Architect IT

**Description**:
**What makes Gartner a GREAT fit for you?**

When you join Gartner, you’ll be part of a fast-growing team that helps the world become smarter and more connected. We’re the leader in our industry, achieving double-digit growth by helping clients make the right decisions with business and technology insights they can’t find anywhere else. Our associates enjoy a collaborative work environment, exceptional training and career development — as well as unlimited growth potential. If you like working with a generous, supportive, high-performing team, Gartner is where you want to be.

**About this role**:
This is a role that requires excellent communication skills, since the architect will have to interact with business stakeholders, technical leads, software engineers and senior management. Most of the relationships will be internal, but some will be external when working with software vendors or contract agencies / consultants.

**What you’ll do**:

- Evaluate emerging technologies, with a special focus on cloud and security solutions, and contribute to the selection of appropriate technology solutions to meet business needs.
- Foster collaboration between various teams within the organization to ensure alignment and consistency in technology implementations.
- Contribute to the evolution of technical skills across the organization, aligning them with our long-term IT vision (including microservices, containers, serverless computing, machine learning, etc.).
- Work closely with senior enterprise architects to develop a solid foundation in enterprise architecture principles and practices.

**What you’ll need**:
**Must have**
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a computer science or IT-related field preferred
- 8 - 9 years of professional experience in a technical role, and 3-4 years of experience in an architecture role such as software architecture, DevOps architecture, or technical architecture in any industry. This should include at least 2-3 years in a leadership or supervisory capacity.
- Familiarity with AWS and/or Azure cloud services, containers, and serverless technologies. Deep knowledge in these areas would be a plus.
- Exposure to designing complex, scalable, and future-proof software systems. Experience in this area would be advantageous.
- Familiarity with all aspects of the software development lifecycle, including scrum and agile methodologies. Practical experience in these areas would be beneficial.
- Excellent organizational and communication skills, with a proactive and self-starting attitude.
- Strong written communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical topics to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Knowledge of one or more programming languages such as Python, node.js, Java, or.NET.
- Familiarity with various integration patterns (APIs, queues, streaming, etc) and an understanding of when to use them.
- Aware of specific enterprise architecture frameworks (like TOGAF or Zachman), project management skills, or experience with specific enterprise software systems.

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**Who are we?**

At Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT), we deliver actionable, objective insight that drives smarter decisions and stronger performance on an organization’s mission-critical priorities. We’ve grown exponentially since our founding in 1979 and we're proud to have over 19,500 associates globally that support over 15,000 client enterprises in more than 100 countries.

**What makes Gartner a great place to work?**

Our teams are composed of individuals from different geographies, cultures, religions, ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, abilities and generations. We believe that a diversity of experiences makes us stronger—as individuals, as communities and as an organization. That’s why we're recognized worldwide as a great place to work year after year. We've been recognized by Fortune as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies, named a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality by the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index and a Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion by the Disability Equality Index. Looking for a place to turn your big ideas into reality? Join #LifeAtGartner

**What we offer**:
Our people are our most valuable asset, so we invest in them from Day 1. When you join our team, you’ll have access to a vast array of benefits to help you live your life well. These resources are designed to support your physical, financial and emotional well-being. We encourage continued personal and professional growth through ongoing learning and development opportunities. Our employee resource groups, charity match and volunteer programs keep you connected to your internal Gartner community and causes that matter to you.

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