Enterprise Architect

Enterprise Architect
contract role
This role will go until 6/30/24 with possible extensions.
POSTING IS FOR WISCONSIN BASED CANDIDATES ONLY (OR THOSE WILLING TO RELOCATE TO WISCONSIN WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE START DATE). ALL WORK MUST BE DONE IN WISCONSIN

• 3 references (One reference must be a supervisory level.)

Top 3-4 desired skills required for the position:

• Experience with enterprise-wide architecture
• Microsoft .Net full-stack Application Development
• Experience with Azure DevOps and Github Enterprise
• Experience with Java and Python

Detailed Job Description:

• The recruitment is being used to fill (1) Enterprise Architect IV position for the Bureau of Information Technology Services (BITS) at the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families. The primary responsibility of this position is to lead efforts in defining best practices, standards and process improvements within BITS for technical infrastructure, application design, coding, and security. The goal for this position is to provide the most advanced level of technical expertise and leadership for all phases of the software development life cycle (SDLC) in order to increase the value and quality of products developed and supported by the section, identify cost effective solutions to saving operating costs, and shaping the future of BITS. This position is also responsible to work with different application development teams within BITS, review and document current application architecture and to set future goals for the bureau by providing recommendations on best practices in Enterprise Application Architecture.
• Extensive coordination and consultation with development area technical leads, other DCF technical support and applications development sections, state agencies, and vendors is expected. This position is expected to work with little supervision to create and enforce application security, code standards, deployment processes, database access and design, documentation, and process improvements to establish consistency within BITS. This position may be called upon to consult and assist implementing these standards/processes on a larger BITS scale if requested.
• This position requires knowledge of and experience with systems analysis and multi-layered object-oriented design techniques; estimates for analysis, design, programming, testing and implementation tasks; and methods used to develop, install and maintain large complex web applications and also require knowledge methods to create detailed project/system plans.
• Requires knowledge of and experience with Microsoft Web applications architecture, development software, tools and environment such as Visual Basic, VB.Net, ASP.Net, Visual Studio/Interdev, JAVA Script, Web Services, Store Procedures, and HTML in a Microsoft Web development environment using components such as IIS, COM+, DB2 Connect, Visual SourceSafe, Azure DevOps, Github Enterprise and Relational Database Management Systems.

INTERVIEW NOTES:

• Phone and web-based interviews will be acceptable.
• Interviews will be set up shortly after the posting close date.
• MUST provide three (3) business references for the interview. (One reference must be a supervisory level.)

1. Selected candidate will be required to provide personal equipment for remote work. Technical specifications of hardware are:

Home Internet Service: Minimum 20 Mbit down and 5 Mbit up. Capability to plug in network (cat 5a or better) cable to the computer.
Windows Computers

• Operating System: Windows 10
• Memory: Minimum 4 GB, Preferred 8 GB+
• Processor (CPU): Any 32-bit or 64-bit running 2 Gigahertz (GHz) or faster
• Graphics card that supports Direct3D 11 Video
• Installation of the latest VMware Horizon Client

Apple Computers

• Operating System: MacOS: 10.14, 10.15, or 11
• Memory: Minimum 4GB, preferred 8 GB+
• Processor (CPU): Any 64-bit Client-based Mac or ARM M1-based Mac running in emulation with Rosetta 2
• Installation of the latest VMware Horizon Client

It is required to have full audio/video conferencing capabilities (camera and headset).