Recommends and participates in activities related to the design, development and maintenance of the Enterprise Architecture (EA) including design processes, architectural artifact requirements, and architectural best practices.
The Enterprise Architect leads the extended team in a collaborative manner, while driving to timelines and outputs.
Recommends and participates in the analysis, evaluation and development of enterprise long-term strategic and operating plans and delivery roadmaps, to ensure that the EA objectives are consistent with the enterprise’s long-term business objectives, adjusting and refining as necessary.
Recommends and participates in the development of data management strategy, data architecture, and data governance processes.
Recommends and participates in the design and implementation of standards, tools and methodologies, and then leads adoption.
Identifies and recommends areas appropriate for further study and participates in any Proof of Concept projects required to thoroughly investigate architectural possibilities and strengthen arguments for their adoption.
Takes responsibility for effective communications artifacts to help general understanding of the concepts and their applicability and value.
Effectively collaborates with projects to review the objectives and constraints of each solution across the Medicaid enterprise and determines conformance with the EA, SOA, and software engineering patterns.
Recommends and explains the most suitable technical architecture and defines the solution at a high level.
Ensures that technology solutions are properly secured, according to Identity Management and Access Control standards.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline
8+ years enterprise architecture experience
Highly knowledgeable on applicable industry and government standards and frameworks such as TOGAF, ITIL, ISO standards, FEA, MITA, etc.
Experience with developing architecture models in the Health and Human Services sector, using industry standard tools and notations (e.g SparxEA, ArchiMate)
Desired – Experience in Data Management, Data Architecture, and Data Governance in the context of Health and Human Services
Desired – A rudimentary understanding of cloud architecture and implementation patterns
Ability to quickly grasp complex technical concepts
Excellent English communication skills (written and verbal)
Ability to collaborate closely with others; ability to prevent or reduce conflict