Lead Enterprise Application Architect

The Panther Group; Augusta (ME); Remote; USD 110,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

The Panther Group is seeking a remote, W2 contract Lead Enterprise Application Architect to work with a state government partner. The role requires EST or CST location and involves architecture, design, development, and management of highly complex systems for agencies.

Responsibilities include designing scalable architectures, guiding technical teams, and ensuring alignment with the agency's needs, while mentoring other developers and coordinating with enterprise and infrastructure architects.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and implementing large-scale government systems.
• Ability to prepare detailed service specifications.
• Experience reviewing work of other developers.
• State Government experience required.

Responsibilities

• Design and oversee the technical aspects of large-scale, complex systems for agencies.
• Focus on data and integration points between applications.
• Develop the system vision and guide teams to align with agency needs.
• Mentor other lead developers and ensure architectural design is followed.
• Maintain and troubleshoot complex applications; ensure availability and performance.
• Collaborate with architects on roadmaps and technology direction.

Skills

System architecture

Specifications

Code review

State gov't experience

Job description

The Panther Group is seeking a Remote, W2 Contract (12 months with potential for multiple extensions) Lead Enterprise Application Architect with one of our partners in state government.

Location Requirement: 100% Remote: Must be located in EST or CST Kind Note: This role is not open to C2C, Sub Vendors or third party recruiters, and this role is not open to Visas (OPT, H1B, H4EAD, etc) and does not permit sponsorship now or in the future.

Top Skills Required

• Overall system strategy and architecture design and implementation for agencies as assigned
• Prepare detailed Specifications for Services
• Review work of other developers
• State Government experience

Job Summary

This role is advanced technical services work involving the architecture, design, development, and management of highly complex computer systems.

Responsibilities

• The design and oversight of the technical aspects of large-scale, complex system(s), and the design and oversight of the integration of multiple applications for an agency (or agencies).
• Key focuses are on the data and integration points of these applications.
• Work includes developing the systems vision for these application(s) and guiding technical teams toward that vision, ensuring the architecture is in alignment with the agency’s application needs.
• Employees in this classification are competent to work at the highest technical level in all phases of programming activities for large-scale, complex application systems; and serve as technical mentors to other lead developers.
• The most important aspect of this classification is the responsibility for the architectural design, data, and integration of the our most complex, strategic, and critical applications.
• Limited supervision may be exercised over other data processing staff.
• Work is performed under limited supervision.

Job Duties

• Analyzes the business requirements of client agencies and forecasts nature and level of future service requirements in order to recommend information services and automation technology concepts capable of fulfilling projected needs.
• Maintains a thorough knowledge of state-of-the-art information services/technology trends and concepts in specific area of expertise through study, research, and participation in local/regional/national technical working groups in order to provide timely information to senior management.
• Develops and maintains architectural designs of an agency’s complex and large-scale systems, including data, integration points, and architectural layers in order to plan and facilitate system development and programming and ensure systems support the agency’s strategic goals.
• Develops a roadmap for development teams to follow in order to meet the architectural design of an agency’s systems.
• Collaborates with Enterprise Architect and Infrastructure Architect on architectural designs and technology directions in order to ensure alignment between agency’s systems and the Enterprise Architecture roadmap.
• Oversees the maintenance of assigned systems, responding to and resolving system problems, in order to ensure systems are continuously available and function properly.
• Diagnoses and isolates complex application software problems; formulates and implements effective solutions considering system capacity, limitations, time requirements, and desired results in order to resolve system problems and prevent reoccurrence.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED

• (These are required to successfully perform the work assigned).
• Knowledge of current State Government technology systems, capabilities, and needs.
• Knowledge of State Government agencies, their missions, the nature of services they provide, and their strategic plans.
• Knowledge of industry technology standards, and trends.
• Knowledge of system design techniques.
• Knowledge of operating systems and related software components.
• Knowledge of systems development and documentation standards.
• Knowledge of higher-level programming languages and enterprise class application development tools.
• Ability to conduct in-depth research and analysis.
• Ability to research and evaluate suitability of computer software and hardware products.
• Ability to diagnose and correct system malfunctions.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to write clearly and effectively.
• Ability to lead, to coordinate the activities of, and to provide technical support to project teams.

Pay Rate: $80 - $82 an hour #INDIT