Application Development - Systems Architect III

We specialize in Staffing, Consulting, Software Development, and Training along with IT services to small to medium size companies. AG's primary objective is to help companies maximize their IT resources and meet the ever-changing IT needs and challenges. In addition, AG offers enterprise resource planning and enterprise application integration, supply-chain management, e-commerce solutions, and B2B public exchanges and B2B process integration solutions. Our company provides application analysis, design, development and programming, software engineering, systems development, testing, integration, and implementation, and management consulting services to various clients – including governmental agencies and private companies – throughout the United States and India. We provide these services in multiple computing environments and use technologies such as client/server architecture, object-oriented programming languages and tools, distributed database management systems, state-of-the-art networking, and communications infrastructures. Our honest and realistic approach to recruiting dictates that AG does not entice or lure engineers from their employers. We represent only high caliber technical professionals who have committed to making a change required by career. Responsible for providing senior level expertise on decisions and priorities regarding the enterprise’s  overall systems architecture. Facilitates the establishment and implementation of standards and  guidelines that guide the design of technology solutions including architecting and implementing  solutions requiring integration of multiple platforms, operating systems and applications across the  enterprise. Reviews, advises and designs standard software and hardware builds, system options,  risks, costs versus benefits and impact on the enterprise business process and goals. Develops and  documents the framework for integration and implementation for changes to technical standards.  Assists in the development of and manages an architecture governance process. Provides technical  guidance to project team areas as appropriate. Tracks industry trends and maintains knowledge of  new technologies to better serve the enterprise’s architecture needs. Bachelor's or Master's Degree  in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related field. Or equivalent work experience.  Typically has at least 7 years of IT work experience in infrastructure/systems environments  performing systems planning, architecture design, engineering (hardware and software) and  optimization. GOOD COMMUNICATION SKILLS DURATION: 6+ Months Contract   INTERVIEW: PHONE & SKYPE