Business Architect

Job Title: Business Architect
Work Authorization: US Citizen
Location: Reston, Virginia

Key Responsibilities
• Partner with Marketing, Digital, Technology, and Data teams to define and evolve the marketing business architecture, including capabilities, value streams, processes, and information flows.
• Translate marketing strategy, customer experience goals, and business requirements into clear architectural models, roadmaps, and solution designs.
• Support the definition, design, and governance of marketing platforms and applications (e.g., CMS, Martech, analytics, personalization, CRM, and AI-enabled solutions).
• Establish and maintain marketing-specific frameworks, standards, guidelines, procedures, and policies aligned with enterprise architecture principles.
• Collaborate closely with support, engineering, and implementation teams to ensure architectural alignment throughout delivery.
• Track project and program progress, clearly reporting status, risks, dependencies, blockers, and scope changes to stakeholders.
• Manage multiple concurrent workstreams across marketing initiatives, ensuring priorities, dependencies, and deliverables are clearly defined and met.
• Monitor and balance resource allocation across marketing programs, proactively identifying capacity constraints and recommending adjustments.
• Lead business process analysis and optimization efforts for marketing operations, content workflows, campaign execution, and digital experience delivery.
• Identify gaps, inefficiencies, and opportunities to improve speed-to-market, quality, governance, and scalability within marketing processes.
• Drive adoption of agile and product-based delivery models within marketing and digital teams

Required Qualifications
• Experience with ARIS or another Enterprise Process Repository to capture and manage business processes is preferred
• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field (Master's preferred).
• 8+ years of experience in business architecture, marketing technology, digital transformation, or related disciplines.
• Strong leadership, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills with the ability to influence without direct authority.
• Proven experience working in agile and/or scrum environments, partnering with product owners and delivery teams.
• Expertise in business process analysis, capability modeling, and requirements definition within a marketing or digital context.
• Solid understanding of marketing technologies, digital platforms, and data-driven marketing concepts; comfortable collaborating with engineering teams and understanding technical trade-offs.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate complex ideas into clear, executive-ready insights

Compensation: $45.00 - $55.00 per hour


Mission Statement

Softthink Solutions' mission is to drive continuous innovation in IT services by prioritizing product development and implementing trustworthy computing practices. Our focus on secure and reliable product delivery is backed by sound business practices and a commitment to the long-term satisfaction of our clients in every project, regardless of its size or complexity.

Through our innovative solutions and dedicated team of experts, we strive to exceed our clients' expectations and set the standard for excellence in the IT industry.

Vision Statement

At Softthink Solutions, our vision is to be a trusted partner for our clients, empowering them to bring their ideas to life in the most efficient and effective manner possible. We are committed to using established best practices, industry-standard processes, and cutting-edge technology to deliver top-notch solutions that exceed expectations.

Our goal is to be recognized as leaders in the industry for our innovative, reliable, and secure IT services and solutions, and to drive the success of our clients through every project we undertake.

Careers

STSI is an independent US-based Software services and consulting partner with a primary focus on long-term relationships with both clients and team members.

STSI offers team members cutting-edge technology, training, and career guidance to expand and grow their skill sets and bring maximum value to our clients.

STSI is constantly reviewing and expanding its people strength and strives to optimally match client needs to team member talents. We are a people-oriented company seeking the best and brightest to join our team. We work with a variety of employment statuses - from citizens to permanent residents to H1B and EAD immigrants. We have openings for entry level as well as senior positions across a variety of specializations with active in-house and client projects.

In an industry that's constantly reinventing itself, STSI challenges its team members and consultants with engagements that involve specialized services and advanced IT solutions - applying agile development principles, methodical planning, creative thinking, and continuous learning. A dynamic environment keeps our team members ahead of the curve by providing:

• Opportunities to work with leading multinational clients.
• A comprehensive portfolio of solutions that span leading-edge technologies from Enterprise Architecture to Business Intelligence to Quality Assurance
• Established methodologies, processes, and mentoring to maximize efficacy and efficiency.
• A growing R&D division continually exploring and pioneering the latest technological developments in a variety of disciplines.