Solutions Architect

  • State of Missouri
  • Jefferson City, Missouri
  • Aug 07, 2024
Full Time Architecture
  • Salary: $77,400.00-$95,351.00 per Year USD
  • Salary Top: 95351 USD

Job Description

Job Location:

  • The office for this position is located at 920 Wildwood, Jefferson City, MO 65101.
  • Candidates who complete a successful onboarding and training period may be eligible to work at an alternate location in compliance with OA-ITSD's Distributed Workforce Plan.


Why you’ll love this position:

This Solution Architect position will provide technical/application support and direction of an extremely complex infrastructure specific to/and supporting the Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) application suite. This position will conduct assessments of current and future application solutions and technologies, hardware, systems, and processes utilized within the DHSS portfolio. This position will be responsible for analyzing DHSS customer needs and requirements through strategic discovery, utilizing technical thought, leadership, discussing industry best practices, and then delivering a technical solution that meets or exceeds the business need. Communicate technology strategy to leaders and knowledge to workers via road-maps, conceptual diagrams and solution documents.

This position is with the Office of Administration, Information Technology Services Division (OA-ITSD) supporting the Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS).

ITSD Core Values - We Innovate and Partner with Passion, Respect, and Integrity United as #OneTeam.

  • Position will need to analyze, define, and document requirements for data, workflow, logical processes, network, and operating system environment.
  • Work with portfolio stakeholders, customers, Enterprise Architects, System Engineers, and development teams to align the architectural direction.
  • DHSS is moving toward more applications to the Cloud, and support of infrastructure is needed.
  • Complete annual training as defined by ITSD.


Demonstrative Abilities:

  • Deploy software solutions into complex environments.
  • Communicate and share technical skills and knowledge with others.
  • Identify issues, explore possible solutions, and obtain a consensus on resolutions.
  • Understand relationships and interactions among systems.
  • Perform proof of concept builds and relationship with ITSD Enterprise Architects.
  • Present technical information clearly and concisely.
  • Analyze the impact of projects and recommend courses of action.


Proficient Knowledge:

  • Cloud Technology Architecture.
  • Azure.
  • AWS.
  • Oracle.
  • Software as a Service.
  • ASP.Net, .Net Core.
  • Service Now / Low Code Development.
  • Application Dependencies.
  • Network Topology and Secure communication.
  • NIST 800-53, ISO27001, OWASP top 10 standards.
  • Okta /Dual Authentication.
  • Data Modeling.
  • Oracle.
  • MSSQL.
  • Postgres.

  • Successful background check results are required for employment in this position. This may include background checks involving a candidate’s name and/or fingerprints and other screenings as needed for the specific position.


Lack of post-secondary education will not be used as the sole basis denying consideration to any applicant.

Skill in project management. Skill in planning and organizing multiple initiatives. Ability to analyze the impact of projects and recommend courses of action. Ability to present technical information clearly and concisely. Ability to understand relationships and interactions among systems. Ability to identify issues, explore possible solutions, and obtain a consensus on resolutions. Ability to lead and mentor staff.

The classification for this position is Enterprise Architect ; click for more information.

The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found here .

Base Pay

77,400

Job Address

Jefferson City, Missouri United States View Map