Enterprise Architect III-ORCA

Salary range is $128k to $242k, with a midpoint of $185k. New hires typically receive between minimum and midpoint, however, we may go slightly higher based on experience, internal equity and market.

Sound Transit also offers a competitive benefits package with a wide range of offerings, including:

• Health Benefits: We offer two choices of medical plans, a dental plan, and a vision plan all at no cost for employee coverage; comprehensive benefits for employees and eligible dependents, including a spouse or domestic partner.
• Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Retirement Plans: 401a - 10% of employee contribution with a 12% match by Sound Transit; 457b - up to IRS maximum (employee only contribution).
• Paid Time Off: Employees accrue 25 days of paid time off annually with increases at four, eight and twelve years of service. Employees at the director level and up accrue additional days. We also observe 12 paid holidays and provide up to 2 paid floating holidays and up to 2 paid volunteer days per year.
• Parental Leave: 12 weeks of parental leave for new parents.
• Pet Insurance.
• ORCA Card: All full-time employees will receive an ORCA card at no cost.
• Tuition Reimbursement: Sound Transit will pay up to $5,000 annually for approved tuition expenses.
• Inclusive Reproductive Health Support Services.
• Compensation Practices: We offer competitive salaries based on market rates and internal equity. In addition to compensation and benefits, you'll find that we provide work-life balance, opportunities for professional development and recognition from your colleagues.

GENERAL PURPOSE:

Under general direction, plans and leads technology processes to create strategy that guides business and technology change to the desired future state, focusing on holistic, secure, and sustainable capabilities and solutions, aligned to agency strategy; monitor and plan agency responses to emerging risks and disruptions; furthers the architecture discipline for the agency; and continually improves enterprise architecture, and the services and value it provides.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

The following duties are a representative summary of the primary duties and responsibilities. Incumbent(s) may not be required to perform all duties listed and may be required to perform additional, position-specific duties.

• Lead the operation and ongoing improvement of an architecture discipline.
• Support the delivery of regional ORCA strategic needs by supporting and overseeing progress towards a fare payment technology strategy.
• Lead collaboration across ORCA domains as it relates to ORCA system architecture, including but not limited to: System Operations, Financial Management, Information Security, and Business Operations.
• Support the creation of principles, policies, and standards; and ensure a reliable and sustainable technology future through direct or indirect application of thereof.
• Lead the creation of an Enterprise Architect (EA) knowledge base and by continually improving your use of appropriate frameworks (such as ArchiMate and TOGAF).
• Support remediation efforts related to asset or capability gaps and risks.
• Support the creation of ORCA Phase II solution strategies and proposals; lead performance and oversight of the delivery of other architecture services.
• Support the selection of strategic and major technology components and capabilities.
• Support the creation of risk plans to emerging asset or capability risks for the ORCA region.
• Seek opportunities to standardize and improve existing and future technology systems and processes.
• Seek to continually improve architectural services, functions, and processes.
• Support the evaluation of fare payment and related systems as it relates to applicable state and federal laws, internal audit or other compliance concerns and formulate tactics and strategy to remediate identified gaps.
• Maintains awareness of new trends and developments in payments, transit, and technology; and awareness of product management best practices.
• Provides support to the department on matters as directed.
• Work across all fare payment and related technology and business domains.
• Expected to engage broadly at a wide range of levels, including business and subject matter experts across the agencies and vendors, as well as executive engagement.
• Assist in the further establishment of the ORCA architecture discipline.
• Lead the creation of principles, policies, and standards across the fare payment and other related technology and business domains.
• Lead remediation efforts related to asset or capability gaps and risks in the fare payment and other related technology and business domains.
• Lead the creation of solution strategy and proposals in the fare payment and other related technology and business domains.
• Lead strategic discussions and assessments that recommend general technology direction across all fare payment and other related domains.
• Support the management of enterprise risk through participation in respective risk management committees.
• Support development of product roadmap, detailed product specifications, value propositions, launch plans, business cases, and success metrics within ORCA's product management framework.
• Engage with other EAs in Sound Transit Center of Excellence.
• Mentor and support other Enterprise Architect staff as needed.
• May manage outsourced EA work and may oversee outsourcing agreements.
• Set standards and practices for the creation and use of the EA knowledge base.
• Lead aspects of the creation of the EA knowledge base.
• Champions and models ROOT and Sound Transit's core values and demonstrates values-based behaviors in everyday interactions across the agency.
• Contributes to a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion in alignment with Sound Transit's Equity & Inclusion Policy.
• It is the responsibility of all employees to follow the Agency safety rules, regulations, and procedures pertaining to their assigned duties and responsibilities, which could include systems, operations, and/or other employees.
• It is the responsibility of all employees to integrate sustainability into everyday business practices.
• Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and Experience: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Business Management Information Systems, or closely related field. Eight years of progressive experience in a corporate IT environment, including specific enterprise architecture, solutions architecture, or enterprise systems design experience; Or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Strong technical knowledge of IT enterprise systems at all layers including packaged and custom applications, middleware, operating systems, databases, servers, network, and cloud.
• Concepts, principles, and practices of enterprise architecture.
• Strong understanding of business objectives, drivers, and principles, and how they relate to technology solutions.
• Business and technology strategy; developing architectural approach to meet both.
• Principles, practices, methods, and techniques used in IT systems architecture, design, implementation, and ongoing administration.
• Designing scalable and sustainable solutions.
• Some knowledge of agile product development methodology, including Agile Scrum methodologies and backlog/project management tools.
• Application Programming Interface (API) software specifications.
• Operational, delivery, strategic, and planning functions of IT including corporate business systems and transit systems.
• In depth understanding of key issues and success factors within an IT organization.
• Possesses a solid technology culture with a strong interest and ability in learning new technologies in both corporate business technologies and transit technologies.
• Senior level experience in systems design and architecture for large-scale enterprise solutions.
• Strong experience managing and leading change within an organization.
• Strong facilitation skills including conflict management, issue resolution, brokering agreements, and removing roadblocks.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills with the ability to coach and mentor others.
• Ability to advocate, promote, and sell ideas to achieve architectural goals, improve efficiency, and reduce complexity.
• Balancing technical knowledge and business acumen.
• Managing the goals and expectations of multiple stakeholders and working to ensure that solutions meet the needs and requirements of the diverse range of agencies.
• Experience modeling, analyzing, and prototyping alternate solutions.
• Continuous improvement.
• Developing architectural documents and presentations.
• Taking an overall enterprise viewpoint, developing solutions to maximize overall efficiency, and avoiding technology silos.
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with other department staff, management, vendors, outside agencies, community groups, and the general public.
• Working effectively under pressure, meeting deadlines, and adjusting to changing priorities.
• Strong oral and written communication skills for various individuals ranging from Agency employees, consultants, contractors, the general public, elected officials, community leaders, and local and state agencies.
• Researching, analyzing, and evaluating new service delivery methods and techniques.
• Working cooperatively with other departments, Agency officials, and outside agencies.
• Pertinent federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations.

Preferred Knowledge and Skills:

• Experience working as part of an enterprise architecture discipline.
• Leadership, budgetary, planning, and workforce management experience.
• Familiarity with TOGAF, ArchiMate, or equivalent framework.
• Familiarity with public procurement and related documents (RFPs, SOW, etc.).

Physical Demands / Work Environment:

• Work is performed in a hybrid office environment.
• The Agency promotes a safe and healthy work environment and provides appropriate safety and equipment training for all personnel as required.

Sound Transit is an equal employment opportunity employer. No person is unlawfully excluded from employment action based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), age, genetic information, disability, veteran status or other protected class.