The Agency of Digital Services (ADS) is seeking an experienced IT Business Architect (IT Business Analyst IV) to join ADS's Business Transformation Office (BTO). The BTO is a centralized unit providing a range of services to partner Agencies across the State of Vermont Executive Branch. This position will predominately be focused on working with IT and business partners looking for new ways and opportunities to optimize business processes.

As a Business Architect, you will design and document business process modernizations and automations that align technology solutions with organizational strategies. You will collaborate with Enterprise Architects, IT teams, and business stakeholders to modernize enterprise-wide solutions, driving discussions on future-state business processes and system roadmaps. Your role will focus on solving complex business process challenges, ensuring that business architecture artifacts are consistently maintained, and seamlessly integrated with IT architecture.

Other examples of work include but are not limited to:

• Provide architectural oversight on the design and implementation of solutions that improve business efficiency and meet state objectives.
• Analyze and recommend business process improvement to be designed into the future state architecture.
• Ensure enterprise-wide technology solutions align with established business architecture principles.
• Engage with senior stakeholders to understand business priorities, challenges, and opportunities.
• Act as a liaison between business units and IT teams to ensure seamless communication and alignment.
• Define business architecture governance processes and ensure compliance with state and industry standards.
• Monitor and enforce adherence to architectural standards and best practices. Ensure alignment to established State of Vermont Enterprise Architecture Principles.
• Stay updated with the latest trends and innovations in business architecture, and enterprise technologies.
• Understand the evolving technology methodology in the industry and how it impacts architectural framework.
• Stay updated on business architecture tools, techniques and standards. Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance enterprise-wide technology platforms.
• Responsible for Core Business Architecture Artifacts such as: Capability Models, Future State Capability Models, Current Information Data Flow diagrams, Business Rules Models.

Our ideal candidate is self-motivated, able to work under pressure to meet deadlines, is very customer service oriented, and has excellent verbal and written communication skills. Candidate brings with them strong knowledge of business architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, Business Architect Guild, including BIZBOK) and enterprise-wide solution design. They will have the ability to assess, design, model and optimize complex business processes and systems. Candidates will have familiarity with leading enterprise technologies, excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills and a demonstrated ability to facilitate informed decision making for senior leaders of the organization. Candidates will also demonstrate knowledge in implementing continuous improvement strategies and tools and the ability in assisting the business in defining strategic and tactical goals related to business processes, while also implementing/creating actionable plans to achieve them.

Who May Apply

This position, Information Technology Business Analyst IV - Limited Service (Job Requisition #55426), is open to all State employees and external applicants. It is a Limited Service position, which is non-tenured and authorized for a specific period of time. Limited Service positions are established for specially funded projects or programs.

If you would like more information about this position, please contact Alex.Ibey@vermont.gov

Resumes will not be accepted via e-mail. You must apply online to be considered.

Please note that multiple positions in the same work location may be filled from this job posting.

Environmental Factors

Duties are performed largely in a standard office setting. The role involves intensive interaction with departmental officials who may advocate strongly for their programs. Implementation of recommendations may be difficult because of competing interests and limited resources. Rapid response in the face of tight deadlines may be necessary. Evening and weekend duty, although rare, may be anticipated.

Minimum Qualifications

Eight (8) years or more of Business Analysis experience at a professional level.

Preferred Qualifications

CCBA/CBAP certification.

TOGAF - The Open Group Architecture Framework.

Business Architecture Guild - Certified Business Architect (CBA)

Bachelor's degree in business administration, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.

Total Compensation

As a State employee you are offered a great career opportunity, but it's more than a paycheck. The State's total compensation package features an outstanding set of employee benefits that are worth about 30% of your total compensation, including:

• 80% State paid medical premium and a dental plan at no cost for employees and their families
• Work/Life balance: 11 paid holidays each year and a generous leave plan
• State Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FMLI)
• Two ways to save for your retirement: A State defined benefit pension plan and a deferred compensation 457(b) plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Flexible spending healthcare and childcare reimbursement accounts
• Low cost group life insurance
• Incentive-based Wellness Program
• Qualified Employer for Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness Program

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Equal Opportunity Employer

The State of Vermont celebrates diversity, and is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect and meaningful inclusion that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The State does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, membership in an employee organization, family medical history or genetic information, or family or parental status. The State’s employment decisions are merit-based. Retaliatory adverse employment actions by the State are forbidden.