Role Description Provides technical leadership on highly complex technology, data, automation, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and enterprise application initiatives. - Serves as a subject matter expert and technical thought leader responsible for defining system scope, objectives, architecture, and solution design for software applications, intelligent automation, advanced analytics, and AI-enabled business capabilities. - Designs, develops, and implements scalable solutions including enterprise applications, automation workflows, machine learning models, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines, generative AI solutions, intelligent agents, and data-driven decision support systems. - Evaluates emerging technologies and recommends innovative approaches that improve operational efficiency, business outcomes, and user experience while ensuring scalability, security, governance, and maintainability. - Leads the analysis, design, development, testing, deployment, monitoring, and continuous improvement of complex applications and AI-driven solutions. - Prepares detailed functional and technical specifications, solution architectures, data models, and implementation roadmaps. - Responsible for program design, coding, testing, debugging, documentation, and quality assurance while maintaining expert knowledge of software engineering, cloud platforms, data engineering, AI/ML technologies, large language models (LLMs), vector databases, semantic search, and intelligent automation frameworks. - May lead multiple concurrent initiatives, provide technical guidance and mentorship to other technical resources, establish best practices, conduct architecture and quality reviews, and drive adoption of innovative technologies that support enterprise transformation and business objectives. Company Description

Role Description Na Qualificar TI, somos especialistas em Governança de Dados, Gerenciamento de Projetos, Transformação Digital e Outsourcing. Se você gosta de aprender, compartilhar conhecimento e construir soluções que fazem diferença, esta vaga é para você. - Elaboração, implantação e condução técnica de projetos de redes WAN, LAN e WLAN Qualifications - Diploma de bacharelado em Engenharia de Telecomunicações, Engenharia Eletrônica, Engenharia de Redes, Sistemas da Informação, Ciências da computação ou áreas correlatas. - Mínimo de 6 anos de experiência com especificação e implantação de redes WAN, LAN e WLAN, comprovado em carteira ou carta/declaração de empregador anterior. Requirements - Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) da DAMA International. - Certified Information Management Professional (CIMP) da eLearningCurve. - Pós-graduação ou MBA em Gestão da Informação, Gestão de Dados, ou Governança de TI, ou certificações na área de governança de dados. Benefits - Ambiente Inovador: Aqui você trabalha com um time diverso e colaborativo, que valoriza o seu conhecimento e incentiva seu crescimento. - Desenvolvimento Contínuo: Oferecemos treinamentos, certificações e programas de capacitação para você evoluir sempre. - Impacto Real: Atuamos em projetos estratégicos que transformam empresas e entregam resultados concretos. - Cultura que acolhe: Valorizamos a diversidade como parte da nossa cultura e acreditamos que a inovação nasce das diferenças.

Role Description This position is within the Enterprise Architecture (EA) unit in the Architecture and Innovation Division (AID). This position reports to the State Chief Architect. As an Enterprise Identity Architect, you will lead the development, maintenance, and use of the state’s identity management architecture, with a focus on ensuring the current- and future-state needs of Washington residents, state workforce, and business partners are supported by the state’s technology portfolio. This position directly impacts the highest, most impactful decisions on technology investments in the state of Washington. Duties - Principal owner of all statewide strategic goals, policies, standards and the architectural framework for Identity and Access Management (IAM). - Create, update, gather feedback and present new policies or policy changes to the highest technology governance group within the state, the Technology Services Board (TSB). - Make decisions and/or recommendations on allowing, denying or modifying proposed agency IT investments. - Develop the data sharing model and trust framework for statewide authentication services. - Provide guidance on the deployment of modern IAM solutions. - Represent the Enterprise Architecture function in statewide IT governance processes. - Establish the “technical alignment” criteria for all statewide IT investment. - Evaluate all technology funding requests as part of biennial and supplemental budget cycles. Qualifications - Thirteen (13) years of combined Information Technology working experience, with progressively higher level of responsibilities and capabilities. - This experience must include: - Five years of information technology experience in an IT functional area such as architecture design and deployment, systems lifecycle management and infrastructure planning and operations. - Five years of experience designing identity management solutions for large-scale organizations. - Three years of leadership experience in managing or leading cross-functional teams or projects of a complex nature. - A Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field may substitute for four years of the required experience. - Preference may be granted to applicants with the following: - Professional enterprise architecture certifications. - Experience deploying enterprise Identity and Access Management platforms for large-enterprise organizations. - Previous experience implementing enterprise-wide technology projects. - Experience defining authentication (AuthN) and authorization (AuthZ) architectures for federated organizations. - Experience developing trust frameworks for large-scale organizations. Requirements - This position is approved for telework. However, the incumbent must reside in Washington and report to WaTech’s Olympia office monthly. - This position requires a background check. Benefits - Access to an outstanding employee benefits package that includes medical and dental plan options for you and your family. - Paid leave and holidays. - Retirement plan options. - Telework and flexible schedule options to help support a healthy work-life balance. How to apply - Applications for this recruitment will be accepted electronically. - Please select the large “apply” button at the top of this announcement. - Include the following attachments: - A current resume detailing your applicable experience, training and/or education. - A letter of interest highlighting how your experience aligns with the outlined job posting. - Top candidates will be asked to provide a list of their professional references with contact information. Contact us - For inquiries about this position, please contact Rebekah Wilkes at (360) 407-8646 or email to recruitment@watech.wa.gov. - If you’d like to request an accommodation for any part of the selection process, or to receive the application material in an alternate format, please contact Human Resources at (360) 407-8242 or Human.Resources@watech.wa.gov. - Persons of disability or those who are deaf or hard of hearing can call the Washington Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1 or 1-800-833-6388.

• Analyze the existing cloud environment and provide recommendations • Design or adjust Azure architectures • Help optimize performance, security, availability, and costs • Support deployment automation and Infrastructure as Code • Collaborate with DevOps, development, and security teams • Contribute to monitoring, alerting, logging, and operability strategies • Participate in incident analysis and operational issue resolution • Document recommended guidelines and configurations