Application Solution Architect

Job Title: Application Solution Architect



Job Location: Washington, D.C. - Hybrid



Eligibility/Clearance: US Citizenship Required. Must have law firm

experience



Job Description:



The Application Solution Architect is responsible for facilitating

planning and design for the Firm’s global portfolio of applications.

This role ensures that solutions are well-designed, secure, performant,

able to meet evolving business needs, and comply with established

technical standards. To achieve this, the Application Solution Architect

partners with enterprise architecture, technical solution owners, and

cross-functional stakeholders to unify solution roadmaps into a cohesive

application strategy and establish intuitive, consistent solution design

standards. They maintain a strong awareness of external industry trends,

as well as the Firm’s critical business processes / operational

workflows. The position requires an impactful technologist with a

passion for solution design, who is equally effective at forging

cross-functional partnerships to inspire collective intelligence. This

individual demonstrates the ability to flex between the strategic and

the tactical, challenge the status-quo with respect and organizational

savvy, and infuses a high level of energy and flexibility to get things

done and thrive in a fast-paced, team oriented project / product

development environment.



Responsibilities (include but are not limited to):



▪ Leads the strategic design and planning process and standards for

applications globally, in close partnership with Application Solutions

leadership, enterprise architecture and technical solution owners.



▪ Unifies all roadmaps across Application portfolio teams, and aligns

plans with the Infrastructure Solution Architect and Enterprise

Architect to form a cohesive IT Strategic roadmap



▪ Supports all architectural disciplines and champions’ architectural

initiatives.



▪ Reviews existing business processes / workflow and translates desired

capabilities into solution designs and forward-looking plans.



▪ Partners with Application Solutions leadership to facilitate the

discovery, evaluation, and justification for application products and

technologies.



▪ Interacts and negotiates with vendors, outsourcers, and contractors to

secure application products and services.



▪ Leads and facilitates the creation of governing design principles to

guide decision making.



▪ Works on complex system implementation projects to translate

sophisticated technical design and integration needs into intuitive

business solutions.



▪ Aligns architecture strategy with Firm goals and objectives.



▪ Develops and communicates solution standards, guidelines, and

procedures, and actively works with IT leadership to implement across

application solution teams.



▪ Contributes to development of technical / architectural and functional

requirements.



▪ Ensures the conceptual completeness of the technical solutions.



▪ Provides strategic consultation to Firm and IT leaders.



▪ Works with Firm and IT leaders to understand business requirements and

advises on options, risks, costs versus benefits, system impacts, and

technology priorities.



▪ Works with IT leadership to establish and inform communication /

change management plans for architectural decisions.



▪ Conducts and directs research and evaluation of emerging technology,

industry, and market trends in close coordination with solution owners

and teams.



▪ Ensures recommendations are based on business relevance, appropriate

timing, and deployment risks.



▪ Partners with IT leadership to identify desired competencies, skill

levels, and talents for the solution architecture discipline across

functional teams.



▪ Uphold high standards of confidentiality, discretion, and integrity,

particularly with respect to all sensitive and/or confidential firm and

client information to which this position will have access.



Requirements:



▪ 5+ years of relevant experience, ideally in a large Law Firm setting,

a comparable professional services organization, or a legal information

services provider.



▪ Demonstrated experience developing application solution architecture

design standards and processes.



▪ Demonstrated experience working with technologies common to Legal

Firms (e.g., Document Management Systems, Enterprise Collaboration

Systems, Enterprise Financial Systems).



▪ Experience in leading teams through the process of breaking large

business problems into logically sequenced solutions.



▪ Experience in working with cross functional technical and

non-technical teams or projects, and influencing senior level management

and key stakeholders.



▪ Experience and expertise with cloud technologies and emerging

solutions.



▪ Knowledge of and exposure to multiple, diverse technologies, and

processing environments.



▪ Knowledge of all components of holistic enterprise architecture and

business re-engineering principles and processes.

Skills & Expectations



▪ Proven ability to conform to shifting priorities, demands, and

timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities.



▪ Ability to establish rapport and elicit cooperation from personnel

across all levels, including executive management, and cross-functional

leadership.



▪ Ability to serve as a change agent, leading and inspiring others to

act, especially under circumstances when change is unpopular.



▪ Strong communications and interpersonal skills required.



▪ Must be highly motivated, analytical, organized, and efficient.



▪ Excellent problem solving and debugging skills required.



▪ Ability to work well as part of a team and lead others.



▪ Ability to present ideas in business friendly and user-friendly

language.



▪ Keen attention to detail.



Education:



▪ College degree is strongly preferred, ideally in Computer Science,

Information Systems, or a related technical discipline. Master’s degree

is preferred.



▪ Appropriate technical certification(s) are preferred.



Arena Technical Resources, LLC, (ATR) is an Equal Opportunity Employer

(EOE) who will provide equal employment opportunity to employees and

applicants for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion,

color, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, veteran status, ancestry,

sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status,

family structure, genetic information, or mental or physical disability