Enterprise Architect

Virginia Information Technologies Agency • Chesterfield, VA

2d • $124,000 - $149,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) is hiring an Enterprise Architect for the Commonwealth Security and Risk Management Division. The position supports VITA’s statutory responsibility to oversee coordinated, effective, and efficient management of the Commonwealth’s IT resources. Its work includes research and analysis supporting IT management and policy development, developing and sustaining a comprehensive Commonwealth of Virginia enterprise architecture, and developing Commonwealth IT plans, policies, standards, and guidelines.

The role is based at The Boulders in Richmond, Virginia, and is telework eligible. The agency describes its environment as collaborative, customer-focused, and oriented toward growth, accountability, and forward thinking.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in enterprise architecture and architectural frameworks.
• Extensive experience using tools that support enterprise architecture, capability technology management, IT portfolio management, or a related area.
• Extensive experience in IT planning and establishing IT strategies, goals, objectives, and measures.
• Considerable experience developing IT-related policies, standards, and requirements.
• Considerable experience with current information technologies, trends, best practices, and IT business solutions.
• Considerable knowledge of one or more IT disciplines, such as IT solution governance, cloud-based hosting, integration, interoperability, enterprise applications, business architecture, capability models, software development, artificial intelligence, IT auditing, security frameworks, or risk assessments.
• Considerable experience demonstrating customer-targeted written and oral presentation communication skills.
• Considerable experience meeting deadlines.
• Applicants must consent to a fingerprint background check.
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States; sponsorship is not provided.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in the public sector.
• Experience with Archer, Planview, Ardoq, or equivalent enterprise architecture-related tools.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research and analysis in support of IT management and policy development.
• Develop, implement, and sustain a comprehensive Commonwealth of Virginia enterprise architecture.
• Develop Commonwealth IT plans, policies, standards, and guidelines.
• Support coordinated, effective, and efficient management of the Commonwealth’s IT resources.

What This Job Offers

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