Enterprise Architect

Part Time Role - 20 Hrs / Wk

The Contractor shall provide part-time enterprise architecture

consulting services averaging 20 hours per week to support the

Agency's strategic IT initiatives. Services may include but are not

limited to: Development and maintenance of enterprise architecture

artifacts (e.g., current state, future state, transition roadmaps);

Alignment of business and IT strategies through architectural

planning; Evaluation and recommendation of technology standards and

solutions; Support for architecture governance, solution review

boards, and investment planning; Integration with program areas

including Medicaid, Child Welfare, and other health and human services

programs; Participation in cloud adoption, data architecture

modernization, and application rationalization efforts; and Ensure

alignment with CMS's Medicaid Enterprise Systems (MES) modularity

vision and federal standards, including the Medicaid Enterprise

Certification Lifecycle (MECL).



The following document contains the samples tasks and qualifications for

this MNSITE Event.



Sample Tasks



- Ensure the IT strategy and planning is aligned with the

organization's business mission, strategy, and processes and

document this using multiple architectural models that show how the

current and future technology needs of the organization will be met

in an efficient, sustainable, agile, and adaptable manner.



- Provide technical guidance, road maps, principles, standards and

best practices focused on enabling business and IT leadership to

make investment decisions that balance and prioritize current

operational demands, disruptions, and opportunities with the

longer-term strategic vision of the organization.



- Define the "as is", "to be" and "future" architecture.



- Provide oversight of infrastructure, security, data and application

architecture.



- Analyze and translate business, information and technical

requirements into an architectural blueprint that outlines solutions

to achieve business objectives.



- Develop a consensus-based enterprise solution that is scalable,

adaptable and in sync with ever-changing business needs.



- Develop road map for evolution of the enterprise application

portfolio from current to future state including operating in a

bi-modal manner.



- Provide advice and guidance to IT leadership and management team on

latest architecture principles and approach.



- Ensure alignment with CMS's Medicaid Enterprise Systems (MES)

modularity vision and federal standards, including the Medicaid

Enterprise Certification Lifecycle (MECL).



- Provide knowledge transfer.



Minimum Qualifications



- Five (5) years' experience in Enterprise Architect role.



- A Master's degree substitutes for three years of experience, or

a Bachelor's degree substitutes for two years, or an Associate's

degree substitutes for one year.



- Four (4) engagements lasting more than three (3) months in

Enterprise Architect role.



Desired Skills



- Comprehensive knowledge of hardware, software, application, and

systems engineering



- Systems thinking the ability to see how parts interact with the

whole ("big picture" thinking).



- Knowledge of IT governance and operations.



- Knowledge of financial modeling as it pertains to IT investment.



- Interpersonal and leadership skills servant leadership,

collaboration, facilitation, and negotiation skills.



- Communication skills both written and verbal.



- Ability to explain complex technical issues in a way that

non-technical people may understand.



- Project and program management planning and organizational skills.



- Time management and prioritization.