.NET Solutions Architect

About the role

The Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) seeks a .NET Solutions Architect to support the .NET Unit and lead the development of enterprise technology solutions that advance the agency’s mission of improving public safety by positively changing lives.

Responsibilities

• Working with Product Line Owners (PLO’s) to define the vision and requirements for solutions within the .Net unit to include:
• Recommending options, facilitating solution selection processes, and oversight of technical implementation
• Converting business and technical requirements into new technology solutions
• Articulating complex technical decisions, constraints, and opportunities to a non-technical audience
• Identifying customer requirements, analyzing alternatives, and producing product recommendations related to software, platform and system configurations
• Collaborating with business areas and technical teams to ensure proposed solutions include technical requirements that accurately address business needs
• Creating roadmaps that link outcomes, capabilities (business and technical), and processes to schedule and resources
• Working with Enterprise Architecture and Ops leadership to ensure all relevant stakeholders are represented in decision process
• Reviewing product life cycle initiatives and projects to ensure alignment with industry standards and best practices for solution architecture
• Leading discussions with technical teams, subject matter experts, and vendors to identify sustainable solutions to gaps in .Net applications
• Developing solutions intended to support program investment decisions, maintaining appropriate balance between costs, risks and quality of the solution
• Engaging with enterprise IT governance to shape agency architectural standards and facilitate program alignment
• Supervising .NET developers and cultivating platform technical expertise within DOC

Qualifications

• High school diploma and 14 years of progressive technical and leadership experience in a related IT discipline
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field from an accredited university and 10 years of progressive technical and leadership experience in a related IT discipline
• Five years (5) experience working in a complex/enterprise IT environment across multiple disciplines (IT Security, software development, network engineering, application security, database, risk management, project management, etc.)
• Two (2) years’ experience in designing solutions in cloud and hybrid cloud environments to meet business needs
• Five (5) years as a .NET developer
• Two (2) years’ experience in articulating business risks of technical issues to non-technical personnel
• Demonstrated ability to bridge the gap between waterfall and agile methodologies
• Two (2) years of experience delivering solutions in complex business environments including technical aspects of M&O planning, release coordination, and managing stabilization
• Demonstrated ability to understand and create low-level roadmaps with business leadership to help set requirements' context and strategic direction

What will make your application stand out

• Two years’ experience in supervising or leading application developers
• Training, experience, or certifications in Microsoft & Cloud technologies, such as:
  • Azure
  • Microsoft 365
  • SharePoint
  • Microsoft Security & Identity Management
  • Microsoft Mobile Device & Workstation Management and Compliance
• Knowledge of IT Architectural frameworks like TOGAF and Zachman

Supplemental Information

• Vision: Working together for safer communities.
• Mission: Improving public safety by positively changing lives.
• Our Commitment: To operate a safe and humane corrections system and partner with others to transform lives for a better Washington.
• Our Core Values: Cultivate an environment of integrity and trust; Respectful and inclusive interactions; People's safety; Positivity in words and actions; Supporting people's success.

Important Notes

• DOC complies with the employment eligibility verification requirements for the federal employment eligibility verification form I-9. The selected candidate must be able to provide proof of identity and eligibility to work in the United States consistent with the requirements of that form.
• This recruitment may be utilized to fill more than one position.
• Please include a minimum of three (3) professional references with your application. A professional reference is defined as an individual who has been paid to supervise your work and can attest to your work performance, technical skills, and job competencies. If you do not have any or sufficient professional references, please include non-related professionals, such as educators or other professional associates.