Business Architect

A professional services organization is seeking a Business Architect for a hybrid role in Reston, VA. This contract opportunity supports the evolution of marketing business architecture, digital platforms, and process design within a collaborative enterprise environment.

• Schedule: Monday through Friday (3 days onsite per week)
• Setting: Hybrid

• 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 architectural models, roadmaps, and solution designs.
• Support the definition, design, and governance of marketing platforms and applications, including 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 with support, engineering, and implementation teams to ensure architectural alignment throughout delivery while tracking status, risks, dependencies, and scope changes.

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field
• 8+ years of experience in business architecture, marketing technology, digital transformation, or related disciplines
• 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
• Strong leadership, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills with the ability to influence without direct authority
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to translate complex ideas into clear, executive-ready insights

• Master's degree
• Experience with ARIS or another enterprise process repository
• Solid understanding of marketing technologies, digital platforms, and data-driven marketing concepts
• Familiarity with content workflows, campaign execution, and digital experience delivery
• Exposure to agile and product-based delivery models in marketing or digital teams