IT Enterprise Architect

Company: Massachusetts School Building Authority
Location: Boston
Posted on: June 1, 2025

Job Description:

Job Title: IT Enterprise ArchitectDepartment: Information TechnologyReports To: Director of Information TechnologyFLSA: ExemptGrade: 16The IT Enterprise Architect is a key leader on the IT team responsible for understanding the MSBA's current technology platform and providing recommendations for its future state, including support of business processes, data, applications, and technology ensuring alignment with the MSBA's overall strategies and goals. This is a hands-on technical role and will include designing, and implementing overall IT architecture strategy, ensuring alignment with business goals and objectives. This role involves analyzing current platforms and applications, understanding the Authority's business and technology needs, and developing future technology plans and roadmaps accordingly. This strategic thinker will collaborate closely with the Director of IT and senior members of the IT team to ensure the technology platform is aligned and supports the MSBA's strategic goals.ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and maintain the enterprise architecture vision, strategy, and roadmap, aligning it with business objectives and technology standards, guidelines and best practices.
• Understand the current state and provide recommendations for the future state of the organization's IT platform, including support of business processes, data, applications, and technology and translate into technical solutions.
• In partnership with the Director of IT, lead conversations with MSBA departments to understand the current and future priorities.
• In collaboration with the Director of IT, draft, manage and implement the IT Strategic plan to ensure alignment with MSBA strategic goals.
• Responsible for communicating IT's system architectural plans to all department heads and Executive team and provide monthly updates on progress and challenges.
• Collaborate effectively with the Director of IT, Development Lead, Sr. Network Manager, and additional IT staff to evolve and implement the IT Strategic plan including future technology plans and recommendations.
• Evaluate, identify and recommend areas for improvement in the current IT platform and develop solutions to enhance efficiency, flexibility, and functionality where applicable.
• Evaluate new technologies, make recommendations for their adoption, and ensure they align with business needs and industry standards.
• Provide guidance and technical expertise to the IT teams across multiple disciplines and projects including system integration, data management and application development.
• Work with the Development Lead to design, develop, test, and implement component-based applications as necessary.
• Stay current and continue to maintain a strong understanding of MSBA business processes and workflows to develop and align technical strategies appropriately.
• Work closely with members of the IT Team and IT Contractor/Consultants where applicable to leverage expertise, and to ensure appropriate technology utilization and functionality of work product.
• Act as a resource to IT team in adoption of IT architectural principles and practices.
• Review and recommend selection of third-party software platforms as needed including evaluation and implementation of potential integrations.
• Support the operational strategies and priorities of the Authority.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Interview, onboard, and train employees assigned.
  • Lead employees to accomplish departmental and individual performance results.
  • Communicate job expectations and establish, monitor, and appraise employee performance results.
  • Supervise and mentor employees and ensure compliance with MSBA and department policies and procedures.REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
    • Bachelor's degree in management information systems, Computer Science, IT Engineering, or a related field from an accredited college or university.
    • 10+ years of relevant professional experience working in a complex IT environment including experience leading the design and architecture of technology solutions.
    • 7+ years in IT leadership and/or management positions.
    • Strong expertise in cross-team communication and collaboration.
    • Experience with vendor/consultant management and system integration.
    • Proven experience in software development, data management, and hosting best practices including technology languages, hosting platforms, and system security.
    • Proven hands-on experience in software development, design and the various stages of the SDLC.
    • Experience working with various development methodologies including Agile, waterfall and hybrid type environments.
    • Expertise in Microsoft technologies, including Azure environments and apps.
    • Experience with SQL Server, C#, development using Visual Studio, including application development, implementation, and testing.
    • Excellent analytical, technical, problem solving and project management skills with ability to coordinate complex projects with competing priorities and deadlines. Proficient verbal and written skills required to effectively communicate technical concepts to a broad audience.
    • Task driven mindset as well as effective multitasking and follow-up skills.
    • Must be self-directed, highly motivated, with a strong work ethic and customer service approach.
    • Professional interpersonal style: ability to work and build trust with a diverse range of people.
    • Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.PREFERRED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
      • Relevant Microsoft Certifications
      • Masters in technical discipline
      • Proficient with other client-side technologies such as AJAX, etc...
      • Experience with PHP and Drupal
      • Proficient in object orient programming
      • Ability to work with the Enterprise Library and a middle tier architecture
      • Ability to write WCF, web services and security
      • Understand LINQ and comfortable using VSS and TFS source code repositories
      • Experience with hosting web applications and handling change management in the cloud$141,460 - $172,000 a yearThis job description is intended to be general and will evolve over time. The description is subject to periodic updating. At management's discretion, the employee may be assigned different or additional duties from time to time.
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Keywords: Massachusetts School Building Authority, Malden , IT Enterprise Architect, Other , Boston, Massachusetts