Senior Technology Strategist / Enterprise Architect (Contract)

At Connect Centric, we are more than just consultants—we are partners committed to our clients' success. We take a hands-on approach, working closely with our clients to transform strategies into measurable, real-world outcomes. As a strategy execution team, we take full ownership of every initiative from start to finish, ensuring that our clients see tangible results, not just ideas.

*This position is contingent upon contract award.
Award is anticipated in early 2027, with work beginning shortly after.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery sessions with executives, IT staff and business teams
• Assess current systems, integrations, data flows, workflows and project risks
• Build systems inventories and integration maps
• Recommend future-state technology architecture and integration strategy
• Develop technology roadmaps with priorities, sequencing, estimated timing and costs, dependencies, risks and staffing needs
• Present findings and recommendations to executive leadership and boards

Required expertise

• 8+ years in technology strategy, enterprise architecture or IT consulting
• Has led at least two technology assessments or strategic technology roadmaps for associations, professional societies or nonprofit membership organizations
• Working knowledge of association business models: membership, education and professional development, credentialing, events, publications, sponsorships and member engagement
• Hands-on experience with association management systems (AMS), learning management systems (LMS), website content management systems (CMS) and e-commerce platforms
• Experience designing data integration and reporting approaches across cloud (SaaS) platforms
• Experience estimating implementation cost, timeline and staffing for technology initiatives
• Has presented recommendations to executive leadership or a board

Preferred qualifications

• TOGAF or similar architecture certification
• Experience with Microsoft 365 environments
• Experience planning member-facing digital experiences such as website redesigns or member portals