Technology Architect, with Windows environment expertise

Job Description

Technology Architect, with Windows environment expertise

On behalf of our public sector client we are seeking a Technology Architect to support a long-term contract engagement.

Contract Duration: 1 year, with 1 year option
Security Requirement:  Secret
Work Mode:  Primarily remote.  Some on-site work in the National Capital Region may be required.

Job Tasks

• The Technology Architect will support various projects and initiatives related to the engineering, design integration, support and maintenance of desktop COTS & application products, such as:
• Analyze user & technical requirements to determine the features and functionality;
• Design, engineer, integrate, test, deploy and maintain desktop COTS products to support business requirements
• Drive best practices, quality and consistency within the design and integration phases
• Follow application life cycle methodologies, timelines, project plans
• Follow desktop integration / packaging practices and standards
• Identify and/or troubleshoot escalated production and non-production desktop issues
• Present demos to stakeholders as required
• Develop and maintain technical/system documentation, such as Architecture documents
• Concept of Operations, Detail Design, Build, Installation & Configuration documentation, Support Models and Operational Procedures
• Contribute to project team meetings, planning activities and estimates
• Collaborate with Team Leads, Managers, Project Managers, Application Designers, Developers/Programmers, Integrators, Packagers and Testers
• Complete and submit, for weekly approval, time sheets by project using the (in-house)
• Project Tracking System;
• Maintain and support the VBOX/Hyper-V DEV, SAT, UAT virtual desktop testing environments
• Maintain and support the UAT lab desktop environment
• Provide updates/status reporting to project team management as required. 5.0
• Deliverables:
• Notes, minutes, action items and artefacts from working group sessions/interviews/meetings with stakeholders
• Preliminary and detailed analysis of functional and/or technical requirements
• Estimates of work effort and resources required to complete technology architecture projects and products
• Plans & schedules c
• Scripts (e.g.: PowerShell and .Bat)
•  Installation and Configuration guides
• Test plans, test scripts, test results
• Findings of troubleshooting and defect analysis
• Fixes and enhancements
• Architecture documents, Concept of Operations, Detail Designs, Build, Installation & Configuration documentation, Support Models and Operational Procedures
• Technical and functional guidance
• Stakeholder demos

Required Skills/Experience
 

• Must have greater than five years of professional work experience as a Technology Architect
• Must demonstrate a minimum of eight years of professional work experience, within the last ten years, specializing in a corporate Windows desktop operating system environment by completing all of the following activities in support of the Windows OS and/or COTS products: a. Designing or engineering or integrating; b. Testing; c. Implementing or installing or deploying; d. Supporting or maintaining
• Must have a minimum of eight years of professional work experience, within the past ten years, preparing/developing technical documentation that includes two (2) or more of the following types of documentation. a. Architecture documents (related to the definition of an IT solution); b. Concept of Operations; c. Functional and Detail Designs; d. Installation and Configuration manuals; e. Test plans; f. Support Models; g. Operational procedures
• Must have a minimum of three (3) years of professional work experience within the past five (5) years, scripting using PowerShell V4.x or V5.x

This employer uses both human and technology-assisted tools to support candidate screening and assessment. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

This posting is for a public sector assignment. Compensation will be determined through the competitive bidding process and will be within the approved rate structure for this assignment.