Director of Data Enablement and Architecture

An Official website of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Job Description - Director of Data Enablement and Architecture (2600026C)

Job Description

Director of Data Enablement and Architecture - ( 2600026C )

Description

The Executive Office of Technology Services and Security (EOTSS) is the lead enterprise technology organization for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Charged with driving the ongoing alignment of business and technology across the Commonwealth’s Executive Branch, EOTSS oversees and manages the enterprise technology, digital infrastructure and services, as well as the Commonwealth Security Operations Center and an enterprise Standard Operating Environment that includes an information security and risk management framework for over 125 state agencies and over 43,000 state employees.

We directly serve our constituents by providing digital services and tools that enable taxpayers, drivers, businesses, visitors, families and other citizens to do business with the Commonwealth in a way that makes every interaction with government easier, faster, and more secure.

The Office of Data Innovation and Analytics (ODIA), a division of EOTSS, is the central data office for the Commonwealth and operates under the leadership of the Chief Data Officer. The ODIA establishes data procedures and policies, streamlines data systems, facilitates data sharing among state agencies and the public, and drives innovation in enterprise-wide data management and analytics.

Our Mission: We provide technology leadership across the Commonwealth to enhance the quality of public service and foster positive community outcomes.

About this role

ODIA is seeking a highly experienced and strategic Director of Data Enablement and Architecture to evolve and transform the Commonwealth’s data eco-system with practical data governance, robust data architecture and modern data management practices necessary to deliver valued outcomes to our constituents. Reporting directly to the Chief Data Officer, the Director of Data Enablement and Architecture will blend actionable enterprise data governance with advanced data architecture, specifically focused on supporting agencies to ensure data is fit for purpose based on their use case, optimally ready for AI/ML initiatives.

The data leader will empower the secretariats/agencies to innovate and iteratively generate business value by crafting pragmatic strategies that help bring “governance to life” by mitigating risks, ensuring security and compliance, and enabling the usefulness of Commonwealth data. In this role you will collaborate with a cross-functional team of data, engineering, architecture, legal, product management, risk management, IT operations, security and business professionals to develop and maintain a sound, effective enterprise data enablement and policy framework while building capacity for innovation in government.

The primary work location for this role will be
One Ashburton Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02108. The work schedule for this position is
Monday through Friday, 9:00AM – 5:00PM EST
. This position is expected to follow a
hybrid
model of reporting to work that combines in-office workdays and work from home days as needed.

All offers of employment into this position are conditional and subject to passing: a Massachusetts Criminal Background Check (CORI); a security clearance (fingerprinting) consistent with IRS and/or public safety requirements; and security training.

Deploy and evolve a federated, adaptive data governance model that is flexible and dynamic across the Commonwealth’s enterprise and ecosystem that encourages innovation at the center and the secretariats/agencies, with distributed,…