Hybrid - IT Solution Architect (IT Architect / Consultant 1)

About Us:

The mission of the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OhioMHAS) is to provide statewide leadership of a high-quality mental health and addiction prevention, treatment and recovery system that is effective and valued by all Ohioans.

OhioMHAS Values:

• Contribute and Collaborate
• Serve Compassionately
• Deliver Quality
• Be Accountable

At OhioMHAS, we strive to attract and sustain a diverse workforce by recruiting, hiring, developing, and retaining high-performing employees who work collaboratively to balance efforts toward providing prevention and recovery supports and fostering inclusion that inspires innovation, encourages respect, and promotes unlimited success.

OhioMHAS Information Services is the technology arm of the third largest cabinet level agency in the state of Ohio. We support more than 3,200 employees within six regional inpatient behavioral health hospitals, Ohio Pharmacy Services, and Central Office. We develop and support technology for several critical business solutions used by the agency as well as by county and local behavioral health care providers across the state.

We are accepting applications for an IT Solution Architect (IT Architect/Consultant 1), primary technology .NET Framework, within the Office of Information Technology, headquartered at the James Rhodes State Office Tower, 30 East Broad Street, 33rd floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215.

What You'll Do:

The Solution Architect analyzes business needs, identifies tech solutions, and designs a comprehensive plan for implementation. They collaborate closely with various individuals such as developers, project managers, and analysts to ensure effective implementation of the solution, achieving the stakeholder’s objectives.

Job responsibilities will include:

• Defining and documenting the overall solution, utilizing industry-recognized patterns and best practices.
• Working together with stakeholders to comprehend their needs and requirements.
• Evaluating and selecting appropriate technologies, patterns, and platforms for the solution.
• Developing and maintaining architectural standards and best practices under the guidance of the agency architectural roadmap.
• Ensuring that solutions meet performance, scalability, and security requirements.
• Working as a skilled hands-on .NET developer capable of deep collaboration with developers and QA to implement coding and testing artifacts with high quality and velocity.
• Stays up to date with the current and emerging technologies, tooling, and patterns along with proposing changes where needed.
• Providing technical guidance and support to developers and QA.
• Promote the use of patterns (when and why) and develop reference implements for commonly used patterns (how).
• Ensure solutions meet performance, scalability, and security requirements.
• Identifying and mitigating potential risks and issues related to the solution.

Currently teleworking up to 80% of the time, subject to change.

What’s in it for you:

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:

Medical Coverage

• Quality, affordable, and competitive medical benefits are offered through the available Ohio Med plans.

Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance

• Dental, vision, and basic life insurance premiums are free after completed eligibility period. Length of eligibility period is dependent on union representation.

Time Away From Work and Work/Life Balance

• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, and sick leave
• 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth/Adoption leave

Employee Development Funds

• The State of Ohio offers a variety of educational and professional development funding that varies based on whether you are a union-exempt employee or a union-represented employee.

Ohio Public Employees Retirement System

• OPERS is the retirement system for State of Ohio employees. The employee contributes 10% of their salary towards their retirement. The employer contributes an amount equal to 14% of the employee’s salary. Visit the OPERS website for more information.

Deferred Compensation

• The Ohio Deferred Compensation program is a 457(b) voluntary retirement savings plan. Visit the Ohio Deferred Compensation website for more information.

The following are the minimum qualifications for this position. For further consideration, applicants must clearly identify how qualifications are met within the education and/or experience sections of the application.

The ideal candidate, at minimum, must have the following:

• Education: Core undergraduate program in Computer Science or Information Systems or equivalent work experience AND
• Experience: Minimum 4 years combined work experience in any combination of the following: assisting with development and updates to the strategic Information Technology plan, participating in work groups to author Information Technology plan by discipline/program team and/or leading activities to achieve project tasks/meet deadlines, and performing solutions design for assigned discipline/program team (e.g., software development, infrastructure, database administration, security) including 2 years technology related work experience as specified by the agency position description and vacancy/job posting.

Note: the official position description on file with the designated agency is to reflect, in the minimum acceptable characteristics, the required technology related experience. Only those applicants possessing the required technology related experience listed in the position description are to be considered for any vacancies posted. The vacancy/job posting should also only list the required technology related experience commensurate with the position in question.

Additional preferred qualifications:

• 5 years experience as a C# .NET Developer.
• 5 years of proven work experience as a solution or technical architect.

Job Skills: Information Technology
Technical Skills: Information Technology
Professional Skills: Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Customer Focus, Decision Making, Written Communication

Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a Model Employer of Individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.

The State of Ohio is a drug-free Workplace which prohibits the use of marijuana (recreational marijuana/non-medical cannabis). Please note, this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio Drug-Free Workplace Policy (HR-39), and as outlined in the posting.

Knowledge of: oral and written communication tools and techniques, customer support and personal service, state and agency policy, procedures and applicable laws*, mathematic principles relative to assigned area in IT, vision, mission and goals of agency*, IT principles, methods and practices in assigned specialty area, technical writing and documentation practices, agency network design and infrastructure, cost-benefit analysis methods, technology design.
Skill for: service orientation, critical thinking, complex problem solving, judgment and decision making, assuring quality identifying and specifying business requirements, and developing and interpreting policy and strategies governing the planning and delivery of IT services.
Ability to: prepare meaningful, accurate and concise reports and stay abreast of current technologies in area of IT assigned.

(*)Developed after employment.

All responses to the supplemental questions must be answered completely and supported by the work experience/education provided on your civil service application.

The State of Ohio and OhioMHAS provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristics protected by federal, state, or local laws.

If you are an applicant who is selected for an interview and require an accommodation, please contact the Human Resources Office so proper arrangements can be made.

The final candidate selected for this position will be required to undergo a criminal background check. Criminal convictions do not necessarily preclude an applicant from consideration for a position. An individual assessment of an applicant's prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.