Short Description:
The Senior Technical Architecture Specialist (STAS) is a technical project manager that can manage network, server and storage infrastructure projects.
Complete Description:
The Senior Technical Architecture Specialist (STAS) is the technical Project Manager responsible for in the planning, budgeting, design, installation and maintenance of server, storage and network infrastructure for the Department of Health and Social Services.
This candidate should have strong architecture as follows, but should, primarily be a PM that can manage large enterprise wide projects involving external vendors.
The Senior Technical Architecture Specialist is an expert manager of application systems infrastructure. This individual is responsible for setting the direction and implementation for work. The Senior Technical Architecture Specialist provides technical design expertise, defines what technical requirements are needed to support defined business requirements, participates in detailed design, reviews system performance issues, reviews test plans, and provides technical guidance to development experts and vendors.
The Senior Technical Architecture Specialist will interface with Executive Sponsors, Group Leads, and Lead Functional Architects to convey infrastructure requirements, plan, and schedule deployment of tasks, and resolve any issues that impact the deployment of the application delivery systems that cross agencies, divisions and may include federally integrated projects. The Senior Technical Architecture Specialist will work with vendors and suppliers to project detailed cost budgets.
Years of Relevant Experience:
5 to 8 years technical, and
1 to 2 years project management experience
Preferred Education: 4 year college degree or equivalent technical study
Role Description:
•Manager Department projects that require integration with statewide systems or applications.
•Manage/implement technologies that require VMware Expertise.
•Manage/implement technologies that require SAN connectivity Expertise.
•Working knowledge of firewalls and connectivity
•Knowledge of any of the following server applications, BizTalk, Corticon, and Oracle IAM.
•Interact with executive level business users or technical experts.
•Function as an expert related to architectural best practices.
•Create detailed architectural diagrams.
Skills:
Skill Required / Desired Amount of Experience
Prior experience as a Technical project manager directing vendors on enterprise wide projects
Required 5 Years
Prior experience managing technical aspects of projects involving firewalls and connectivity
Required 3 Years
Prior experience managing technical aspects of projects Cisco systems
Required 5 Years
Prior experience managing projects involving VMware
Required 3 Years
SAN connectivity expertise
Highly desired 3 Years
Prior experience with Blade Servers
Required 3 Years
Knowledge of BizTalk
Desired
Knowledge of Corticon
Desired
Knowledge of Oracle IAM
Desired
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Required
Where has the candidate managed projects where he/she was involved in vendor management of enterprise scale projects?