Lead Enterprise Architect / FEAF-Certified Architect- FCC

Position Summary 

The Lead Enterprise Architect / FEAF-Certified Architect will lead FCC enterprise architecture strategy, governance, maturity assessment, architecture modeling, and alignment of IT investments to FCC mission and business objectives. This role will guide as-is and to-be architecture development, gap analysis, enterprise process alignment, architecture standards, and executive advisory support across FCC business, data, application, infrastructure, performance, and technology domains. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Lead FCC enterprise architecture strategy, planning, governance, compliance, and maturity improvement using FEAF and recognized federal architecture standards. 
• Assess FCC EA maturity using the PWS-identified maturity model or an approved industry model, then develop and support implementation of maturity improvement plans. 
• Develop, enhance, model, manage, and publish FCC as-is and to-be architectures across technology, application, business, data/information, and performance domains. 
• Perform architecture gap analyses and recommend prioritized transition plans based on strategic plans, business priorities, legislative deadlines, technical dependencies, and stakeholder validation. 
• Advance the FCC EA repository, EA model, architecture standards, business architecture, business capability management, application portfolio management, IT asset management, and IT portfolio planning activities. 
• Advise FCC senior leadership and technical stakeholders on enterprise modernization, standardization, operational risk reduction, and IT-business alignment. 

Required / Preferred Experience 

• FEAF Certified Enterprise Architect Black Belt or equivalent strongly preferred; five or more years of enterprise architecture experience required by the PWS. 
• Experience supporting federal EA programs, architecture repositories, EA modeling, architecture governance, maturity assessments, and IT portfolio planning.
• Direct experience supporting FCC IT programs/operations is REQUIRED.
• Experience in FCC IT environments in the last five years is REQUIRED.
• Strong knowledge of FEAF, cloud architecture, business architecture, data/information architecture, application architecture, infrastructure architecture, and performance architecture. 
• Experience facilitating architecture decisions with CIO, DCIO, IT leadership, business owners, project teams, and technical implementation teams. 

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.