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Enterprise Architect
Role/Title: Enterprise Architect
Remote, Des Moines , Iowa
Agency Interview Type: Either Web Cam or In Person Interview

INTERVIEW DATES: Interviews will be conducted on [January 18, 19] only to submit candidates available for interviews on the date(s) provided.

General Description
The Enterprise Architect is responsible for proactively guiding the Agency through transformation, optimization initiatives, and supporting the formulation of Business and IT Strategy.

Job Description
The Bureau of Architecture and IT Strategy, part of DoIT, is seeking an Enterprise Architect with strong Business Architecture skills to help guide the Agency in its overall transformation journey. This role will facilitate alignment between IT and business by engaging stakeholders in analysis of current state and planning of future state. The Enterprise Architect will discover, document, and communicate how relationships between people, processes, technology, and other factors impact business outcomes. This role will be a key player in maturing the Bureau's portfolio of services that will allow the enterprise to connect strategy to execution and build the EA value proposition. The Enterprise Architect will also support solutions design in project-driven and product-driven delivery models by developing and applying architectural standards, reference patterns, principles, and guidance.

Responsibilities:
• Develop IT strategy, policy, standards, and guidance through our Governance model.
• Assist with establishing a Business Architecture practice that delivers consumable Business Architecture guidance focused on timeliness, intuitiveness, and actionability.
• Facilitate Architecture Review Board (ARB) processes and other governance activities.
• Provide perspective on the readiness of the organization to change and innovate through scenario planning.
• Support portfolio modernization and solutions design/delivery by developing and applying minimal viable architectures.
• Support application rationalization activities.
• Develop roadmaps to communicate the execution of strategy.
• Build models, views, and other architectural artifacts within our EA Tool Bizzdesign to facilitate strategic decision making and enable a common view of our enterprise.
• Build and mature collaborative relationships across our architecture community and product delivery teams by providing sound architectural guidance and consultation.
• Conduct research and evaluations for technology procurement requests.
• Contribute to the review of Request for Information (RFI) and Request for Proposal (RFP) artifacts.
• Support the evolution of services provided by the Bureau of Architecture and IT Strategy.
• Communicate the Enterprise Architecture value proposition.
• Other duties as assigned.


A successful candidate for this role is expected to possess the following skills and experience:
• Experience collaborating with stakeholders to develop Business Strategy Statements, Business Capability Maps, Value Stream Maps, Business Process Flows – Required 5 years
• Experience creating business process flows using BPMN 2.0 – Required 5 years
• Certification in business frameworks such as BIZBOK- Desired 2 years
• Knowledge of Enterprise Architecture frameworks, such as TOGAF, and experience customizing these to the needs of an enterprise – Required 7 years
• Experience using the ArchiMate modeling language to model and explain Motivation/Strategy/Business/Application/Technology/Implementation/Migration layers and relationships – Required 3 years.
• Experience developing IT policies, standards, and other architectural guidance – Required 7 years
• Experience facilitating roadmap planning sessions and creating roadmaps – Required 7 years
• Experience using Enterprise Architecture tools, such as Bizzdesign Horizzon– Required 2 years
• Experience evolving Enterprise Architecture practices to support Agile delivery teams– Required 3 years
• Certification or experience with Scaled Agile Framework – Desired 2years
• Experience providing enterprise architecture support for migrating large legacy systems to modern platforms – Required 5 years
• Experience providing enterprise architecture support for mergers and acquisitions – Desired 2 years
• Working knowledge of data, security, and technology architecture domains – Required 4 years
• Understanding of application architecture styles and concepts, such as microservices, event-driven, N-tier, web-queue-worker, API management – Required 5 years
• Working knowledge of software patterns, such as APIs, SOA, microservices, event-driven– Required 5 years
• Understanding of cloud technologies (SaaS, IaaS, PaaS) and hybrid solutions that interface with on-premises systems– Required 5 years
• Experience evaluating emerging technologies for recommended use in innovative opportunities that enable business strategy – Required 5 years
• Experience designing and documenting large IT systems containing heterogeneous technologies and multiple systems integrations points– Required 10 years
• Experience designing or building IT solutions that adhere to multiple industry standards, compliance, regulatory requirements, and/or technology standards– Required 10 years
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks with changing priorities in a cross-functional environment– Required 10 years
• Ability to gain situational and contextual intelligence of the political climate to successfully navigate obstacles and politics– Required 5 years
• Experience working in the public sector (State government preferred) Desired 2 y

Skills Matrix
Experience collaborating with stakeholders to develop Business Strategy Statements, Business Capability Maps, Value Stream Maps, Business Process Flow Required 5 Years
Experience creating business process flows using BPMN 2.0 Required 5 Years
Certification in business frameworks such as BIZBOK Desired 2 Years
Knowledge of Enterprise Architecture frameworks, such as TOGAF, and experience customizing these to the needs of an enterprise Required 7 Years
Experience using the ArchiMate modeling language to model & explain Motivation/Strategy/Business/Application/Technology/Implementation/ Required 
Migration layers and relationships Required 3 Years
Experience developing IT policies, standards, and other architectural guidance Required 7 Years
Experience facilitating roadmap planning sessions and creating roadmaps Required 7 Years
Experience using Enterprise Architecture tools, such as Bizzdesign Horizzon Required 2 Years
Experience evolving Enterprise Architecture practices to support Agile delivery teams Required 3 Years
Certification or experience with Scaled Agile Framework Desired 2 Years
Experience providing enterprise architecture support for migrating large legacy systems to modern platforms Required 5 Years
Experience providing enterprise architecture support for mergers and acquisitions Desired 2 Years
Working knowledge of data, security, and technology architecture domains Required 4 Years
Understanding of application architecture styles and concepts, such as microservices, event-driven, N-tier, web-queue-worker, API management Required 5 Years
Working knowledge of software patterns, such as APIs, SOA, microservices, event-driven Required 5 Years
Understanding of cloud technologies (SaaS, IaaS, PaaS) and hybrid solutions that interface with on-premises systems Required 5 Years
Experience evaluating emerging technologies for recommended use in innovative opportunities that enable business strategy Required 5 Years
Experience designing and documenting large IT systems containing heterogeneous technologies and multiple systems integrations points Required 10 Years
Experience designing or building IT solutions that adhere to multiple industry standards, compliance, regulatory requirements, &/or tech standards Required 10 Years
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks with changing priorities in a cross-functional environment Required 10 Years
Ability to gain situational and contextual intelligence of the political climate to successfully navigate obstacles and politics Required 5 Years
Experience working in the public sector (State government preferred) Desired 2 Years

Thanks & Regards,
Manoj E
IT Recruiter
Lucid Technologies Inc
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