Senior Solution Architect (Information Systems Analyst III Opt. A)

Illinois Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT); Springfield (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Dental and vision plans

Flexible work schedules

Paid vacation 10–25 days annually

Paid sick time 12 days annually

Paid personal business days

Paid holidays 13–14 days yearly

Paid parental leave 12 weeks

Pension plan

Job summary

Illinois Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) is seeking a Senior Solution Architect to plan, implement, and coordinate integrations across systems, delivering scalable and secure architectures. The role involves coding, middleware configuration, and scripting to enable data exchange between platforms.

You will lead complex IT projects, perform analyses, and communicate with clients and vendors while staying current with IT developments.

Qualifications

• Requires four (4) years of college with courses in computer science or related fields.
• Requires five (5) years of professional experience in full-stack development, solution architecture, or related IT field.
• Five (5) years of experience with low/no-code cloud platforms and enterprise middleware integration platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Anypoint, Mulesoft, Boomi).
• Five (5) years of experience developing backend systems and APIs for data exchange.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Senior Solution Architect, providing complex professional and advisory IT services.
• Plan, design, and implement integration solution architectures.
• Coordinate and lead enterprise-wide IT projects and analyses.
• Maintain awareness of new IT developments and ensure scalable, secure solutions.

Skills

Solution Architecture

Full-stack development

API design

Data integration

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Salesforce

MS Dynamics

AWS

Azure

Mulesoft

Job description

Are you looking for a rewarding career with an organization that values their staff? The Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) is seeking to hire qualified candidates with the opportunity to work in a dynamic, creative thinking, problem solving environment. This position serves as the Senior Solution Architect, providing highly advanced technical specialist and advisory functions in planning, implementing and coordinating integrations solution engineering. In this role you will develop code, configure middleware platforms and write scripts or workflows to enable data exchange between systems. In addition, you will conduct and coordinate in-depth enterprise-wide management studies involving extensive technical research and systems analysis and serve as a project lead coordinating and conducting application solutions related projects of a complex nature. If you possess these knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience, we invite you to apply for this position to join the DoIT Team!

As a State of Illinois employee, you receive a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Competitive Group Insurance benefits including health, life, dental and vision plans
• Flexible work schedules (when available and dependent upon position)
• 10-25 days of paid vacation time annually (10 days for first year of state employment)
• 12 days of paid sick time annually which carry over year to year
• 3 paid personal business days per year
• 13-14 paid holidays per year dependent on election years
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• Pension plan through the State Employees Retirement System
• Deferred Compensation Program - voluntary supplemental retirement plan
• Optional pre-tax programs - Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP) & Dependent Care Assistant Plan (DCAP)
• Tuition Reimbursement Program and Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility

For more information regarding State of Illinois Benefits follow this link: https://www2.illinois.gov/cms/benefits/Pages/default.aspx

Essential Functions

• Under administrative direction, serves as the Senior Solution Architect for the Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT), providing a full range of highly complex professional and advisory information technology services, creating detailed architectural designs and technical solutions that align with agency objectives and technical requirements while ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, and maintainable.
• Serves as a highly advanced specialist in planning, designing, and implementing the integration solution architecture.
• Serves as advisor and subject matter expert, providing solutioning directives, questions, concerns, and issues, communicating with clients, technicians, and third-party vendors as required.
• Keeps abreast of new developments in the Information Technology (IT) field.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college with course work in computer science or directly related fields.
• Requires five (5) years of professional experience with full-stack application development, Solution Architecture, or a related Information Technology field.

Specialized Skills

• Requires five (5) years of professional experience with low code, no code cloud platforms (Salesforce, MS Dynamics, etc.) and enterprise-wide middleware integration platforms such AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Anypoint, Mulesoft, or Boomi, etc.
• Requires five (5) years of professional experience developing backend systems such as relational databases and analytics utilizing popular middleware, commercial frameworks, Dataverse, or Microsoft power platform.
• Requires five (5) years of professional experience designing, implementing, and maintaining APIs for varied systems to enable smooth integration and data exchange.

