CL - Information Systems Architect - Consultant

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Position requires high degree of independence and discretion. Travel and entry into correctional facilities throughout the state may be required. Communication outside of standard business hours and/or on weekends may also be necessary.

Candidate must comply with all SCDC Agency policies procedures and rules of conduct while on SCDC property.
Must present Picture ID
No Tobacco Alcohol or other contraband items
No Weapons
Cash on person to be NA or less (in correctional institutions)
No cell phones (in correctional institutions)
Vehicles will be searched by security staff upon arrival and departure

SCOPE OF THE PROJECT:
THE SELECTED CANDIDATE WILL LEAD ENTERPRISE IT PROJECTS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
1. OFFENDER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MODERNIZATION (INCLUDING INTERFACE WITH THE JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT ELECTRONIC SENTENCE SHEET AND OFFENDER TRUST ACCOUNTING / RESTITUTION)
2. CLOUD MIGRATION STRATEGY (SQL SERVER DATABASE MIGRATION VIRTUAL MACHINE MIGRATION FROM PRODUCTION DR AND DMZ ENVIRONMENTS APP SERVICE DEPLOYMENT MIGRATION OF AUTHENTICATION AND AUTHORIZATION FROM LOCAL LDAP TO AZURE AD )
3. CELL PHONE INTERDICTION SYSTEMS PROCUREMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION

DAILY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. EVALUATE OPTIONS FOR OFFENDER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MODERNIZATION TO INCLUDE IN HOUSE DEVELOPMENT OUTSOURCED DEVELOPMENT COMMERCIAL OFF THE SHELF SOFTWARE ACQUISITION OR A COMBINATION OF THE ABOVE.
2. UNDERSTAND THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN SYSTEMS APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES WITHIN THE ENVIRONMENT AND EVALUATE THE IMPACT OF CHANGES OR ADDITIONS.
3. WORK CLOSELY WITH PRIMARY STAKEHOLDERS AND DEVELOPERS TO DEVELOP ROAD MAPS FOR OFFENDER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM APPLICATIONS ALIGN DEVELOPMENT PLANS AND ENSURE EFFECTIVE INTEGRATION WITH RELATED INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS.
4. ANALYZE SYSTEMS AND PERFORM USABILITY TESTING TO ENSURE PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY SCALABILITY AND SECURITY REQUIREMENTS ARE MET.
5. DESIGN IMPLEMENT AND MAINTAIN THE ORGANIZATIONS CLOUD MIGRATION STRATEGY INCLUDING DATABASE MIGRATION TO A CLOUD HOSTED SQL ENVIRONMENT DEPLOYMENT OF CLOUD BASED VIRTUAL MACHINE COMPUTE AND STORAGE RESOURCES APP SERVICE DEPLOYMENT AND MIGRATION OF AUTHENTICATION AND AUTHORIZATION SERVICES TO AZURE AD.
6. PROVIDE AN ARCHITECTURAL FRAMEWORK FOR INFORMATION SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT MAINTENANCE AND ENHANCEMENT EFFORTS.
7. PARTICIPATE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOLICITATIONS AND EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS FOR CONTRABAND CELL PHONE INTERDICTION SYSTEMS INCLUDING NEXT GENERATION MANAGED ACCESS SYSTEMS AND FIXED AND/OR MOBILE IMSI/IMEI CATCHER SYSTEMS.
8. MONITOR TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS TO ENSURE THAT SOLUTIONS ARE CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVED SUPPORTED AND ALIGNED WITH INDUSTRY AND AGENCY STANDARDS AS WELL AS EMERGING BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS.
9. MENTORS LESS EXPERIENCED PEERS AND DISPLAYS LEADERSHIP AS NEEDED.

REQUIRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):
KNOWLEDGE OF CLOUD SERVICE ARCHITECTURE SPECIFICALLY MICROSOFT AZURE IN A GCC TENANT.
UNDERSTAND USER AND PROCESS REQUIREMENTS AND ENSURE THOSE REQUIREMENTS CAN BE ACHIEVED THROUGH HIGH QUALITY DELIVERABLES.
ABILITY TO CONCEPTUALIZE NEEDED CHANGE AND INITIATE APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES TO MOVE FROM CONCEPTS TO IMPLEMENTATION.
KNOWLEDGE OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES AND METHODOLOGIES.
ABILITY TO EFFECTIVELY PLAN AND PRIORITIZE WORK ACTIVITIES TO MEET ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS SCHEDULES AND DEADLINES.
ABILITY TO MAKE PRESENTATIONS AND PREPARE REPORTS.

PREFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):
KNOWLEDGE OF OFFENDER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FUNCTIONS AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE SPECIFIC DATA INTERFACE STANDARDS.
KNOWLEDGE OF CONTRABAND CELL PHONE INTERDICTION TECHNOLOGIES INCLUDING NEXT GENERATION MANAGED ACCESS SYSTEMS PORTABLE AND FIXED INSTALLATION IMSI / IMEI CATCHERS AND RELATED FCC REGULATIONS AND PROCESSES.
RECOGNIZED AS EXPERT IN FIELD KNOWLEDGEABLE OF EMERGING TRENDS AND INDUSTRY PRACTICES.
KNOWLEDGE OF AGENCY NEEDS AND ABILITY TO INTERPRET RULES AND REGULATIONS.
ABILITY TO WORK WITHOUT SUPERVISION WITH COMPLETE LATITUDE FOR INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT.

REQUIRED EDUCATION:
BACHELOR S DEGREE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RELATED DISCIPLINE WITH 7 YEARS OF IT MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE.
Additional Sills: REQUIRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE): KNOWLEDGE OF CLOUD SERVICE ARCHITECTURE SPECIFICALLY MICROSOFT AZURE IN A GCC TENANT. UNDERSTAND USER AND PROCESS REQUIREMENTS AND ENSURE THOSE REQUIREMENTS CAN BE ACHIEVED THROUGH HIGH QUALITY DELIVERABLES. ABILITY TO CONCEPTUALIZE NEEDED CHANGE AND INITIATE APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES TO MOVE FROM CONCEPTS TO IMPLEMENTATION. KNOWLEDGE OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES AND METHODOLOGIES. ABILITY TO EFFECTIVELY PLAN AND PRIORITIZE WORK ACTIVITIES TO MEET ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS SCHEDULES AND DEADLINES. ABILITY TO MAKE PRESENTATIONS AND PREPARE REPORTS. PREFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE): KNOWLEDGE OF OFFENDER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FUNCTIONS AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE SPECIFIC DATA INTERFACE STANDARDS. KNOWLEDGE OF CONTRABAND CELL PHONE INTERDICTION TECHNOLOGIES INCLUDING NEXT GENERATION MANAGED ACCESS SYSTEMS PORTABLE AND FIXED INSTALLATION IMSI / IMEI CATCHERS AND RELATED FCC REGULATIONS AND PROCESSES. RECOGNIZED AS EXPERT IN FIELD KNOWLEDGEABLE OF EMERGING TRENDS AND INDUSTRY PRACTICES. KNOWLEDGE OF AGENCY NEEDS AND ABILITY TO INTERPRET RULES AND REGULATIONS. ABILITY TO WORK WITHOUT SUPERVISION WITH COMPLETE LATITUDE FOR INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT. Skills: Education Bachelor s degree in a technical or business field Yes 1 Expert Within 6 Months 6 Years Miscellaneous Ability to deal effectively with the needs of technical peers technical and user management users vendors and staff members and to communicate clearly and effectively in spoken and written form Yes 1 Expert Within 6 Months 6 Years Miscellaneous Demonstrated knowledge/skills of the IT industry which includes: multitiered architectures enterprise applications evaluation of emerging technologies networks data management systems and hardware systems. Yes 1 Expert Within 6 Months 6 Years Networking & Directories 1000 user environment Yes 3 Expert Within 6 Months 6 Years Networking & Directories IT network virtual environments Database and storage Yes 1 Expert Within 6 Months 6 Years Packaged Applications Datacenter Cloud and Network Infrastructure Yes 1 Expert Within 6 Months 6 Years Program Management EXPERIENCE WITH PROJECT MANAGEMENT OF LARGE ENTERPRISE LEVEL PROJECTS WITH PROVEN IMPLEMENTATION SUCCESS Yes 1 Expert Within 6 Months 6 Years Program Management Large scale production system implementation experience Yes 1 Expert Within 6 Months 6 Years Program Management 5 years experience in Technical/Process Management leadership role in a large (500) IT organization. No 2 Expert Within 6 Months 6 Years Specialties ABILITY TO CONCEPTUALIZE NEEDED CHANGE AND INITIATE APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES TO MOVE FROM CONCEPTS TO IMPLEMENTATION Yes 1 Expert Within 6 Months 6 Years