Position: Application Architect

Client: State of Maryland - Agile Teams

Location: 301 W Preston St, Baltimore, MD 21201

Interview mode: In person

DK Consulting Overview: Founded in May 2003, DK Consulting, LLC, a woman-owned small business, was formed to provide management and technology solutions based on industry best practices. DK Consulting, LLC works with multiple State, Federal, and Commercial customers, and our services range from providing customers with that one ‘critical resource’ to assuming responsibility for an entire IT project. We offer excellent benefits and provide exceptional employee management.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides design and development of e-government solutions, and is responsible for technical design and implementation of the architecture
• Designs, develops and maintains infrastructure and backend applications
• Provides expertise on defining the role of broadband and wireless applications
• Provides definition of current State architecture blueprints
• Provides expertise with web servers, gateways, and application servers and content management systems
• Provides experience in web application technologies and middleware solutions.
• Researches new technologies and products for their applicability to business processes.
• Must be able to compare various solutions and determine the most suitable.
• Ensures that development efforts are well planned and in agreement with standards.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ten (10) years of experience planning, designing, building, and implementing IT application systems
• Six (6) years of experience in designing medium to large-scale sites and management of at least five Internet projects
• Must have led or been chief architect in a major IT applications implementation effort
• Must have a strong background in software engineering principles and techniques
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as business acumen
• Ability to compile and organize information and present findings to management
• Confident in decision making and the ability to explain technical processes or choices as needed
• Excellent multitasking skills and task management
• Ability to complete milestones and work toward multiple deadlines simultaneously
• Outstanding problem solver

Educational Requirement: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related field

Citizenship requirement: No Visa restrictions