Role: Architect, Information Technology (Senior)

Location: Maryland (Onsite)

Duration: Long Term Contract

Responsibilities and Tasks:

The TO Contractor shall:

• Identify and research new technologies including cloud PaaS, SaaS, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) technologies, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business Intelligence (BI), data science and analytics and other Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) products for applicability to SHA business functions.
• Develop and expand the use of existing platforms and applications including Oracle and SQL databases, Salesforce, Azure, ESRI, .NET, PowerBuilder, AASHTOware, SharePoint, Microsoft Power Platform.
• Provide technology briefings on emerging technology to OIT management, the SHA IT Steering Committee (ITSC), or to other teams as directed by OIT management.
• Provide recommendations to OIT management, the SHA IT Steering Committee (ITSC), or other MDOT teams regarding specific technology or COTS product.
• Develop detailed short-term and long-term plans for implementation; provide input to the budget process, guidance to staff developing invitations for bids, request for information, requests for proposals and/or TORFP requirements for acquisition and implementation of technology.
• Support OIT's cybersecurity responsibilities including representing SHA on the MDOT Security Working Group (SWG).
• Advise and participate in Disaster Recovery Planning and Execution
  Advise on and conduct data classification of applications and conducting security related research.
• Represent SHA on the MDOT Data Governance Council.
• Represent SHA on the Network Architecture Working Group (NAWG).
• Participate in the OIT Project Review Committee (PRC) meetings to adopt or reject new IT project requests.
• Other duties as assigned include documentation as directed by the Department.
• Author, contribute to, or review documents pertaining to future architecture, target architecture for specific projects, and system design for potential projects. This includes the yearly IT master plan.