Job ID: 78839
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Available Openings: 1
Business Unit: Technology
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Eligible for Relocation: N
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Travel Percentage: None
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About Ameriprise



You give more, you want more

You've worked hard and now you're looking for a career that's as rewarding as it is
challenging. Ameriprise Financial is a great place to find just that. With our corporate
headquarters in Minneapolis and offices nationwide, we're America's largest financial
planning company1 yet we're also a supportive nationwide family of financial
professionals. We're proud to be ranked as one of the "Best Places to Launch a Career"
by BusinessWeek magazine.2

You provide the initiative; we provide the support to help you succeed. Thrive in our
diverse and inclusive environment with award-winning training,3 career development and
360 support guided by accessible leaders. If you're talented, driven, and ready to join a
team of professionals who work every day to help their clients plan for and achieve their
dreams, you're ready for a career at Ameriprise Financial.

Ameriprise Financial is an equal opportunity employer.

1 Based on the number of financial plans annually disclosed in Form ADV, Part 1A, Item 5, available at adviserinfo.sec.gov as of Dec. 31, 2008, and the number of CFP professionals documented by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc.
2 BusinessWeek magazine, September 4, 2008.
3 DALBAR Financial Intermediary Post-Sale Service Award 2007.



Responsibilities



Infrastructure Portfolio Architect Network , End User Computing, Unified Communications
The role of the Portfolio Architect is to plan and design IT capabilities that are efficient, stable, resilient, secure, and aligned with Ameriprise Financial technology strategies and standards. The Portfolio Architect is a member of the Leader Architect community, which requires a focus on delivery that is balanced with the long-term goals of the enterprise. Specific responsibilities include:
- Defines the As-Is and To-Be architectures of the portfolio. Assesses gaps and creates associated migration plan.
- Leads the creation of solutions that maintain clear business benefit and stay on the evolutionary path to the To-Be architecture.
- Documents, reviews, and approves architecture decisions.
- Provides guidance to project architects on design and technology decisions.
- Conducts asset health assessments.
- Mentors and develops Project Architects.
- Provides project teams with conceptual designs that bound project-level designs.
- Participates in enterprise, portfolio and project level governance activities.
- Learns about new products and technologies and partners with others to determine potential capabilities and optimization opportunities.
- Collaborates with other Portfolio Architects, especially where the portfolio strategy/roadmap has cross-organizational impact.



Qualifications



Demonstrated leadership skills including: ability to drive results and change in large organizations, effective communication (including executive levels), results-focus, thought leadership, relationship-building, and ability to influence.

Extensive experience (minimum 4 years) with architecture related to:
- Data Networking
- Voice Applications
- IP Telephony
- End-User-Computing including Thin Clients and Virtualization
- Network and End-User Computing aspects of Business Continuity Planning
- Disaster Recovery Solutions

Demonstrated experience in effective communications skills to identify value propositions and inputs into business case for an investment, or changes to the environment to reengineer or reduce demand.

Preferred Qualifications
- 6-8 years in Technical Leadership position, preferably with both Architecture and Technology Operations leadership experience.
- Experience in Financial Services Industry preferred,
- College degree in information technology or related field

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