The position is now classified as a Career Executive Assignment, a higher level than its previous designation as an IT manager II.
The incumbent “shall lead the use of newer trends in enterprise architecture (EA) that support business digitalization and innovation to achieve statewide goals identified in the Vision 2020 and 2023 California Technology Strategic Plan or other directives,” the job posting states. “The SCEA is responsible for leading the development, maintenance, communication and implementation of statewide enterprise architecture strategy, governance, and policies to develop architecture plans and models that drive the design and then delivery of digital services.”
In addition, the posting notes, the chief enterprise architect “will also drive enterprise architecture for the California Department of Technology, supporting CDT’s dual role as control entity and service provider,” and will serve as a member of the CDT executive staff.
The responsibilities of the role, as spelled out in the posting, are numerous:
- Lead the effort to baseline the state’s current digital services, set a vision and road map, and identify digital services that no longer meet the state’s needs. Work with departments owning the digital services to implement the architecture plan to transform the digital services.
- Develop, maintain and implement needed policies, governance frameworks and operating models that will enable the delivery of digital service transformation across the state executive branch.
- Work in conjunction with business and technology executives, enterprise architects, industry executives and control agencies in establishing statewide enterprise architecture frameworks and policies that affect state agencies and departments.
- Provide input to new legislation proposed to strengthen the use of shared services and information across the state for functionality, efficiency and appropriate adoptions of best practices as well as emerging technologies.
- Build the enterprise architecture practice to become an external management consultancy, offering services and skills to support the development and execution of business strategy.
- Serve as a member of CDT’s executive staff; act as an adviser to the CDT director/state CIO, chief deputy director/deputy state CIO, and the Information Technology Executive Council (ITEC) on statewide policy decisions that affect statewide and CDT enterprise architecture strategy, standards, direction and alignment.
- Work in conjunction with executives and enterprise architects from other state departments, industry executives, control agencies and enterprise architect professional organizations in establishing statewide policies that affect the enterprise architecture of CDT and its customers.
- Knowledge of current IT workforce demographics, including the technology needs of stakeholders and their organization, as well as political, administrative and fiscal environments in order to understand the potential impact of issues and parameters of solutions.
- Best practices in IT professional development programs/projects and support services, and knowledge of typical risk areas in the implementation process to bring quality solutions to the workforce improvement activities.
- Comprehensive understanding of state administrative policies, strategic and operations planning, and best management practices.
