Chief Architect

Job Posting Title Chief Architect Agency 090 OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND ENTERPRISE SERV Supervisory Organization CIO Job Posting End Date Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

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Date (Continuous if Blank) Full/Part-Time Full time Job Type Regular Compensation Job Description As a Chief Architect with OMES you will enjoy:

Generous leave including 15 days of vacation, 15 days of sick leave and 11 paid holidays annually.

A comprehensive Benefit Package with a generous benefit allowance to offset the cost of insurance premiums for employees and their eligible dependents.

Full-time 40-hour work weeks.

Support the Information Services Division.

Salary is based on education and experience.

This is an on-site position located in Oklahoma City, OK.

Position Summary The Chief Architect serves as the lead for the Enterprise Governance Architecture team, contributing to the enterprise architecture strategy and ensuring all architecture initiatives align with statewide agency goals, executive priorities, and OMES technology direction. This role governs cross‑domain architecture decisions—spanning solutions, cloud, application, data, and security—and resolves conflicts between areas of expertise to maintain architectural cohesion across the enterprise.

The Chief
Architect establishes enterprise‑wide architecture standards, frameworks, and best practices while managing and mentoring the Architecture team. As the primary architectural liaison to senior leadership and stakeholders, the Chief Architect communicates complex architectural concepts and the solutions developed across architecture disciplines in clear, actionable terms. Through strategic leadership, governance, and cross‑team collaboration, this role ensures OMES delivers modern, sustainable, secure, and cost‑effective technology outcomes that