Solution Architect - Information Technology Consultant

OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MAINE IT

ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE PROGRAM

Multiple Vacancies

Opening Date: May 21 2025

Closing Date: June 5 2025

Job Class Code: 0172
Grade: 31
Salary: $83798.00 $118144.00/Annually (includes 25% recruitment & retention stipend and eligible for an additional 5% training bonus)
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OVERVIEW:

The Department of Administrative and Financial Services (DAFS) Office of Information Technology (MaineIT) provides information technology support to over 13000 employees. MaineIT oversees largescale enterprise applications that support the critical and diverse business needs of the State and its agencies.

If you are a strategic thinker who enjoys solving complex technology challenges and have a passion for designing innovative solutions that drive business success we want to talk to you. Help us shape technology investments at the State of Maine.

This position is part of the Enterprise Architecture program a highly technical team within the Office of Information Technology. The program is essential for designing and overseeing the implementation of robust IT solutions that enable the State to innovate grow and operate efficiently in a rapidly evolving technological landscape. This role helps to deliver a strategic technology investment for the Executive Branch ensuring the right technology is successfully aligned with business objectives. The program recommends scalable secure and adaptable solutions capable of supporting future growth and innovation.

In this role you will collaborate with agency partners and technical teams to ensure investments in technology will provide the best overall value for the State while maintaining scalability security and highperformance solutions that align with industrys best practices.

MaineIT embraces the following core values (C.A.R.E.)

• Customerfocus ensuring that our customers are heard and their needs are met.
• Accountability holding ourselves to a high standard through transparency with our stakeholders.
• Responsiveness providing timely updates in a proactive manner.
• Empathy peoplefocused services with emotional intelligence.

Your key areas of responsibilities will be:

• Lead the design oversee the implementation migration strategies and optimization of technology solutions to align with MaineITs broader Enterprise Architecture framework while meeting the States strategic and business objectives.
• Drive system and process improvements while ensuring scalability security compliance and highperformance solutions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into technical solutions facilitating communication among technical teams vendors and business users.
• Provide technical leadership in system integrations cloud computing and application design ensuring futureproof and costeffective technology investments.
• Evaluate emerging technologies assess risks and recommend innovations that enhance operational efficiency and align with MaineIT policies.
• Advise IT and business stakeholders when developing technology RFPs technology contracts amendments and statement of works. Participate in evaluation technology solutions based on MaineIT and regulatory compliance standards.
• Actively participate in technology governance initiatives and technology communities of practice.
• Actively participate in MaineIT Architectural Review Board
• Develop and recommend policies operating procedures and technology assessment frameworks to support technology solutions.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities that will lead to success in this role

Knowledge:

• Cloud Computing & Infrastructure Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS Azure Google Cloud) and hybrid cloud strategies.
• Software Development & Integration Understanding of application design development methodologies APIs and system integration best practices.
• Cybersecurity & Compliance Familiarity with security frameworks (NIST 80053 ISO 27001) and regulatory compliance (HIPAA CJIS GDPR etc.).
• IT Governance & Policies Experience with IT governance structures procurement policies and regulatory requirements on State and Federal levels.
• Technology Trends & Innovations Awareness of emerging technologies (AI machine learning blockchain IoT) and their impact on IT strategy.
• Project & Portfolio Management Understanding of Agile Scrum and ITIL methodologies for managing technology investments.

Skills:

• Strategic Thinking & ProblemSolving Ability to assess complex business challenges and design innovative technology solutions.
• Technical Leadership & DecisionMaking Strong leadership in guiding teams ability to influence technicians and guide implementation on recommended architectural decisions. executives.
• Communication & Stakeholder Engagement Ability to translate technical concepts into business language for executives and nontechnical audiences.
• Collaboration & CrossFunctional Teamwork Experience working with IT teams business leaders and external vendors to drive successful initiatives resolve challenges and ensure best practices are deployed.
• Risk Assessment & Management Ability to evaluate technology risks and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Process Improvement & Optimization Expertise in improving IT operations and aligning technology investments with business objectives.
• Assist in solution documentation architecture diagrams and technical specifications.
• Contract & Procurement Expertise Skills in reviewing advising and negotiating IT contracts RFPs and vendor agreements.

Abilities:

• Innovate & Adapt to Change Capacity to stay ahead of technology trends and adjust strategies to meet evolving business and technology needs.
• Analyze & Interpret Data Ability to assess IT performance metrics financial implications and business impact of technology investments.
• Manage Complexity Navigate largescale enterprise IT environments with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
• Lead & Influence Inspire teams advocate for best practices and drive consensus among diverse groups.
• Ensure Compliance & Security Maintain IT solutions that adhere to legal regulatory and security standards.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• A minimum of 10 years of a combination of related postsecondary education technical certifications or technology related work training internship experience etc. may be credited as related experience on a monthpermonth basis.

Preference will be given to those applicants:

• Demonstrated technical writing and research experience in a work or academic environment publishing information reaching a diverse customer base.
• Familiar with the following:
  • Cloud Computing & Infrastructure (AWS Azure and Oracle)
  • Networking Fundamentals
  • Containers & Orchestration
  • Microservices & APIs
  • CI/CD pipelines
  • Identity & Access Management
  • DevSecOps OWASP Top 10
  • Data & Storage Fundamentals
  • Enterprise Integration & Middleware
  • Endpoint user devices
• Submit both a resume and a cover letter.

The selected candidate will be required to pass the required background checks(fingerprinting may be required) as a condition of employment.

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship or STEM OPT extensions.

Benefits of working for the State of Maine:

No matter where you work across Maine state government you find employees who embody our state mottoDirigo or I leadas they provide essential services to Mainers every day. We believe in supporting our workforces health and wellbeing with a valuable total compensation package including:

• WorkLife Fit Rest is essential. Take time for yourself using13 paid holidays12 days of sick leave and3 weeks of vacation leaveannually. Vacation leave accrual increases with years of service and overtimeexempt employees receive personal leave.
• Health Insurance Coverage The State of Maine pays 85%95% of employeeonly premiums ($11196.96 $12514.32 annual value) depending on salary. Use this chart to find the premium costsfor you and your family including the percentage of dependent coverage paid by the State.
• Dental Insurance The State of Maine pays 100% of employeeonly dental premiums ($387.92 annual value).
• Retirement Plan The State contributes the equivalent of 13.29% of the employees pay towards the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (MainePERS).

State employees are eligible for anextensive and highly competitive benefits package covering many aspects of wellness. Learn about additional wellness benefits for State employees from the Office of Employee Health and Wellness.

Note: Benefits may vary somewhat according to specific collective bargaining agreements and are prorated for anything less than fulltime.

Theres a job and then theres purposeful transformative work. Our aim is to create a workplace where you can learn grow and continuously refine your skills. Applicants demonstrate job requirements in differing ways and we appreciate that many skills and backgrounds can make people successful in this role.

As an Equal Opportunity employer Maine State Government embraces a culture of respect and awareness. We are committed to creating a strong sense of belonging for all team members and our process ensures an inclusive environment to applicants of all backgrounds including diverse race color sex sexual orientation or gender identity physical or mental disability religion age ancestry national origin familial status or genetics.

If youre looking for a great next step and want to feel good about what you do wed love to hear from you. Please note reasonable accommodations are provided to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request.

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