Principal Domain Architect - IT Infrastructure / Systems Integration

PRINCIPAL DOMAIN ARCHITECT

IT INFRASTRUCTURE / SYSTEM INTEGRATION

ALTA IT Services has a contract to hire opening for a Principal Domain Architect to support a Reston, VA-based health insurance company. This is hybrid position with periodic meetings expected in Reston, VA. Candidates

should live within the DMV area.

HOURLY RATE: $100/HR. RANGE

CONVERSION SALARY: $200,000 annually plus benefits.

PURPOSE:
Drives enterprise optimization by introducing capabilities (inclusive of all functions) for their domain of responsibility utilizing in-depth knowledge and expert skills to advance domain strategies. Translates business needs for the domain into architectural solutions that meet performance, reliability, and security expectations. Applies enterprise roadmaps, principles, standards, and practices to drive their domain strategies and execution.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

·        Architecture and Strategy Development: Leads preparation of infrastructure architecture viewpoints and models depicting current, target, and interim states.

·        Use current state viewpoints to identify and analyze pain points and opportunities (PPOs).

·        Lead advanced modeling and analysis to meet the strategic needs of the organization with respect to system, information, functional/non-functional needs, performance, and security/regulatory requirements.

·        Create and utilize architecture patterns and ensure alignment with IT strategies and reference architectures.

·        Ensure target state alignment and integration across architecture domains. Ensure upstream alignment / traceability to business needs via business architecture and downstream alignment / traceability with solution building blocks.

·        Leads the extension / enhancement of infrastructure architecture strategies, standards, and guidelines.

Architecture Consulting: Serve as consultative resource to Infrastructure, Operations & Security (IO&S) leadership and corporate technical teams, business units, and external partners that are creating/developing/maintaining system designs in areas such as infrastructure, security, operations, integration, disaster recovery, and network management spanning multiple heterogeneous platforms. Advises Infrastructure leadership on transitioning to hybrid cloud architecture and impact on existing capabilities, process, and skillsets.

Architecture Management and Planning: Leads design, engineering, and implementation of assets for internal use in solutions to improve solution quality; collaborate through implementation phase.

·        Leads peer reviews and represent the infrastructure architecture domain in briefings to the Architecture Review Board.

·        Oversees publishing and maintenance of viewpoints / work products in the architecture repository, ensuring they are organized, accurate, and accessible.

·        Dispositions stakeholder comments / feedback received via project and non-project channels.

·        Ensures that regulatory and compliance issues are addressed in solutions.

·        Leads infrastructure assessments for most complex new / proposed projects for architecture impacts in support of annual planning, resource estimation, and alignment with IT strategy and enterprise architecture.

·        Provide input to project, product, and enterprise technology roadmaps.

·        Provide regular reporting on progress, issues, and opportunities related to infrastructure architecture.
Solution / Vendor Selection: Represent the infrastructure architecture domain in the drafting of RFIs/RFPs and the evaluation / scoring of vendor proposals.

·        Leads collaboration with other teams (business and technical), key stakeholders, and partners to understand needs to maximize architecture impact and address technical limitations.

·        Leads the evaluation/selection of a solution design that aligns with IT strategies, standards, and guidelines.
 

Infrastructure Operations Support: Provide technical leadership and direction on infrastructure and system integration matters, diagnosis / prevention of production problems, and assistance with communication of incident impacts to business and customers.

·        Serve as primary representative / expert on core technologies for Disaster Recovery integration with the changing technical landscape.

·        Develop and implement Operating and Service Level Agreements as well as implementation of ITIL processes, procedures, and disciplines.

Practice Improvement: Leads the development / enhancement of infrastructure architecture methods and tools. Ensures the alignment / integration of infrastructure architecture processes / deliverables with those of other architecture domains and SDLC disciplines. Leads development of infrastructure related communications / education materiel for use with stakeholders and architecture / SDLC partners.

Emerging Technology and Innovation: Leads research emerging domain trends to determine their relevancy and fit for the organization.

QUALIFICATIONS:

·        Education Level: Bachelor's Degree; Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field

·        Experience: 10 years of experience in Architecture Domain

·        In lieu of a Bachelor's degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required in addition to the required work experience.

·        Experience developing integrated roadmaps aligned with business, product, and architecture strategies.

·        Experience elaborating architecture strategies to develop comprehensive action plans for adoption.

·        Experience developing future state vision, strategies, roadmaps, patterns, and standards.

·        Experience development of domain strategies and roadmaps (i.e., application, infrastructure, security, or similar).

·        Experience collaborating with procurement, legal and audit on vendor/technology selection.
Proficiency in MS Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel, and Visio.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

·        Advanced degree

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES (KSAS)

·        Ability to motivate and influence others so that project objectives are met in a timely manner. , Expert.

·        Ability to collaborate with stakeholders to develop high quality solutions. , Expert.

·        Ability to coach, delegate, and develop architects and engineers., Expert.

·        Ability to managing cross-domain architecture solutions and issues., Expert.

·        Expertise with domain related architecture frameworks, methods, and tools., Expert

·        Effective organizational, interpersonal/relationship management, analytical, communications (written and verbal) and collaboration., Expert.

·        Experience using architecture modeling tools (i.e., Orbus Infinity or similar).
 

The incumbent is required to immediately disclose any debarment, exclusion, or other event that makes them ineligible to perform work directly or indirectly on Federal health care programs. Must be able to effectively work in a fast-paced environment with frequently changing priorities, deadlines, and workloads that can be variable for long periods of time. Must be able to meet established deadlines and handle multiple customer service demands from internal and external customers, within set expectations for service excellence. Must be able to effectively communicate and provide positive customer service to every internal and external customer, including customers who may be demanding or otherwise challenging.

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS

·        Certified System Architect Upon Hire Pref

·        Professional certification(s) relevant to infrastructure architecture (i.e., AWS Certified Solutions Architect –

·        Professional, or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional, AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty,

·        ITIL4 Specialist, ITIL 4 Strategist, or similar).

HOURLY RATE: $100/HR. Range. Benefits available. 

For consideration, please contact Melissa McNally via mmcnally@altaits.com

ALTA IT Services is an owned subsidiary of System One, a leading provider of specialized workforce solutions and integrated services. ALTA is an established leader in IT Staffing and Services, for both government and commercial enterprises across the United States, specializing in Program & Project Management, Application Development, Cybersecurity, Data & Advanced Analytics, and Agile Transformation Services.

ALTA IT Services is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, gender, age, color, religion, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other factor.