teams.
What Makes Someone Successful in This Role
Successful candidates will be able to understand complex enterprise ecosystems, design scalable integrations between applications and data sources, create clear technical documentation, and drive solutions from concept through implementation. Strong communication, technical curiosity, and the ability to work effectively with development, security, and business teams are critical to success.
Compensation
$77-$82/hr W2
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- 401(k)
- PTO (where applicable)
Location: Peoria, IL
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 1st Shift (Onsite 5 Days/Week)
Duration: 24 Months
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