Business Solutions Architect

Business Solutions Architect

The mission of the New York City Police Department is to enhance the quality of life in New York City by working in partnership with the community to enforce the law, preserve peace, protect the people, reduce fear, and maintain order. The New York City Police Department strives to foster a safe and fair city through the strategic deployment of resources, focusing on both crime prevention and addressing quality-of-life concerns while building lasting community relationships. The Strategic Technology Division is responsible for developing and coordinating deployment of emerging technology applications, strategic IT infrastructure, and enterprise platforms. The Strategic Technology Division is seeking a candidate for the position of Senior IT Architect who will act in the role of Business Solutions Architect, and whose duties will include, but not be limited to the following:

• Architect, design and develop solutions on Dynamics 365, SharePoint Online, and Power Platform
• Guide developers and able to build applications using Power Platform Dataverse tables
• Envision, design, and implement business workflows using Power Automation Flows
• Architectural experience of utilizing Azure services like Azure Service Bus, Azure Logic Apps, and Azure Functions for system integration
• Design and help implement Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Deployment (CD) using Azure DevOps
• Establish standards and best practices and to ensure applications, components, and services comply with established standards and best practices
• Maintain compliance with architecture standards and oversee the application development life cycle
• Ensure alignment with Citywide and NYPD standards, and propose updates based on industry best practices
• Experience of configuring Power Platform tenants, environments, and subscriptions
• Experience to configure authentication, multi-factor authentication (MFA), and authorization using Azure AD and related Azure services

Work Location: 1 Police Plaza

To apply, please visit: and search for Job ID #775030

Minimum Qualifications:

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in computer science, information systems, engineering, mathematics or related field and six years of satisfactory full-time experience related to enterprise architecture, solutions architecture, network architecture and/or IT infrastructure systems; or 2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and ten years of satisfactory full-time experience related to enterprise architecture, solutions architecture, network architecture and/or IT infrastructure systems; or 3. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" or "2" above.

Preferred Skills:

Preferred skills include:

• Proficiency with project management methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, or hybrid) and standard project management tools.
• Understanding of data governance, privacy policies.
• Exhibit strong communication (oral and written), interpersonal, organization, and analytical skills.
• Ability to work on multiple projects concurrently and enthusiastic to learn new technologies.
• Microsoft certification in Power platform, Dynamic365.
• 10+ years' experience executing technical discovery, design, and deployment deliverables for the discovery and monitoring systems.
• Excellent interpersonal skills including mentoring, coaching, collaborating, and team building.
• Knowledge of Agile principles and values.
• Knowledge of ITIL-compliant IT Service Management suite.

Residency Requirement: New York City Residency is not required for this position.

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.