Enterprise Architect

Skills:
Support and lead the area of application portfolio management using VDOT’s architecture repository, including the transition to an enterprise level Required 10 Years
Support and lead the creation of enterprise strategies and technology strategies aimed at management audiences. Required 10 Years
Demonstrates strong business acumen, understands of key business drivers for performance and growth, and the use of sound business practices. Required 10 Years
Engage with other ITD peers and technical stakeholders on emerging technologies, proofs of concept, including MS Azure, MS365, integration and data Required 10 Years
creation of organization specific frameworks and methodologies based on industry standards such as COBIT, ITIL, TOGAF, and industry research such as G Required 10 Years
lead the creation of visual representations and summarization of complex information such as processes, data, metrics, and financials, e Required 10 Years
lead the creation of platform and technical roadmaps aimed at technical audiences, the business and management stakeholders. Required 10 Years
Define architecture principles, patterns and standards Required 10 Years
evaluation and selection of standard technologies and/or products, Manage the lifecycle and roadmap of enterprise applications and vetted software Required 10 Years
Define application architectures and implementation to ensure adherence to business requirements, technology standards, best practices Required 10 Years
PowerBI experience is a plus Desired 4 Years
Strong ability to distill data and other complex information for story-telling to senior audiences Required 10 Years
experience working with senior management level audiences and with executive level audiences Required 10 Years
**Local Richmond, VA candidates required due to onsite requirement
**candidates must interview ONSITE, NO exceptions
**This position requires onsite 3 days a week with 2 remote
**Contractor will be responsible for purchasing parking through VDOT’s Parking Management Office or procuring their own parking
Capitalizing on his/her knowledge about the VDOT environment, the organization, customers, business lines, services, and resources, as well as his/her expertise in technology, the Enterprise Architect is expected to:
Provide vision and insight into the development of the EA and Planning strategy.
Demonstrate leadership and expertise for ITD initiatives.
Foster trans-enterprise integration of business processes, technology solutions, data, customer experience, etc. to drive innovation, progress and new opportunities.
Responsibilities
Primary responsibilities
Support and lead the area of application portfolio management using VDOT’s architecture repository, including the transition to an enterprise level platform
Support and lead the creation of enterprise strategies and technology strategies aimed at management audiences
Demonstrates strong business acumen, understands of key business drivers for performance and growth, and the use of sound business practices.
Engage with other ITD peers and technical stakeholders on emerging technologies, proofs of concept, including MS Azure, MS365, integration and data technologies.
Support and lead the creation of platform and technical roadmaps aimed at technical audiences, the business and management stakeholders.
Support and lead the creation of organization specific frameworks and methodologies based on industry standards such as COBIT, ITIL, TOGAF, and industry research such as Gartner, etc.??
Support and lead the creation of visual representations and summarization of complex information such as processes, data, metrics, and financials, etc.
Secondary responsibilities
Develop the overall?Enterprise?Architecture with respect to end-to-end business capabilities.
Define application?architectures and implementation to ensure adherence to business requirements, technology?standards, best practices, business strategies, and trends
Support product line architecture to ensure accurate planning for delivery, technical complexity, cost, dependencies, etc.
Define?architecture principles, patterns and standards
Participate in the evaluation and selection of standard technologies and/or products
Manage the lifecycle and roadmap of?enterprise?applications and vetted software
Proactively analyze the current information technology environment to detect critical deficiencies and recommend solutions for improvement
Provide technical consultation, research, knowledge transfer, etc. for solution planning and delivery efforts as needed
Continuously monitor and research the emerging technology environments
Qualifications
10+ years of experience?working with senior management level audiences
5+ years of experience working with executive level audiences
Knowledge of enterprise frameworks such as COBIT, ITIL, TOGAF, Zachman, etc. and practical experience with their adoption
Ability to understand organizational dynamics between multiple different stakeholders and a strong?ability to devise strategies for accomplishing goals under complex circumstances and dynamics
Superior writing and documentations skills in various formats and tools with impeccable quality
Strong ability to distill data and other complex information for story-telling to senior audiences
PowerBI experience is a plus
Deep technical understanding in at least two areas such as application development, solution?architecture, security (at application or infrastructure level), infrastructure, integrations, cloud, and data etc., is a must.