Principal Application Architect (Integration & NASWA SIDES)
Posted Today by Conquest Consulting
Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
Remote or Hybrid in Austin, Texas
Summary: The Principal Application Architect role focuses on leading the architectural strategy and systems integration for a significant State government initiative, requiring over 15 years of experience. The candidate must possess deep expertise in Unemployment Claims Processing and NASWA SIDES technical specifications. This position demands a blend of software engineering, secure web services design, and technical leadership. The role is primarily remote, with a preference for candidates located in Texas.
Key Responsibilities:
- Architectural Blueprinting: Create high-level architectural artifacts, including system diagrams, data flow models, and technical specifications to steer enterprise development.
- Secure Integration: Design and implement highly secure, scalable web services to manage complex electronic data exchanges (XML, JSON) between state agency systems and external third-party brokers.
- Technical Leadership: Act as the Principal Tech Lead—defining engineering standards, establishing technical roadmaps, conducting rigorous code reviews, and mentoring development resources.
- Data & Database Stewardship: Architect data layers across more than one type of RDBMS platform (DB2, SQL Server, Oracle).
- DevOps & Delivery: Implement CI/CD pipelines to streamline the deployment, testing, and continuous delivery of complex, multi-tiered architectures.
- Expert Troubleshooting: Diagnose and resolve highly complex integration bottlenecks and system performance issues within distributed web environments.
Key Skills:
- Experience Level: Minimum 15+ years of dedicated software engineering, development, and application architecture experience.
- Domain Mastery: Mandatory hands-on experience implementing or working with NASWA SIDES exchanges, technical specifications, and integrations.
- Industry Background: Proven expertise in Unemployment Claims Processing and secure data exchanges.
- Government Track Record: Prior experience working with ANY State or Federal government agencies is a strict requirement (State of Texas experience is highly preferred).
- Technical Breadth: High-level mastery over enterprise application frameworks (C#/.NET or Java EE), multi-RDBMS environments, and secure web services (REST, SOAP).
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Austin
Country: United States
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Job Title: Principal Application Architect (Integration & NASWA SIDES)
Job Type: Contract (C2C)
Location: Austin, TX (Remote Work in Texas)
Duration: Long Term
Rate: Open / Best Market C2C Rate
Client: State of Texas
Job Description:
We are seeking a high-caliber Principal Application Architect with a minimum of 15+ years of experience to drive the architectural strategy and systems integration for a high-profile State government initiative.
The ideal candidate will serve as the ultimate technical authority, possessing deep domain expertise in Unemployment Claims Processing and a definitive track record of implementing NASWA SIDES (State Information Data Exchange System) technical specifications. This role requires an expert blend of enterprise-level software engineering, secure web services design, and cross-functional technical leadership.
Required Core Skills (Strictly Evaluated):
Experience Level: Minimum 15+ years of dedicated software engineering, development, and application architecture experience.
Domain Mastery: Mandatory hands-on experience implementing or working with NASWA SIDES exchanges, technical specifications, and integrations.
Industry Background: Proven expertise in Unemployment Claims Processing and secure data exchanges.
Government Track Record: Prior experience working with ANY State or Federal government agencies is a strict requirement (State of Texas experience is highly preferred).
Technical Breadth: High-level mastery over enterprise application frameworks (C#/.NET or Java EE), multi-RDBMS environments, and secure web services (REST, SOAP).
Key Responsibilities:
Architectural Blueprinting: Create high-level architectural artifacts, including system diagrams, data flow models, and technical specifications to steer enterprise development.
Secure Integration: Design and implement highly secure, scalable web services to manage complex electronic data exchanges (XML, JSON) between state agency systems and external third-party brokers.
Technical Leadership: Act as the Principal Tech Lead—defining engineering standards, establishing technical roadmaps, conducting rigorous code reviews, and mentoring development resources.
Data & Database Stewardship: Architect data layers across more than one type of RDBMS platform (DB2, SQL Server, Oracle).
DevOps & Delivery: Implement CI/CD pipelines to streamline the deployment, testing, and continuous delivery of complex, multi-tiered architectures.
Expert Troubleshooting: Diagnose and resolve highly complex integration bottlenecks and system performance issues within distributed web environments.
Technical Profile & Keywords:
Core Domains: NASWA SIDES, Unemployment Insurance (UI) Claims, State/Federal Government Data Exchange
Architecture Styles: Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Software Design Patterns, Security Best Practices (Data-in-Transit, Quality Attributes)
Frameworks: C#/.NET, Java Enterprise Edition (Java EE)
Web Services & Formats: RESTful, SOAP, XML, JSON, Web Development
Databases (Multi-RDBMS): DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle
Operating Systems & Scripting: Unix/Linux Shell Scripting (Bash/Shell)
DevOps: CI/CD Pipelines, Build Automation
How to Apply:
If you meet the 15+ years requirement and have the mandatory NASWA SIDES architectural background, please submit your application with:
Your updated resume (Word format preferred).
Current location and confirmation of ability to work remotely from within Texas.
Your target hourly C2C rate.
A brief highlight of your prior government/agency architecture projects.