Duration: 1 year contract
*2 years of experience with a recognized enterprise architecture framework (TOGAF FEAF Zachman International etc.
*2 years of engineering or architecture experience with cloud services on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure or Azure
Job Description
We are looking for a Solution Architect to define and maintain the architectural frameworks/patterns processes standards and guidelines related to all aspects of the Digital Ecosystem. What Youll Do
- Align broader strategic vision around business needs resulting in technology roadmaps
- Conduct business capabilities mapping and cataloging business processes
- Confer with business units and application development staff to understand both the business and technical requirements and to define architectural constraints
- Define and maintain the architectural frameworks/patterns processes standards and guidelines related to all aspects of the Digital Ecosystem.
- Create and maintain diagrams of as-is and to-be architectures
- Provide technical and architectural subject matter expertise to various project teams including development of technology decision-making frameworks and supporting technology decisions throughout the technology lifecycle
- Establish governance best-practices and standards to streamline the technology implementation lifecycle for both off-the-shelf and homegrown solutions including on premises and cloud (SaaS IaaS PaaS) architectures
- Support the agencys data governance program including development of policies & standards roles & responsibilities needed to ensure data is managed as an enterprise asset
- Facilitate technology change management programs and support enterprise technology initiatives
- Create and assess performance metrics to determine the effectiveness of architecture and governance initiatives
- Maintain an eye toward continuous improvement of all architecture and governance systems practices policies and artifacts
- Produce complete and accurate documentation for work based on best practices & client standards
- Collaborate with stakeholders across the authority
What Youll Need
Required:
- Bachelors degree in computer engineering computer science information systems management or related field and experience commensurate with the requested level; if no degree equivalent experience in database administration IT systems management or software/cloud/data engineering
- 7 years of professional experience working with technology systems engineering management or architecture
- 2 years of professional experience related to enterprise architecture IT governance or data governance
- 2 years of professional experience working within large technology enterprises
- 2 years of experience with a recognized enterprise architecture framework (TOGAF FEAF Zachman International etc.
- 2 years of engineering or architecture experience with cloud services on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure or Azure
- 2 years of experience with data management technologies & solutions
- Familiarity with modern software/cloud technologies including containers data pipelines data lakes CI/CD integration platforms DevSecOps zero trust
- Familiarity enterprise application platforms including PeopleSoft Oracle Fusion Adobe Experience Platform ServiceNow Power Platform
- Demonstrated ability to determine work requirements and perform work without supervision
- Ability to prioritize and execute tasks within restrictive timeframes
- Detail-oriented able to work independently self-motivated proactive team player
- Ability to present ideas in business-friendly and user-friendly language with excellent communication skills
- Solid analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to assess business requirements
Preferred:
- Proficient in MS Office suite MS Visio or other technology visualization software
- Strong visual communication skills: technical schematics and architecture diagrams slide decks data visualization
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills for explaining technical concepts to a variety of audiences including experience developing as-is and to-be documentation of enterprise technology environments developing policy and procedure documents and project charters
- Ability to alternate focus from big-picture enterprise strategic viewpoints to tactical detailed perspectives
Physical Demands
- Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA and other federal state and local standards
- Sedentary work that involves sitting or remaining stationary most of the time with occasional need to move around the office to attend meetings etc.
- Ability to conduct repetitive tasks on a computer utilizing a mouse keyboard and monitor
Solutions Design