Enterprise Application Architect

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About Legislative Council Staff

Colorado Legislative Council Staff (LCS), is the nonpartisan research agency of the Colorado General Assembly, the legislative branch of the State of Colorado. Legislative Information Services (LIS), the technology team within Legislative Council Staff, is responsible for developing, maintaining and securing all information and technology systems for legislators and legislative staff. Legislative Council Staff is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff; therefore, we encourage responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities. When you join LCS, you can expect:

• to fill a vital role in supporting Colorado's lawmakers to serve our state and uphold the democratic process;
• to join a supportive and collegial culture that is driven by our shared mission, vision, and values;
• to work for an organization committed to balancing our important work for the state legislature with employees' lives outside of work;
• to be supported in your continual professional development and growth; and
• to work for an organization that recognizes the unique talents, backgrounds, and contributions of our individual employees.

Additional information about Legislative Council Staff can be found at: . Description of Job

About the Position

We're seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect for a crucial role in ensuring a frictionless connection between technology and strategy within the organization. You'll be responsible for designing and implementing enterprise-wide applications, systems and infrastructure that align with our goals and objectives. You will work with our engaged and enthusiastic development team to build, manage, and automate our on-premises and cloud-based infrastructure for the Colorado Legislature. As a team member, you will make an impact on the future of legislative engagement in the Colorado community. Within this unique organization you will have an opportunity to energize your career and play an integral part in our success. Your expertise in cloud computing, data management, application development, and integration will be crucial in driving digital transformation initiatives. By staying up-to-date with industry trends, you'll provide strategic guidance to stakeholders, helping them make informed decisions. You will tackle new and exciting projects and tasks every day. You'll play a vital role in ensuring the security, scalability, and reliability of the organization's technology landscape. You'll assess emerging technologies, conduct research, and make recommendations to enhance the overall IT environment. Employment type, work authorization and remote work. This is a full-time, salaried state employment, hybrid position with onsite and work from home options. There will be mandatory onsite visits to the Denver office. You must be authorized to work in the US. Persons seeking contract positions, full time remote or visa sponsorship need not apply. Pursuant to the Colorado constitution, legislative employees, including this position, are not part of the state personnel system. Salary and benefits. The salary range for this position is $110,000 to $130,000 per year, with salary level within this range commensurate with education and experience. Legislative Council Staff employees are not members of the state personnel system. Legislative Council Staff is committed to providing employees with a strong and competitive benefits package that supports you, your health, and your family. Our benefits package includes:

• PERA retirement benefits , including the PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus optional 401K and 457 plans;
• Medical , dental , and vision insurance coverage;
• Automatic short-term and optional long-term disability coverage ;
• Life and AD&D insurance ;
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs);
• A variety of discounts on services and products available through the State of Colorado's Work-Life Employment Discount Program ; and
• Credit Union of Colorado membership eligibility.

Our generous and flexible leave policies include:

• A minimum of three weeks of annual leave, based on tenure, and accrued on a monthly basis;
• Eleven annual paid holidays;
• Sick leave;
• Flexible work schedules during the legislative interim; and
• A generous compensation time policy.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

About You

Education and experience requirements. Your educational background is a Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or equivalent relevant technical and management work experience in software development/architecture. You should have at least 10 years of software development experience with a proven track record of architecting and delivering complex enterprise-level applications. Traits. You shall demonstrate the following traits:

• Willingness to learn and master unfamiliar technologies and/or concepts
• Eagerness to accept and complete assigned tasks
• Ability to meet deadlines while multitasking across multiple projects
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• High level of aptitude and initiative toward learning new skills and assignments
• Strong collaboration skills and flexibility to resolve competing views to produce optimal solutions
• Take ownership of and be accountable for tasks, issues, and plan execution

Primary Responsibilities. In this position, you will be required to:

• Design and implement architectural solutions for our applications
• Lead technical design and strategy across projects, being the technical reference and evangelist
• Lead and guide development teams in building solutions using Java, Spring Boot, React JS and other relevant technologies
• Ensure the use of best practices including the use of design patterns
• Architect applications for cloud-native deployment using platforms like AWS
• Work with network and application security teams to ensure the security and compliance of applications within industry standards and regulations
• Assist with application performance optimization
• Create technical documents that cover architecture, design and integration needs
• Define and implement an effective DevOps strategy ensuring the right environments and the best release policies
• Establish and enforce enterprise-wide governance processes, policies, and standards to ensure consistency and alignment with strategic objectives
• Identify areas for process improvement, cost optimization, and innovation by keeping up to date with industry trends and advancements to drive continuous improvement in the enterprise architecture practice
• Mentor and coach of technical team members

Technical knowledge, skills, and abilities. You should have:

• Relevant development experience within Java Web/Enterprise projects
• Experience with Java and Gradle
• Experience with servers such as Apache, Tomcat, JBoss and/or Websphere
• Experience with Spring (MVC, Security, Boot) and other Java frameworks
• Comfortable with SCRUM, Git and JIRA
• Experience with SOAP and REST Web Services
• Experience with cloud platforms (especially AWS), microservices architecture, and containerization
• Experience with database products such as MySql, MS SQL Server, and Postgres
• Experience with source control tools like Git , GitHub or BitBucket
• Experience with DevOps tools (e.g. Jenkins) and strategies
• Experience deploying to application servers in enterprise environments
• Experience using Agile development methodologies
• Bonus experience:
  • React.js
  • Ruby on Rails
  • HCL Domino
  • Apache Solr maintenance
  • Experience with IT automation tools such as Terraform, or Ansible, or Puppet
  • AWS certifications (AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate, AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional, AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional)

Supplemental Information

A list of three professional references will be requested at a later stage.

Accessibility statement. The Colorado Legislature is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. Our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation for applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADA Coordinator at View email address on us.edajobs.com or call View phone number on us.edajobs.com.