Enterprise Architect 3

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Role: Enterprise Architect 3


Location: Texas (Remote)


Type: C2C/W2


Duration: 6+ months


Client: State of Texas

Position will be remote. Program will only accept LOCAL ONLY candidates for this position.


C) Any and all travel, per diem, parking, and/or living expenses shall be at the worker's and/or Vendor's expense.


D) The worker may be required to work remotely at HHSC discretion, up to 100 percent of the time.


E) The worker may be required to work outside the normal business hours on weekends, evenings and holidays, as requested. Payment for work over 40 hours will be at the hourly rate quoted and must be coordinated and pre-approved through the Agency.


RESPONSE DEADLINE


Vendor shall respond in accordance with Customer specifications, with proposed candidate resumes and the response must be received by 12/21/2024 @ 5:00 PM (CT) .

Texas Health and Human Services Commission requires the services of 1 Enterprise Architect 3 , hereafter referred to as Candidate(s), who meets the general qualifications of Enterprise Architect 3, Applications/Software Development and the specifications outlined in this document for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission .


All work products resulting from the project shall be considered "works made for hire" and are the property of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and may include pre-selection requirements that potential Vendors (and their Candidates) submit to and satisfy criminal background checks as authorized by Texas law. Texas Health and Human Services Commission will pay no fees for interviews or discussions, which occur during the process of selecting a Candidate(s).

Responsible for translating the client's business requirements into specific systems, applications or process designs with interlocked financial modeling for very large complex technical solutions. Analyzes customer service requirements and designs service solutions to meet those objectives. Primary expert to construct the specific solution, scope document, risk profile, and corresponding financials. Maintains and utilizes detailed industry and internal services knowledge in the construction of industry-leading services solutions, including expert working level knowledge of the processes, technologies, and people components involved in the services arena. Uses expertise to construct specific and detailed solutions that encompass process, technology, and staffing plans for customer sales opportunities. Constructs risk assessments and corresponding remediation plans relative to complex services proposals. Participates in the construction of detailed financial models that align with complex services proposals. Composes Statement of Work or other documents, using departmental automation tools as available, to craft detailed and accurate deliverables that specify processes, technology, staffing, and project management involved in proposed services solutions. As needed, provide a "trusted expert advisor" role as a Subject Matter Expert for technical services, to both internal and external customers, ranging from formal advice to internal and external customer presentations. Follow all organizational Standard Operating Procedures relative to cost modeling, approvals and reviews, and all other associated workflow and deliverables.

Architect. The Identity and Access Management (IAM) programmer reports to the IT DCS&O Manager of TIERS Operations. Performs advanced and/or managerial (senior-level) computer systems analysis work. Work involves coordinating the planning, budgeting, and analysis of user requirements, procedures, and problems to automate processing or to improve existing systems. Work with business partners and management to automate processing or to improve existing systems. Implement the management and automation of processing or improvement of existing systems. May plan, assign, and/or manage the work of others. Works under minimal supervision, with extensive latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. Performing business use case analysis, products/tools integration analysis and recommend solutions with Okta. Performing hands-on technical design, configuration, development, integrations and troubleshooting of IAM/Okta solution. Automating Okta solution deployments to help deliver high-quality software. Implementation of automating user onboarding and offboarding with seamless communication between directories and on-prem/cloud applications. Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills to identify, track, and resolve technical skills. Documenting data flow and deployment architecture diagrams that include various Okta integrations. Working closely with different teams including technical and non-technical. Lead and ensure HHSC best practices and methodologies are applied to the design, deployment, and operations. Provide technical oversight, review, and quality control throughout the life cycle of the implementation.

II. CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Requirements:
Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity.


Years


Required/Preferred


Experience


12


Required


Experience with Identity and Access Management tools, processes, and support and the ability to provide leadership to technical and project teams


12


Required


Experience with IBM Security Identity Manager (ITIM/ISIM), IBM Security Access Manager (TAM/ISAM) or like IAM software.


12


Required


Must have analytical and organizational skills and the ability to gather, assemble, correlate, and analyze facts, and propose solutions to problems.


