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IT ARCHITECT ASSOCIATE
Position No: 125-582
Salary Range: Up to $8,400 per month.
Closing Date: December 3, 2024
Status: Full-Time w/State Benefit Package
Recruitment: Internal/External
Location: Bismarck, ND
Selecting Supervisor: Heidi Smith, Division Director, IT/CJIS
Summary of Work
The IT/CJIS Division provides technology support services to all divisions within the Office of Attorney General. IT/CJIS develops various systems requested by all divisions. This position develops, manages and maintains the architecture for an extremely complex environment to help bridge technology with business improvement and need, while setting direction for the agency’s technical environment in line with the State’s architecture. This role provides supervision to staff within the IT/CJIS division as well. In this role you will be expected to:
1. Identify, understand, and build professional relationships with business units and stakeholders
2. Learn about business goals, objectives, challenges, and needs
3. Read grant applications and determine technical impact
4. Provide technical recommendations and manage expectations
5. Document current and future state workflows
6. Gather and document business and functional requirements for projects
7. Develop wireframes, user interface (UI) mockups, and prototypes to communicate and demonstrate solutions
8. Ensure solutions meet user needs and align with technical standards, policies, and best practices
9. Collaborate on database design solutions
10. Aid in resolving data-related issues (such as deadlocks and timeouts)
11. Identify and recommend opportunities for performance enhancements
a. Technology Radar
i. Identify used technologies
ii. Evaluate team expertise
iii. Advise on technologies to retire, endure, explore, and adopt
iv. Prototype and demonstrate technologies
b. Research .NET Framework, .NET, project types, and popular enterprise technologies
c. Consider risk and balance the adoption of new technologies with the expertise and capacity of the development team
d. Collaborate with IT Operations team for network engineering, system administration, hardware, licensing, and procurement needs
In addition to the monthly salary, this position includes fully paid health insurance for employee and family, the option to participate in employee-paid dental and vision for employee and family, participation in the state NDPERS defined contribution retirement plan as well as the option to participate in the 457 deferred compensation plan, the option to contribute to a medical spending account, and earning annual and sick leave.
Employees in this position are eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.
This position is an in-person position, located in Bismarck, North Dakota. All normal work hours will be conducted in person, in an office setting. No remote work or hybrid work is available.
Minimum Qualifications
1. A bachelor’s degree with a major in computer science, computer or management information systems, project management, or a closely related field and four years of work experience involving business analysis, computer development/programming, or technology implementation, such as requirements planning and management, elicitation, documentation, solution assessment, training, customer account management, or IT product/project management etc. Additional work experience as described may substitute for up to two years of the education requirement on a year-for-year basis.
2. Demonstrated experience supervising, 2 years minimum
3. Demonstrate experience with Business Architecture
4. Demonstrate experience with Data Architecture
5. Demonstrate experience with Technology Architecture
6. Must have excellent prioritization, time management, and organization skills.
7. Ability to establish and maintain effective, harmonious working relationships with co-workers and supervisors.
8. Ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality.
9. Display interpersonal skills in dealing with customers and co-workers, utilize appropriate telephone etiquette, demonstrate appropriate written and verbal communication skills, and demonstrate ability to perform standard office tasks and operate standard office equipment.
10. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills
11. Ability to implement new systems and procedures and evaluate their effectiveness
12. Must successfully complete the interview process, reference checks, criminal record checks, and standard background check.
About Team ND
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Application Procedures
Applicants are screened based on qualifications, successful completion of the interview process and a background and criminal investigation. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The Office of Attorney General does not provide sponsorships.
Application package must be received by 11:59 PM on the closing date listed on the opening.
TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE AT: www.nd.gov/careers
Documents to be submitted:

• Resume
• Cover letter with a summary that clearly explains how the applicant's work experience is related to the summary of work and minimum/preferred qualifications
• 3 Professional References
• College Transcripts (copies or unofficial versions are acceptable)

The North Dakota Office of Attorney General prohibits candidates from plagiarizing any portion of their employment application and interview process to include responses to questions in which you must provide a narrative and/or verbal response. You must create your own responses originally and not copy or adapt them from other sources. While the North Dakota Office of Attorney General encourages you to create your narratives and interview responses with great care, including correct use of grammar and style, you are prohibited from using any artificial intelligence (AI) or AI-assisted tool, to include but not limited to Chat GPT, during the interview process. Any information you provide during the application and interview process is subject to verification. The North Dakota Office of Attorney General will discontinue your candidacy if we find you have violated this prohibition on use of AI tools in the application and interview process.
Anyone needing assistance or accommodations during any part of the application or interview process please contact Ashley, Office of Attorney General: E-mail: aeisenbeis@nd.gov; phone: (701) 328-1256 or TTY: 1-800-366-6888.

• Learn more about Office of Attorney General at: https://attorneygeneral.nd.gov/
• Learn more about Employment Benefits at: https://www.nd.gov/omb/public/careers/team-nd-benefits
• Visit North Dakota State government: http://www.nd.gov

Equal Employment Opportunity
The State of North Dakota and this hiring agency do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), genetics, religion, age or disability in employment or the provisions of services and complies with the provisions of the North Dakota Human Rights Act.
As an employer, the State of North Dakota prohibits smoking in all places of state employment in accordance with N.D.C.C. § 23-12-10.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: Up to $100,800.00 per year
Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Ability to Relocate:

• Bismarck, ND 58504: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person