Enterprise Architect V

The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) seeks an experienced IT professional to provide leadership in the development of enterprise architecture at every level within one strategic framework.

Our Enterprise Architect V will lead the Society's IT modernization efforts into more efficient and supportable solutions. They will be guiding architecture and build-versus-buy decisions across iMIS, NetSuite, eCommerce and retail, genealogy platforms, Microsoft 365 and Google environments, and DAR's network and cloud infrastructure, as well as governing multiple internal and external technology service providers.

The successful candidate will be a senior-level professional with demonstrated accomplishments as a strategic thinker, innovator, and leader adept at translating vision into organizational action in a nonprofit environment.

Main Responsibilities of this Role:

• Collaborate with organizational stakeholders to refine, develop, and own DAR's enterprise architecture across business, information, application and technology layers, aligned to the Society's and department's multi-year roadmap and strategic plan.
• Define target architectures, transition roadmaps and timescales for each major platform area: membership(iMIS), finance (NetSuite), web and custom applications, commerce, genealogy, collaboration and identity, and network/infrastructure.
• Lead efforts to move business capabilities out of legacy IT systems to more efficient solutions and assess options to consolidate overlapping platforms.
• Support several large projects at once, such as iMIS upgrades, integration rebuilds, platform migrations, and the information security program buildout.
• Work with the CIO and executive leadership on technology investment planning, including business cases, total cost of ownership, and multi-year funding plans.
• Work with business partners to plan and manage the organizational change that comes with new platforms and processes and anticipate future needs of membership, chapters, visitors, and staff.

Position Qualifications:

• Minimum 12 or more years of progressive IT experience, including substantial time as an enterprise or principal architect.
• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Enterprise architecture certification (e.g. TOGAF) strongly preferred.
• Security (e.g. CISSP, CISM), cloud architecture or ITIL certification is a plus.
• Deep expertise with at least one established enterprise architecture framework (e.g., TOGAF, DoDAF, ISO 19439 or FEAF) and the ability to scale it to a small organization.
• Demonstrated experience supporting several large projects at once through the complete project life cycle.
• Senior level experience with technology investment planning, business cases, procurement and build-versus-buy decisions.
• Experience directing third-party technical and application architects and solution providers.
• Strong grasp of security, risk and compliance architecture, including identity and access, data privacy and PCI.
• Executive-level communication skills - able to advise senior and volunteer leadership and lead cross-functional change.
• Prior work in an association, nonprofit, member-serving organization or similar multi-stakeholder environment.
• Hands-on experience with iMIS ecosystems and/or NetSuite, including integrations and upgrades.
• Experience retiring or replacing ColdFusion or similar legacy web platforms.
• Has consolidated or integrated Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace environments.
• Experience with genealogical, archival or large historical datasets is a plus.

Employer Offered Benefits:

• Hiring annual salary range is between $150,000 to $175,000, with the final determination based upon the candidate's overall experience.
• We offer both paid vacation and paid sick leave, up to 12 days each for the 1st year of employment and observe 14 holidays.
• Medical/Rx, dental, and vision benefits.
• Employer-paid life insurance/AD&D and Long-term disability insurance.
• Flexible spending accounts (health and dependent care)
• HSA with employer contribution if enrolled in the HDHP option.
• 403(b) retirement plan with a full-vested employer match.
• Free tickets to Constitution Hall events.

 

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are committed to building and retaining a team that represents a variety of skills, experiences, and perspectives.  All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements, performance, and qualifications without regard to race, religion or belief, national or ethnic origin, gender/sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental, or sensory disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital or domestic partnership status, veteran and military status, family or parental status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law. The DAR will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.