Technology Enterprise Architecture Leader

The IT Enterprise Architecture Leader works with members of a world class team to translate DART business strategy and processes into well-defined future capabilities and technology plans to achieve DARTs mission. Engaging business and enterprise systems leaders on a daily basis requires leveraging strong communication and facilitation skills. The leader of an architecture community of practice has the responsibility for the continual development, management, communication, and governance of the DART Architecture. Responsibility for managing a team of architects to ensure that best practices are following in strategically developing and enhancing the DART digital ecosystem.

• Manages the Enterprise Architecture team, directs work assignments, and initiates personnel actions, including hiring, reviewing, promoting, and counseling in order to maintain a qualified and motivated staff.
• Develops individual staff development plans and performance management reviews.
• Coaches, guides, and mentors Architects to be more effective in consulting, designing, and prototyping feasible solutions in an Agile environment.
• Standardizes patterns, strategies for solving common problems, and supports the CIO vision in creating reference models that ultimately deliver the technology to DART and its business ecosystem.
• Delivers prototypes and Proofs of Value for the future state of technology. Demonstrates thought leadership and innovation with an emphasis on emerging technologies, industry innovation that can drive profitability, productivity, and efficiency.
• Establishes technical best practices and frameworks for the technical workforce at the agency including ITIL, SDLC, and other industry best practices.
• Responsible for the development and implementation of standards, procedures, and processes for the systems and technology.
• Defines and shapes business and operating models, identify risks and opportunities, and create roadmaps.
• Provides guidance on technical design alternatives, including build vs. buy decisions.
• Manages the technology architectural repository; identifies and evaluate emerging technologies and their feasibility and viability in achieving targeted business outcomes.
• Leads efforts to simplify creation and management of application stacks through templates and automated actions.
• Participates in the development of requisitions, bids, specifications, and the negotiation, administration, and evaluation of contracts for equipment and services.
• Provide 5-star customer service and meet Agency service level agreements (SLA).
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration or a related field.
• Eight (8) years of Enterprise Architecture experience, preferably with a specialization in building scalable internet applications as well as a thorough understanding of the end-to-end architecture stack, architectural design patterns and anti-patterns to include four (4) years of experience managing a professional staff.
• Knowledge of budget development/analysis, and operational cost factors.
• Proficiency of PC software applications to include Microsoft Office or other related software applications.
• Must be able to work variable hours, to include emergency response to outages.
• Must be able to perform work from remote locations as needed.
• Must be able to work in an on-call rotation.
• Must maintain all certification(s) required for this position.
• Pass a physical (medical) examination that includes a drug screen in order to operate DART non-revenue vehicles.
• Ability to be dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers.
• Gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services.
• Acts with customers in mind.
• Establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
• Ability to write clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication settings and styles.
• Can get messages across that have the desired effect.
• Ability to step up to conflicts, seeing them as opportunities. Read situations quickly.
• Good at focused listening. Can hammer out tough agreements and settle disputes equitably. Can find common ground and get cooperation with minimum noise.
• Ability to blend people into teams when needed. Creates strong morale and spirit in his/her team. Shares wins and successes.
• Fosters open dialogue. Let's people finish and be responsible for their work. Defines success in terms of the whole team.
• Creates a feeling of belonging in the team.
• Ability to provide challenging and stretching tasks and assignments. Holds frequent development discussions. Is aware of career goals for each direct report.
• Constructs compelling development plans and executes them. Is a people builder. Ability to accurately scope out length and difficulty of tasks and projects.
• Sets objectives and goals. Breaks down work into the process steps.
• Develops schedules and task/people assignments. Anticipates and adjusts for problems and roadblocks. Measures performance against goals.
• Evaluates results. Ability to use rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions.
• Can see hidden problems. Is excellent at honest analysis. Looks beyond the obvious and does not stop at the first answers.
• Ability to marshal resources to get things done; uses resources effectively and efficiently; can orchestrate multiple activities at once to accomplish a goal.
• Ability to quickly develop technical understanding; is good at learning new industry, company or technical knowledge.
• Analytical and creative skills to find solutions to complex interpersonal, technical and administrative problems.
• Ability to read a situation quickly. Good at focused listening. Can effectively negotiate difficult agreements and settle disputes equitably.
• Can find common ground and get cooperation with minimum noise.

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