12 Month Contract
Worker will work closely with the senior CTO to build an overall and comprehensive view of the DFPS business strategy, processes, information, and information technology assets. This information will be used to align the business and information technology directions. The junior Enterprise Architect will drive standards and common approaches and expose information and processes across the enterprise. The junior Enterprise Architect will develop and document the overall information technology standards and develop and oversee the direction of the enterprise architecture domains, including Business, Data, Applications, Security and Technology. The junior Enterprise Architect will lead the effort to develop a comprehensive plan for migrating from the current architecture to the approved future state while supporting the DFPS strategic direction and mission and adhering to State of Texas statutes for information security. The junior Enterprise Architect will report to the DFPS senior CTO. The Worker will work with technical teams comprising of technical team leads, developers, user interface/user experience engineers, and technical/functional testing analysts. The Worker will facilitate meetings, elicit project details and document requirements for development projects focused on continuing modernization activities of existing DFPS Enterprise Java web applications including IMPACT, PEIRS, SSCC, Child Placement Portal, Incentives and Remedies, Community Based Care, and other operational projects as needed. The Worker will also work in concert with various technical leads (e.g., PMO, CTO, and Systems Development Resources) to prioritize assigned work and develop recommendations, options, or alternatives as required.
ESSENTIAL JOB TASKS INCLUDE:
a. Work involves the following: Assists in modernization of existing DFPS technical and enterprise architecture. The Worker(s) will work under the senior CTO to analyze, build and recommend new architecture changes and suggest new tools and platforms to support the need of emerging projects and technologies. As an added responsibility, the Worker(s) should be able to mentor, coach, and lead project teams, including Developers, User Experience Engineers, and Technical Quality Assurance Analysts.
b. Works with the senior CTO to oversee development and implementation of DFPS information technology standards and architecture
c. Supports the development and implementation of the IT enterprise roadmap for each domain and component technologies, services, and standards
d. Identifies, analyzes, and prepares mitigation strategies for risks related to the DFPS information technology environments
e. Provides analysis and consultation to the senior CTO, CIO/IRM, and agency leadership on key technology issues affecting the agency
f. Participates in planning, policy development, budget discussions, and problem resolution efforts to support and maintain the IT information technology environments
g. Recommends and develops policies, procedures and practices in concert with the Information Security Officer and the Chief Information Officer related enterprise architecture framework and security.
h. Ensure the enterprise architecture plan supports the IT security policies and direction.
i. Excellent understanding of technology architecture and its key components.
j. Analyze technology roadblocks and work with CTO office to suggest alternatives using the industry standard best practices in Java/J2EE Platforms.
k. Experience in implementing Service oriented architecture for medium to large enterprises.
l. Knowledge of micro-service architecture and best practices and migration strategies
m. Good understanding of different architecture patterns including SOA and micro-services
n. Provide hands on coding for key components needed for common functionalities.
o. Ability to analyze and provide inputs on open source and COTS tools.
p. Experienced with Full stack development capabilities including Database, Services, Web Applications, and Front-end development.
q. Ability to code framework components for common usage across projects.
r. Define and Develop high-level design documents
s. Review of low-level design documents
t. Assess Level of Effort for individual modules
u. Excellent understanding of the .NET architecture patterns
v. Experience in JASPER or similar reporting tools.
w. Knowledge of Spring Framework.
x. Knowledge of Spring Boot Framework.
y. Knowledge of Mulesoft API gateway or similar gateway products.
z. Tracking SDLC activity metrics across all disciplines, including Requirements, Coding, Unit testing, Integration testing, Defects, Usability, and other established metrics.
Special Requirements:
·DFPS requires criminal background checks as authorized by Texas law for the selected Workers. DFPS will pay no fees for interviews or discussions, which occur during the process of selecting Workers.
·All work products resulting from the project will be considered “works made for hire” and are the property of DFPS. DFPS will pay no fees for interviews or discussions, which occur during the process of selecting a Worker(s).
·Three professional references are required. Two of the three references must be either Project Managers or Managers overseeing the work of the Worker on previous project(s). Telephone numbers AND email addresses are REQUIRED for each reference submitted. No exceptions.
·Candidates selected for interviews must be able to do a face to face interview at the DFPS work location listed in this solicitation in order to be considered.
Minimum Requirements:
- 10 years as an expert in Java development using JEE platforms
- 8 years of extensive experience in designing and implementing IT service management standards, tools, and methodologies
- 8 years as an expert in Web Application Development
- 8 years of experience in SQL & PL/SQL components
- 6 years of experience in SOAP and Restful Web Services
- 5 years as an expert in Technical Documentation including Design Documents, Standards, and Configuration Plans
- 5 years as an expert in Spring Framework
- 5 years as an expert in Technical Documentation including Design Documents, Standards, and Configuration Plans
- 4 years of experience in Hibernate ORM
- 3 years of experience in Leading Software development teams
- 3 years of working knowledge of Continuous Integration (Jenkins or Equivalent)
- 2 years of experience in Identity & Access Management, Single Sign-on, OAuth, JWT
- 2 years of experience in implementing Service Oriented Architecture solutions
- 2 years of experience in Angular or similar UX framework.
- 1 year of experience in using Springboot framework.
- 1 year of experience in multiple architectural domains; with strong familiarity of all domains
- Expert, comprehensive knowledge of hardware, software, application, and systems engineering
- Expert, working knowledge in planning, recommending, and managing IT Enterprise architecture frameworks
- Strong working knowledge of IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) framework to establish an IT Service Management environment
- Strong working knowledge of IT strategic planning
- Strong skills in critical analysis, decision making, and ability to think and act strategically and proactively
- Strong working knowledge of IT fiscal management, risk management, and IT legal, ethics, and security matters
- Strong communications Skills including written and verbal skills
- Strong ability to develop recommendations and presentations suited for various levels of leadership and decision makers
- Strong knowledge of local, state, and federal laws and regulations relevant to information security, privacy, and computer crime
- Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in computer engineering, computer science, information systems, information technology security or related field
Preferences:
- ITIL Expert-Level Certifications (any version)
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Systems Manager (CISM), or Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC)
- PMP Certifications
- Master’s degree in related field.
- 5 years of working knowledge of Test Automation (Selenium, LoadRunner, Accessibility testing) and the ability to troubleshoot integrations with HP ALM
- 3 years of experience as a participant in agile software development teams
- 3 years of experience with Spring Security
- 5 years of working knowledge of Version Control using SVN, Git or equivalent
TERM OF SERVICE
Services expect to start as soon as possible and are expected to be completed by August 31, 2020. Total estimated Worker hours shall not exceed 2080 hours per worker. This service may be amended, renewed, and/or extended providing both parties agree to do so in writing.