| Position Description |
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Technical Lead to provide oversight and lead the overall technical solution delivery of RevHub, our next generation tax software in partnership with our strategic vendor partner. The solution will be developed on a modern tech-stack and deployed in Amazon AWS. This role involves collaborating closely with ADOR and State teams as well as technology vendors to ensure the successful delivery of the program objectives. The Lead will craft the vision for execution by the technology work streams including all facets from product solution structure & design, cloud infrastructure, integration, data management, development, quality assurance, and deployment. This role has a breadth of knowledge across the technical landscape encompassing software product development as well as operations. The Technical Lead will be responsible for providing technical leadership, guidance, and expertise throughout all phases of the program, from planning and design to implementation and maintenance. The Technical Lead will exhibit a mix of technical and business acumen, driving architectural and design decisions in concert with ADOR and vendor teams to ensure the development, testing, implementation, and operability of ADOR's cloud-native tax software product being delivered by a strategic partner. The Technical Lead will be accountable for the quality and delivery of all technical deliverables as a part of providing engineering leadership across the program's technical work streams. |
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Leadership: Provide strategic technical leadership and direction to the program team, ensuring alignment with program goals, timelines, and technical standards. Architecture and Design: Collaborate with vendor partners and ADOR IT teams to shape the technical architecture, design patterns, and best practices for the RevHub tax software implementation in Amazon AWS. Vendor Management: Manage relationships with technology vendors, ensuring clear communication, adherence to contractual agreements, conformance to architecture and design principles, and timely delivery of services and solutions. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with internal stakeholders, including business leaders, developers, testers, and operations teams, to ensure seamless integration and deployment of the RevHub tax software solution. Security & Compliance: Coordinate with security architect and CISO to ensure security and compliance requirements are robustly defined and embedded in design, development, testing and implementation. Technical Expertise: Serve as a subject matter expert on Amazon AWS services, SDLC methodologies and tool chains, the technical stack on which the tax product is being built, and emerging technologies relevant to the program. Quality Assurance: Establish testing and quality assurance processes and standards to ensure the reliability, scalability, security, and operability of the tax software solution. Continuous Improvement: Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance program efficiency as well as ensuring that non-functional product requirements (software scalability, performance, security, testability, observability, operability, etc.) are identified, defined, documented, and embedded into the product. DevSecOps: Drive rapid adoption and embedding of automation and DevSecOps practices in the SDLC by the engineering and product teams with a focus on high levels of CI/CD automation. Develop and maintain software architecture technical specifications, architecture artifacts, technical designs and guide software development in conformance with architecture specifications and guidelines established as a part of the solution architecture. Assist leadership, consulting teams, and project management teams to understand and deploy the software solutions, through technical briefings and on-site meetings. |
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| Experience Required |
Proven experience (8+ years) leading large-scale IT programs or software product development initiatives. Hands-on experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS), including but not limited to EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, IAM, and VPC. Strong understanding of software development methodologies, such as Agile, Scrum, and DevOps practices. Demonstrated expertise in software architecture, software engineering, data engineering, and system integration techniques. Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills. Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities effectively, with agility. Relevant certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified Developer, or similar credentials are a plus. |
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| Education Required |
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. |
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| Additional Information |
Level-1 Fingerprint Clearance Card is required. 7-Year background check required. The resource must reside in Arizona. If you are a proactive and results-driven technical leader with a passion for innovation and excellence, we invite you to join our team and play a key role in shaping the future of our tax software solution. Apply now to be part of this exciting opportunity! |