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Job Summary

The Enterprise Architecture Specialist will support the development and maintenance of architecture models, artifacts, and deliverables. The intent is to create and maintain an architecture repository in support of the Enterprise Architecture program. The models, artifacts and deliverables will be constructed through architecture tooling using data elements to render stakeholder views. These views will include catalogs or inventories, matrices, diagrams, and analytics such as reports and dashboards.

The role will involve work across all architecture domains (e.g., business, data, application, technology) with exposure to all levels of leadership and all lines of business to ensure architecture content and data elements are identified, cataloged, and properly used to deliver business insights. Additionally, this role will help monitor the quality and accuracy of the architecture repository and identify opportunities for improvement.

**Remote Candidates not local to Santa Ana, CA are encouraged to apply.  Local candidates will be required to work a hybrid schedule. **

Major Responsibilities:

• Support the development and maintenance of architecture models, artifacts, and deliverables, including reports and dashboards

• Work collaboratively with architects, business partners, and project teams to create standardized stakeholder views

• Present to various stakeholder groups, including all levels of leadership, to review architecture views models, artifacts and deliverables

• Oversee data quality within the architecture repository

• Develop and executing queries upon request for data

• Manage the architecture modeling tool, including administration, configuration, and end user support

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative or engineering field such as Statistics, Math, Economics, Computer Science, or Software Engineering and 3+ years of experience in IT or analytics with preferably at least 1 year of direct, relevant architecture modelling experience

• A strong and effective change agent with excellent written and verbal communication skills capable of addressing stakeholders at different levels in the organization

• A self-starter with the ability to drive progress on multiple concurrent assignments with little oversight

• Experience with IT change management or control procedures including deployment across different tiers and environments is preferred

• Agile development experience is desired

Technology Skills:

• Experience with data analytics tools is required, such as Power BI, SSRS, and SQL

• Experience with architecture modeling tools is required, such as Planview CTM

• Experience with industry standard architecture frameworks such as TOGAF is preferred

Pay Range: $71,500-148,500 Annually

This hiring range is a reasonable estimate of the base pay range for this position at the time of posting.  Pay is based on a number of factors which may include job-related knowledge, skills, experience, business requirements and geographic location

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First American invests in its employees’ development and well-being, empowers them to provide superior customer service and encourages them to serve the communities where they live and work. First American is committed to diversity and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer.Based on eligibility, First American offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k, PTO/paid sick leave and other great benefits like an employee stock purchase plan.