SOLUTION ARCHITECT

Solution Architect

About the Role

The Department of Social Services (DSS) is committed to fighting poverty and income inequality through essential benefits and innovative strategies to prevent and address homelessness. Information Technology Services (ITS) supports these missions by developing and enhancing technology infrastructure and applications.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with M&O staff on the design and development of complex code modules and Proof of Concepts (POCs) for new design approaches to the portal and mobile applications.
• Provide oversight on overall functional and technical aspects of the COTS (Commercial Off-the-Shelf) extension standards.
• Ensure product impacts on the AHRA system are understood during design sessions.
• Lead fit/gap analysis, translating functional designs to detailed technical design for large-scale applications. Interact with wider technical teams across DSS and OTI to clear system designs.
• Verify all integration points are agreed upon, documented, and aligned with the City’s technical architecture; assist in delivering non-functional requirements and supporting developers in creating secure, efficient, and compliant designs; integrate ACCESS HRA web and Mobility solutions suite with legacy or COTS applications.
• Spearhead Security Accreditation efforts for the ACCESS HRA solutions suite, ensuring production releases strictly adhere to DSS/OTI security policies and standards.
• Conduct security scans (Veracode), fix vulnerabilities, and utilize data analytics tools like ELK.
• Provide oversight and support the App Store Review and approval process for iOS and Android releases, implement defect fixes, enhancements, and configurations for building/deploying online portals and mobile application artifacts, and support ongoing AHRA testing across various environments and workstreams.
• Ensure the creation and maintenance of project technical documentation; work with teams to upgrade the AHRA solutions stack, leveraging functionality available in the latest versions of COTS products.

Requirements

• Education and/or experience meeting minimum qualifications as outlined.
• Preferred skills include expertise in enterprise software development, NodeJS/Express, NoSQL/relational databases, XML/JSON, React, Curam Universal Access, mobile app store management (iOS/Android), security scanning (such as Veracode), and legacy system integration with NYC agency experience.

Benefits

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness program eligibility.
• New York City residency is not required for this position.

Pay

$182,000 - $214,000 annually

Schedule

9:00AM-5:00PM

Qualifications

• Education and/or experience meeting minimum qualifications as outlined.

Skills

• Enterprise software/large-scale web applications.
• NodeJS, Express, JavaScript, XML, JSON, Apache ANT, Linux/Unix, and Subversion/GIT.
• MongoDB (NoSQL) and relational databases (Oracle, DB2, SQL Server).
• Curam Universal Access, mobile app store management (iOS/Android), security scanning (such as Veracode), and legacy system integration with NYC agency experience.
• Android build processes, Google/iOS Store management, XCode/TestFlight, and security scanning (Veracode) with remediation capabilities.
• Familiarity with NYC.ID, monitoring systems (ELK - Elastic Search, Logstash, Kibana).
• Familiarity with NYC OTI/DSS security policies and procedures, NYC.ID, monitoring and data analytics tools such as ELK (Elastic Search, Logstash, Kibana).

Additional Information

• The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.
• Job ID: 784392
• Posted until: August 29, 2026
• Title code: 95711
• Civil service title: SENIOR IT ARCHITECT
• Title classification: Non-Competitive-5
• Business title: SOLUTION ARCHITECT
• Job level: Experienced (non-manager)
• Number of positions: 1
• Work location: 375 Pearl Street
• Industry: Technology, Data & Innovation