Software Architect - Consultant (Hybrid)

Job Title: Software Architect - Consultant (Onsite)

Location: Columbia, SC

Duration: 12 Months

Job Description:

The intent of this work order is to supplement the Client Miscellaneous Applications Section focusing on design, development, testing, and deployment of enterprise application solutions. This individual will need to work with various business and technology groups to understand requirements for each area of the organization. Design documentation will need to be produced documenting final deployment details along with support procedures as needed. Architectural technical and documentation skills are equally important for this position.

Under general supervision, the contractor will serve as an Architect responsible for the development and maintenance of architecture models for large-scale enterprise web applications. The contractor designs component structures and relationships, builds architecture framework, utilizes development application technologies such as services-oriented architecture (SOA), workflow engines, and business rules engines to build secure high-performance, and maintainable application architectures. The contractor serves as a senior development consultant to application and systems analysts in the design of application components within the secure software development life cycle (SSDLC). The contractor also works with senior analysts to develop architecture frameworks for responsible programs.

Under general supervision, the contractor will serve as an engineer reporting directly to a functional manager. Contractor will be a team member that ensures the stability and integrity of data, and server services through monitoring, maintenance, support, and optimization of all server infrastructure. This individual has 24/7 on-call responsibilities shared with the group.

Daily Duties / Responsibilities:

Non-Technical:

• Effectively interact and communicate with Peer to Director-level IT professionals.
• Provide feedback to team regarding product issues, enhancements and new features.
• Must have initiative, drive and be a self-starter.
• Ability to ask pertinent questions of others.
• Proactively seek to identify, communicate and implement process related improvements.
• Effectively manage multiple tasks and activities concurrently and able to provide periodic status updates to key stakeholders
• Collaborate extensively with peers and management to resolve client issues while actively contributing to a growing knowledge network that improves the effectiveness of our team and the information available to our clients.
• Prioritize numerous issues of varying severity and effectively manage the resolution of all issues within accepted service levels. This includes ownership of the data entered into the Helpdesk system and appropriately updating both client and appropriate employees of status of all issues on a timely basis.
• Good customer skills, be attentive to detail, and responsive to customer tickets.

Technical:

• Analyze project requirements and recommend techniques, tools, and methodologies to achieve goals
• Document the system design and detailed technical specifications required for new applications to be developed, including workflow models, class diagrams, interaction diagrams, component diagrams, deployment diagrams, and other systems documentation
• Consult with technical support, network administration, and database administration areas to ensure coherent total design of the system and to resolve any technology issues
• Design enterprise applications to run in a highly secured multi-firewall DISA STIG environment
• Develop web, desktop, and console applications with C#/.NET 10
• Develop penetration testing tools and systems with C#/.NET 10
• Develop automated JIT provisioning (JITP) for user onboarding and offboarding
• Implement application hardening and data protection for secured server deployments
• Work with open source and enterprise penetration testing tools to test complete systems and deliver fully documented penetration testing reports
• Fully test and debug all applications prior to use in a production environment
• Provide support to all users during the User Acceptance Testing phase
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring for vulnerability analysis and remediation of key systems.
• Serve as reviewer for a structured process review for each phase of the software development lifecycle for web applications to verify standards are followed and advise where standards are not
• Prepare progress reports and keep management and business users informed
• Develop and maintain architecture models that support the operations of enterprise applications
• Build architecture framework based on thorough understanding of enterprise core business processes and stakeholder requirements.
• Serve as senior consultant to applications and systems analysts in the design and development of application components within architectural framework
• Develop workaround solutions as appropriate.
• Perform equipment and software upgrades
• Maintain familiarity with current computer and network products
• Adhere to corporate information security guidelines and promote information security among coworkers
• Performs other duties and special projects as assigned.

Required Education/Certifications:

• A bachelor's degree in information technology systems, computer science, or related field.

Required Skills (rank in order of Importance):

• 11 Years of Experience with C#, .NET Development
• 11 Years of Experience with Penetration Testing
• 10 Years of Experience with State Government
• 11 Years of Experience with Full Stack MVC Web Development
• 11 Years of Experience with Secure database design and administration
• 11 Years of Experience with Active Directory programming
• 11 Years of Experience with Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

Preferred Skills (rank in order of Importance):

• Experience with Projects involving PCI/ NIST/Pub1075 security implementations and / or audits.
• Experience with Projects involving DISA STIG
• Firewalls and Load Balancers
• Vulnerability Remediation
• Azure DevOps

Preferred Education/Certifications:

• Penetration Testing Certifications
• Microsoft/Azure Certifications
• CompTIA Security

Additional Skills

• Verbal Communication Skills (8-10 years)
• Written Communication Skills (8-10 years)
• Working in team development environment (6-8 years)