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HI Greetings! Title: Enterprise Architect Employment Type: Contract Term: 1+ Year Location: Washington, DC Work Arrangement : Onsite Local Candidates Only Duties/Responsibilities: Align broader strategic vision around business needs, resulting in technology roadmaps. Conduct business capabilities mapping and cataloging business processes. Confer with business units and application development staff to understand both the business and technical requirements and to define architectural constraints. Define and maintain the architectural frameworks/patterns, processes, standards, and guidelines related to all aspects of the Digital Ecosystem. Create and maintain diagrams of as-is and to-be architectures. Provide technical and architectural subject matter expertise to various project teams, including development of technology decision-making frameworks and supporting technology decisions throughout the technology lifecycle. Establish governance best-practices and standards to streamline the technology implementation lifecycle for both off-the-shelf and homegrown solutions including on premises and cloud (SaaS, IaaS, PaaS) architectures. Support the agency's data governance program including development of policies & standards, roles & responsibilities needed to ensure data is managed as an enterprise asset. Facilitate technology change management programs and support enterprise technology initiatives. Create and assess performance metrics to determine the effectiveness of architecture and governance initiatives. Maintain an eye toward continuous improvement of all architecture and governance systems, practices, policies, and artifacts. Produce complete and accurate documentation for work based on best practices & client standards. Collaborate with stakeholders across the authority. Skills/Experience Required: Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, computer science, information systems management, or related field and experience commensurate with the requested level; if no degree, equivalent experience in database administration, IT systems management, or software/cloud/data engineering Seven (7) years of professional experience working with technology systems engineering, management, or architecture. Two (2) years of professional experience related to enterprise architecture, IT governance, or data governance. Two (2) years of professional experience working within large technology enterprises. Two (2) years of experience with a recognized enterprise architecture framework (TOGAF, FEAF, Zachman International, etc.). Two (2) years of engineering or architecture experience with cloud services on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure or Azure. Two (2) years of experience with data management technologies & solutions. Familiarity with modern software/cloud technologies including containers, data pipelines, data lakes, CI/CD, integration platforms, DevSecOps, zero trust. Familiarity enterprise application platforms including PeopleSoft, Oracle Fusion, Adobe Experience Platform, ServiceNow, Power Platform. Additional Skills Proficient in MS Office suite, MS Visio, or other technology visualization software Strong visual communication skills: technical schematics and architecture diagrams, slide decks, data visualization Excellent written and verbal communication skills for explaining technical concepts to a variety of audiences, including experience developing as-is and to-be documentation of enterprise technology environments, developing policy and procedure documents, and project charters. Ability to alternate focus from big-picture, enterprise, strategic viewpoints to tactical, detailed perspectives. Solid analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to assess business requirements. Demonstrated ability to determine work requirements and perform work without supervision. Ability to prioritize and execute tasks within restrictive timeframes. Detail-oriented, able to work independently, self-motivated, proactive team player. With Regards, Avinash Chhetri Mobile: Email: Web:

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