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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.

Requirements

Must-haves

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.
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.

Nice-to-haves

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.

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