Application Architect

Primary Job Duties and Tasks:
The activities these candidates will be tasked with include, but are not limited to the following:

• Lead and mentor a team of application developers and database engineers in the construction and remediation of agency financial business systems or system components for integration with Florida PALM. (https://myfloridacfo.com/floridapalm)
• Collaborate with business analysts, project managers, and stakeholders to understand the functional and non-functional requirements of the applications.
• Translate business requirements into architectural designs that align with business goals and department standards.
• Design the overall system architecture, and define how different components of the system interact.
• Design, develop, lead system and integration testing, and implement software applications using the .NET framework and C#.
• Utilize ASP.NET (or ASP.NET Core) for web application development, including MVC, Web API, and Blazor for client-side and server-side programming.
• Develop and optimize SQL queries, stored procedures, and functions.
• Develop user interfaces and ensure the front end is responsive, accessible, and user-friendly.
• Develop scheduled batch processes to support required integrations with Florida PALM and other systems or platforms.
• Review code, architecture, and design to ensure they meet department standards.
• Analyze and optimize the performance of the application.
• Design strategies for scaling the application and batch processes efficiently as user demand and data volume grows.
• Ensure the application adheres to security best practices and compliance requirements.
• Utilize Azure DevOps and adhere to department standard practices such as continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD).
• Coordinate the development of application deployment or implementation plans and manage implementation activities.

This position will provide technical guidance, leadership and expertise in supporting the department in developing, architecting, and maintaining applications, APIs, data mappings, and monitoring high-volume complex data integration processes, with a focus on agency financial business systems.
Specific Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

Minimum Required KSAs:

• 5 years of experience in .Net/.Net core, including API development,
• 5 years of experience in DDL, DML T-SQL skills, advanced stored procedure writing skills, tables, primary keys, foreign keys, constraints, indexes, transactions, process logging, and error handling.
• 3 years of experience in leading, mentoring, and managing a team of developers and engineers. 3 years of experience in application architecture / technical design / technical diagramming
• 3 years of experience with data mapping.
• 3 years of experience in batch process development and batch cycle support 3 years of analyzing and interpreting large datasets, including cleaning, transforming, and visualizing data. 3 years of Experience in testing high-volume of complex data integration processes. Familiarity with system catalog views, and Azure Cloud
• 1 years experience with Azure Dev Ops Pipelines and GitHub repositories.
• Ability to provide excellent customer support; meticulous quality of work and work product.

Preferred:

• 3 years demonstrated experience in development and/or support of financial business systems
• Prior experience working with a state government agency
• General understanding of standard accounting practices

Education: Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related field. Or equivalent work experience. (Required)
Certifications: Microsoft or other certification related to desired KSAs (Desired)

Spruce Technology, Inc. is a mid-size, award-winning (Inc 5000, SmartCEO, Entrepreneur of the Year) technology services firm with a steadily growing portfolio of commercial and government clients. Spruce provides innovative technology solutions, specialized IT staff, and IT strategy consulting nationwide. Spruce maintains partnerships with major technology vendors and continually develops leading-edge offerings in service areas such as digital experience, data services, application development, infrastructure, cyber security, and IT staffing.

Spruce Technology, Inc. is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act, it is the policy of Spruce Technology, Inc. to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of employment, including the application process.

All full-time employees are eligible for the following benefits:
Medical, dental, vision health benefits
Life Insurance and AD&D (paid by company)
401k, Flexible and Dependent Care Spending Account plans.
Paid-time Off or Paid Sick Leave (amount dependent on position level and if required by state).