IT Solutions and Integration Architect

Title: IT Solutions and Integration Architect

Location: Atlanta, GA (Hybrid)

Interviews: Webcam and In person

Job Type: Contract

Job Duration: Approx. 10+ months (Possible longer extensions)

Job Description:

Client seeks a Solutions & Integration Architect to design and implement innovative enterprise solutions, including Esri ArcGIS Geographic Information System (GIS) solutions, that integrate data and platform technologies to meet the organization's needs. Defines the technical strategy and direction for the IT enterprise.

This role involves collaborating with stakeholders, understanding business requirements, and architecting scalable and efficient Integrated solutions. Architect will work independently and on project teams. Architect will engage stakeholders or other subject matter experts as needed.

This is a hybrid job with time spent working remotely and on-site. Designs will primarily be provided to IT developers and staff for implementation.

Responsibilities:

Implement innovative solutions that integrate data and platform technologies to meet the organization's needs.

Design and architect application solutions that integrate data/geodatabases, platforms, and technologies to meet business objectives, improve technical solutions, simplify technical complexity, and reduce needs for IT maintenance/support (e.g. Technical Debt)

Create proof-of-concepts to validate design concepts/solutions as needed.

Participates in Joint Application Development (JAD) Sessions as needed.

Work with external contractors/consultants to migrate their solutions into GDOT IT operating environments.

Integrates applications solutions with existing enterprise systems, databases/data warehouse, system jobs, and applications.

Ensure interoperability between platforms and other IT systems within the organization.

Provide work estimates/validation of estimates to implement development tasks.

Create and maintain detailed technical documentation for Integrated solutions, including architecture diagrams, data models, and system interfaces.

Partner with business and technology subject-matter experts to understand the various levels of requirements, the domain, the viable technologies, and anticipated development required to fulfill any particular solution.

Builds the long-term strategic roadmap for enterprise application systems architecture. Designs and manages the system architecture and application activities; related to environments, modules, APIs/SDK s, interfaces, workflows, enhancements, support, application security, and reporting.

Develops and maintains standards, and guidelines to ensure that a consistent framework is applied across the enterprise. Conducts source code reviews. Ensures compliance with existing GDOT IT guidelines/standards for operating environments.

Develops and implements plans for systems solution migration through multiple environments. Ensures that system solutions are developed tested, documented and implemented based on best practices and industry standards.

Stays abreast of new technological opportunities to better help provide the best value-added solutions to the enterprise.

Architect and design scalable secure and high performing enterprise level .Net based application that meets business requirement.

Mentor and provide design guidance to team lead, senior, and junior developers

Ability to layout a technology roadmap

Should be able to analyze and recommend performance and security best practices, database designs, and general development conventions and standards

Design and architect solutions involving Esri ArcGIS Geographic Information System (GIS) products within desktop, web, cloud, and mobile environments. Including system jobs, geocoders, and geodatabase/data processing workflows.