12


Required


Experience with 24x7 Oncall rotation


12


Required


Knowledge of Identity and Access Management and LDAP best practices.


12


Required


Experience in authentication, authorization and securing access for applications, devices and users.


12


Required


Experience in migrating users between directories.


12


Required


Experience in IAM design patterns, life cycle management modules


12


Required


Experience in user lifecycle management and Integrating applications with IAM solutions


10


Required


Experience in designing, configuring and implementing Okta solution.


10


Required


Experience with authentication methods such as SAML, OAuth and OIDC.


10


Required


Experience with onboarding applications into Okta.


10


Required


Experience in implementation of user life cycle management with Okta including bulk loads.


10


Required


Experience in integrating applications using Okta Gateway.


10


Required


Experience in implementing Okta integrations involving multi-tenant environments.


10


Required


Experience in implementing automation for Okta solution using Jenkins and/or other related technologies.


10


Required


Experience in implementation of cloud-based solutions, leveraging AWS and demonstrate expertise in authentication and authorization using Okta, SailPoint and/or similar technologies.


10


Required


Experience with End-to-End deployment of Okta and SailPoint


12


Preferred


Skills in written and oral communication, including the ability to make public presentations, write technical information in an understandable format, and produce reports.


12


Preferred


Experience with either RSA IAM, Oracle IdM, DatapoJava, JavaScript, or WebSphere (6.0 - 8.x), and strong technical knowledge of various LDAP repositories such as AD, eDirectory and IBM Security Directory Server (TDS / ISDS)


12


Preferred


Skill in project management, managing projects and able to establish project goals and objectives


12


Preferred


Strong skills in analyzing and evaluating complex federal and state legislation, program, policy, and operations issues as they relate to IAM projects.


12


Preferred


Experience in technologies such as Java, Java Script, HTML, JASON, Python, SQL, Linux


12


Preferred


Familiarity with LDAP browsers - LBE, Softerra LDAP Browser, Apache Directory Studio and/or similar tools.


12


Preferred


Security certifications.


10


Preferred


Experience in integration of Okta with Single Page Applications (Angular, ReactJS or other similar frameworks/libraries) using JWT, OAuth, and other related technologies / standards


10


Preferred


Hands-on experience with CI/CD methodologies and containerized application deployments.


8


Preferred


Federated Identity Manager (TFIM/IFIM), Single Sign On (ESSO), Tivoli Directory Integrator (TDI) or like software products


8


Preferred


Experience in Websphere or JBoss or similar J2EE application server's configuration to enable robust authorization using Okta and SailPoint.


8


Preferred


Prior experience in IBM Datapower, IBM Security Identity Manager, Security Access Manager, Security Directory Integrator, ITIM Adapters, IBM Security Directory Server.


8


Preferred


Hands-on experience with Agile Development Methodologies (preferably Scrum).

III. TERMS OF SERVICE

Services are expected to start 01/20/2025 and are expected to complete by 08/31/2025 . Total estimated hours per Candidate shall not exceed 1500 hours. This service may be amended, renewed, and/or extended providing both parties agree to do so in writing.

IV. WORK HOURS AND LOCATION

Services shall be provided during normal business hours unless otherwise coordinated through the Texas Health and Human Services Commission . Normal business hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM , excluding State holidays when the agency is closed.


The primary work location(s) will be at 701 W 51st Street, Austin, Texas 78751 . The working position is Telework . Any and all travel, per diem, parking, and/or living expenses shall be at the Candidate's and/or Vendor's expense. Texas Health and Human Services Commission will provide pre-approved, written authorization for travel for any services to be performed away from the primary work location(s). Pre-approved travel expenses are limited to the rates and comply with the rules prescribed by the State of Texas for travel by its classified employees, including any requirement for original receipts.


The Candidate(s) may be required to work outside the normal business hours on weekends, evenings and holidays, as requested. Payment for work over 40 hours will be at the hourly rate quoted and must be coordinated and pre-approved through Texas Health and Human Services Commission .