Overview
Skills
Job Details
Role: Architect - Enterprise Solutions Architect
Location: Jackson, MS- Hybrid
Contract Role:
Required Skills/Experience :
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or a related field.
- 10+ years of experience in IT architecture, with 5+ years in enterprise architecture roles.
- Strong knowledge of software integration methodologies and best practices that includes software maintenance, operations, and transition from legacy systems to modern platforms and applications.
- Strong knowledge of cloud, hybrid, and on-premises architectures.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Preferred/Not Required:
- Proven experience with Cloud Platforms: AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform) .
- Proven experience in SNAP / TANF / LIHEAP Human Services Domains.
- Proven experience with System Integration: APIs, microservices, and middleware.
- Proven experience in Security Architecture: Understanding of IAM, encryption, compliance (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, IRS 1075).
- Data Architecture experience: Knowledge of data modeling, warehousing, and analytics platforms.
- Software Development exprience: Background in programming (e.g., Java, .NET, Python) and SDLC.
- ERP/CRM Systems experience: Experience with platforms like SAP, Oracle, Salesforce, or Microsoft Dynamics.
- DevOps & CI/CD Experience: Familiarity with tools like Jenkins, GitLab, Docker, Kubernetes.
Position Description and Job Skill Set:
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain enterprise architecture blueprints and roadmaps.
- Lead solution design for cross-functional, enterprise-level initiatives.
- Collaborate with business and IT stakeholders to gather requirements.
- Evaluate and nominate enterprise platforms, tools, and integration patterns for agency use.
- Ensure alignment with security, compliance, and data governance standards.
- Provide architectural oversight throughout the solution lifecycle.
- Facilitate architecture review boards and governance processes.
Skill Matrix:
| Skill Set | Skill level | Required/Preferred | No. of years |
| AWS | Advanced | Preferred |
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| Azure | Advanced | Preferred |
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| Linux | Intermediate | Preferred |
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| Lucidchart | Advanced | Preferred |
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| MS Visio | Advanced | Preferred |
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| Jenkins/Github | Intermediate | Preferred |
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| AWS EC2/Lambda | Intermediate | Preferred |
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| AWS Storage (EFS/EBA/S3) | Intermediate | Preferred |
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| AWS Networking | Intermediate | Preferred |
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| AWS RDS | Advanced | Preferred |
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| MS SSIS | Advanced | Preferred |
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| PostgreSQL | Advanced | Preferred |
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| Agile/SAFe | Advanced | Required |
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| Devops | Advanced | Required |
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| Gartner Ent Arch Framework | Intermediate | Preferred |
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| Jmeter | Intermediate | Preferred |
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| SonarQube | Intermediate | Preferred |
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