KLC Consulting, Inc.

Requirement for: Applications Architect, Advanced - Tallahassee Florida

Contact: Maggie Manning: ,

Client: Florida Department of Transportation, Burns Building 605 Suwannee Street Tallahassee, FL 32399

Closes: July 1, 2024 by 2pm EST

For Term: 7/01/24 - 3/30/26 , with extension, based on excellence in work provided, need and budget availability.

Scope: Background: As a result of the Department's efforts to re-engineer and modernize core financial systems, there have been over 1,500 computing assets identified as performing some level of financial planning, analysis, and management functionality that are impacted by the State of Florida's accounting system. The Florida Planning, Accounting, and Ledger Management (PALM) project is a multiyear endeavor to replace the State of Florida's accounting and cash management systems with a modern financial management solution. The Florida PALM Project is targeted to replace Central, Payroll, and Departmental FLAIR functionality, with go-live scheduled for January 6, 2026.

The 1,500 computing assets are comprised of interfaces, enterprise applications, databases, automated processes, and reporting programs within FDOT that will require remediation due to:

• Adoption of the Florida PALM Standardized Business Process Model
• Transition to the Florida PALM Chart of Accounts values
• Replacement of Central, Payroll and Departmental FLAIR functionality
• Redevelopment of agency incoming and outgoing interfaces to the statewide accounting system
• Implementation of Information Warehouse data to support agency specific reporting requirements.

The computing asset modifications to complete the FDOT PALM System Transition (FPST) will take place over the course of three years in alignment with the Florida PALM Project scheduled timeline.

The selected candidate will support continued business systems improvements related to the Financial Management Suite of Systems (FM) as they are used in supporting the Office of Work Program and Budget (OWPB) in preparation for Florida PALM. Provides detailed guidance and support for remediation or modernization of existing legacy applications and reporting environments. Provides application design, architecture, and system integration recommendations, for both cloud and on-premises technologies, based on OWPB information technology strategy and the Office of Information Technology (OIT) strategic plan. Must be able to liaison between team members, customers, management, the Office of Comptroller (OOC) and OIT in supporting OWPB and enterprise technical needs. Provides guidance in decision making on high-level design choices and technical standards, including software coding standards, tools, and platforms. Develops and coordinates the definition, prioritization, coding, and testing of system changes and enhancements. Must be able to use a variety of platforms, ranging from legacy to state-of-the-art, to provide automated solutions to customers. Act as an internal consultant, advocate, mentor, and change agent to team members and the office. Collaborates with OWPB, OIT, and OOC to develop tactical strategy in the planning, design, implementation of technology products.

Job Duties/Tasks: The submitted candidate must be able to perform the following duties and/or tasks. Duties of the selected candidate will include, but not be limited to:

1. Perform in-depth analysis of the existing inventory of assets to determine remediation or modernization approach.
2. Produce end-state solution mockups based on analysis of modernization approach for applications and reports.
3. Provide architecture guidance on state-of-the-art technical configurations and provide oversight to quality assurance on all code enhancements.
4. Design and implement state-of-the-art applications to support OWPB and other direct stakeholders.
5. Triage and address maintenance and enhancement requests for applications owned by OWPB.
6. Provide hands-on support to peers, coach, guide, and mentor others in accomplishing architecture, design, and implementation goals.
7. Drive continuous modernization; may include design, definition of roadmaps, standardization of processes and methodologies; collaborate with other developers and architects to drive guidelines, methodologies, and documentation.
8. Initiate, drive and deliver effective experiences in partnership with distributed cross-functional teams to ensure all aspects of the architectural vision are communicated, supported and delivered to the highest standards; align core .NET based platform development initiatives with Department development vision, strategy and deployment.
9. Develop and apply knowledge of trends, relevant software development technologies and methodologies.
10. Provide data model planning, design, implementation, and maintenance guidance to transform legacy transactional reporting environment into time-based data models to support the office s business needs for multi-dimensional data analysis.

Face to Face Interviews: In the event an interview is requested, interviews may be in person, or scheduled via Microsoft Teams, at the discretion of the hiring manager.

Telecommuting: Telecommuting is currently only allowed at most, 2-days a week, with a minimum of 3-days a week in the office required. Telecommuting requirements are subject to change, as FDOT requirements change, or at the discretion of the hiring manager.

Requirements:

• Must Attach a Resume
• Must Complete the following Education, Experience, and Skills Matrices
• Must Complete the attached Exhibit E Form, Resume Self-Certification Form (See Attachment)

Educations, Experience and Skills Matrix