Enterprise Architecture Consultant/Technical Author

Company: Prairie Consulting Services
Location: Chicago
Posted on: November 23, 2020

Job Description:

Our direct client is looking forEnterprise Architecture Consultant/Technical Author This is a contract opportunity with the client. Location: Chicago, Illinois Qualifications: * Technical Authoring - proven ability to create clear, concise artifacts, organize content, create cohesive documents, consistent word use, work across higher levels of abstraction (concepts, analogies, metaphors) and lower levels of abstraction (examples, scenarios, use cases). * Experience in the last 10 years as a hands-on software developer or engineer within a modern object oriented, or functional paradigm (java, spring, python, c#, etc.) * Experience in the last 10 years as a solutions architect designing applications, integrations, features, services, etc. (make design decisions, evaluate options, document compromises, compare costs and schedules) * Experience in the last 5 years developing or documenting public, private or hybrid cloud architecture patterns, policies, practices, etc. (understand enterprise vs. local context, departmental vs. corporate vs. shared services; security, controls, non-functional concerns (performance, availability, resilience, etc.) * Experience creating or maintaining enterprise patterns supporting modern software development methods and deployment strategies. Covering topics like Cloud, APIs and event driven. * Good communication skills facilitate workshops and meetings, sense when people are talking past each other, clarify definitions when necessary, stay on track, create and follow agenda. Responsibilities: * Lead workshops and review sessions to gather information from solution architects to inform enterprise patterns documentation. * Capture content during workshops such that content can be converted to pattern drafts. * Prepare detailed agendas for workshops or review sessions, to ensure efficient and consistent capture of content and commentary. * Convert workshop output to patterns documentation, collect commentary and revisions, catalog documents, and versions. * Research content from external sources to inform or enhance internal documentation, as reference materials and recommended knowledge artifacts. If you are interested in this position please send your resume to Show moreShow less

Keywords: Prairie Consulting Services, Chicago , Enterprise Architecture Consultant/Technical Author, IT / Software / Systems , Chicago, Illinois