System Support - Solution Architect

Job Description

The consultant will undertake duties as a Solution Architect for a large-scale enterprise pension administration system application. The consultant will lead efforts for enhancing the enterprise system and its sub-systems by performing detailed analysis, functional design, application development, code review, solution architecture, triaging, and testing activities in support of User Acceptance Testing (UAT).

The consultant will act as the subject matter expert for implementation of complex functionality within the enterprise application. Responsibilities also include creating technical documentation, performing application data fixes, and delivering architect-level development activities using expert-level Java programming with approved enterprise frameworks supporting both waterfall and agile delivery methodologies.

The consultant will support development teams by conducting code reviews and providing guidance on development standards and best practices. All work performed must comply with enterprise IT policies, standards, procedures, and governance guidelines.

Project Scope / Tasks

The scope of this project includes the following deliverable-based tasks:

The consultant will work with the internal state/enterprise technology team as an expert-level Solution Architect supporting enterprise application modernization and enhancement efforts.

Responsibilities include:

• Leading enterprise system and subsystem enhancements

• Performing detailed analysis and functional design

• Supporting application development and code review

• Driving solution architecture decisions

• Triaging defects and production issues

• Supporting testing activities for UAT

• Acting as subject matter expert for complex functional implementation

• Providing technical documentation and production data fixes

• Supporting both agile and waterfall delivery teams

• Ensuring compliance with IT policies, standards, procedures, and guidelines

Deliverable 1: Analysis and Design

• Participate in analysis and design efforts to enhance enterprise systems and subsystems

• Participate in Joint Application Requirements (JAR) sessions with business and technical stakeholders

• Participate in Joint Application Development (JAD) sessions with customer representatives, analysts, developers, testers, and architects

• Ensure business requirements are clearly understood and technically aligned

• Provide input and sign-off on:

  • Business Requirements Documents (BRD)

  • Design Artifacts

  • Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM)

Deliverable 2: Solution Architecture, Development and Test Support

• Analyze and triage system issues to determine:

  • Root cause

  • Estimated level of effort

  • Viable remediation path

• Provide design alternatives and recommend technical solutions aligned with requirements

• Perform architecture-level coding using enterprise Java frameworks

• Conduct:

  • Code walkthroughs

  • Code reviews

  • Technical mentoring sessions

• Create and maintain technical artifacts and design documentation

• Collaborate with IT teams and program staff to triage defects and production issues

• Test coding solutions using approved:

  • Unit testing

  • Assembly testing

  • System testing processes

• Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities

Deliverable 3: Knowledge Transfer (KT)

• Provide knowledge transfer for:

  • Reporting efforts

  • Escalated system issues

  • Database changes

  • Enhancements

• Knowledge transfer methods include:

  • Collaborative documentation

  • Code commenting

  • Cross-training

  • Job shadowing

• Participate in scheduled KT meetings and documentation reviews

• Documentation must include:

  • Best practices

  • Lessons learned

  • Technical decisions

  • Operational guidance

Ongoing Contract Responsibilities

Throughout the contract period, all work products and deliverables must be documented and reviewed with the contract manager.

Required deliverables include:

• Project status reports

• Business process documentation

• Triage incident reports with resolutions

• Meeting minutes

• Test cases

• Test execution outcomes

All documentation must be stored in designated shared repositories/file shares.

The contract manager will schedule regular knowledge transfer sessions to ensure all work details are documented and successfully transferred to state personnel.

Preferred Technical Environment / Skills (Recommended Add-on for Submission)

• Java / J2EE

• Spring Framework

• REST / SOAP Services

• Oracle / SQL

• Application Architecture

• Code Review

• UAT Support

• Defect Triage

• Agile / Scrum / Waterfall

• Technical Documentation

• Enterprise Integration