Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. The State of Colorado is seeking a Principal Director of Enterprise Architecture to lead significant organizational transformation in technology delivery. This role involves setting technical direction, shaping technology policy, and building a governance culture to enhance services for Coloradans.
Responsibilities
• Set technical direction across the state’s entire technology portfolio
• Shape how the state evaluates and adopts emerging technologies like artificial intelligence
• Build a governance culture that enables great work rather than obstructing it
• Work alongside talented, mission-driven colleagues who care deeply about the impact of this work on the people who live, work, and play in Colorado
• Help define enterprise architecture for a 21st-century state government
• Evaluate technology solutions based on architectural merit, integration complexity, security posture, scalability, and alignment with standards
• Develop technology policy and standards that are meaningful, enforceable, and practical
• Design integration patterns and data exchange standards that enable systems across agencies to work together without requiring centralized control of every component
• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to non-technical executives, legislators, and agency leaders
• Facilitate build-versus-buy analyses that draw on product requirements, strategic considerations, vendor landscape knowledge, and total cost of ownership
Skills
• A minimum of ten (10) years of experience as an Architect, Principal Consultant, or Engineer leading large-scale enterprise wide technology solutions
• A minimum of seven (7) years of relevant management experience required
• Experience with AI technologies and ability to support AI adoption
• Prior experience working within or supporting a governmental organization
• Relevant certifications (ITIL, PMP, Change Management, ScrumMaster, etc)
Company Overview
• Serve the needs of the State of Colorado through a number of subdivisions. It was founded in 1876, and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical.