IT Solutions Architect
City of Austin Austin, TX, United States
- Location: Austin, TX, United States
- Categories: Architecture, Information Technology and Communication Services
- Job Type: Full Time
- Posted: Feb 07, 2025
Job Description:
IT Solutions Architect
Description
Minimum Qualifications- Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in a field related to the job, plus four (4) years of experience in a related field.
- Experience may substitute for education for up to four (4) years.
- Graduation with a Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in a related field may substitute for two (2) years of experience..
Licenses and Certifications Required:
None.
Notes to Applicants
The Human Resources Department works to position the City of Austin as an employer of choice through balanced, efficient and collaborative strategic partnerships. We support and develop a high performing and diverse workforce that fosters a healthy, safe, respectful and productive work environment for employees and their families, City departments and the community.
The City of Austin is implementing Workday mid-year 2025. The Human Resources Department is seeking an IT Solutions Architect that will work on the City’s Workday tenant.
Position Overview:
This position will work in the Workday platform and will focus on Workday development, including configuring Workday Business Process steps, integrations, and reports. This position will maintain, optimize, and enhance the Workday system and its integrations, ensuring operational efficiency, reliability, and scalability.
This position will also play a key role in developing innovative solutions to meet evolving business needs beyond the go-live date of the Workday system.
When completing a City of Austin employment application:
- Please be sure to detail on the application all previous employment that you wish to be considered as part of your qualifications. Please include contact information from previous employers.
- A detailed, complete employment application is required. It helps us to better evaluate your qualifications and will be used to determine your salary if you are selected for this position. Be sure to provide the job title and employment dates for all jobs you wish to be considered.
- If a resume is required, it will not substitute for a complete employment application.
Travel:
If you are selected for this position and meet the Driver Safety Standards in the City of Austin Driver Safety Program, you may drive when necessary to multiple locations as part of your regular job duties. Otherwise, you are responsible for getting to and from these locations.
If you are selected as a top candidate:
- Verification of your education (including high school graduation or GED , undergraduate, and/or graduate degrees) will be required. You must provide proof of education from an accredited organization/institution and evidence of your professional licenses or certifications.
- This position has been approved for a Criminal Background Investigation ( CBI ).
Benefits:
- Working with the City of Austin provides a number of health and welfare benefits such as low-cost medical, dental, vision, paid leave time, a highly competitive retirement plan, training opportunities, and more. Please click HERE for more information.
$39.49 - $51.34
Hours
Monday to Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Telework opportunities may be available following the completion of the initial training period. Hybrid schedules are subject to change based on departmental business needs.
Work hours may vary depending on business requirements.
Job Close Date 02/27/2025 Type of Posting External Department Human Resources Regular/Temporary Regular Grant Funded or Pooled Position Not Applicable Category Professional Location 505 Barton Springs Road, Suite 600, Austin, TX 78704 Preferred Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with Workday Reports and configuring Workday Business Process steps.
- Experience with Workday integrations using Workday Studio, Enterprise Interface Builder ( EIB ), and Workday Web Services.
- Experience in developing and maintaining complex Workday integration workflows.
- Experience using Workday Extend, APIs, and other Workday tools.
Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.
Promotes digital business initiatives and identifies potential impact on the City’s critical financial metrics and economic architectures. Supports business and technology innovation that drives the City’s objectives. Engages key business stakeholders and product managers to facilitate both strategy and innovation planning. Collaborates with stakeholders involved in digital strategy and digital innovation to develop an IT investment roadmap. Creates deliverables that illustrate how to strategically move the business forward. Works with enterprise architects and key organizational stakeholders to define a strategic plan for leveraging integrated architecture as part of the enterprise architecture. Participates in enterprise strategy development, including environmental analysis, opportunity identification, value cases and business innovation portfolio development. Provides strategic consultation to product managers in defining or designing business capabilities, processes, functions and organizational structures, as well as in researching, identifying and internally marketing, selling and enabling technologies based on business and end-user requirements. Participates in enterprise architecture development, including business architecture, information architecture, application portfolio and technical architecture, and champions the balance of flexibility and risk. Facilitates agreement on organizational work models and processes to meet business requirements. Seeks ways to apply new technology to, and reuse existing technology for, business processes. Researches and provides information on technical trends and competitors’ practices relevant to assigned products and value streams.
Responsibilities- Supervision and/or Leadership Exercised:
May provide leadership, work assignments, evaluation, training, and guidance to others.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
- Knowledge of business architecture tools and techniques, including strategy on a page, strategic planning, business model canvas, disruptions and trends, balance scorecard, economical modeling, risks and interdependencies, process models, business capability modeling, ecosystems modeling, customer and user profiling, journey maps, and human-centric design.
- Knowledge and understanding of different types of business and operating models (existing, new, emerging and hybrid).
- Knowledge of existing, new and emerging technologies and being able to practically incorporate them into new business designs and business models.
- Knowledge of architecture methodologies (e.g., SABSA , Zachman, TOGAF ) and modeling languages (such as UML and ArchiMate).
- Knowledge in all aspects of designing and constructing business processes, functions and organizational structures.
- Knowledge of facilitation and organization change management.
- Skill in analytical and conceptual skills and proven ability to create original concepts and theories for a variety of projects.
- Knowledge of finance, accounting, valuation and metrics development.
- Skill in statistical and information analysis.
- Skill in financial analysis, architecture evaluation, solutions delivery orchestration, project management, road mapping, risk management, interdependency management, agile methodologies, information security, cloud computing infrastructure, data architecture skills.
- Ability to be organizationally savvy, understanding of the political climate of the City and how to navigate obstacles and politics.
- Ability to apply multiple technical solutions to enable future-state business capabilities that, in turn, drive targeted business outcomes.
- Ability to communicate, influence and persuade - both business and IT leaders as well as peers.
- Ability to adapt to rapidly changing technology and apply it to business needs.
- Ability to establish and maintain a high level of customer trust and confidence.
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment and lead cross-functional teams, with the proven ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders.
- Ability to leverage intellectual curiosity to inform solutions and innovate.
- Ability to take responsibility for personal growth and acquire strategies for gaining new knowledge, behaviors and skills.
- Ability to adhere to required compliance to all change management policies and procedures.
- Ability to adhere to required compliance to all information security policies and procedures.
City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require reasonable accommodation during the application process or have a question regarding an essential job function, please call (512) 974-3210 or Texas Relay by dialing 7-1-1.
The City of Austin will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, creed, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, age, religion, veteran status, disability, or sexual orientation. In addition, the City will not discriminate in employment decisions on the basis of an individual’s AIDS , AIDS Related Complex, or HIV status; nor will the City discriminate against individuals who are perceived to be at risk of HIV infection, or who associate with individuals who are believed to be at risk.
Information For City Employees: If you are an employee within the department, are in good standing and meet both the minimum and preferred qualifications, then you will receive an initial interview.
Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
* The IT Solutions Architect position requires graduation with a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in a field related to the job, plus four (4) years of experience in a related field. Experience may substitute for education for up to four (4) years. Graduation with a Master's degree from an accredited college or university in a related field may substitute for two (2) years. Do you meet these minimum qualifications?
- Yes
- No
(Open Ended Question)
* Please describe your experience with Workday integrations using Workday Studio, Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB), and Workday Web Services. Include specific examples of integrations you have developed and any challenges you encountered. If you have no experience, enter N/A.
(Open Ended Question)
* Please describe your experience developing and maintaining complex Workday integration workflows, including the roles where you applied this experience. If you have no experience, please respond N/A.
(Open Ended Question)
* Please describe your experience using Workday Extend, APIs, and other Workday tools. Include specific roles where you applied this experience. If you have no experience, please respond N/A.
(Open Ended Question)
* This position requires a criminal background investigation (CBI). By selecting the following, you are acknowledging that you understand if you are selected as a top candidate for this position, you will need a successful CBI to be hired.
- I acknowledge and understand this position requires a Criminal Background Investigation.
Optional & Required Documents
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