Job Description

APPLICATIONS IT ARCHITECT

12 MONTHS CONTRACT

SANFRANCISCO,CA

1.   MINIMUM JOB-SPECIFIC SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED (IN ORDER OF RELATIVE IMPORTANCE):

CANDIDATES SHALL DEMONSTRATE A PROVEN TRACK-RECORD IN:

•        5 - 7 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE AS AN APPLICATIONS IT ARCHITECT, SENIOR APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT ANALYST AND/OR SAP BASIS ENGINEER;

•        PRACTICAL DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE INCLUDING SOLID KNOWLEDGE AND PROFICIENCY IN SAP ERP SYSTEMS;

•        PRINCIPLES AND BEST BUSINESS PRACTICES OF SAP APPLICATION ARCHITECTURE;

•        PRINCIPLES AND TECHNIQUES FOR THE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT LIFE CYCLE (SDLC) AND SAP’S IMPLEMENTATION LIFE CYCLE;

•        PRINCIPLES AND TECHNIQUES OF ANALYZING AND DOCUMENTING ALL PRODUCT LIFECYCLE TECHNICAL ARTIFACTS SUCH AS: TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENTS AND PHYSICAL AND LOGICAL ARCHITECTURE DIAGRAMS;

•        PROJECT MANAGEMENT METHODS, TOOLS, AND TECHNIQUES;

•        PRINCIPLES AND TECHNIQUES OF CREATING PROJECT RESOURCE ESTIMATES AND BUDGETS;

•        NETWORKING TECHNOLOGIES AND DATA STRUCTURES;

•        WEB DESIGN AND BEST PRACTICES FOR WEB CONTENT MANAGEMENT, TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGIES, CONNECTIVITY ISSUES, BROWSER ISSUES;

•        ITIL SERVICE MANAGEMENT

•        RELATIONAL DATABASES AND DATABASE REPORTING TOOLS;

•        PREPARING A VARIETY OF EFFECTIVE WRITTEN MATERIALS AND ORAL PRESENTATIONS;

•        BEST PRACTICES AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN ASSIGNED AREA;

•        CUSTOMER SERVICE PRINCIPLES;

•        EXPERIENCED WITH MS OFFICE APPLICATIONS INCLUDING WORD, EXCEL, PROJECT, AND VISIO;

•        ABILITY TO IDENTIFY AND EVALUATE ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS, COSTS AND BENEFITS;

•        ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY IN ENGLISH, ORALLY AND IN WRITING.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS DESIRED:      

•        SAP S/4HANA OR SUITE ON HANA EXPERIENCE

•        CLOUD MIGRATION EXPERIENCE

•        BUSINESS WAREHOUSE AND BUSINESS ANALYTICS EXPERIENCE

•        WEB SERVICES INTEGRATION

•        EXPERIENCE WITH SAP FIORI DEVELOPMENT AND CONFIGURATION

•        SAP SOLUTION MANAGER CONFIGURATION

•        EXPERIENCE USING SERVICENOW

•        RECENT EXPERIENCE WITHIN GOVERNMENT AGENCIES OR PUBLIC BODIES WITH PROJECTS OF A SIMILAR TYPE.