Business Architect

Softthink Solutions

  • Reston, Virginia
  • 24 days ago

    Highlights

    In an industry that’s constantly reinventing itself, STSI challenges its team members and consultants with engagements that involve specialized services and advanced IT solutions – applying agile development principles, methodical planning, creative thinking, and continuous learning. • Partner with Marketing, Digital, Technology, and Data teams to define and evolve the marketing business architecture, including capabilities, value streams, processes, and information flows.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationReston, Virginia
    Websitewww.softthink.com

    Description

    Job Title: Business Architect
    Work Authorization: US Citizen
    Location: Reston, Virginia

    Key Responsibilities

    • Partner with Marketing, Digital, Technology, and Data teams to define and evolve the marketing business architecture, including capabilities, value streams, processes, and information flows.
    • Translate marketing strategy, customer experience goals, and business requirements into clear architectural models, roadmaps, and solution designs.
    • Support the definition, design, and governance of marketing platforms and applications (e.g., CMS, Martech, analytics, personalization, CRM, and AI-enabled solutions).
    • Establish and maintain marketing-specific frameworks, standards, guidelines, procedures, and policies aligned with enterprise architecture principles.
    • Collaborate closely with support, engineering, and implementation teams to ensure architectural alignment throughout delivery.
    • Track project and program progress, clearly reporting status, risks, dependencies, blockers, and scope changes to stakeholders.
    • Manage multiple concurrent workstreams across marketing initiatives, ensuring priorities, dependencies, and deliverables are clearly defined and met.
    • Monitor and balance resource allocation across marketing programs, proactively identifying capacity constraints and recommending adjustments.
    • Lead business process analysis and optimization efforts for marketing operations, content workflows, campaign execution, and digital experience delivery.
    • Identify gaps, inefficiencies, and opportunities to improve speed-to-market, quality, governance, and scalability within marketing processes.
    • Drive adoption of agile and product-based delivery models within marketing and digital teams

    Required Qualifications
    • Experience with ARIS or another Enterprise Process Repository to capture and manage business processes is preferred
    • Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Marketing, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field (Master’s preferred).
    • 8+ years of experience in business architecture, marketing technology, digital transformation, or related disciplines.
    • Strong leadership, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills with the ability to influence without direct authority.
    • Proven experience working in agile and/or scrum environments, partnering with product owners and delivery teams.
    • Expertise in business process analysis, capability modeling, and requirements definition within a marketing or digital context.
    • Solid understanding of marketing technologies, digital platforms, and data-driven marketing concepts; comfortable collaborating with engineering teams and understanding technical trade-offs.
    • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate complex ideas into clear, executive-ready insights
    Compensation: $45.00 - $55.00 per hour




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