Title: Enterprise Architect Rail/Transportation
Type: Contract
Location: Washington DC (Partial Remote must reside locally)
Start Date:
End Date:
No. of Positions: 1
Primary Skills
- API expertise
- Enterprise Architecture for large-scale organizations
- Cloud (AWS Azure) Hybrid Stacks
- Rail/Transportation industry domain knowledge
Responsibilities
- Architecture Leadership: Design govern and oversee scalable secure and efficient enterprise-level solutions.
- Stakeholder Liaison: Translate complex technical concepts into business-friendly language for stakeholders.
- Standards & Compliance: Establish and enforce reference architectures guidelines and security standards.
- Industry Focus: Apply deep knowledge of transportation/rail workflows (dispatch scheduling movement planning asset management).
- Innovation Enablement: Leverage cloud hybrid DevOps CI/CD and data-driven solutions to modernize operations.
Qualifications
- Education: Bachelors in Computer Science Data/Intelligence or equivalent experience.
- Experience:
- 7 years in enterprise architecture.
- Proven track record leading large-scale architecture initiatives in regulated industries.
- Previous architecture leadership in enterprises with revenues of $500M.
- Experience managing multiple concurrent engagements with cross-functional teams.
- Soft Skills: Strong communication stakeholder management collaboration and self-motivation.
Mandatory Skills
- Enterprise Architecture Leadership proven success designing and governing enterprise-scale solutions.
- Cloud Platforms AWS Azure and hybrid stack experience.
- API Expertise design governance and integration.
- Rail/Transportation Industry Knowledge understanding of dispatch scheduling movement planning asset management.
- Large-Scale Enterprise Experience prior architect role in enterprises with $500M revenues.
- Security & Compliance enforcing standards guidelines and regulatory alignment.
- Communication & Stakeholder Management ability to translate complex technical concepts to business stakeholders.
- Education & Experience Bachelors in Computer Science/related field 7 years relevant experience.
Highly Desired Skills
- Data-Driven Solutions architecture supporting analytics intelligence and operational insights.
- DevOps & CI/CD integration of automation continuous delivery and operational efficiency.
- Multi-Engagement Management handling multiple concurrent architecture programs.
- Scalability & Performance ensuring products are maintainable performant and future-proof.
- Soft Skills self-motivated collaborative and able to drive business transformation initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Design govern and oversee scalable efficient and secure architecture solutions.
- Serve as liaison between engineering teams and business stakeholders.
- Ensure domain products are scalable secure performant and maintainable.
- Develop and enforce reference architectures standards and guidelines.
- Apply transportation/rail industry knowledge to business/operational workflows.
- Drive innovation through cloud hybrid DevOps CI/CD and data-driven approaches.
- Manage multiple concurrent architecture engagements across cross-functional teams.