Information Technology Architect ; Solution - SPNYC

Duties Description

The New York State Office of Information Technology Services (ITS) provides operational support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days of the year, supporting more than 4,900 applications for 53 New York State Agencies.

Under the direction of a higher-level Information Technology Architect (Solution), the Information Technology Architect 1 (Solution) will be responsible for providing senior technical leadership within the software development project lifecycle, designing, describing, and maintaining the solution engineering concerning specific business problems. The Information Technology Architect 1 (Solution) will design software solutions, collaborating with stakeholders to align project outcomes with business requirements.

The position will propose detailed building blocks that provide the best possible fix and serve as the bridge between enterprise architects and technical architects.

• Create and lead the process of integrating IT systems to meet agency requirements.
• Conduct system architecture evaluation and collaborate with the project management and IT development teams to improve the architecture.
• Evaluate project constraints to find alternatives, alleviate risks, and perform re‑engineering if required.
• Update stakeholders regarding any issues concerning the architecture.
• Fix technical issues as they arise.
• Analyze the business impact that individual technical choices might have on agency business processes.
• Oversee and guide development teams.
• Continuously research emerging technologies and propose changes to the existing architecture.

Minimum Qualifications

• Six (6) years of broad information technology (IT) experience, demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of software engineering, IT solution project management, IT solution architecture, network administration or other IT solution-related specialty and its application within large‑scale organizations.
• Four (4) years of specialized experience in information technology solution architecture, design, software development, or project management.

• Associate’s degree with 15 semester credit hours in computer science or a related field substitutes for one year of general information technology experience.
• Candidates in a bachelor’s degree program with at least 15 semester credit hours in computer science or a related field can substitute for one year of general information technology experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in any field including or supplemented by fifteen (15) semester credit hours in computer science or a related field substitutes for three years substitutes for three (3) years of general information technology experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in any field substitutes for two (2) years of general information technology experience.
• Master’s degree or higher in computer science or related field substitutes for one year of general information technology experience.

• Preference for candidates holding relevant IT solution management-industry certification, such as Certified Information Systems Security Professional - Architecture (CISSP), Professional Cloud Solutions Architect Certification, SCRUM Master, The Open Group Architectural Framework (TOGAF), and Virtualization Council Master Infrastructure Architect Certification.
• Knowledgeable about all phases of the software development life cycle and solution delivery for web, client-server, and cloud-based systems.
• Good knowledge of modern software engineering principles and best practices.
• Project management and leadership skills.
• Experience developing IT and cloud infrastructure.
• Good understanding of best practices regarding IT system security measures.
• Advanced understanding of business analysis techniques and processes.
• Extensive knowledge and experience working with operating systems.
• Sound knowledge of various operating systems and databases.
• In-depth understanding of one or more coding languages.
• Knowledge of security, compliance, and regulatory requirements relevant to IT solution design.
• Strong communication skills, demonstrating the ability to effectively facilitate the contribution of both agency…