EA Platform Consultant (Ardoq)

Position: EA Platform Consultant (Ardoq)

Location: Remote USA,

Duration: Long Term Contract

Overview

• The EA Tool Consultant is responsible for the implementation, configuration, and ongoing optimization of enterprise architecture (EA) tooling to support strategic planning, governance, and decision-making.
• This role ensures the EA tool (e.g., Ardoq) is effectively aligned with the organization s enterprise architecture framework, standards, and operating model, enabling accurate, actionable, and scalable architectural insights across business and IT domains.
• Key Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation, configuration, and customization of enterprise architecture tools, with a primary focus on Ardoq.
• Design and maintain EA repositories, metamodels, taxonomies, and relationships aligned to enterprise architecture standards and frameworks.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architects, Solution Architects, Business Architects, and stakeholders to translate architectural requirements into effective tool configurations.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, visualizations, reports, and heatmaps to support executive decision-making, governance, and portfolio management.
• Support Architecture Review Boards (ARB/TRB) by ensuring architectural data is accurate, current, and easily consumable.
• Integrate EA tooling with adjacent systems such as CMDBs, PPM tools, Jira, ServiceNow, and data sources via APIs, imports, or automation.
• Establish best practices, standards, and governance processes for EA tool usage across the organization.
• Provide training, documentation, and enablement for architects and contributors using the EA tool.
• Support data quality management, lifecycle management, and continuous improvement of EA artifacts.

Skills and Competencies

• The candidate must possess well-developed and demonstrated skills including:
• Deep hands-on experience with enterprise architecture tools, particularly Ardoq
• Strong understanding of enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF, ArchiMate, capability-based planning)
• Experience designing EA metamodels, relationships, and architectural views
• Ability to translate business and technical concepts into structured architectural data
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to data quality and consistency
• Excellent communication skills, capable of working with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Experience with data integration, APIs, and automation related to EA tools

Candidate Qualifications

• 5 8+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, solution architecture, or EA tooling roles
• Proven experience implementing and operating EA tools in a medium to large enterprise environment
• Demonstrated success supporting EA governance, portfolio management, or strategic planning initiatives
• Consulting or advisory experience strongly preferred
• Experience in regulated industries such as healthcare, finance, or government is a plus

Thanks & Regards

Rakesh Vangala

Team Lead

Burgeon IT Services LLC.

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