Title: Enterprise Architect
State Role Title: Info Technology Specialist IV
Hiring Range: $124,000 - $149,000
Pay Band: 7
Agency: VA Information Tech Agency
Location: VA Information Technologies
Agency Website: https://www.vita.virginia.gov/
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties
The Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) is excited to offer a competitive opportunity to serve as an Enterprise Architect with the Enterprise and Security Architecture (EA) Division of the Commonwealth Security and Risk Management (CSRM) Directorate.
EA is classically linked to a planning function operating between strategy formulation and design while contributing to effective business decision making, and enterprise intra- and inter-operability.
This position supports VITA’s statutory responsibilities to oversee the coordinated, effective, and efficient management of the Commonwealth’s Information Technology (IT) resources, with particular emphasis on:
• Conducting appropriate research and analysis on technology and IT solution components
• Developing and maintaining technology and IT solution standards
• Creating and maintaining technology roadmaps
• Reviewing IT solution designs
Join VITA at The Boulders in Richmond, VA, where innovation meets impact! As the Commonwealth’s leading IT agency, we’re connecting, protecting, innovating, and powering Virginia’s digital future through collaboration, creativity, and purpose. Our team thrives in a vibrant, customer-focused environment that values growth, accountability, and forward thinking — all while making technology work for every corner of Virginia.
Minimum Qualifications
Extensive experience in Enterprise Architecture with experience in Architectural Frameworks.
Considerable experience working with tools supporting Enterprise Architecture, Capability Technology Management, IT Portfolio Management, or another related area.
Considerable experience in IT Planning and establishing IT strategies, goals, objectives, and measures.
Considerable experience in developing IT related policies, standards, and requirements.
Considerable experience in current information technologies; trends and best practices; IT business solutions.
Considerable knowledge of one or more IT disciplines like: IT Solution governance, Cloud-based hosting, Integration, Interoperability, Enterprise applications, Business Architecture, Capability models, Software development, Artificial intelligence (AI), IT auditing, Security frameworks, Risk assessments etc.
Considerable experience demonstrating customer-targeted written and oral presentation communication skills.
Considerable experience in meeting deadlines.
Additional Considerations
Experience in public sector.
Experience with Archer, Planview, Ardoq or equivalent EA related tools.
Special Instructions
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
This position is telework eligible.
Applicants must consent to a fingerprint background check.
The Commonwealth of Virginia welcomes all applicants authorized to work in the United States. Sponsorship is not provided; therefore, applicants must be a citizen or national of the U.S., a Lawful Permanent Resident, or an alien authorized to work.
State applications and/or resumes will only be accepted as submitted online by 11:55 p.m. on the closing date through the state applicant tracking system. We will not accept applications, resumes, cover letters, etc. in any other format. The decision to interview an applicant is based on the information provided in the application and/or resume.
Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during the application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act.
VITA is a “Virginia Values Veterans” (V3) official certified state agency that provides hiring preference to Veterans and Members of the Virginia National Guard in support of Executive Order 29, (2010). If you are a Veteran or Virginia National Guard Member, we encourage you to apply and receive preference in the hiring process. AmeriCorps, Peace Corps and other national service alumni also are encouraged to apply.
Contact Information
Name: VITA Human Resources
Phone: Recruitment@vita.virginia.gov
Email: Recruitment@vita.virginia.gov
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.
Note Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.
The Commonwealth of Virginia is located in the South Atlantic region of the United States. It was the 10th state to be admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788. Home to approximately 8 million residents, Virginia is the 12th most populous state in the United States. The capital is Richmond, and its most populous city is Virginia Beach.
The narrative history of the Commonwealth of Virginia often begins with the founding of Jamestown in 1607, near what is now modern day Williamsburg, Virginia. Jamestown became the first permanent English settlement in the New World, and the Virginia General Assembly, established on July 30, 1619, is now recognized as the oldest legislative body in the western hemisphere. When Virginia became a royal colony in 1624, the robust tobacco trade that had been developing in Virginia helped establish the American colonies as a powerful economic force. During the American Revolution, Virginia witnessed the final surrender of British forces at Yorktown and later became known as the birthplace of many revolution-era figures and future American presidents, including George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. To date, 8 United States presidents have been born in Virginia, more than in any other state.
The modern government of Virginia is nearly identical in structure to the federal government, and is divided into 3 branches, these being the executive, legislative, and judiciary branches. The Virginia General Assembly is comprised of the 100-member House of Delegates and the 40-member Senate. A governor and lieutenant governor are elected every 4 years. Governors cannot be elected to or serve consecutive terms. Virginia’s judicial system consists of the Supreme Court of Virginia and the Court of Appeals of Virginia, the Circuit Courts, and the lower General District Courts and the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts. Virginia has 13 electoral votes in presidential elections, and possesses 11 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.
