Enterprise Architect (EA) Consultant (EA Operations & EA Office Stand-Up)

Enterprise Architect (EA) Consultant (EA Operations & EA Office Stand-Up)
Location: Sacramento, CA
(Hybrid: Remote with onsite 3 consecutive days every 3 weeks) 

Scope of Work
Lead tactical execution of enterprise architecture (solutions guidance, standards enforcement, architectural runway).
Design and stand up the EA Office integrated with PMO and BRM within a unified Strategy & Governance department.
Establish shared services for intake orchestration, AI and data architecture enablement, and financial analytics.
Co-own process automation and AI enablement for project managers and shared services specialists.

Key Responsibilities
Produce solution intents, architecture decision records (ADRs), and reference architectures.
Curate cloud, data, integration, security, and AI/ML patterns.
Chair/coordinate Architecture Review Board (ARB) and manage technical debt logs.
Maintain capability maps and technology roadmaps aligned to business strategy.
Embed security/privacy by design and align with regulatory requirements.
Conduct vendor/tool evaluations and optimize the CMDB.
Evaluate software purchase requests and project technology solutions.
Manage technology lifecycle governance (intake, risk, procurement, EOL).

EA Office Design, Stand-Up & Integration 
Define operating model (mission, scope, RACI, service catalog).
Establish demand-to-delivery lifecycle processes (intake, triage, design reviews, ARB).
Define EA roles (lead, domain architects, analysts) and integrate shared services.
Implement common tooling (repositories, Power BI dashboards, Power Automate, M365 Copilot).
Develop metrics to monitor compliance, reuse rates, and benefit realization.
Build shared services capabilities for Intake & Triage, AI/Data guardrails, and Value Analytics.
Drive process automation and AI enablement with PMO (stage gates, risk logs, Copilot for PMs).

Mandatory Requirements

Experience: 15+ years in IT roles, including IT infrastructure, data management, and business systems.
Data Architecture: 15+ years of experience in enterprise data architecture, data migrations, and data management.
Business Mapping: 15+ years of experience mapping business functionality to IT solutions and optimizing processes.
AI/Automation: Experience implementing AI and automation in IT governance/processes.
Governance Design: Demonstrated experience designing Enterprise Governance models (procurement, cybersecurity, AI, project integrations).
Technical Knowledge: Knowledge of cloud platforms, SQL, and software architecture frameworks.

Education: Bachelor’s in Engineering / Technical Sciences.
Interpersonal Skills: Ability to lead teams, facilitate workshops, and present to executives.

Skills & Competencies
Architecture: Capability modeling, architecture runway, event-driven architectures, identity/access management.
Data & AI: ETL/ELT, prompt engineering, model governance, and data catalog tools (e.g., Microsoft Purview).
Automation Tools: Power Automate, Power Apps, Power BI, M365 Copilot, and DevOps tooling (Azure DevOps, Jira).
Governance: Operating model design, decision rights, and ARB stewardship.

Desirable Qualifications
Certifications in TOGAF, ITIL/COBIT, Azure, or SAFe.
Master’s in Engineering / Technical Sciences.