Developer Platform Architect (IT Statewide Applications Architect

The Office of Technology Services (OTS) aims to be a responsible partner in delivering innovative, effective, and reliable solutions that support and enhance the IT functions within the Executive Branch Departments. The Office of Technology Services will work to increase the return on the State’s investment in technology by promoting smart decision-making, solving problems intelligently, increasing the rate of project success, and fostering skilled and professional staff.

This position is within the Office of Technology Services (OTS), Architecture, Standards & Platform and supports solution architecture across programs and teams. The incumbent provides architectural guidance and governance, helping teams make sound technical decisions and adopt consistent patterns in alignment with OTS standards.

The Division of Administration is the state government’s management arm and the hub of its financial operations. Division offices perform a wide variety of activities including the following:

• Overseeing the state’s capital construction program
• Working to provide state and federal grants for community development
• Development of the state budget
• Providing technology services
• Giving agencies guidance in the state purchasing and contracting process as they seek goods and services
• Administering a program that provides federal funds to help Louisiana residents recover from a series of devastating hurricanes, * Directs teams in a technical capacity in design, development, testing, debugging and documentation of new or existing applications within accepted standards, procedures and guidelines.
• Leads the development of standards, procedures and guidelines for application design and development. Reviews the work of other technical project members and their progress on projects, ensuring quality of work, timeliness, and software efficiency.
• Creates high-level architecture specifications, addressing problems of system integration and compatibility at the system/solution level.
• Creates reference architectures, applications, and proofs of concept for application migration and modernization solutions.

Collaborates with OTS leadership on organizational initiatives and continuous improvement efforts:

• Develops documentation for the benefit of the organization, providing guidance and solutions to speed development timelines.
• Creates reusable software packages that can be used across projects.
• Reviews and evaluates technology solutions, internally and externally created and provides feedback to OTS leadership.
• Provides consultation to other software development initiatives across the organization as directed by OTS leadership.

Creates, adopts, and enables the use of technology standards; researches and remains informed of new technologies and development tools in line with the OTS Technology Stack. Provides leadership, advice, training and mentorship to team members and other staff on current best practices around software development and delivery. Performs all other tasks, special projects, analysis, studies, and plans as directed. Position-Specific Details

Seven years of experience in information technology; OR

Six years of full-time work experience in any field plus five years of experience in information technology; OR

An associate’s degree in information technology plus five years of experience in information technology; OR

A bachelor’s degree plus five years of experience in information technology; OR

A bachelor’s degree with twenty-four semester hours in an information technology, computer science, engineering, mathematics, or business analytics field plus four years of experience in information technology; OR

A master’s degree plus four years of experience in information technology.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION: Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

NOTE: A certification in an approved area may be substituted for the education and/or experience requirements at the time of hire or promotion, provided the appointment is made from a Certificate of Eligibles.

Job Specification The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here., Prior to a new hire, a background check, including criminal record history, will be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment, but will be considered in determining the applicant’s suitability and competence to perform in the position. A criminal history check may be conducted on employees changing positions, including promotions, demotions, details, reassignments, and transfers. Also, prospective employees may be subject to pre-employment drug testing. New hires will be subject to employment eligibility verification via the federal government’s E-Verify system.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program: Insurance Coverage More information can be found at

Parental Leave - Up to six weeks paid parental leave More information can be found at

Holidays and Leave - State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

• New Year’s Day
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
• Mardi Gras,
• Good Friday,
• Memorial Day,
• Independence Day,
• Labor Day,
• Veteran’s Day,
• Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement- State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

• Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system
• Teacher’s Retirement System of Louisiana (),
• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (), among others

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What interests you about the Developer Platform Architect role, and how has your background prepared you for it? 02

Describe a technical architecture, standard, or shared capability you designed or helped shape. What was your individual contribution? 03

Describe a time you improved how developers build, test, deploy, or operate software. 04

Give an example of how you worked across teams to gain support for a technical change or shared approach. 05

Describe your experience with infrastructure as code or other forms of environment and infrastructure automation. What problem were you addressing, and what role did you play? 06

Which aspects of developer platforms would you most like to develop further, and why? Required Question