Java Architect

Job Title: Java Architect
Location: Harrisburg, PA ( telework )
Duration: 8+ Months
***This requisition requires an in-person interview.***
***This position is full-time telework. The candidate may be expected to report to the central office (5th floor of The Keystone Building, located at 400 North Street, Harrisburg, PA 17120) for meetings, JAD sessions, and other collaboration needs.***
Job Description:
This is a position as a Functional Architect supporting Transportation lines of business, specifically crash data problem domains. The selected candidate will work with the agency's development teams, program delivery areas, and business partners to complete system and data analysis of existing functionality and data stores. This investigation will include many crash-related systems and data stores with the focus on finding gaps in service and redundancy in both functionality and data for current systems.

• Based on the evaluation, the selected candidate will develop designs, proposals, prototypes, architecture plans, and other artifacts to define a vision and plan for crash-related systems and data stores to meet existing and known future needs. The new architecture will define efficient functionality delivery, data reliability, and engaging customer experiences. All work for design and ideation will leverage applications hosted on a standardized platform of Azure Cloud. The ideal candidate would have experience in DevSecOps practices with a focus on reduced total cost of ownership and future ease of maintenance.
• Key deliverables will be cross-platform solutions that meet customer requirements for security, accessibility, and functionality. This position will oversee all phases including design, coding/configuration, testing, implementation, and documentation. Activities to support this work include analyzing and documenting requirements, producing solution prototypes, and participating in technology selection.
• This position is responsible for tracking and communicating project constraints including, risks, time, resources, and scope. This team lead position is responsible for mentoring all levels of applications developers in the design, development, assembly, testing, and deployment of highly complex software systems used to support enterprise products and services.

Specific Duties:

• Design, develop, test, implement and document software solutions to meet business requirements.
• Review and recommend technical frameworks, technologies, and implementation patterns.
• Develop and participate in creating detailed project documentation, including plans, design specifications, roadmaps, models, and technical interfaces.
• Research and consume enterprise services for areas such as identity and access management, content management, and GIS.
• Collaborate with other technical teams to deliver services and solutions.
• Participate in development and implementation of holistic user management methodology for crash-related business areas.
• Implement unit testing methodologies such as NUnit, MSTest, or JUnit.
• Develop and implement data migration plans.
• Develop performance KPIs for solutions and implement tuning to support application and business needs.
• Analyze and write Java or .NET C#, JavaScript, SQL, and other full-stack technologies that are recommended to implement the project deliverables.
• Utilize configuration management tools, design tools, debugging tools, and any other environment specific tools necessary to create, test, and implement an application.
• Build digital products with accessibility in mind.
• Incorporate accessibility features into digital content and resources.
• Partner with colleagues and team members to prioritize accessibility in digital content and resources.
• Develop capacity plans to implement technical solutions for project deliverables.
• Advise and participate in selection criteria development and candidate interviews for proposed team buildouts.
• Manages and directs application team tasking to complete project deliverables.
• Implement and participate in code review practices for application team's project solutions.
• Research and provide mentoring resources to project team on technologies to meet project needs.
• Provide regular status reports on assigned work to COPA team.

Skills and Experience: A qualified candidate will have:

• 10+ years of experience full-stack programming using Java technologies.
• 10+ years of experience developing and supporting relational database technologies.
• 5+ years of experience using DevSecOps/Agile practices.
• 5+ years of experience developing & designing solutions hosted in Azure Cloud.
• 5+ years of experience architecting, developing, & designing complex enterprise systems to meet business requirements.
• 5+ years of experience mentoring & leading technical teams.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.

Ideal candidate qualifications include:

• 5+ years of experience with unit test development, testing, and implementation in SDLC
• 2+ years of experience building digital products where compliance with accessibility standards is part of "definition of done".