Fairfax County Public Schools

Domain Architect (Readvertisement)

Fairfax County Public Schools$90K — $120K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in information technology or related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 5 years in information systems development, with 2 years in modeling.
  • Knowledge of information, process, and system modeling principles.
  • Familiarity with alternative enterprises and systems.
  • Understanding of database and software modeling practices.
  • Awareness of emerging technologies for enterprise design and integration.
  • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

  • Perform technical and economic analyses to guide resource investment decisions.
  • Develop strategies for operational, tactical, and strategic domain knowledge implementation.
  • Create plans for integrating systems across different levels.
  • Evaluate technologies that support enterprise architecture.
  • Manage technical projects for domain implementation.
  • Lead analysis and design work for systems at various levels.
  • Establish standards for information and system modeling practices.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on strategic enterprise architecture initiatives.
  • Engagement with cutting-edge technologies and practices.
  • Potential for professional development and growth in information systems.
  • Collaborative work environment with a focus on innovation.
  • Flexibility to impact the operational success of the organization.
Full Job Description
Summary

Develops divisionwide information, process, and system architectures encompassing operational, tactical, and strategic knowledge and its use.

Qualifications

Required
  • Any combination of education and experience equivalent to a bachelor's degree, in information technology or related field.
  • Five (5) years of experience in information systems development, two (2) years of which shall have been in information, process, and systems modeling.
    • Advanced degree(s) beyond the minimum degree requirement in a relevant field may be considered for some experience.
  • Knowledge of principles and practices for information, process, and system modeling and integration.
  • Knowledge of alternative enterprises and systems.
  • Understanding of database and software modeling and implementation practices.
  • Knowledge of emerging technologies for enterprise design and integration and system design and implementation practices.
  • Ability to perform technical and economic analyses.
  • Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
Preferred
  • Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience with Qlik (Qlik Sense / Qlik Cloud), serving as a primary platform architect and lead developer for enterprise analytics solutions.
  • Deep expertise in Qlik's associative engine, data modeling (star/snowflake), load scripting, and performance optimization techniques.
  • Strong knowledge of data management and analytics architecture, including data ingestion, transformation, semantic layer design, governance, security (section access), and self-service discovery.


Major Duties/Essential Functions

  1. Performs technical and economic analyses of knowledge use and needs to determine where the enterprise should invest its resources to better leverage domains of knowledge.
  2. Develops strategies and plans for implementing domains of knowledge.
  3. Develops strategies for integrating operational, tactical, and strategic systems.
  4. Evaluates technologies that enable the design and implementation of the enterprise architecture.
  5. Performs technical project management for domain implementation.
  6. Leads analysis and design of tactical and strategic systems.
  7. Establishes standard practices for representing and developing information, process, and system models.
  8. Establishes standard practices for implementing and integrating operational, tactical, and strategic systems.
  9. Guides, and provides quality control over domain modeling and implementation activities.
  10. Performs related duties as required or assigned.


Work Environment/Physical Requirements

This job operates in a professional office environment and has a noise level of mostly low to moderate. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.

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