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The role operates with a high degree of autonomy and accountability and requires strong time management, communication, and project leadership skills to drive cross-team initiatives.\r\nWhat will the employee do in this role?Lead architectural design for new systems and major enhancements, including decomposition of solutions into implementable work.\r\nDefine system, data, and integration architecture patterns to support scalable and secure enterprise solutions.\r\nProvide architectural oversight throughout the solution delivery lifecycle.\r\nDefine the vision and roadmap of technology-based solutions for the Solution Development group.\r\nProduce high-level architectural designs and specifications that address system integration, scalability, and compatibility requirements.\r\nEvaluate the technical feasibility of business requirements in collaboration with stakeholders.\r\nMentor engineering roles by guiding them through architectural principles, solution design, and best practices, ensuring alignment with the overall technical vision.\r\nEvangelize and evolve First Command development and design standards and best practices.\r\nEstablish and enforce architectural standards, patterns, and governance processes across teams.\r\nPartner with engineering teams and business stakeholders to ensure solutions align with business objectives and enterprise architecture standards.\r\nServe as an escalation point for team members on technical issues.\r\nLead internal knowledge sharing and technical training initiatives.\r\nFacilitate technical and business knowledge transfer across teams.\r\nPursue continuous education to master new technologies, agile processes, programming languages, industry best practices, and tools that are needed within First Command.\r\nWhat roles will this employee lead? Leave blank if not applicable.N/A\r\nWhat skills and qualifications do you need?EducationA Bachelor's degree. 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