EnterprisePlatform Architect

We are seeking an Enterprise/Platform Architect in Richmond VA. This individual will work with key members to balance and prioritize current operational demands disruptions and opportunities with the longerterm strategic vision of the organization. Furthermore the enterprise/platform architect provides technology guidance road maps principles standards and best practices.

Responsibilities:

• Provides direction guidance and definition of IT Platform architecture to effectively support IT and business strategy. Supports all architectural disciplines and champions architectural initiatives.
• Reviews existing business processes and establishes metrics to improve business processes as well as support all architectural disciplines under their direction.
• Works on highly complex projects that require indepth knowledge across multiple specialized architecture domains.
• Aligns architecture strategy with business goals.
• Defines explains and advocates technology strategy.
• Develops and communicates architectural policies standards guidelines and procedures.
• Promotes the EA process outcomes and results to the organization and senior leadership.
• Reviews and/or analyzes and develops architectural requirements as needed for the organization.
• Ensures the conceptual completeness of the technical solutions.
• Leads teams in developing technology plans.
• Consults with project teams to fit projects to enterprise architecture as well as to identify when it is necessary to modify the enterprise architecture.
• Ensures recommendations are based on business relevance appropriate timing and deployment.
• Collaborates with project management and IT leaders to ensure progress toward architectural alignment with project goals and requirements.
• Preferred experience includes Esris GIS tools and platform.
• Document the data architecture and environment to maintain a current and accurate view of the larger data picture.
• Strong understanding of relational data structures theories principles and practices.
• Strong familiarity with metadata management and associated processes. Handson knowledge of enterprise repository tools data modeling tools data mapping tools and data profiling tools.

Required Skills & Knowledge:

• Experience in technical substantive and methodological issues related to design architecture for new or emerging solutions and technologies. 10 Years
• Experience in defining enterprise metadata standards and an enterprise taxonomy 4 Years
• Experience with various aspects of enterprise architecture with knowledge of one or more formalized frameworks such as NASCIO TOGAF FEAF 10 Years
• Experience applying application/software/systems development methodologies including agile approaches 10 Years
• IT and business/industry work experience including architecture design and deployment systems lifecycle management and infrastructure planning 10 Years
• Experience with Esris GIS tools and platforms Highly desired 3 Years
• Experience in cloud application (Azure/AWS) /GIS architecture. 10 Years
• experience in SaaS (Software as a Service) architecture 5 Years
• Competency with XML constructs and schemas. experience with API protocols and schemas such as SOAP and REST 10 Years
• Partner with architects other technical team members and to develop roadmaps and strategies to support agency KPIs 7 Years
• Create overall application and solution architectures component designs and systems integration and implementations for a particular business solution 10 Years
• Strong understanding of relational data structures theories principles and practices. Strong familiarity with metadata management and associated 5 Years
• Document the data architecture and environment to maintain a current and accurate view of the larger data picture 5 Years