100% Remote

Full Time

SUMMARY:

The Chief Architect is part of the Information Technology department and reports to the Chief Information Officer.

• As the Chief Architect, you will lead the architecture team and be responsible for establishing company-wide strategies and standards that guide the modernization and evolution of the client's systems and information infrastructure to ensure mission effectiveness as well as efficiency.
• This role is responsible for documenting and maintaining the “as-is” systems and data architectures and defining target architectures.
• The Chief Architect will oversee governance processes to ensure alignment with target architectures and established Client standards.
• The Chief Architect will also provide architectural guidance and advice for the client’s system development efforts, balancing operational needs and target architecture alignment.
• The Chief Architect will also participate in business process change efforts and assist in the corporate-wide efforts to develop and implement processes that support the effective governance of the client's enterprise information systems.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Serve as an advisor to leadership regarding systems architecture, standards, and implementation strategies, including presenting architectural tradeoffs and resolving architectural issues
• Develop and maintain ‘as-is’ and ‘to-be’ architectures in formats that are appropriate to inform decision making for technical members and leadership to improve performance consistent with the client’s mission
• Coordinate with leadership to develop system evolution strategies based on target architectures, mission priorities, and available resources
• Assist in identifying efficiencies through system consolidation, elimination, or standardization
• Establish and oversee governance processes that ensure system development efforts comply with architects and standards
• Support the management of key programs to ensure fidelity with the client’s standard architectures and patterns, and to address architectural issues with third-party development organizations
• Provide leadership, coaching, and support for the IT architectural team

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or Information Systems*
• 5+ years’ experience as an Enterprise or Chief Architect for organizations managing multiple programs and projects
• 5+ years' experience leading an Enterprise Architecture team
• 5+ years’ experience contributing to the design and development of complex and distributed software projects, specifically in a cloud environment (i.e., AWS, Azure)
• Proven ability to guide the development, adoption, and governance of enterprise architectures, as well as architecture principles, standards, and guidelines
• Experience in serving as an architect to development and business operations organizations as they plan and implement their systems roadmaps
• Proven ability to partner across complex organizations to deliver enterprise solutions that meet mission needs and adhere to enterprise architecture standards, support capabilities, and align with future strategy
• Deep technical understanding of application and data interfaces and use of application programming interfaces
• Ability to document and communicate system capabilities and requirements to both technical and non-technical stakeholders at all organizational levels
• Experience with one or more architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, Zachman, AIDAF)
• Ability to engage with vendors and third parties to communicate organizational needs and assess the fitness of products and services for use by the organization
• Must be authorized to work in the United States

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s Degree in Enterprise Architecture, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline
• Knowledge and experience with Agile methodologies
• Understanding of IT service management methodologies and frameworks, especially ITIL

*Additional years of relevant experience or a combination of an Associate’s degree or equivalent and relevant experience may be substituted for the Bachelor’s degree.

Posted On: Thursday, April 3, 2025