Senior Enterprise Architect - IT - Healthcare

Inspired Thinking. Powerful Results.

Vangent is a leading global provider of Consulting, Systems Integration, Human Capital Management and Business Process Outsourcing services to government, commercial, education, and healthcare organizations. What sets us apart is not only our depth and breadth of capabilities, but also our approach to providing high-value, end-to-end solutions for our customers. We design, build and operate mission-critical systems to ensure our customers’ success by combining the right people, technology and knowledge. We take on our customers’ most complex challenges and deliver exceptional results at a predictable cost.

Vangent is a diverse, prosperous and rewarding place to work, where our employees are provided with competitive benefits, educational assistance and career growth opportunities. Every employee is valued for their talents and contributions, and takes pride in doing work that shapes the impact of services to our customers, aiding in the overall success of the company.

We Welcome Your Innovation!

The Enterprise Architect will provide expertise and direction in implementing enterprise architecture practices at a large Federal Agency.  She/he will be responsible for leading and engaging in enterprise architecture governance and strategic planning activities, as well as in conducting architecture development activities to capture/design segment business processes, data, systems, services, technology and performance aspects.

Responsibilities:

• Organize and conduct EA governance group activities.
• Propose approach for better integration of EA/CPIC/Budget functions within the Federal Agency.
• Propose approach for better alignment of Agency investments to cross-cutting government initiatives (e.g. ARRA), and recommend EA process improvements to support this alignment.
• Organize and conduct IT Strategic Planning and Segment Transition Planning workshops and other related activities-Maintain the IRM Strategic Plan and propose approach for better alignment of IT strategic planning activities with business strategy planning activities.
• Maintain the Enterprise Transition Strategy and update it as Segment Architecture Transition Plans are finalized.
• Lead the design of a segment architecture that:
  • is tightly integrated with the business strategy and the business, information and technical architectures,
  • integrates structured and unstructured data to support business requirements, and
  • enables information integration and interoperability across key systems
• Coordinate inter-disciplinary groups (contractors and federal staff) for the development and maintenance of segment architecture transition plans, in accordance to the OMB planning and reporting requirements for federal agencies.
• Develop segment architecture deliverables according to FSAM
• Define/refine segment architecture development methodologies.
• Define/refine enterprise architecture standards and procedures.  
• Stay current on OMB EA Assessment frameworks, OMB segment architecture requirements, OMB memos and circulars (e.g., A-11, A-300), FSAM, PART.
• Stay current on EA frameworks (FEAF, Zachman, TOGAF, DODAF, others).
• Stay current on industry trends and developments in enterprise architecture.

Requirements:

• BA/BS in Computer Science, MS,  Engineering or related fields
• Master’s degree in software or systems engineering, computer science, information systems management, MBA or the equivalent highly preferred
• At least 10 years progressive experience in enterprise architectures with emphasis on enterprise architecture in the federal government.
• In-depth knowledge of: OMB EA Assessment frameworks, OMB segment architecture requirements, OMB memos and circulars (e.g., A-11, A-300), FSAM, PART.
• Demonstrated ability to emerge as "trusted advisor" for executive-level IT clients.
• Hands-on experience with EA frameworks: FEAF, Zachman, TOGAF, DODAF, others. (min. 6 yrs)
• Proven experience in analyzing and modeling data architectures and process architectures. Business Process Modeling ' BPMN or UML Activity Diagram
• 6+ years of experience in developing and implementing IT architecture plans, information architecture integration standard and guidelines, software development methodologies and strategic plans.
• Strong leadership skills to indirectly manage across functional teams toward common solutions.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills-ability to explain and document the enterprise architecture to diverse audiences (technical, business, etc).
• Highly self-directed and able to manage and prioritize multiple concurrent and competing challenges, issues, ambiguities, and contradictions.
• Demonstrated team-player with results oriented track record.

Enjoy Your Rewards!

Vangent has been recognized nationally and internationally with dozens of best-in-class awards. We know we owe our success to employees and continually reward their efforts. In addition to the satisfaction that comes from being part of an award-winning team, we help our employees develop winning professional skills and reward them accordingly:

• Competitive salaries
• Generous benefits
• Employee discounts
• Scheduling flexibility
• Continuing education
• Career advancement

Apply today for consideration at our world-class organization!