Director - Application Migration/integration

About Us (Ensono) Ensono is an expert technology adviser and managed service provider. As a relentless ally, we accelerate clients digital transformation to achieve business outcomes that stand to last. Our dedicated team helps organizations optimize todays systems across any hybrid environment with services such as consulting, mainframe and application modernization, public cloud migration and cloud-native development. With certified experts in AWS, Azure and Google Cloud and recognized as Microsoft Datacenter Transformation Partner of the Year, Ensono has over 3500+ associates globally and is headquartered in greater Chicago. We care about your success, offering comprehensive strategic and managed services for mission-critical applications. Our Advisory and Consulting services can help upfront with an application strategy or find the right places for your applications whether its public, multi or hybrid cloud, or mainframe. And because we span across all mission-critical platforms, we can meet you wherever you are in your digital transformation journey, with 24/7 support when you need it. We are your relentless ally, flexing with you when challenges emerge so you dont feel stuck in place. With cross-platform certifications and decades of experience, our technology experts have become an extension of your team so youre continuously innovating doing more with less while remaining secure. And thats just the beginning. Ensonos Business Transformation Architects are business and technology advisors who challenge the status quo to drive innovation and transformation within the enterprise space. They work closely with our Clients to understand their business drivers and objectives to induce significant change and continuous improvement. They are responsible for aligning the strategic business requirements of the Client with the knowledge and capabilities of Ensono, and lead the effort to execute multi-year transformation initiatives. Business Transformation Architects collaborate with various internal stakeholders to coordinate Architecture, Features functions, Migration and planning governance for our Clients. They work with the Clients business and technical teams to create reference architecture frameworks, templates, and Target State Architecture designs. Ensono's Business Transformation Architects also provide Client and industry feedback to our internal teams to build and plan our product and technology roadmaps. The successful person in this role will be effective in fostering executive level relationships with an emphasis on Client satisfaction while owning the overall operational solution, migration and planning governance. Responsibilities Engage closely with C-level and Client Transformation executives to lead enterprise-wide transformation and migration program(s)Identify business drivers, goals and develop compelling board ready proposals and value-driven business cases to achieve desired business outcomesCollaborate with cross-functional technology experts to drive architectural planning, execution plans and roadmaps to accelerate our Clients business, transformation and migration outcomeManage transitions of responsibility with Clients in the case of various scenarios such as colocation transitions or public cloud instances, and ensure steady state consistency o This could include assimilating complex and diverse personnel and operational responsibility as well as managing changing or competing demands and priorities.Drive and collaborate with counterparts within Internal teams (Consulting organizations, Product Engineering, Implementation Engineering and Program Management) and the Client Technology leads to create solution and strategies for transformation and migration program(s) Lead large scale migration projects in concert with multiple stakeholders through the assessment, planning and execution stages.Develop and conduct discovery, assessment and solution development workshops, often in collaboration with Client, Internal resources (consulting, operations, product, and program management teams) to design solutions. Develop and document solutions that meet Clients (technical and business) requirements and allow them to adapt to changing industry needs with a focus on transformation and re-platform effortsConduct solution development sessions and present technical solutions and business cases to a wide variety of audiences.Gain executive (Client and Internal) buy-in for complex solutionsGain Clients confidence as a trusted technical adviser by offering consultation and recommendations drawn from insights, technology know-how and past experiencesAlign and partner with Product and Program Management to help drive appropriate product enhancements and chan .