Sr. Application Architect

Short Description:

The Client is looking for an Application Architect with experience in Web and Mobile applications.

Complete Description:

The Client is seeking resources to build, test, and deploy components of the SmarTrip backend system to support the Client Website modernization project. Planning, design, and implementation work for the frontend of the website and related platforms will be completed by 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 SmarTrip components required to support the new website platforms.

The SmarTrip Mobile App is a third-party developed mobile application available on iOS and Android platforms for SmarTrip account management and transit product purchases. The SmarTrip Mobile App was first released on iOS in September 2020 and later on Android in June 2021.

This project is for the onboarding of staff to support the implementation of the SmarTrip Mobile App 2.0, including application integration and deployment, development, configuration, testing, and deployment of code to production environments for applicable SmarTrip components and dependencies.

Duties

• 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 Client Enterprise Architecture Framework, IT strategy, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), strategic drivers, and standards.
• Prepare as-is and to-be application architecture artifacts, including system context 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 analysts, test analysts, and documentation specialists.
• Successfully complete mandatory Client security awareness training on an annual basis.
• Review and assist with system hardening and vulnerability remediation.

Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or a related discipline.
• Exceptional application architecture and software development skills.
• Strong analytical, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Experience using Microsoft Visio or other visualization tools to document application architecture.
• Experience using MS Excel for software requirements documentation.
• Familiarity with MS Word and PowerPoint.
• Experience coordinating software requirements and working with development teams.
• Proven ability to plan and deploy complex custom web application programs and process improvements.
• Experience performing the application architecture function from conception to deployment.
• Experience with administration and architecture of Business Process Management (BPM).
• Experience using Visio and Moqups to document relationships within application architectures.

Skills