Systems Architect

HBITS: HBITS-08-14910

Expert, Systems Architect

30 month contract

Interview: Virtual Interview

Work model: 50% telecommuting, 50% Office per week

--- Project Description ---
Act as Expert Systems Architect and L3 Technical Support working for
NYS Information Technology Services on behalf of the NYS
Department of Transportation to fulfill the duties as described below.

--- Day-to-Day Tasks ---
1. Architect technology solutions/systems that meet or exceed Agency
business requirements aligning with NYS ITS Technical and Security
Service standards and strategies.
2. Troubleshoot and resolve OS configuration, Stealth COI's, storage
and networking of Agency Commercial - off - the - shelf (COTS)
business applications.
3. Work with COTS Vendors and Agency business areas for COTS
installation, configuration and testing.
4. Troubleshoot and resolve issues with Commercial - off - the - shelf
business software (COTS) including performance tuning, log analysis
and security.
5. Review the systems architecture currently in place and provide
detailed specifications for proposed solutions and recommendation of
appropriate solutions, upgrades, replacements working with technical
staff to recommend solutions to improve it.
6. Research solutions and collaborate with COTS External Vendors
and Agency Business Areas for COTS Application implementation
including installation, configuration and testing.
7. Recommend and implement system enhancements that will
improve the performance and reliability of the systems.
8. Provide mentoring and guidance to other Transportation Portfolio
Architecture team members;
9. Provide L3 Technical support for an enterprise-level distributed MS
Windows server environment including Stealth COIs and storage and
networking of Agency/business COTS business applications.
10. Analyze implemented systems and identify problems, evaluate
data and defined problems, document data on COTS including
performance tuning, log analysis and security
11. Script repetitive management tasks such as application data
processing, workstation and server maintenance using PowerShell;
and, Active Directory maintenance and modification.
12. Use a ticketing system to track and manage incidents, service
requests, problems, changes, and release/deployment.

--- Required Qualifications ---
• 84 months experience working with agencies/business areas to understand
business requirements to translate to technical and security infrastructure
requirements resulting in architecture design documentation covering data
flows; interfaces with other systems; authentication; etc.
• 84 months experience as a Server Administrator at the Application Layer to
perform Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) business application installation,
configuration, troubleshooting (with or without Vendor), including L3
Technical support of such solutions on Windows OS platforms, IIS, Tomcat,
WebLogic, Certificate Services, and Authentication using Active Directory,
SSO with SAML v2.0, and OpenID Connect.
• 84 months experience performing L3 Analytical and Technical support of
COTS / business application interfaces & system interconnects (Networks,
Stealth firewall software, F5 and Load Balancing) implemented on
converged/mixed environments to diagnose and resolve connectivity issues.
• 84 months performing L3 Analytical and Technical support of COTS /
business applications using tools like WireShark, Process Monitor, Netstat,
Ping, Traceroute, TelNet, etc.
• 60 months experience performing L3 Analytical and Technical support of
COTS / business applications using tools like Splunk for log analysis, system
monitoring, and system performance tuning
• 24 months experience in scripting knowledge on PowerShell, WMI and other
scripting languages to automate and administer application maintenance

MVP Consulting Plus is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities during the application process.