Enterprise Technology Architect

Plans, manages, and guides enterprise architecture program activities in the Department of Information Technology to meet educational and business system needs for Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS); collaborates with the IT leadership team to ensure seamless alignment of education, technology, and information in enterprise projects; contributes to the development and maintenance of FCPS enterprise architecture standards and guides major IT initiatives; builds strong relationships with key educational and business leaders; provides mentorship to IT architects; and ensures that security and audit controls are well-designed and enforced., * Contributes to the strategic vision of IT in alignment with education and information technology to ensure efficient and effective integration.

• Provides leadership in crafting, maintaining, and executing cohesive technology architecture to ensure the Division utilizes emerging and established technologies for operational gains across both instructional and FCPS internal initiatives.
• Champions the IT leadership vision to various technical leaders by formulating tactical initiatives and preparing key proposals and priorities.
• Maximizes the value of IT strategy and major investments across the Division while minimizing associated costs and risks through an organizational approach.
• Utilizes educational, business, and architectural frameworks and tools to guide decision-making and develop/maintain FCPS enterprise architecture standards.
• Collaborates with key educational and business leaders to define requirements and guide the Division's major IT initiatives through the IT intake process.
• Crafts major strategy and architecture decisions to aid other IT decision-makers in prioritizing their effort and investments.
• Provides leadership support, guidance, and mentorship to IT architects within the Division.
• Works with IT security to design and enforce security and audit controls.
• Ensures the continuity of major programs and initiatives, recommending or applying corrective measures as necessary.
• Offers consultation on process design, analysis, and service delivery.
• Creates and delivers presentations on enterprise architecture topics to senior leadership.
• Performs related duties as required or assigned.

• Any combination of education and experience equivalent to a bachelor's degree in information technology or a related field.
• Six (6) years of experience in collaboration with key IT areas including cloud systems, IAM, servers, networking, databases, and/or service management; five (5) years of which shall have been in a lead role supporting at least two of the key IT areas, with some experience in analytical and architectural project management in a supervisory or leadership role.

• Advanced degree(s) beyond the minimum degree requirement in a relevant field may be considered for some experience.

• Knowledge of IT architecture principles and best practices.
• Knowledge of educational and business frameworks to guide decision-making.
• Knowledge of latest technologies such as cloud computing, Machine Learning (ML), Generative AI, modern code development environments.
• Skill in guiding the development and deployment of technology solutions.
• Skill in overseeing and coordinating complex architecture program activities.
• Skill in engaging leadership and mentorship skills to guide and inspire IT architects.
• Ability to apply analytical and problem-solving skills to identify business and educational requirements and translate them into architectural solutions.
• Ability to contribute to the strategic vision of IT and align technology with educational goals.
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders and influence decision-making processes.
• Ability to communicate effectively with the capacity to convey technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders clearly., * Experience working in a large K-12 or higher education environment.
• Experience designing scalable enterprise solutions across full-code and low-code/no-code platforms (e.g., OutSystems).
• Experience with building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and version control tools (Git, GitHub Actions, Jenkins).
• Experience with Node.js, modern full-stack frameworks, and cloud-native application development.
• Knowledge of DevSecOps/OWASP principles, embedding security practices early in the development lifecycle.
• Strong development experience using AI-assisted development tools, including prompt engineering and LLM integration.