Application Development Manager/ Application Architect - $72 CTC - REMOTE (CURRENT WI Residents)

Job Description:

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Location Requirement: Onsite or Remote? Candidates must be CURRENT WI residents. No relocation allowed. This position can work 100% remote (within the state of WI), but may be required to come into the office as required/requested by supervisor to perform various duties of the role.

Positions in the classification are responsible for the design and management/governance of the
agency s applications/software structural framework to align IT strategy plans and systems with the goals
and requirements of the agency. Positions work closely with developers, creating road maps for
applications and ensuring integration among information systems and the IT infrastructure. Create and
maintain detailed documentation of applications architecture, configurations, and procedures.

Examples of typical duties include, but are not limited to:

• Provide an architectural framework for information system application/software development, maintenance, and enhancement efforts.
• Understand and evaluate user and process requirements to ensure those requirements can be achieved through high quality deliverables.
• Establish agency guidelines and/or road maps for applications to align development plans and to ensure effective integration among IT systems and infrastructure
• Evaluate and understand the interactions between systems, applications, and services within the agency; evaluate the impact of changes or additions.
• Analyze systems and perform usability testing to ensure performance and reliability, enhance scalability, and meet security requirements.
• Serve as a liaison with other IT professionals and agency stakeholders to understand their needs, and, to evaluate emerging business issues that affect applications architecture/infrastructure
• Monitor technological advancements to ensure solutions are continuously improved, supported, and aligned with agency and industry standards.

Required Skills: At least 6 years' experience in the following:

• Experience leading teams, planning and estimating projects, guiding underlying application architecture, establishing governance of process and best practices
• Experience with implementation and ongoing support of multi-platform applications.
• Keeping a strong pulse on technological trends, making recommendations on emerging technologies, and identifying problems that can be solved with emerging tools.

Desired Skills:

• Experience guiding architecture and development (2 yrs)
• Experience working at a government agency that leverages a customized Agile development lifecycle, but may modify the lifecycle work within constraints often felt in government work. (2 yrs)
• Experience working in a technical environment with a wide array of technologies, from ASP.NET, batch processes, to modern frameworks and microservices. (6 yrs)