Lorven Technologies
Enterprise/Platform Architect - Richmond, VA - Hybrid
Lorven Technologies, Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23214
Position:
Enterprise/Platform Architect
Location: Richmond, VA - Hybrid
Contract Position
Both Web Cam and In Person Interview
*Local candidates only please*Candidate must also be able to work onsite at least once a month
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Information Technology Division (ITD) is seeking an enterprise/platform architect to join the VDOT Enterprise Architecture team. This individual will work with key members to balance and prioritize current operational demands, disruptions, and opportunities with the longer-term strategic vision of the organization. Furthermore the enterprise/platform architect provides technology guidance, road maps, principles, standards, and best practices.
Responsibilities• Provides direction, guidance, and definition of IT Platform architecture to effectively support VDOT's IT and business strategy.• Supports all architectural disciplines and champions architectural initiatives.• Reviews existing business processes and establishes metrics to improve business processes, as well as support of all architectural disciplines under their direction.• Works on highly complex projects that require in-depth knowledge across multiple specialized architecture domains.• Aligns architecture strategy with business goals.• Defines, explains, and advocates technology strategy.• Develops and communicates architectural policies, standards, guidelines, and procedures.• Promotes the EA process, outcomes, and results to the organization and senior leadership.• Reviews and/or analyzes and develops architectural requirements as needed for the organization.• Ensures the conceptual completeness of the technical solutions.• Leads teams in developing technology plans.• Consults with project teams to fit projects to enterprise architecture, as well as to identify when it is necessary to modify the enterprise architecture.• Ensures recommendations are based on business relevance, appropriate timing, and deployment.• Collaborates with project management and IT leaders to ensure progress towards architectural alignment with project goals and requirements.• Preferred experience includes Esri's GIS tools and platform.
Skill
Required / Desired
Amount
of Experience
Experience in technical, substantive and methodological issues related to design architecture for new or emerging solutions and technologies.
Required
10
Years
Experience in defining enterprise metadata standards and an enterprise taxonomy
Required
4
Years
Experience with various aspects of enterprise architecture with knowledge of one or more formalized frameworks such as NASCIO, TOGAF, FEAF
Required
10
Years
Experience applying application/software/systems development methodologies including agile approaches
Required
10
Years
IT and business/industry work experience including architecture design and deployment, systems lifecycle management, and infrastructure planning and o
Required
10
Years
Experience with Esri's GIS tools and platforms
Highly desired
3
Years
Experience in cloud application (Azure/AWS) /GIS architecture.
Required
10
Years
experience in SaaS (Software as a Service) architecture
Required
5
Years
Competency with XML constructs and schemas. experience with API protocols and schemas such as SOAP and REST
Required
10
Years
Partner with architects, other technical team members and to develop roadmaps and strategies to support agency KPIs?
Required
7
Years
Create overall application and solution architectures, component designs, and systems integration and implementations for a particular business sols
Required
10
Years
Enterprise/Platform Architect
Location: Richmond, VA - Hybrid
Contract Position
Both Web Cam and In Person Interview
*Local candidates only please*Candidate must also be able to work onsite at least once a month
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Information Technology Division (ITD) is seeking an enterprise/platform architect to join the VDOT Enterprise Architecture team. This individual will work with key members to balance and prioritize current operational demands, disruptions, and opportunities with the longer-term strategic vision of the organization. Furthermore the enterprise/platform architect provides technology guidance, road maps, principles, standards, and best practices.
Responsibilities• Provides direction, guidance, and definition of IT Platform architecture to effectively support VDOT's IT and business strategy.• Supports all architectural disciplines and champions architectural initiatives.• Reviews existing business processes and establishes metrics to improve business processes, as well as support of all architectural disciplines under their direction.• Works on highly complex projects that require in-depth knowledge across multiple specialized architecture domains.• Aligns architecture strategy with business goals.• Defines, explains, and advocates technology strategy.• Develops and communicates architectural policies, standards, guidelines, and procedures.• Promotes the EA process, outcomes, and results to the organization and senior leadership.• Reviews and/or analyzes and develops architectural requirements as needed for the organization.• Ensures the conceptual completeness of the technical solutions.• Leads teams in developing technology plans.• Consults with project teams to fit projects to enterprise architecture, as well as to identify when it is necessary to modify the enterprise architecture.• Ensures recommendations are based on business relevance, appropriate timing, and deployment.• Collaborates with project management and IT leaders to ensure progress towards architectural alignment with project goals and requirements.• Preferred experience includes Esri's GIS tools and platform.
Skill
Required / Desired
Amount
of Experience
Experience in technical, substantive and methodological issues related to design architecture for new or emerging solutions and technologies.
Required
10
Years
Experience in defining enterprise metadata standards and an enterprise taxonomy
Required
4
Years
Experience with various aspects of enterprise architecture with knowledge of one or more formalized frameworks such as NASCIO, TOGAF, FEAF
Required
10
Years
Experience applying application/software/systems development methodologies including agile approaches
Required
10
Years
IT and business/industry work experience including architecture design and deployment, systems lifecycle management, and infrastructure planning and o
Required
10
Years
Experience with Esri's GIS tools and platforms
Highly desired
3
Years
Experience in cloud application (Azure/AWS) /GIS architecture.
Required
10
Years
experience in SaaS (Software as a Service) architecture
Required
5
Years
Competency with XML constructs and schemas. experience with API protocols and schemas such as SOAP and REST
Required
10
Years
Partner with architects, other technical team members and to develop roadmaps and strategies to support agency KPIs?
Required
7
Years
Create overall application and solution architectures, component designs, and systems integration and implementations for a particular business sols
Required
10
Years