What are the responsibilities and job description for the WMATA Solution Architect position in DC Metro - Applicants Must local to local to DC/VA/MD position at CSZNet Inc?
Job Title : Solution Architect
Location : Washington, DC
Duration : 12 months contract
Job ID : WMATA Solution Architect - 758552
Client : WMATA
Only locals Direct F2F interview 100% onsite position
Description :
Open Payment Project The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) is seeking resources to build, test and deploy components of system to support the WMATA Open Payment project. Planning, design, and implementation work for Open Payment was awarded to a separate implementation vendor. The Offeror for this task order will be provided with extensive information around requirements, architecture, and design to use in developing the WMATA components required to support the new Open Payment project. The Open Payment Solution shall allow Metro customers to pay for fare with their own contactless open payment media without the need for a SmarTrip card (or any closed loop card) and shall be available for full fare and senior customers. The solution shall enable Metro riders to use contactless bank cards to tap and pay for fare. The solution must accept contactless bank cards issued domestically as well as foreign bank cards.
Solution architect will work across development, devOps, security and network team to drive the technical solution for a open system for WMATA's riders.
Duties / Responsibilities :
- Develop an understanding of existing Fare infrastructure while actively searching for improvement areas
- Design and maintain security controls for applications and infrastructure.
- Designs detailed technical solutions to achieve project goals.
- Implement Firewall configurations, network segregation, and device security.
- Enhance security monitoring and detection systems.
- Apply concepts of application architecture to assist customer teams responsible for developing application requirements in specific functional areas.
- Coordinate work to prevent overlap and ensure alignment with the WMATA Enterprise Architecture Framework, information technology (IT)strategy, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), strategic drivers, and standards.
- Prepare as-is and to-be application architecture artifacts, including system connect diagrams, application reference models, software requirements documents, interface descriptions, data dictionaries, and application staging plans.
- Work with data and infrastructure architects / engineers and software program managers to ensure integrity of application systems and plans with overall Enterprise Architecture.
- Guide the work of business / test analysts and documentation specialists.
- Successfully complete mandatory WMATA security awareness training on annual basis.
- Review and assist with system hardening and vulnerability remediation.
Experience :
Required Skills
Regards
Kanchan Illa
CSZNet, Inc.
Direct : 202-903-0969
Phone : 202 524 9658 Ext 106
Email : kanchan.illa@csznet.com
