Software Architect III

1. Provides technical guidance to support the design and development of technical solutions, enhancement maintenance projects, and ongoing production support; provides guidance, feedback, makes assignments, and reviews work for business and technology solutions team members.
2. Manages contracts to ensure work is completed in a timely manner and meets defined quality standards and defined scope; facilitates the coordination between stakeholders to ensure the analysis, design, development, testing, implementation, and maintenance of business information systems.
3. Manages and coordinates the activities of professional employees and/or bargaining unit employees; provides direction, guidance, and feedback to team members to ensure successful project completion.
4. Estimates costs (physical, financial, and human capital), integrates cost baselines into overall budget, and confirms funding sources. Monitors the actual spend throughout the development lifecycle and compares actual vs. budget at project completion to identify opportunities for future development efforts.
5. Researches and evaluates emerging technology-based solutions and developments; develops and implements recommendations to improve architectural design of solutions for new and existing applications.
6. Provides project and release management to ensure projects are executed in a timely manner including, work breakdown, resource estimates, planning, financial management, negotiation of deliverables, and status reporting. Meet regularly with customers to ensure timely and effective response to requests for service and high levels of customer satisfaction. Collaborates with leadership to ensure resources are aligned adequately across project.
7. Develop and maintain communication processes with management, staff, and customers to inform them of business and technology solution goals and benefits.