Preferred Qualifications

• Five (5) years of professional experience with low code, no code cloud platforms (Salesforce, MS Dynamics, etc.) and enterprise-wide middleware integration platforms such as (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Anypoint, Mulesoft, Boomi, -etc.).
• Five (5) years of professional experience developing backend systems such as relational databases and analytics utilizing popular middleware, commercial frameworks, Dataverse, or Microsoft power platform.
• Five (5) years of professional experience designing, implementing, and maintaining APIs for varied systems to enable smooth integration and data exchange.
• Five (5) years of professional experience performing complex ETL and data transformation and mapping tasks, including converting data from one format to another, reconciling differences between data structures, and ensuring data consistency and integrity.
• Five (5) years of professional experience coordinating and conducting complex IT related projects.
• Thorough knowledge of Enterprise Applications development programming languages, database systems, and web technologies such as Adobe Experience Manager (AEM).
• Thorough knowledge of relational database and data warehouse in MS SQL, Oracle, IMS, and DB2.
• Ability to Analyze complex systems problems, perform research, and propose potential solutions and options to the CIO.
• Ability to maintain excellent working relationships within the team and with stakeholders.
• Developed verbal and written communication skills to present information to stakeholders and leadership with clarity and precision.

Conditions of Employment

• Requires the ability to verify identity.
• Requires employment authorization to accept permanent full-time position with State of Illinois.
• Requires the ability to pass a position specific, agency required background check and requires self-disclosure of criminal history.
• Requires the ability to travel in performance of duties.
• Requires ability to work outside of normal business hours to meet deadlines.
• Requires the ability to use agency supplied equipment such as laptop, personal computer, work cell phone, etc.
• Requires the ability to lift and carry objects or equipment weighing up to 10 pounds. This is considered sedentary work as defined by the U.S. Department of Labor (20 CFR 404.1567(a)). Sedentary work involves lifting no more than 10 pounds at a time and requires occasional lifting, carrying, walking, and standing.
• Requires adherence to the revolving door restrictions outlined in 5 ILCS 430/5-45. Consequently, employees should be aware that in the event of receiving a non-State employment offer during state employment or within one year immediately following the termination of State employment, they are required to inform the Office of the Executive Inspector General for the Agencies (OEIG) of the Illinois Governor before accepting such non-State employment. Failure to notify the OEIG may result in the imposition of a fine.
• Requires compliance with the provisions outlined in section 4A-101 of the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act, necessating the occupant of this position to file of a Statement of Economic Interest. Pursuant to the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act (5 ILCS 420/4A et seq.), specific state officials and employees are required to annually submit Statements of Economic Interest to the Office of the Secretary of State, which will be accessible to the public for examination and copying. Employees subject to this requirement must also file a Supplemental Statement of Economic Interest with the Executive Ethics Commission, as specified in Executive Order 15-09. Failure to submit these statements in a timely manner may result in fines and penalties.
• The conditions of employment listed are incorporated and/or related to any duties included in the position description.

The Department of Innovation & Technology (DolT) is the state's IT agency delivering an enterprise approach to statewide technology, innovation, and telecommunication services, as well as policy and standards development, lifecycle investment planning, and cybersecurity services. With over 1,500 employees, DolT delivers IT services and innovative solutions to customer agencies to improve services provided to Illinois residents, DolT offers employees the opportunity to advance their careers, develop new skills and reach their potential, both personally and professionally. DoIT is committed to promoting and preserving a workplace culture that embraces diversity and inclusion. We welcome and value employees with different backgrounds, life experiences and talents. It is the collective sum of our individual differences that provides a broad perspective, leading to greater innovation and achievement. In recruiting for our team, we recognize the unique contributions of each applicant regardless of culture, ethnicity, race, national origin, sex, gender identity and expression, age, religion, disability, and sexual orientation.

This position DOES contain "Specialized Skills" (as that term is used in CBAs).

Revolving Door:

Certain provisions of the revolving door restrictions contained in 5 ILCS 430/5-45 apply to this position. As a result, the employee should be aware that if offered non-State employment during State employment or within one year immediately after ending State employment, the employee shall, prior to accepting any such non-State employment offer, notify the Office of the Executive Inspector General for the Agencies of the Illinois Governor ("OEIG") or may be subject to a fine.

Statement of Economic Interests:

This position is subject to Statement of Economic Interests filing as required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act.

Nearest Major Market: Springfield