Enterprise Architect (Remote) Position Available In Kennebec, Maine

Enterprise Architect (Remote) at GovCIO in Augusta, Maine, United States Job Description Overview GovCIO is currently hiring for an Enterprise Architect to support a cloud-based Master Data Management system within Veteran Affairs. This position will be fully remote located within the United States. The candidate should have experience with a civil agency, preferably Veterans Affairs. The Enterprise Architect is responsible for the creation, maintenance and management of IT architecture models and their lower-level components. They are also required to interpret, use, and apply information contained within IT architecture to inform a range of business improvement activities, particularly those involved in the design, development, enhancement, and maintenance of IT support systems. You will be challenged with taking helping a client translate their business strategy into an information technology systems architecture that support the strategy. You must understand the customers business needs and objectives while still being able to delve into nitty-gritty technology issues. Responsibilities Consults with customer to determine functional and technical requirements of new system functionality, maintaining and documenting current functionality and supporting the development teams in understanding and implementing these concepts. + Lead large-scale implementation oversight and hands on contributions to the software design, development, and integration on a micro-service, API based, Master Data Management (MDM) project. + Contribute to larger projects in the role of senior technologist. + Develop project scoping and estimating for solutions, including API Gateway integration/implementation and partner onboarding. + Develop and share best practices for solutions. + Manage quality of delivery across projects through risk mitigation strategies. + Participate in the development of conceptual and logical architectures. + Resolve integration and interfacing issues between various back-end systems including direct support to Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Teams during Production related concerns. + Optimize application performance and scalability. + Support IT strategy development, maintenance and monitoring including strategic road mapping across the potential integration partners. + Provide solution architecture guidance through direct, sprint by sprint engagement with development, testing, and O&M teams. + Perform solution architecture review and approval at Design, Release Planning, Test Readiness, and Operational Readiness Re