IT Systems Architect

Job Title: IT Systems Architect
Pay Rate: $80-$90 per hour
Location: New York, NY
Schedule: Normal business hours Monday-Friday, 35 hours/week (not including mandatory unpaid meal break after 6 hours of work). Total of 1820 hours per year.

Responsibilities:

• Provide integrated and secure solutions across the enterprise, assessing business requirements and identifying technical specifications.
• Collaborate with engineering team members to innovate solutions meeting NYPD and FDNY requirements.
• Work with Engineers, Applied Engineers, Architects, and Project Managers to ensure system functionality and interoperability.
• Maintain stable enterprise architecture following best engineering practices.
• Assist in writing, optimizing, and executing QA/Acceptance Test Plan (ATP) test plans.
• Aid in controlled execution of releases into the production environment.

Scope of Services: IT Systems Architect

• Provide integrated and secure solutions, assess business requirements, and identify technical specifications.
• Collaborate with team to create defect-free solutions meeting public safety requirements.
• Ensure system stability and interoperability, following best engineering practices.
• Assist in QA/Acceptance testing and controlled release execution.

Mandatory Skills/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree with minimum 15 years in Enterprise Architecture and Infrastructure Engineering within PS environment.
• Proficiency in systems development lifecycle, troubleshooting, and resolving issues.
• Strong technical architecture skills for future-proof public safety solutions.
• Experience in multi-tier system development for large enterprises.
• Ability to design strategies around applications or processes.
• Integration, Engineering, and Testing background for Public Safety Answering Center System of Systems.
• Excellent written, oral, presentation, and facilitation skills.
• Subject Matter Expert in Enterprise Integration for complex applications within Public Safety domain.