Enterprise Architect

Location: Washington, DC, us

Company Description

VEA is an award winning, nationally recognized, small, minority company based in Washington, DC.

Job Description

• Provide subject-matter expertise regarding technology platforms across the enterprise in order to most effectively leverage company assets while adhering to architectural best practices and ensuring fully integrated solutions

• Architect the technical landscape as we build an ecommerce site from ground up

• Architect, design and implement multiple technical solutions in parallel while monitoring the integrations required for each system internally and externally.

• Develop past, present and future state architecture documentation for the solution architecture library

• Lead design and architecture discussions

• Vet new technologies and recommend the best suited for organization's technical landscape

• Diagnose and solve technical problems across the multiple retail systems.

• Define and follow best practices to manage performance and scalability across the enterprise

• Envision and implement systematic changes required as the organizational needs grow.

• Review and approve designs across multiple disciplines for both internal and vendor teams

• Work with project leads to develop and detailed technical requirements documentation

• Work closely with project management to estimate and forecast resource needs, labor spend and project duration

• Keep abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies in order to evaluate existing environments, establish technology standards and identify opportunities to add value to the organization.

• As needed, rapidly troubleshoot and debug solutions and recommend fixes

• Provide technical leadership, clarity and direction for on-site, offshore and vendor teams.

• Performs other related duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications

• Computer Science, Information systems, Business Administration (concentration in technology) or equivalent military or work experience 

• Certificates, licenses and registrations required:       

• Computer skills required: Accounting Software; Contract Management Systems; Development Software; Human Resource Systems; Inventory Software; Microsoft Office; Payroll Systems; Project Management Software

• Other skills required: 

  • Minimum 6 years’ experience. 

  • Information technology experience, providing internal/external consulting services to management and technical staff in solving complex information issues. 

  • Requires competence in field of expertise, such as technology assessment, feasibility studies and cost/benefit analyses, and other architecture related areas. 

  • Possesses knowledge of state-of-the-art in information technology management and architectural frameworks.

Additional Information

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any additional federal, local or state protected class.