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Chief Architect, Director - Government and Public Sector (GPS)

Location: McLean

Other locations: Anywhere in Region

Requisition ID: 1667698

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Chief Architect, Director Government and Public Sector (GPS)

The Government Public Sector (GPS) Chief Architect accelerates the expansion of GPS market opportunities by cocreating GPS technologypowered solutions in collaboration with the GPS Service Lines, while ensuring all architectural facets are addressed enterprise, solution, application, data, infrastructure, security, and integration. The GPS Chief Architect will closely collaborate with GPS fieldofplay leaders, alliance leaders, business development, and GCSPs to identify maximumimpact solution opportunities, ensuring alignment of GPS technology solutions with enterprise architecture standards such as scalability, integration, and compliance.

The Chief Architect will leverage the full capabilities of our Enclave Solution Architects in the cocreation process, assisting in defining, designing, costing, and facilitating proofofconcept execution. This role is expected to lead the endtoend architecture of GPS solutions including selection of application components, robust data models, resilient infrastructure, and comprehensive security controls while collaborating with stakeholders on ideation, concepts, solution design, and supporting EY responses to bids, proofofconcepts, and Requests for Proposals.

The Chief Architect will play a key role in teaming with the practice and other stakeholders on innovation efforts, integrating emerging technologies such as AI, machine learning, IoT, and blockchain where relevant. The Chief Architect will team with the US firm Office of the CTO Chief Architect and other EY architecture teams including in the firms global technology layer.

Your key responsibilities

• Lead the alignment of GPS architecture with enterprise standards, ensuring all technology solutions are scalable, interoperable, and secure.
• Design and implement robust application frameworks and platforms, selecting components that meet both business and technical requirements.
• Define and maintain data models, governance practices, and integration strategies to support analytics, reporting, and operational needs.
• Architect resilient and costeffective infrastructure solutions onpremises, cloud, or hybrid to support GPS offerings.
• Develop and execute a comprehensive Enclave liaison and outreach strategy to accelerate the practice's use of Enclave and increase revenue streams from the Enclave investment.
• Identify and engage with key practice decisionmakers, stakeholders, and influencers to accelerate awareness, interest, and adoption of our Enclave capabilities.
• Integrate comprehensive security architecture and compliance measures, ensuring protection of sensitive data and regulatory alignment.
• Facilitate seamless integration between GPS systems, thirdparty solutions, and partner platforms for endtoend business processes.
• Promote DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and automation across solution delivery to drive efficiency, quality, and agility.
• Continuously evaluate and incorporate emerging technologies to create competitive advantage within the GPS offerings.
• Establish and enforce architectural governance, standards, and best practices across the GPS architecture landscape.
• Analyze technical business solutions using the Enclave and convert them into effective designs that address client or business needs, including reliable, competitive cost structures.
• Develop and deliver compelling presentations and proposals to potential Enclave users, demonstrating the value of our compliant cloud hosting solutions and addressing their unique requirements with the aim of accelerating decisionmaking processes.
• Work with GPS contract teams and other EY stakeholders on pattern development. Lead our efforts around CAS compliant Enclave offerings.
• Maintain an active awareness of the technology space and EYs Alliance network, supporting the evolution of the Enclave Architecture team and overall Enclave per GPS needs.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with existing Enclave leaders, understanding their evolving needs and identifying opportunities for optimizing our platform solutions in close collaboration with the Enclave Delivery Product Management team.

Skills and attributes for success

• Strong technical background in solution development and design, data architecture and security architecture.
• Familiarity with TOGAF, Zachman, or similar frameworks to guide architectural governance and strategy.
• Experience integrating AI/ML, automation, blockchain, or emerging technologies into enterprise solutions to drive innovation.
• Understanding of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and secure software development lifecycle (SDLC) in cloud environments, onpremise and airgapped environments.
• Ability to define costeffective architecture patterns and manage solution budgets, especially in response to RFPs.
• Strong understanding of Cloud hosting technologies, including Government Cloud compliance requirements.
• Demonstrated success in driving revenue growth, expanding market opportunities, and accelerating business outcomes.
• Familiarity with RFP and RFI processes and ability to quickly assess and respond with recommended technology solutions.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to nontechnical stakeholders.
• Strong relationshipbuilding and networking abilities to engage with key decisionmakers.
• Proven experience in managing and collaborating with technical teams, such as Solution Architects.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Bachelors degree in information technology, computer science, engineering or a related field or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 1015 years of experience in technology solution design.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret clearance.
• Experience with cloud environment, Azure preferred.
• Experience establishing and enforcing architectural standards, review boards, and best practices.
• Proven ability to lead across business, security, infrastructure, and application teams to align on architecture decisions.

Ideally, youll also have

• Selfmotivated, proactive, and resultsdriven individual with the ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Masters degree preferred in information technology, computer science, engineering.
• Ability to thrive in a fastpaced and dynamic environment.
• Understanding of government procurement processes and regulations is a plus.

What we offer you

At EY, well develop you with futurefocused skills and equip you with worldclass experiences. Well empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learnmore .

• We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package where youll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the business. The base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $214,300 to $424,300. The base salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $257,100 to $482,100. Individual salaries within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography. In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options.
• Join us in our teamled and leaderenabled hybrid model. Our expectation is for most people in external, clientserving roles to work together in person 4060% of the time over the course of an engagement, project or year.
• Under our flexible vacation policy, youll decide how much vacation time you need based on your own personal circumstances. Youll also be granted time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing.

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