Application Architect III

Start date : 05/19/2025

End Date : 06/30/2025

Submission deadline : 4/23/2025 4:00:00 PM

Client Info : DCF

Note:

* INTERVIEW NOTES: PLEASE NOTE: A real-time screenshot photo of the candidate MUST be uploaded to candidate's bid upon confirming the interview. Please see "DCF Realtime Photo Requirement & Instructions" document in the Attachments section of this posting for details.

Phone and web based interviews will be acceptable.
However, an in--person interview may be required.
Interviews will be set up shortly after the posting close date.
MUST provide three (3) business references for the interview. (One reference must be a supervisory level.)

IMPORTANT NOTES:
Candidate MUST be physically located in the United States. International candidates/phone numbers will not be accepted.
Candidate must follow ALL DCF work rules
Candidate must be available to perform all work during the Central Standard Time (CST) business hours 9:00 am 3 pm (or CST hours as defined by the hiring manager)
Candidate will be required to provide their own equipment for this position (See job description for required specifications.)

* Duration: 6/30/2025, with the potential to extend for an additional term(s)

* This position is currently remote. However, position status is subject to change.

* Candidate MUST be a WI resident or willing to relocate to WI prior to starting the role at their own expense.

Description :

The recruitment is being used to fill (1) Application Architect III position for the Bureau of Information Technology Services (BITS) at the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families. The primary responsibility of this position is to serve as an Enterprise Solution Architect and lead efforts in defining best practices, standards and process improvements within BITS for application design and architecture, coding, and security. The goal for this position is to provide an advanced level of technical expertise and leadership for all phases of the software development life cycle (SDLC) to increase the value and quality of products developed and supported by the section, identify cost effective solutions to saving operating costs, and shaping the future of BITS.
This position will work with development teams to recommend solutioning pathways during development and to guide application architecture development around best practices Extensive coordination and consultation with development area technical leads, other DCF technical support and applications development sections, state agencies, and vendors is expected. This position will also help DCF assess our developmental tools for best practices and optimizations to support modern solutions.
This position requires knowledge of and experience with systems analysis and multi-layered object-oriented design techniques; estimates for analysis, design, programming, testing and implementation tasks; and methods used to develop, install and maintain large complex web applicationsand also require knowledge methods to create detailed project/system plans.
Requires knowledge of and experience with Microsoft Web applications architecture, development software, tools and environment such as Visual Basic, VB.Net, ASP.Net, Visual Studio/Interdev, JAVA Script, Web Services, Store Procedures, and HTML in a Microsoft Web development environment using components such as IIS, COM , DB2 Connect, Visual SourceSafe, Okta, Github Enterprise and Relational Database Management Systems.