Information Architect – Senior

About the Role: The Government Services Integration Cluster requires two Senior Information Architects to provide enterprise-level information architecture expertise. The role will support development of data mesh governance, data product standards, interoperability frameworks, and federated data governance models across the OPS, ensuring alignment with enterprise data strategies and evolving digital priorities.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and describe enterprise information architecture requirements, including data product specifications, metadata standards, and interoperability needs.
• Develop detailed plans and estimates for complex information architecture projects, including master data management and data exchange standards.
• Research, develop, and maintain information architecture policies, standards, and playbooks (data contracts, lineage requirements, interoperability templates).
• Conduct comprehensive information architecture reviews and impact assessments (schema changes, interoperability issues).
• Participate in enterprise and cross-jurisdictional initiatives ensuring alignment with federated governance and data-sharing models.
• Develop specifications for RFPs embedding interoperability, open standards, and accessibility requirements; evaluate bids and contracts.
• Collaborate with architects, analysts, BI specialists, and project teams to ensure semantic consistency, compliance, and governance integration.
• Support development of canonical entity definitions, semantic models, controlled vocabularies, and interoperability profiles.

Must-Have Skills

• Information & Data Architecture (50%): Extensive experience defining data product specs, metadata standards, interoperability requirements, and developing canonical data models to support federated governance.
• Enterprise Data Management (20%): Knowledge of information management principles, federated governance, metadata/lineage standards, FAIR data principles, and data mesh operating models.
• Communication Skills (15%): Strong writing skills (briefs, memos, documentation), ability to communicate with technical/non-technical audiences, presentation skills, and collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Problem Solving & Analysis (15%): Supporting business/data architecture to develop consumption-oriented datasets, conducting research, policy deliverables, and governance compliance reporting.

Desirable Skills

• Experience with CASE (Computer Aided Software Engineering) tools.
• Familiarity with semantic modeling, controlled vocabularies, canonical entity/event definitions, and reference data services.
• Knowledge of interoperability standards (NIEM, OpenAPI, AsyncAPI, JSON Schema).
• Understanding of privacy/security frameworks (FIPPA/MFIPPA), de-identification methods, ABAC/RBAC patterns.
• Experience embedding interoperability and accessibility requirements into vendor contracts.
• Awareness of data quality frameworks, observability, and governance automation concepts.

Engagement Details

• Start Date: October 1, 2025 | End Date: March 31, 2026
• Closing Date: September 22, 2025 at 12:00 p.m. EST
• Work Arrangement: Hybrid – 3 days onsite/2 remote; 4 onsite starting Oct 20; 5 onsite starting Jan 5 (subject to OPS policy/manager).
• Security Clearance: None required
• Openings: 2 | Max Submissions: 2
• Extension: Possible 1-time extension.