22975 - Business Architect

Virginia Department of Transportation • Richmond, VA

15d

About The Position

Provide direction and leadership support for ITD activities and systems that enhance mission-critical business operations across the organization. Work as part of a leadership cohort to plan, coordinate, manage, and participate in the design of operational activities of the group. Directs, through subordinate supervisors, all program, operations, and staff in assigned areas. Serve as the agency’s Business Architect to lead business transformation efforts. Support continuous improvement in the agency, leading progressive IT programs, change management, business process re-engineering, and data management. Provide strategic and tactical direction for assigned program areas, maintaining business integration role by working collaboratively on behalf of the business to ensure effective deployment of information technology capabilities for stakeholders throughout the agency. Develop proper governance for agency data management maturation to ensure effective data driven decision making; as well as, governance around business enablement technologies.

Requirements

• Ability to apply system engineering, management, planning, and accounting principles to projects.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with diverse audiences and to make presentations and conduct meetings.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with internal and external customers at all levels in the agency.
• Ability to develop research methodologies, communicate research results and develop recommendations.
• Ability to facilitate large groups and teams in geographically dispersed locations across multiple disciplines and organizational levels.
• Ability to facilitate the development of project plans and develop performance measures.
• Ability to manage development projects in accordance with Commonwealth of Virginia (COV) and Project Management Institute (PMI) guidelines
• Ability to perform systems analysis requirements such as database schema design, user interfaces, and data flows, and design for computer applications.
• Ability to work independently, lead, coach and direct teams.
• Comprehensive knowledge of project management and program management metrics, techniques, and control processes.
• Comprehensive knowledge of strategic and tactical management of large, enterprise-wide technology programs.
• Experience in strategic consulting, performing quantitative analysis, preparing comprehensive analysis and executive level reports with recommendations
• Extensive knowledge of VDOT's technology architecture and standards and depth and breadth of technology solutions.
• Extensive skill in requirement elicitation for software systems and applications using various techniques to elicit system and software requirements
• Knowledge of application development life cycle processes and enterprise data practices.
• Knowledge of information system data processing methods, data analysis techniques and application systems maintenance.
• Knowledge of organizational change management.
• Knowledge of supervisory and human resource principles and practices to include hiring, discipline, performance management, and employee development.
• Skill in project management, productivity analysis, performance measurement, strategic planning,
• Skill in researching best practices and applying them to organizational guidelines and policies.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with diverse audiences and to make presentations and conduct meetings.
• Ability to drive results, build relationships, and influence senior management.
• Ability to elicit, organize, plan, and document complex requirements for computer systems that meet business needs.
• Ability to organize, plan, design, implement complex and integrated computer systems that meet business needs.
• Ability to perform systems analysis and design for computer applications.
• Ability to travel occasionally in-state and overnight.
• Ability to work independently as well as in large cross functional groups.
• Knowledge of application development life cycle processes and enterprise data practices.
• Skill in interpersonal skills with teams and customers.
• Strong project management, analytical skills, project problem identification and problem solving skills.

Nice To Haves

• A combination of training, experience, or education in Computer Science, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering, Business Administration, Economics, Statistics or related field desired.
• Ability to leverage data to analyze performance, develop insights, and effectively partner with and direct analytical resources to optimize operational effectiveness.
• Black belt six sigma certification.
• Experience implementing systems and software solutions.
• Experience in leading organization change management initiatives.
• Experience in strategic consulting, and preparing comprehensive analysis and executive level reports with recommendations, to include demonstrated experience leading change management initiatives.
• Experience leading IT professionals.
• Experience successfully facilitating small and large groups with a variety of customers.
• Experience with business information systems.
• Experience with data analysis, database management, or data mining.
• Experience working with or developing data visualizations through Business Intelligence (BI) tools.
• Extensive experience in leading Information Technology projects and experience in overseeing the complete IT systems lifecycle.
• Knowledge of industrial or system engineering practices and concepts relating to transportation issues with a track record of developing and leading successful process improvements.
• PMI Project Manager Certification.
• Progressively responsible experience with business information systems and requirements gathering.

Responsibilities

• Business Analysis and IT Delivery Related Functions: Manage project managers and task leaders who conduct a variety of tasks from simple solutions to major technology implementations. Lead function by aligning business needs with appropriate ITD delivery paths. Serve in multiple IT integration roles from customer relationship management to facilitating understanding by IT solution architects of clear business needs. Oversee requirements development for IT solutions; business analysis and system testing.
• Business Architecture, Data Management and Data Science Related Functions: Oversee Business Architecture planning, development and implementation efforts. Oversee the re-engineering of major business processes. Oversee Data Management planning, development, and implementation efforts; overseeing successful execution of Data Science projects in collaboration with the Office of Strategic Innovation.
• Change Management Initiatives: Support change management initiatives by helping lead or manage organizational change throughout the organization. Support the agency through studies, analyses, change management, and special assignments. Studies are often confidential, time sensitive, and may require advanced analysis for improving quality, processes, and efficiency.
• Compliance: Provide compliance management by ensuring management and staff comply with required VITA, DHRM, VDOT, and ITD policy.
• Develop Staff: Interacts with subordinates to provide leadership and guidance in managing the area. Applies concepts, practices, and procedures of supervision and leadership in each functional area.
• Execute Programs: Directs, through subordinate supervisors, all program, operations, and staff in assigned areas. Performs managerial and technical work ranging from moderate to considerable difficulty. Responsibilities include planning, implementing, and improving systems and services. interacts with customers to identify, plan, and perform actions to meet customer needs. Manage processes for each program area within the unit, and monitor and assess performance via tactical Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• ITD Management: Provide effective management of ITD people, processes, policies, and technology. Ensure the development and performance improvement of assigned ITD staff. Actively contribute to the development and improvement of the ITD organization and all associated processes (especially the processes for project development and project delivery). Champion adherence to ITD policies and processes. Apply effective management of ITD budget and fiduciary responsibility.
• Improve Processes: Manage work throughput by monitoring and measuring progress to tactical KPIs that cross functional boundaries as well as unit specific measures. Manage delegated processes for each shared program area, and monitor and assess performance via tactical KPIs. Implement, maintain, and monitor functional specific processes and services.
• Leadership: Ensure IT investments have demonstrated value and ROI for the executive Strategic Technology Board. Act in the capacity of Division Administrator when necessary.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed