Architect, Information Technology (Senior)
Responsibilities:
The TO Contractor shall:
- Identify and research new technologies including cloud PaaS, SaaS, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) technologies, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business Intelligence (BI), data science and analytics and other Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) products for applicability
to SHA business functions.
- Develop and expand the use of existing platforms and applications including Oracle and SQL databases, Salesforce, Azure, ESRI, .NET, PowerBuilder, AASHTOware, SharePoint, Microsoft Power Platform.
- Provide technology briefings on emerging technology to OIT management, the SHA IT Steering Committee (ITSC), or to other teams as directed by OIT management.
- Provide recommendations to OIT management, the SHA IT Steering Committee (ITSC), or other MDOT teams regarding specific technology or COTS product.
- Develop detailed short-term and long-term plans for implementation; provide input to the budget process, guidance to staff developing invitations for bids, request for information, requests for proposals and/or TORFP requirements for acquisition and implementation of technology.
- Support OIT’s cybersecurity responsibilities including representing SHA on the MDOT Security Working Group (SWG).
- Advise and participate in Disaster Recovery Planning and Execution
- Advise on and conduct data classification of applications and conducting security related research.
- Represent SHA on the MDOT Data Governance Council.
- Represent SHA on the Network Architecture Working Group (NAWG).
- Participate in the OIT Project Review Committee (PRC) meetings to adopt or reject new IT project requests.
- Other duties as assigned include documentation as directed by the Department.
- Author, contribute to, or review documents pertaining to future architecture, target architecture for specific projects, and system design for potential projects. This includes the yearly IT master plan.
Task / Details
Identify and research new technologies: Cloud PaaS, SaaS, IaaS, AI, BI, data science, analytics, COTS products
Develop and expand platforms: Oracle, SQL databases, Salesforce, Azure, ESRI, .NET, PowerBuilder, AASHTOware, SharePoint, Microsoft Power Platform
Provide technology briefings: OIT management, SHA IT Steering Committee (ITSC), other teams as directed
Provide recommendations: OIT management, SHA IT Steering Committee (ITSC), other MDOT teams
Develop plans: Short-term and long-term plans, budget input, guidance for bids, RFI, RFP, TORFP
Support cybersecurity: Represent SHA on MDOT Security Working Group (SWG)
Advise on Disaster Recovery: Planning and execution
Conduct data classification: Applications, security-related research
Represent SHA: MDOT Data Governance Council, Network Architecture Working Group (NAWG)
Participate in PRC meetings: Adopt or reject new IT project requests
Other duties: Documentation as directed by the Department
Author, contribute, review documents: Future architecture, target architecture, system design, yearly IT master plan
Preferred Experience
- Architect, Information Technology (Senior)
- Five (5) years’ experience as an Information Technology Architect.
- Senior level knowledge or experience in enterprise-level modeling and tools (ex.UML).
- Demonstrated progression in responsibilities and roles, with experience in designing and implementing complex IT solutions within the Transportation Industry.
- PMP certification
OIT Technology Planners/Enterprise Architects Solicitation #: J02B4600023 CATS+ TORFP
TORFP for Maryland Department of Transportation Page 24 of 117
- CMMI (Capability Maturity Model integration) Practitioner certification
- 3-5 years’ experience with MS Power Platform, Azure. Synapse, Data Factory, Data Lakes, Data Bricks, Dataverse, ESRI, Cloud computing, etc.
Offeror Preferred Experience
The following experience is preferred and will be evaluated as part of the TO Technical Proposal
- Demonstrated experience providing one (1) or more Technology Planner/Enterprise Architect resources in a prior engagement within the last five (5) years.
- Demonstrated experience providing Technology Planner/Enterprise Architect resources for three (3) or more consecutive years in a prior engagement.
- Prior experience rapidly (within a week) responding to a request for additional resources by providing potential qualified candidates.
- Demonstration of the extent to which the Customer (s) were satisfied.
Experience
Providing one (1) or more Technology Planner/Enterprise Architect resources in a prior engagement within the last five (5) years
Providing Technology Planner/Enterprise Architect resources for three (3) or more consecutive years in a prior engagement
Rapidly (within a week) responding to a request for additional resources by providing potential qualified candidates
Demonstration of the extent to which the Customer(s) were satisfied
Flexible work from home options available.
