Solution Architect

TX-HHSC-DSHS-DFPS • Austin, TX

8d • $8,488 - $10,383 • Onsite

About The Position

This position is open to U.S. Citizens and permanent residents. This onsite role requires the selected candidate to work from an HHS office in Austin, Texas. The Solution Architect will play a key role in designing and building the architecture for technology acquisition and transformation initiatives led by the Chief Technology Officer. This individual will be a strategic leader, possessing strong technical skills and a foundational understanding of business processes. They will focus on complex, senior-level technology architecture work in support of projects designed to meet agency-wide needs. Collaboration will be essential, working closely with the portfolio manager, application development teams, business stakeholders, and other partners. The role requires utilizing agile development practices and partnering with other teams to support application enhancements. The solution architect will operate independently or seamlessly integrate into workgroups and project teams. They will have to lead and provide direction to team members. They will be responsible for delivering high-quality work on time. This position offers the opportunity to work with minimal supervision, leveraging significant initiative and independent judgment.

Requirements

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with experience as a solution architect for an artificial intelligence, software development, or cloud development project.
• Knowledge and hands-on experience of the limitations and capabilities of computer systems, information technology equipment, applicable programming languages, computer hardware and software, and computer operating systems.
• Strong technical writing and diagramming skills, including proficiency with modeling and mapping tools (e.g., Visio, Erwin), the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), and MS Project.
• Skill analyzing technology systems capabilities, limitations, defects, and business problems to draw evidence-based conclusions and devise innovative solutions.
• Ability to work under pressure, successfully manage multiple overlapping deadlines, and handle multiple cross-agency projects.
• Ability to produce reliable, accurate, and high-quality results.
• Knowledge of new cloud technologies and the analytical services available from the major cloud service providers.
• Ability to be adaptable and learn quickly.
• Ability to deliver work within defined schedules, cost, and quality.
• Ability to coordinate multiple assignments or projects, set priorities, and meet deadlines.
• Ability to communicate with a high level of effectiveness both verbally and in written formats.
• Ability to lead and provide direction to team members.
• Ability to lead the creation of best practices and procedures.
• Experience with JIRA software
• Knowledge of databases, such as Snowflake, Oracle, and NoSQL data stores, e.g., Postgres.
• Knowledge of cloud delivery models: PaaS, SaaS, and IaaS.
• Knowledge of agile (scrum) methodology and scrum ceremonies.
• Knowledge of cloud-based services for AWS, Microsoft Azure, GCP, or OCI.
• Knowledge of NIST cybersecurity framework
• Knowledge of networking architectures and principles
• Skill in architecting services, including APIs and Web Services.
• Skill in systems design, programming, implementation and integration of complex distributed IT solutions (e.g. cloud, distributed systems or high-performance computing experience).
• Skill in architecting modern web applications using one or more of the following: Node, Python, Java, Spring, Spring Boot, RDBMS.
• 10+ years of experience working in IT
• At least 4 years experience with AWS or Azure or similar cloud technologies

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience in the healthcare industry is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Leads the work efforts for CTO strategic initiatives and/or technology projects.
• Serves as a lead solution architect, defining, leading, and delivering technical roadmaps that meet specific business needs.
• Conducts and oversees studies and the preparation of initiative reports that include study findings, presentations, recommendations, and instructions for proposed system implementations and enhancements; formulates logical descriptions of problems; and designs and implements optimum solutions.
• Enables delivery and execution of highly advanced and/or managerial (senior-level) computer systems analysis work.
• Work involves hands-on planning and analyzing user requirements, procedures, and problems to automate processing or improve existing systems.
• Prepares As Is and To Be analysis, Gap analysis, SWOTs, charts, diagrams, and tables that depict the present and proposed systems in terms of an estimation of costs, benefits, and work effort.
• Plans and schedules, studies, and system implementations.
• Provides technical and business process guidance.
• Drives and leads technical initiatives that cross functional agency systems, other IT groups, and other state entities that require coordination, planning, and scheduling during project development and implementation stages.
• Provides options in the determination and implementation of architectural solutions.
• Provides the design and implementation of new and revised methods that effectively meet agency needs.
• Ensures that designs comply with security requirements for each category of data contained in a solution.
• Designs, develops, and administers highly scalable analytical systems with core capabilities across cloud-based provider services.
• This includes reporting and full system integration.
• Leads and participates in solution implementation to include: coordinating and solving problems; analyzing systems and procedures; developing or revising existing code; scheduling, testing, installing, and implementing systems; and writing or revising standards and procedures.
• Articulates the current state and desired state of a data analytical solution, identifies gaps between the two states, and develops approaches to close any gaps.
• Collaborates with HHS IT groups on recommendations.
• Assists in the preparation of information technology planning and justification.
• Oversees the process of developing training for staff prior to the implementation of a new technology or data analytics platform.
• May also conduct the training of technical staff and program staff on the use of the new tools, technologies, or applications.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Benefits

• 100% paid employee health insurance for full-time eligible employees
• A defined benefit pension plan
• Generous time off benefits
• Numerous opportunities for career advancement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed