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Fairfax County Government · 1 day ago

Technology Solutions Architect (Business Analyst IV)

Fairfax, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$0/yr - $124K/yr

5+ years exp

Fairfax County Government is seeking a dynamic leader to join their Technology Services Unit. The Technology Solutions Architect will manage complex IT solutions projects, supervise technical staff, and ensure alignment of technology solutions with business strategies to support the well-being of individuals and communities in Fairfax County.

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Responsibilities

Manage complex information technology solutions projects

Provide oversight and strategic direction to departmental systems and applications

Supervise tiers of Technology Solutions staff

Investigate and coordinate system problems of the most complex nature, designing corrective procedures, interacting with Department of Information Technology (DIT) staff, other governmental or quasi-governmental entities, and vendors on system-related issues, and authorizing migration from development to production environment

Conduct research and provide input into department strategy to meet future information technology business needs

Align resources necessary to support computer operations and systems development while ensuring integrity of department data

Authorize department user access

Coordinate department compliance with federal, state, and local (including county IT Security policy) regulations

Participate on county-wide steering committees

Coordinate efforts with all stakeholders and with the appropriate information technology staff and perform related work as required

Direct the alignment of technology solutions with business strategies

Determine requirements, design, develop, and implement solutions for NCS business needs

Analyze, develop, and deploy Power App solutions (Smartsheet, Nintex Cloud, MS Forms, Power BI, GenAI, and others), including needs assessments, programming, user acceptance testing, training, security, performance, and ongoing support

Develop and interpret customer requirements into logical specifications

Upskill Technology Solutions staff on Power Platform solutions

Research the use of new methods and Power Platform technologies

Work concurrently on multiple project requests

Work collaboratively with business units, NCS business analysts, and NCS Intranet/Internet architects to ensure successful project implementation

Develop input into department strategy to meet current and future information technology solutions needs

Develop conceptual approaches to satisfy user requirements, investigates and coordinate system problems of the most complex nature, and designs corrective technical procedures

Interact with Department of Information Technology staff, County management, other governmental or quasi-governmental entities, and/or vendors on system-related issues and scheduling of priorities

Authorize migration from development to production environment, allocate and supervise resources necessary to support computer operations and systems development, and ensure currency and integrity of agency data

Qualification

Power App solutionsBusiness process reengineeringInformation technology assessmentProject managementSupervisory experienceSystem development life cycleTechnical writingAnalytical skillsCommunication skillsCollaboration skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in computer information systems, business administration, or related field

Five years of experience in information systems and process redesign

Managing and implementing all phases of the systems development life cycle

At least one year of supervisory experience

Advanced knowledge of methods, metrics, tools, and techniques of business process reengineering

Advanced knowledge of the principles, methods and tools for conducting performance assessments of IT systems

Advanced knowledge of procedures for developing technical and operational support documentation

Advanced knowledge of principles, methods and techniques of information technology assessment

Considerable knowledge of interdepartmental and/or countywide processes, procedures, and requirements

Considerable knowledge of the capabilities of information technology software, hardware, and network communication technology

Considerable knowledge of the capabilities of various computer platforms functioning in centralized, distributed, client server, and stand-alone environments

Considerable knowledge of effective processes, methods, techniques to analyze and evaluate business operations

Considerable knowledge of effective project management methods, practices and techniques

Knowledge of effective supervisory methods, practices, and techniques

Ability to manage/administer multiple computer systems in a diverse computing environment

Ability to work on problems of diverse scope where analysis requires a comprehensive understanding of hardware/software systems solutions

Ability to manage both small and large long and short-term projects under project timeline and resources

Ability to write computer program operating instructions

Ability to write effectively, including technical writing

Strong analytical and conceptual skills with a demonstrated track record in new concept development for various projects and complex technical plans

Ability to understand how IT affects an organization and ability to link it to redesigned business processes

The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check and a Child Protective Services Registry check to the satisfaction of the employer

Preferred

Five years of experience providing software administration for local, state or federal government

Five years of experience providing information technology project research and support to local, state or federal government

Supervisory experience managing information technology professionals with diverse technical skills

Demonstrated experience interacting with centralized Department of Information Technology (DIT) staff, other governmental or quasi-governmental entities, and vendors on system-related issues, and authorizing migration from development to production environment

Demonstrated experience serving as lead architect of business processes around complex technical systems

Demonstrated experience in Power App solutions (Smartsheet, Nintex Cloud, MS Forms, Power BI, GenAI, and others)