Enterprise
Architecture Project Manager for Georgia’s
Enterprise
IT Planning Office
We
currently have a challenging and exciting opportunity for a qualified
Enterprise Architect with a strong Enterprise Architecture program
implementation background to work for up to one year as Enterprise
Architecture
Project Manager Georgia’s Enterprise IT Planning Office.
The
Enterprise IT Planning Office is a component of Georgia Technology
Authority
(GTA). Georgia
would like to utilize the provisions of the federal Intergovernmental
Personnel
Act to detail a federally employed Enterprise Architecture Project
Manager with
the appropriate skills to Georgia
for one year to jump-start its Enterprise Architecture Program. A benefit accruing to the federal agency from
which the employee is detailed could be the experience of linking its
Enterprise Architecture to the appropriate State agency(s). Terms of the engagement are negotiable
between the federal agency and GTA.
GTA
is an agency in the executive branch of Georgia
State government which serves
as Georgia’s
technology
oversight agency and as a service provider.
More information concerning GTA is available on its website http://gta.georgia.gov. Georgia’s
Enterprise Architecture
program is in its infancy and requires strong, knowledgeable guidance
at this
juncture of its implementation.
Georgia
State Government contains a federated grouping of governmental agencies
with
over 100 entities with Information Technology operations.
GTA provides voice telecommunications
services (single line Centrex, electronic key, business line and long
distance)
to all State entities as well as some local and regional organizations. GTA’s operational services for state and
local governments include computing capability on four platforms (IBM,
Unisys, UNIX
and AWE). These platforms are in a
secure environmentally controlled facility with high availability
network
infrastructure, regulated power and UPS.
GTA also provides auxiliary data center services in conjunction
with the
operating environment (legacy and laser printing, data storage, tape
storage,
back-up, seat management, desktop intrusion service). Our
online services include software, tools and
common functionality that facilitate agencies in providing agency
information
and services to constituents or state employees. The
State service portal encompasses twenty
agencies’ content. A constituent
helpdesk assists portal users and state employees, as well as contracts
call
center services to agencies’ requirements.
GTA currently provides video network and video services to
agencies,
schools and institutions. GTA’s current
data service portfolio includes MPLS DSL teleworker, MPLS Managed and
Non-managed, Dial-up ISP, frame relay and SNA.
GTA is not directly funded by the State budget process and but
is
statutorily authorized to recover its operating costs through fee for
service
billing and data sales. The agency
employees approximately 800 (full time and contractor.)
The
Enterprise Architecture Project Manager is expected to assist the
Enterprise IT
Planning Office in defining and implementing a Statewide Enterprise
Architecture program. There are
currently employed 7 recently certified architects (FEA Certification
Institute)
and the State’s Chief Architect who apply approximately ½ time to live
enterprise level IT projects and ½ time to architecture.
This time allocation is not envisioned to
change in the near future. Staff
specialties include business, technical, solutions, and data architects. A communication architect is being recruited.
At
a high level, the Enterprise Architecture Project Manager would have
the
following responsibilities, to be accomplished through GTA’s
Architecture Unit
and other staff of GTA’s Enterprise IT Planning Office:
·
Daily
management
of EA activities and architecture staff
·
Stand
up an EA
repository
·
Guide
implementation
of EA process and procedures for State
·
Provide
for guidance
to agencies on EA process and procedures
·
Guide
implementation
of EA training to agencies
·
Oversee
EA
implementation by agencies
State Contacts:
Mr. Miles Moses Mr.
Thomas Morris
mmoses@xxxxxxxxxx
tmorris@xxxxxxxxxx
Chief Architect Business
Architect
Georgia Technology
Authority Georgia
Technology
Authority
404-592-7331 404-463-4430
Federal Contact:
Mr. Richard Burk
Richard_R_Burk@xxxxxxxxxxx
Chief Architect
Dick:
Thanks for the correct email address. Here is copy of last week’s
email and the original stream that started back in May.
Please call
me if we need to talk process or modify the attached flyer.
Thanks. Tom
Morris
Georgia
Technology Authority
404-463-4430
From: Morris, Tom [mailto:tmorris@xxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 9:51 AM
To: Kelly, John W.
Subject: Federal detailee - Intergovernmental Cooperation Act
Jack:
Per our conversation this
morning, I am exploring whether or not Georgia
could tap into the skills of the Federal government for a program
manager type for Georgia’s
Enterprise Architecture program. We have been thorough a few false
starts, but everyone here seems to really support the effort this time.
I don’t know what the
provisions of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act were/are, but Ga.
would be willing to pay the loaner staff salary and benefits, with the
person possibly on leave of absence from his/her regular job, so that
he/she doesn’t lose any benefits. If the Act actually provides for
loaned staff, all the greater.
Our program is
organizationally placed in the Georgia Technology Authority – created
to deliver secure, reliable technology services ( IT and telecom) to Georgia.
We have the following responsibilities, most of which transferred from
DOAS:
- establish enterprise
architecture for Georgia
- establish policies and
standards for technology and security
- modernize and operate the
state’s data center and telecommunication network
- develop and manage the
state’s portal for info and services
- promote interoperability
of the state’s system
- coordinate purchasing of
technology
- oversee IT projects
costing more than some $threshold
- facilitate statewide
strategic IT planning
We have a chief architect
and soon to be eight architects of various skill sets and specialties.
We are all going through the Federal Enterprise Architecture
Certification course now.
Our program, while having
a base of about ten agencies as-is architecture captured, is in its
infancy. We are now building the program for communication to all
agencies and are examining all components of an enterprise program such
as the CPIC and FEA models of OMB, agency governance etc.
Because all of the
architects also have a project load of enterprise level planning,
business case, integration type projects, we could use someone who has
years of experience in enterprise architecture as a project manager to
assist us. The person should have participated in developing one or
more agency (or bureau) EA programs as well as operated in a fairly
mature EA environment.
My contact information is
as follows:
Tom Morris
Enterprise Technology
Planning Division
Georgia Technology
Authority
Suite 2400
100 Peachtree Street, NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Ph: 404-463-4430
Email: tmorris@xxxxxxxxxx
Thanks for any assistance
you can provide.
Tom
