Role: Information System Architect

Location: Remote

Duration: Long term

Minimum Qualifications

Requires any combination of education and/or experience equivalent to fifteen (15) years in fields utilizing

the required knowledge, skills and abilities and providing exposure to multiple, diverse technologies and

processing environments, such as Management Information Systems or Computer Science.

Preferred Qualifications

Fifteen (15) or more years of IT and business/industry work experience including architecture design and

deployment, systems lifecycle management and infrastructure planning and operations, with three (3)

years of leadership experience in managing multiple, large, cross-functional teams or projects, and

influencing senior level management and key stakeholders.

Knowledge of all components of holistic enterprise architecture, business re-engineering principles and

processes, and basic knowledge of financial models and budgeting.

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, Systems Analysis

or a related field.

Special Requirements

All employees may be expected to work hours in excess of their normally scheduled hours in response to

short-term department needs and/or City-wide emergencies.

Knowledge-Skills-Abilities Required to Perform Satisfactorily

A. Knowledge

1. Thorough knowledge of the principles and practices of organizational management,

This description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty that will be required of positions that will be given this

title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to

limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under his or her supervision. The use

of a particular expression or illustration describing duties shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of similar kind or

level of difficulty.

budgeting, personnel administration, financial management, and supervisory techniques.

2. Knowledge of the capabilities, operation, and application of medium to large scale centralized

systems and a variety of distributed systems and associated system software.

3. Knowledge of data base administration techniques, systems analysis, and programming.

4. Knowledge of the methods, principles, and practices of management, business, and

municipal government.

5. Knowledge of data processing principles and practices in municipal government.

6. Knowledge of the City’s Core Strategies and of VBQSS/Quality Management concepts and

practices and how to gain staff commitment to them and apply them in a variety of municipal

operating environments.

B. Skills

1. Skill in project planning, organization, and management.

2. Skill in formulating strategic and tactical plans.

3. Skill in contract negotiation for goods and services.

4. Skill in effectively coordinating requirements of business users with the constraints of service

providers.

5. Skill in motivating staff to be pro-active and participatory in recognizing changes needed;

developing and implementing such changes; planning, organizing, and completing work in a

timely and quality manner; and coordinating application of VBQSS/Quality Management

concepts.

6. Skill in prioritizing varying demands and leveraging appropriate resources to accomplish

goals.

C. Abilities

1. Ability to evaluate departmental direction and formulate effective policies.

2. Ability to effectively communicate complex ideas and technical information in comprehensive

written reports, in oral presentations to groups and in dialogue with members and customers.

3. Ability to research, analyze and evaluate new technologies and determine their applicability

to our requirements.

4. Ability to lead effective business planning efforts, develop detailed plans and manage long

term projects involving internal and/or contractor staff.

5. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with members at all levels of

the organization including employees, department managers, issue teams, as well as

municipal and outside agencies.

6. Ability to effectively supervise a variety of employees including professional, technical and

clerical.