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The ideal candidate will be able to review and understand the business context of the solution space being addressed; define the vision and requirements for the solution; recommend potential options; selecting the optimal option and developing a roadmap for solution implementation. Ability to communicate across all levels of an organization and clearly articulate, in simple terms, the proposed technical solution across a broad collection of stakeholders.Essential Duties and Responsibilities:Manage activities that take place during solution ideation, solution design, and solution business context for solutions to client challenges including identification of requirements.Champions a structured approach to business application solutions.Develops and executes solutions which further reduce the time spent on reactive work.Directs the identification and recommendation of appropriate solutions, upgrades, replacements, or decommissioning options incorporating business and technology productivity, usability, and total costs of ownership.Provide analysis of security considerations for proposed solution.Outstanding communication is required as solution architecture decisions must be explained in both technical and non-technical terms.MICROSOFT WINDOWS SERVER Solution 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