ACLED · 1 day ago

Enterprise Architect -REMOTE

Washington, DC

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

5+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Produce and maintain the Technology Architecture Current State Documentation

Produce and maintain the Technology Architecture 3 to 5 year Blueprints and Roadmaps

Collaborate with the business stakeholders to ensure alignment of Technology Blueprints and Roadmaps to the Business Strategies and Plans

Manage and oversee the implementation of the Technology Architecture migration paths from Current State (“as is”) to the various Target States (“to be”)

Document and demonstrably show a reduction in the Technical Debt, year-on-year

Create and maintain all required Technology Architecture artefacts from Blueprints, Application to Business Function mappings, Metadata through to the Conceptual, Logical and Physical data models

Ensure best practice Data Governance principles are implemented as per DAMA frameworks

The formation and leadership of the new Technology & Architecture team

The technology relationship with third-party suppliers working alongside the respective business relationship owners, ensuring third-party suppliers align to Technology Architecture Blueprints

Development of Architectural Policies, Procedures, and Standards

Maintain and share awareness of emerging technologies and implement as required

Ensure the core data process flow has appropriate contingency and failover

Ensure the Technology Architecture balances risk and reward to give value for money

Qualification

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Enterprise ArchitectureData ArchitectureTechnical LeadershipTOGAFZachmanData GovernanceApplication DevelopmentTechnical ImplementationTechnical Debt ManagementBusiness Strategy AlignmentContingency PlanningTeam ManagementEnglish FluencyEmerging Technologies

Required

A minimum of 5 years of experience within an Enterprise Architecture role with demonstrable successful implementations

A clear and effective communicator, leader, and flexible team player within a global team

The ability to sell the benefits of technology and change to business stakeholders

An effective negotiator with good powers of persuasion and ability to manage differing views

Successful history of running global technology teams

Efficient ‘can do’ approach

Pragmatic experience in using enterprise frameworks such as TOGAF and Zachman

A solid development background with experience covering all the application layers across all the phases of the development lifecycle, with focus on design and implementation, particularly within the data layer.

Desire to contribute to the mission of a non-profit organization focused on international conflict

Fluency in English

University degree in information technology, mathematics, engineering, computer science, statistics, or a related field