Application Systems Architect

V Group Inc.; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

V Group Inc. in Albany, NY seeks an experienced enterprise architect to design and implement technology solutions that align with NYS ITS standards. You will lead end-to-end COTS integration and provide L3 support for a distributed Windows server environment.

The role requires strong troubleshooting, scripting in PowerShell, and collaboration with vendors and agency teams to install, configure, and test COTS applications while ensuring reliability and governance.

Qualifications

• Experience translating business requirements into technical security infra designs.
• Server administrator at the application layer for COTS business apps on Windows OS.
• Experience with authentication using AD, SSO (SAML 2.0) and OpenID Connect.
• Analytical support for COTS interfaces and system interconnects; use network tools for diagnostics.

Responsibilities

• Architect technology solutions that meet NYS ITS standards and strategies.
• Troubleshoot OS configuration, storage, networking for COTS apps and Stealth COIs.
• Collaborate with COTS Vendors and Agency areas for installation, configuration and testing.
• Resolve COTS issues including performance tuning, log analysis and security.
• Review current architecture and propose upgrades with detailed specs.
• Research solutions with external vendors for COTS implementation and testing.
• Recommend system enhancements to improve performance and reliability.
• Mentor Transportation Portfolio Architecture team members;
• Provide L3 technical support for enterprise Windows server environments including COTS apps.
• Analyze systems, document data on COTS, including tuning and security improvements.
• Automate tasks with PowerShell and perform AD maintenance.
• Use ticketing system to track incidents, requests, problems, changes, releases.

Skills

COTS integration

PowerShell scripting

Windows Server admin

Active Directory

SSO (SAML)

OpenID Connect

Wireshark

Process Monitor

Splunk

F5 Load Balancer

Tools

IIS

Tomcat

WebLogic

Certificate Services

Active Directory

F5

Job description

• Architect technology solutions/systems that meet or exceed Agency business requirements aligning with NYS ITS Technical and Security Service standards and strategies.
• Troubleshoot and resolve OS configuration, Stealth COI’s, storage and networking of Agency Commercial – off – the - shelf (COTS) business applications.
• Work with COTS Vendors and Agency business areas for COTS installation, configuration and testing.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues with Commercial – off – the - shelf business software (COTS) including performance tuning, log analysis and security.
• Review the systems architecture currently in place and provide detailed specifications for proposed solutions and recommendation of appropriate solutions, upgrades, replacements working with technical staff to recommend solutions to improve it.
• Research solutions and collaborate with COTS External Vendors and Agency Business Areas for COTS Application implementation including installation, configuration and testing.
• Recommend and implement system enhancements that will improve the performance and reliability of the systems.
• Provide mentoring and guidance to other Transportation Portfolio Architecture team members;
• Provide L3 Technical support for an enterprise-level distributed MS Windows server environment including Stealth COIs and storage and networking of Agency/business COTS business applications.
• Analyze implemented systems and identify problems, evaluate data and defined problems, document data on COTS including performance tuning, log analysis and security.
• Script repetitive management tasks such as application data processing, workstation and server maintenance using PowerShell; and Active Directory maintenance and modification.
• Use a ticketing system to track and manage incidents, service requests, problems, changes, and release/deployment.

Required/Preferred Skills:

• 84 months experience working with agencies/business areas to understand business requirements to translate to technical and security infrastructure requirements resulting in architecture design documentation covering data flows; interfaces with other systems; authentication; etc.
• 84 months experience as a Server Administrator at the Application Layer to perform Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) business application installation, configuration, troubleshooting (with or without Vendor), including L3 Technical support of such solutions on Windows OS platforms, IIS, Tomcat, WebLogic, Certificate Services, and Authentication using Active Directory, SSO with SAML v2.0, and OpenID Connect.
• 84 months experience performing L3 Analytical and Technical support of COTS / business application interfaces & system interconnects (Networks, Stealth firewall software, F5 and Load Balancing) implemented on converged/mixed environments to diagnose and resolve connectivity issues.
• 84 months experience performing L3 Analytical and Technical support of COTS / business applications using tools like Wireshark, Process Monitor, Netstat, Ping, Traceroute, TelNet, etc.
• 60 months experience performing L3 Analytical and Technical support of COTS / business applications using tools like Splunk for log analysis, system monitoring, and system performance tuning.
• 24 months experience in scripting knowledge on PowerShell, WMI and other scripting languages to automate and administer application maintenance.