Software Architect - Consultant

Novalink Solutions; West Columbia (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Novalink Solutions seeks a Software Architect - Consultant for a 1-year contract with the South Carolina Department of Revenue. The role focuses on designing secure, high-performance enterprise web applications in a multi-layered environment.

The contractor will develop architecture models, oversee SOA and workflow engines, and ensure SSDLC compliance while collaborating with business and technology teams.

Qualifications

• 11+ years of experience with C#, .NET development.
• 11+ years of experience with penetration testing.
• 11+ years of experience with state government.
• 11+ years of experience with full stack MVC web development.
• 11+ years of experience with secure database design and administration.
• 11+ years of experience with Active Directory programming.
• 11+ years of experience with business continuity and disaster recovery.

Responsibilities

• Architect responsible for the development and maintenance of architecture models for large-scale enterprise web applications.
• Design enterprise applications to run in a highly secured multi-firewall environment (DISA STIG).
• Develop web, desktop, and console applications with C#/.NET; build secure server deployments.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring for vulnerability analysis and remediation of key systems.
• Prepare progress reports and keep management informed; develop architecture frameworks to support enterprise operations.

Skills

C# / .NET

Penetration Testing

State Government experience

Full Stack MVC Web Development

Secure database design

Active Directory programming

Business Continuity & Disaster Recover

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT / CS or related field

Job description

West Columbia, United States | Posted on 10/19/2026

• Actual Job Title Software Architect - Consultant
• Job Type FT Contract
• Contract duration 1 year
• Date Opened 10/19/2026
• Target Date 10/23/2026
• City West Columbia
• State/Province South Carolina
• Country United States
• Number of Positions 1

Job Description

The SC Dept. of Revenue is among the most sought-after agency in the state

sector for contractors due to our reputation for accomplishing highly complex

technology in a multi-layer secured environment. We are known for requiring

skilled and professional workers that can get the job done well and on time. Our

team is creative and hardworking. The DOR technology division implements

technology using effective methodology and procedures, and we appreciate the

insights and best practices that contractors bring with them.

Company Culture:

A strong and healthy organizational culture will drive our efforts and lead to

success for all stakeholders. SCDOR strives to exemplify a culture that

• Excellence demonstrated by focusing on proactive customer service.
• Open Communication demonstrated through vibrant two-way communication with stakeholders.
• Functional Security demonstrated through the protection of taxpayer information.
• Leadership demonstrated by modeling integrity, ethical behavior, and the highest standards of conduct.
• Visionary and Innovative planning and problem solving.
• Ownership of problems by taking responsibility for actions and performance.
• Accountability demonstrated through performance metrics and evaluations.
• Collaboration among teams for everyday process improvement.
• Empowering Employees to make a positive difference by enhancing their skills and knowledge, as well as recognizing their contributions.
• Professionalism demonstrated by competent, resourceful, accountable, and courteous employees.

Why I enjoy working here:

• Ability to make a difference.
• Access to challenging opportunities.
• Healthy work/family balance.

Why is this position open

This is a 3-year reposting for an existing contractor position. The incumbent

contractor is likely to reapply.

Scope of the project:

The intent of this work order is to supplement the DOR Miscellaneous

Applications Section focusing on design, development, testing, and deployment

of enterprise application solutions. This individual will need to work with various

business and technology groups to understand requirements for each area of the

organization. Design documentation will need to be produced documenting final

deployment details along with support procedures as needed. Architectural

technical and documentation skills are equally important for this position.

Under general supervision, the contractor will serve as an Architect responsible

for the development and maintenance of architecture models for large-scale

enterprise web applications. The contractor designs component structures and

technologies such as services-oriented architecture (SOA), workflow engines,

and business rules engines to build secure high-performance, and maintainable

application architectures. The contractor serves as a senior development

consultant to application and systems analysts in the design of application

components within the secure software development life cycle (SSDLC). The

contractor also works with senior analysts to develop architecture frameworks

for responsible programs.

