Technical Enterprise Architect - 100% Remote (REF1661D)

Company Description

Citizant is a leading provider of professional IT services to the U.S. government. We seek to address some of our country’s most pressing challenges in the areas of Agile application development, Enterprise Data Management, Enterprise Architecture, and Program Management support services – focusing on the U.S. Departments of Homeland Security and Treasury. We strive to hire only ethical, talented, passionate, and committed “A Players” who already align with the company’s core values: Drive, Excellence, Reputation, Responsibility, and a Better Future. No matter how large we grow, Citizant will retain its collaborative, supportive, small-company culture, where successful team effort to address external and internal customer challenges is valued above all individual contributions.

Job Description

The Technical Enterprise Architect is a recognized technology SME and expert in both Enterprise Architecture and Strategic Planning. They use their expertise in injecting enterprise architecture considerations of strategic value being delivered and readiness (people, process, technology). They apply business management practices and industry requirements to provide highly technical and specialized guidance concerning IT solutions to complex information processing problems.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Leads Agile Enterprise Architecture teams.
• Develop and maintain IT Modernization Plans.
• Analyze and document business architectures
• Define plans to transition from the current state to the target state of IT architecture
• Identify challenges/impacts/risks associated with IT changes and determine mitigations.
• Establish, refine, and enforce governance for architecture alignment.
• Aligns technology implementations with the enterprise mission
• Develops enterprise architecture artifacts such as current and target state business process models and data models
• Evaluates business needs against technology trends
• Develops strategies for aligning organizations with mission needs
• Facilitate strategic discussions with senior IT leaders and communications/outreach to IT and non-IT communities.
• Leverage knowledge of emerging technologies and industry practices to enhance the solution delivery experience for consumers and developers.
• Experience in Enterprise Architecture, focusing on applying EA concepts to create effective transition plans and investments.
• Experience conducting cost-benefit analysis, risk assessments, and analysis of alternatives (AoA)
• Experience working with ServiceNow and ins-pi

Qualifications

• 10 years of relevant working experience 
• Must have significant experience working with the Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework (FEAF).
• Experience working with the COBIT framework
• Must have strong communication skills (both written and verbal) and be comfortable communicating with executives, managers, and technical resources.
• Must have experience supporting the Federal Government.
• Experience in Enterprise Architecture, focusing on applying EA concepts to create effective transition plans and investments.
• Experience working with senior leadership to align technology investments with strategic goals
• Experienced with applied engineering methodologies and principles to conduct major enterprise-wide business process evaluation and modernization projects.

Desired Skillset:

• Experience with Agile Product Management 

Education: 

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology or related field of study (Master’s degree preferred)

Clearance Requirement: 

• Must be a US Citizen and live in the contiguous 48 states
• Must have the ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance.

Salary Range:

• $210,000k (depending on experience)

Additional Information

Citizant strives to be an employer of choice in the Washington metropolitan area. Citizant associates accept challenging and rewarding work and in return receive excellent compensation and benefits, as well as the opportunity for personal and professional development.
Citizant is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.