The initial contract is full time, 40 hours per week; Work hours are 8:00 AM 5:00 PM, Monday Friday excluding state holidays and other office closings; Lunch is 12:00 PM 1:00 PM

The application was written in Ruby on Rails and was running on AWS. Client wants to port it over to .NET and run it on Azure. Client will need an architect who will design and oversee the migration from the AWS environment to the .NET/Azure platform.

Position Description:

This is a position as an Application Architect supporting the transition of an application from Amazon Web Services (AWS) to Azure. The application is written with Ruby on Rails and will need to be ported to .Net. The selected candidate will work with the agency's development teams, program delivery areas, and business partners to complete system and data analysis supporting the migration to Azure design patterns and support the successful delivery of the application. The selected candidate will develop designs, proposals, builds, and other artifacts to support the migration and implement the strategy plan for the development team. The architecture will define efficient functionality delivery, data reliability, and customer experiences.

Specific Duties:

All work products would meet industry, .Net, and Azure, best practices and standards.

Work will include developing digital artifacts to support communication to the development team. Documentation will include strategy and roadmaps, design plans, hosting pattern and implementation documents, system to system integration requirements using enterprise frameworks and services, implementation plans, and support plans.

This position is responsible for communicating constraints including, risks, time, resources, and scope to BSM management as it impacts delivery of work products. This team lead position is responsible for mentoring all levels of applications developers in the design, development, assembly, testing, and deployment of highly complex software.

The ideal candidate would have experience in cloud technologies with a focus on Azure and a preference to additional experience with AWS services.

Direct resources to develop, test, implement and document software solutions to meet IT and business requirements specifically in support of application development

Direct resources to design and create database schemas, integrations, and service end points to be implemented in a range of databases for support of application development

Develop and participate in creating detailed project documentation, including plans, design specifications, roadmaps, models, and technical interfaces

Collaborate with other technical teams to define and support successful delivery of application services

Develop and implement data migration plans

Develop performance KPIs that meet application and business needs

Analyze and write .NET C#, JavaScript, SQL, and other full-stack technologies that are recommended to implement application solution

Deliver web services and application solutions via standard server instances and microservices architecture hosted on Azure

Design and implement configurations and analytical logging standards to support operational reporting needs for software products hosted in the cloud and on virtual servers

Support enterprise product deployment and enterprise product validation activities

Provide estimates in resource and time to support project planning and product timelines

Mentor team members on agency specific and industry best practices for processes and standards

Participate and provide feedback in meetings, including daily standup meetings

Develop capacity plans to implement technical solutions for project deliverables

Advise and participate in selection criteria development and candidate interviews for proposed team buildouts

Manage and direct application team tasking to complete project and work deliverables

Conduct code reviews

Research and provide mentoring resources to project team on technologies to meet project needs

Ensure compliance with digital accessibility regulations and requirements by performing the following duties and responsibilities:

o Build digital products with accessibility in mind

o Incorporate accessibility features into digital content and resources

o Partner with colleagues and team members to prioritize accessibility in digital content and resources

Skills and Experience:

Required 10+ years

Experience with object-oriented development

Experience with .Net applications development.

Experience with relational database development

Strong oral and written communication skills

Required 7+ years

Experience in web service design & development (SOAP/XML and REST/JSON) for enterprise

Experience in JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, front end JavaScript technologies such as Angular, React, etc.

Experience developing web services, especially secured web services and web services with attachments

Experience with unit test development, testing, and implementation in SDLC

Required 5+ years

Experience in deploying applications to Azure cloud

Experience with various authentication protocols

Experience architecting, developing, & designing web applications to meet business requirements

Experience in DevOps products, specifically Azure DevOps

Experience mentoring and leading technical teams

Qualifications

Required: Applicants are required to have these qualifications:

• Knowledge of digital accessibility and disability inclusion
• Knowledge of regulations related to digital accessibility (e.g., Section 508, ADA)
• Knowledge of WCAG 2.1 AA requirements
• Experience designing for platform technologies (e.g., HTML, CSS, JavaScript, iOS, Android)
• Experience applying WAI-ARIA authoring guidelines and best practices
• Experience optimizing for the accessibility features of the platform (HTML, iOS, Android)
• Experience developing digital products that comply with accessibility standards

Preferred: Applicants with the following qualifications will be preferred:

• Knowledge or experience with AWS