Under general supervision, the contractor will serve as an engineer reporting

directly to a functional manager. Contractor will be a team member that ensures

the stability and integrity of data, and server services through monitoring,

maintenance, support, and optimization of all server infrastructure. This

individual has 24/7 on-call responsibilities shared with the group.

Pre-employment Checks

At a minimum, Suppliers will run:

• Nationwide criminal history check, which must include Federal, State, and County records for the states (or countries if applicable) where the Supplier's employee has resided in the past seven years
• Credit history check
• E-Verify in compliance with FAR E-Verify clause FAR 52.222-54, Employment Verification. As proof of enrollment, Supplier will provide UGU a copy of its Maintain Company page from E-Verify.

All hired contractors will have their South Carolina tax history checked. Contractors must be current on filings and payments.

Daily Duties / Responsibilities:

Non-Technical

- Effectively interact and communicate with peer to Director-level IT professionals.

- Provide feedback to team regarding product issues, enhancements and new features.

- Must have initiative, drive and be a self-starter.

- Ability to ask pertinent questions of others.

- Proactively seek to identify, communicate and implement process related improvements.

- Effectively manage multiple tasks and activities concurrently and able to provide periodic status updates to key stakeholders

- Collaborate extensively with peers and management to resolve client issues while actively contributing to a growing knowledge network that improves the effectiveness of our team and the information available to our clients.

- Prioritize numerous issues of varying severity, and effectively manage the resolution of all issues within accepted service levels. This includes ownership of the data entered into the Helpdesk system and appropriately updating both client and appropriate employees of status of all issues on a timely basis.

- Good customer skills, be attentive to detail, and responsive to customer tickets.

Technical

- Analyze project requirements and recommend techniques, tools, and methodologies to achieve goals

- Document the system design and detailed technical specifications required for new applications to be developed, including workflow models, diagrams, and other systems documentation

- Consult with technical support, network administration, and database administration areas to ensure coherent total design of the system and to resolve any technology issues

- Design enterprise applications to run in a highly secured multi-firewall DISA STIG environment

- Develop web, desktop, and console applications with C#/.NET 10

- Develop penetration testing tools and systems with C#/.NET 10

- Develop automated JIT provisioning (JITP) for user onboarding and offboarding

- Implement application hardening and data protection for secured server deployments

- Work with open source and enterprise penetration testing tools to test complete systems and deliver fully documented penetration testing reports

- Fully test and debug all applications prior to use in a production environment

- Provide support to all users during the User Acceptance Testing phase

- Provide technical guidance and mentoring for vulnerability analysis and remediation of key systems.

- Serve as reviewer for a structured process review for each phase of the software development lifecycle for web applications to verify standards are followed and advise where standards are not

- Prepare progress reports and keep management and business users informed

- Develop and maintain architecture models that support the operations of enterprise applications

- Build architecture framework based on thorough understanding of enterprise core business processes and stakeholder requirements.

- Serve as senior consultant to applications and systems analysts in the design and development of application components within architectural framework

- Develop workaround solutions as appropriate.

- Perform equipment and software upgrades

- Maintain familiarity with current computer and network products

- Adhere to corporate information security guidelines and promote information security among coworkers

- Performs other duties and special projects as assigned.

Required Skills (rank in order of Importance):

• 11+ Years of Experience with C#, .NET Development
• 11+ Years of Experience with Penetration Testing
• 10+ Years of Experience with State Government
• 11+ Years of Experience with Full Stack MVC Web Development
• 11+ Years of Experience with Secure database design and administration
• 11+ Years of Experience with Active Directory programming
• 11+ Years of Experience with Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

Preferred Skills (rank in order of Importance):

• Experience with Projects involving PCI/ NIST/Pub1075 security implementations and / or audits.
• Experience with Projects involving DISA STIG
• Firewalls and Load Balancers
• Vulnerability Remediation

Required Education/Certifications:

• A bachelor's degree in information technology systems, computer science, or related field

Preferred Education/Certifications:

• Penetration Testing Certifications

Additional Skills

• Verbal Communication Skills (8-10 years)
• Written Communication Skills (8-10 years)
• Working in team development environment (6-8 years)

Requirements

Scope of the project:

The intent of this work