Enterprise Architect - Remote

Summary: The Enterprise Architect role involves developing and maintaining enterprise reference architectures and standards while leading modernization efforts for legacy systems. The position requires collaboration with stakeholders to ensure alignment with business goals and citizen engagement, as well as providing technical guidance to development teams. The architect will also oversee integrations with platforms like Salesforce and Azure, ensuring compliance with security frameworks and regulations. This role is primarily remote or hybrid, based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and classified as outside IR35.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, publish, and maintain enterprise reference architectures and standards.
• Lead modernization planning for transitioning legacy systems to cloud-native or hybrid architectures.
• Architect and oversee integrations with enterprise platforms such as Salesforce, Appian, and Azure.
• Design secure, scalable cloud solutions aligned with Commonwealth security frameworks, federal regulations, and industry best practices.
• Collaborate with agency stakeholders to ensure architecture aligns with business goals and citizen engagement needs.
• Provide technical guidance and solution oversight to development teams and project managers.
• Define and promote data interoperability strategies across multiple systems while ensuring compliance with record retention and protection policies.
• Research and recommend emerging technologies to improve service delivery, reporting, and efficiency.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation, roadmaps, and architectural standards.
• Bridge the gap between technical and non-technical stakeholders by communicating complex technical strategies in a comprehensible manner.
• Support architecture governance by reviewing and validating solution architectures, ensuring compliance with enterprise policies and guiding technology decision-making.
• Develop business capability models and ensure roadmaps align with strategic goals, regulatory mandates, and citizen service objectives.
• Collaborate across business, data, application, and technical domains to deliver holistic solutions that integrate seamlessly across the enterprise.
• Influence without direct authority, serving as a trusted advisor to IT leadership, business partners, and project teams.

Key Skills:

• Six years of professional information technology experience and a bachelor’s degree; or ten years of professional information technology experience; or an equivalent combination of experience and training.
• Experience with application development and modernization.
• Knowledge of enterprise reference architectures and technology standards.
• API design and secure system integrations.
• Cloud solution architecture (preferably Azure).
• Developing and executing technology roadmaps that align technical domains with business objectives.
• Translating complex technical concepts into actionable guidance for diverse stakeholders.
• Certifications such as TOGAF 9.x, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or Salesforce Certified Application Architect (preferred).
• Experience in state or federal government environments (preferred).
• Familiarity with low-code platforms, especially Appian (case management, workflows, and regulatory systems) (preferred).
• Familiarity with Salesforce, geospatial systems, or regulatory data standards (preferred).

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Harrisburg

Country: USA

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT