IT/Cloud Architect
Madison, WI - on-site work is expected to be 2-3 days per week but will vary from month to month. The candidate MUST be a Wisconsin resident or willing to relocate to Wisconsin before starting the role at their own expense.
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- The candidate is currently in Wisconsin (or would relocate at their cost at the start) and would remain in WI for the duration of the contract.
- The candidate is ok with being on site 2-3 days a week on average.
- The candidate has:
- 12+ years overall
- 5+ years as an architect (3+ years of which were with cloud solutions (AWS, GCP, Azure))
- Primary focus on MSFT Stack (C#, .NET, ASP.NET, CORE, etc.)
- Of the following list, the candidate has a history with four or more of these items:
- Software Security Architecture (Encryption, Authentication, and Authorization)
- Network Security Architecture (Firewall, Access control)
- Storage Architecture
- DevOps, CI/CD
- SSO (Single Sign-On, Entra ID, Okta)
- DAM (Digital Asset Management)
- Key Skills: Architect roles (5+ Years), Cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP; 3+ years), Lead Roles, E-Commerce, Point of Sale (POS), .NET, .NET Core, C#, Object-oriented design (OOD, SOLID, GRASP), Architecture (Clean, Domain-Driven Design, DDD, Test Driven Design, TDD, Vertical slice), Security (Encryption, Authentication, and Authorization), Storage Architecture, Network Security (Firewall, Access control).
- Nice-to-Have Skills: DAM (Digital Asset Management), CI/CD (Deployment), Scripting (PowerShell, Python), Integration (e-Commerce, CRM, Email Marketing, POS, DAMS, API, Pipeline), Data Modeling (Conceptual Data Model, Logical Data Model), Strategic Planning (Roadmap), SSO (Single Sign-On, Entra ID, Okta), Automated Testing (TDD), Process Architecture, Tableau.
DETAILS
Do NOT resubmit previous candidates.
The client Information Technology Department manages the technology and computer infrastructure that drives the Agency’s business systems and automation requirements. The department maintains and implements systems and web applications that support the organization's business needs and mission.
Under the general supervision of the Chief Information Officer, the Technical Architect will play a critical role in designing, implementing, and maintaining robust and scalable technical solutions across various domains. This role requires expertise in cloud technologies, digital asset management, and integration strategies. It will support close collaboration with cross-functional teams to drive innovation and ensure seamless system performance.
This role is responsible for defining and implementing short and long-term strategic goals for managing and maintaining systems and software and ensuring that all planned and in-place system architectures are aligned with the Agency’s objectives. While designing, creating, and monitoring the implementation of end-to-end integrated systems, this role must promote a balanced and focused development of systems and their maintenance regardless of requirements change. They review new and existing system designs and recommend improving or altering them. This role may be involved in negotiating and administering vendor and consultant contracts.
The Technical Architect consults with department heads and end-users to further infrastructure development. They develop and execute test plans to check the technical performance of infrastructure and report findings. Based on their findings, they make recommendations for improvement. They develop and recommend policies to leadership for standardizing systems.
This key role is a team lead that influences the team and agency's policy, strategy, staffing, and priorities. They also aid the Chief Information Officer in managing developer and analyst workloads. They are a technical and functional resource when issues are escalated from various channels across the IT team. This is not a supervisory position. This role provides expertise and architectural assistance to other Client IT, DOA Division of Enterprise Technology, and vendor personnel, including software teams, Analysts, and Engineers. The Technical Architect researches new technologies in systems development and creates and develops plans for investing in such systems that will increase cost-effectiveness, mission effectiveness, and flexibility.
Required Skills: (Need Majority; 5+ Years)
- Architect roles
- Cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Lead Roles
- E-Commerce
- Point of Sale (POS)
- .NET
- .NET Core
- C#
- Object-oriented design (OOD, SOLID, GRASP)
- Architecture (Clean, Domain-Driven Design, DDD, Test Driven Design, TDD, Vertical slice)
- Security (Encryption, Authentication, and Authorization)
- Storage Architecture
- Network Security (Firewall, Access control)
Nice To Have Skills
- DAM (Digital Asset Management)
- CI/CD (Deployment)
- Scripting (PowerShell, Python)
- Integration (e-Commerce, CRM, Email Marketing, POS, DAMS, API, Pipeline)
- Data Modeling (Conceptual Data Model, Logical Data Model)
- Strategic Planning (Roadmap)
- SSO (Single Sign-On, Entra ID, Okta)
- Automated Testing (TDD)
- Process Architecture
- Tableau
Also Mentioned Skills
- Digital Preservation
- Context Diagram
- Version control
- Windows Administration
- Active Directory
- M365 (SharePoint, Teams, Power Platform)
- Data Flows
- PMP
Interview Process
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or other related field, or equivalent work experience.
- Project Management certification or successful completion of a recognized curriculum is preferred but not required.
- Typically has 10 to 15 years of IT work experience, including 4 or more years managing projects.
- Experience with projects in multiple technologies and functions.
Additional Details
- The contractor will be required to complete computer-based Security Awareness Training at the beginning of the agency engagement and annually thereafter.
