IT Enterprise Architect, IT Architecture-Senior/Specialist

Washington State Department of Transportation

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Summary

Salary: 104,304.00 - 140,268.00 Annually Location: Thurston County - Olympia, WA Job Type: Full Time - Permanent Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid Job Number: 2026-9-6774-07971 Department: Dept. of Natural Resources Opening Date: 09/24/2026 Closing Date: 10/14/2026 11:59 PM Pacific Salary Information: The high end of the salary range, Step M is typically a longevity step

Description

• IT Enterprise Architect, IT Architecture-Senior/Specialist Recruitment 2026-9-6774
• Full-time, Permanent, Represented position (WFSE)
• Location: Natural Resources Building- Olympia, WA
• Work Hours and Partial Telework flexibility may be available and considered

Salary

8,692.00 - 11,689.00 Monthly

Review of applications is ongoing. We reserve the right to make a hiring decision or close this recruitment at any time after 10/1/26. It is in your best interest to submit materials as soon as possible.

Want to join something GREAT and make a difference? The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has an exciting opportunity within our Information Technology Division (ITD) as a Senior Enterprise Architect. We are looking for a motivated self-starter to lead the design, development, and ongoing stewardship of DNR's enterprise-wide architecture. You would report to the IT Operations Manager within the Information Technology Division (ITD) and partner with teams across ITD (including network, infrastructure, cybersecurity, development, and the project management office (PMO), as well as with DNR business partners, to design solutions that support mission-critical operations.

Duties

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain enterprise-wide architecture models, diagrams, and standard documentation across business, application, information, and technology domains to ensure alignment with Agency goals.
• Build and maintain a two-year rolling IT technology roadmap, in coordination with leadership, that identifies modernization priorities, end-of-life risks, funding requirements, and opportunities for efficiency and standardization.
• Develop conceptual and logical models of future-state architecture, incorporating hardware/software frameworks to support long-term modernization aligned with the Agency's mission and IT strategy.
• Ensure platform changes and technology additions align with existing Agency systems, strategy, and outcomes, and support long-term planning and growth.
• Align enterprise architecture and engineering efforts with business strategy and agency outcomes.
• Define and enforce enterprise architecture principles, standards, and compliance for architectural consistency across all initiatives.
• Develop and maintain a standardized documentation repository of architectural artifacts to ensure institutional knowledge is accessible and reusable across the enterprise.
• Lead and support enterprise-wide IT initiatives that drive strategic alignment and technology adoption.
• Establish and enforce enterprise architectural policies, standards, and governance practices to reduce technical debt, improve lifecycle management, and ensure consistent, supportable environments.
• Advise agency leadership, service owners, and business partners on technology decisions, ensuring alignment with mission, strategy, and performance for business objectives.
• Communicate architecture perspectives (conceptual, logical, physical) in language and format tailored for both executives and technical teams.
• Develop and present visual models and strategic plans to support IT decision-making.
• Engage with business and technical partners to ensure technology decisions are transparent, aligned, and well-understood.
• Provide consultation to project teams and service owners to ensure early alignment with enterprise architecture.
• Advise leadership in understanding return on investment (ROI), total cost of ownership, and value of technology initiatives.
• Drive enterprise-wide IT initiatives and ensure architectural consistency across projects.
• Monitor and improve enterprise architecture performance through measurable outcomes and partner feedback to drive service and technology quality improvements through data-informed decisions.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• You must meet all the Required Qualifications and Competencies to be considered for this position. There are multiple pathways to meet qualifications, such as education, volunteer work, life skills, and experience. Please clearly communicate in your application material that your skills align with the position and qualifications.
• Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or other closely related field AND five (5) years of IT architecture experience supporting complex/enterprise technology environments;
• OR an equivalent combination of education, training, and professional experience that demonstrates the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Experience in conducting proof-of-concept evaluations and developing current-state and target-state architectural models.
• Experience in the development of multi-year technology roadmaps.
• Experience with architecture modeling tools and diagramming platforms.
• Knowledge of principles and practices of multiple IT disciplines including data management, IT security principles, local and wide area networks, data storage, and application architecture principles.
• Knowledge of IT governance, standardization, and lifecycle management.
• Experience in evaluating technologies and aligning architecture with business strategy.
• Experience with on-premises, hybrid, and multi-cloud infrastructure (e.g., Microsoft ecosystems, Azure, AWS).
• Experience evaluating business capabilities, processes, workflows, dependencies, and technology enablement to identify architectural needs and opportunities.
• Experience in conducting architecture reviews, applying enterprise architecture principles and standards, evaluating alternatives, identifying architectural risks, and developing actionable recommendations and decisions.
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