Job Specifications
Enterprise Architect (EA) Consultant (EA Operations & EA Office Stand-Up)
Sacramento, CA
(This is a hybrid position: the resource will work remotely and will be required to come onsite for 3 consecutive days, Tuesday through Thursday, every three (3) weeks. The third week that requires onsite work)
Contract
MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS
Experience:
• Experience implementing AI and automation in IT governance/processes
• Bachelor’s in Engineering / Technical Sciences
• 15+ years in IT roles, including IT infrastructure, data management, and business systems
• Knowledge of cloud platforms, enterprise data management, SQL, and software architecture frameworks
• 15+ years of experience in enterprise data architecture, data migrations, and data management
• 15+ years of experience mapping business functionality to IT solutions, assessing risks, and optimizing processes
• Demonstrated experience designing and developing Enterprise Governance models to support various IT processes like technology procurement, cybersecurity, AI, project integrations, and
business enablement
• Strong interpersonal skills to lead teams, facilitate workshops, and present architectural strategies to executives.
Skills & Competencies
Architecture & Technology
• Enterprise & Solution Architecture: Capability modeling, architecture runway, ADRs • Cloud & Integration: Event-driven architectures, identity/access management
• Data & AI: Data architecture, governance, ETL/ELT, data migration; AI/ML lifecycle, prompt engineering, model governance
Process & Governance
• Operating Model Design: Decision rights, organizational design, service catalogs
• Portfolio & Demand Management: Intake, triage, prioritization, capacity planning
• Architecture Governance: Architecture Review Board (ARB), standards stewardship, exception handling
Automation & Tooling
• Power Platform: Power Automate, Power Apps, Power BI
• M365 Copilot: Enablement and guardrails
• DevOps Tooling: Azure DevOps, Jira for backlogs and documentation
• Data Catalog/Lineage Tools: e.g., Microsoft Purview or equivalent
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
• Certifications in TOGAF, ITIL/COBIT, Azure, SAFe (or equivalent)
• Master’s in Engineering / Technical Sciences
SOFT SKILLS & LEADERSHIP
• Executive communication, changing leadership, stakeholder management
• Systems thinking, analytical problem solving, conflict resolution
• Coaching/enablement mindset; cross-functional collaboration