Enterprise Architect, Risk Portfolio – Remote at KPMG in Boise, Idaho, United States Job Description Business Title: Enterprise Architect, Risk Portfolio – Remote Requisition Number: 107687 – 31 Function: Business Support Services Area of Interest: State: ID City: Boise Description: Known for being a great place to work and build a career, KPMG provides audit, tax and advisory services for organizations in today’s most important industries. Our growth is driven by delivering real results for our clients. It’s also enabled by our culture, which encourages individual development, embraces an inclusive environment, rewards innovative excellence and supports our communities. With qualities like those, it’s no wonder we’re consistently ranked among the best companies to work for by Fortune Magazine, Consulting Magazine, Working Mother Magazine, Diversity Inc. and others. If you’re as passionate about your future as we are, join our team. KPMG is currently seeking an Enterprise Architect, Risk Portfolio to join our Digital Nexus organization. This is a remote work opportunity. Responsibilities: + Facilitate organizational change by researching technologies and defining technical strategies for the risk management portfolio, supporting an ability to reduce costs, increase efficiencies, provide more value, provide more capabilities, reduce risks, and increase security; support the build of reference architecture and patterns for strategic technology + Conduct research and participate in the development of roadmaps, which include product selection, versions, upgrades, projects, and milestones + Communicate best practices by giving presentations and authoring content aimed at educating others about standards, strategies, and otherwise defined best practices + Assist in the evaluation of business demands in the early stages of projects to determine what software, integration technologies, system architectures, and patterns should be employed to meet business objectives efficiently; conduct evaluation of the technology may require a single solution or matrixed evaluation of multiple solutions through research, proof of concept, or scoped testing + Provide technical design and architectural leadership, including documenting and diagramming the logical, physical, and process views across multiple technology domains + Collaborate with project teams to assist in delivery of the solution implementation by providing guidance as needed to application, engineering, and operations teams Qualifications: + Minimum eight years of recent IT Architecture experience supporting a SaaS centric strategy and implementation cycle with the ability to integrate in support of an enterprise; ability to effectively develop presentations and present ideas and proposals to all levels of management and technical expertise; knowledge of ServiceNow GRC or other GRC tools preferred; solid knowledge of Service Oriented Architecture and Microservices best practices, Enterprise Service Bus platforms + Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university is preferred + Strong understanding extending strategic platforms and out of the box functionality to support best in class mobile experiences, mobile technologies, mobile architecture options including Native, Hybrid and Web and the applicability of each, mobile design best practices for authentication, Single Sign On, data handling, encryption of data at rest, performance, and user experience + General understanding of SDLC methodologies – waterfall, agile. Background in development/application architecture preferred. + General understanding of operating system models (Linux, Windows), hardware architectures, distributed computing architectures, storage technology (SAN/NAS/DAS), server virtualization, memory management, networking, system maintenance, disaster recovery, database failover models, database theory and design, Security/Identity Management (Okta, AD), authentication and authorization (Kerberos, Tivoli), Business Intelligence platforms, dashboards, data mining and visualization tools (Power BI, QlikView), mobile application development and service integration + Excellent verbal/written communication, collaboration, analytical and presentation skills to lead an environment driven by client service and teamwork; must be able to set goals and participate in strategic initiatives for a team; capacity to foster the development of high-performance teams and interface with all levels of the organization; capability to participate in development of resource plans and structures and influence organizational priorities KPMG complies with all local/state regulations regarding displaying salary ranges. 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