Hybrid Work - Need Enterprise/Platform Architect in Richmond VA

Schedule: Mostly Remote in Richmond, VA (WILL HAVE TO WORK ONSITE AT LEAST 1 DAY A MONTH)

Interview: ONSITE (No flexibility on this)

Length: 6 month contract with rolling extensions.

JOB DESCRIPTION

• 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
• 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.