Enterprise Architect 3 – CAPPS Technology Operations | Austin, TX Remote | 20+ Years Texas Public Sector Experience

**Location:** Austin, Texas **Duration:** 09/01/2026 – 08/31/2027 (1-year initial term with up to 2 optional 1-year renewals) **Hours:** Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM (approximately 160 hours per month; may require work outside normal business hours including weekends, evenings, and holidays) **Overview** A Texas state agency seeks an Enterprise Architect 3 to join its Fiscal Management Statewide Fiscal Systems team, supporting the Centralized Accounting and Payroll/Personnel System (CAPPS) Program. The CAPPS Program comprises HR/Payroll (inclusive of Recruit functionality), Financials, STARR, and all ancillary systems. The selected candidate will provide highly advanced consultative services and technical assistance, serving as a strategic leader responsible for enterprise technology vision, architecture, and the management of the CAPPS Technology Operations section. The candidate must be adaptable and able to learn and integrate new systems and platforms as needed, such as CGI Advantage. This position requires annual completion of a minimum of ten (10) hours of professional training in a relevant area of expertise, conducted on personal time and at the candidate's own expense. **Key Responsibilities** - Perform highly advanced (senior-level) consultative services and technical assistance work related to supporting the CAPPS Program - Ensure the long-term roadmap for systems, data, and platforms supports business goals as the application service provider for the CAPPS Program - Ensure guidelines for solution designs, integration patterns, security, cloud usage, and technical best practices are followed - Review proposed solutions and ensure they fit the enterprise ecosystem and prevent duplication or unnecessary complexities - Provide architectural leadership for digital transformation, cloud migrations, modernization, and large-scale projects - Work with Managed Services vendor to identify architectural risks such as scalability issues, integration weaknesses, and legacy system constraints - Oversee technical decision-making and serve as the primary escalation point for complex technical issues - Assign work based on team strengths and priorities - Conduct reviews to ensure quality, maintainability, and adherence to standards - Monitor team performance, remove blockers, and ensure timely and successful project delivery - Proactively address issues with personnel, timelines, processes, and procedures - Oversee and/or assist with troubleshooting technical issues related to the software application and/or supporting infrastructure - Manage and coordinate all technical activities for CAPPS between the CAPPS Technology Operations Team and various internal stakeholders, external customers, and contracted vendors - Ensure all digital products and content meet WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards - Assist and participate in annual IT control audits related to CAPPS Central applications - Ensure contract data security, user permissions, audit trails, and compliance with organizational and regulatory standards - Perform technical reviews of contract templates, metadata structures, workflows, and automation rules - Oversee technical oversight and support related to SLAs, system monitoring, environment analysis, hardware/software evaluation, network troubleshooting, migration paths, coding standards, security standards, and application change management review - Maintain documentation related to architecture, configuration, integrations, and change management - Review and suggest approval for all assigned Technical Deliverables related to CAPPS Architecture, CAPPS System Development Lifecycle, Disaster Recovery, CAPPS Security Plans (SSP), and all CAPPS related Technology plans - Oversee and support various technical upgrades (e.g., PeopleSoft image, PeopleSoft Fluid, PeopleTools, other software publisher upgrades) - Participate as a technical advisor during the procurement cycle for certain procurements for products or services associated with the CAPPS Program - Manage and oversee the CAPPS Service Desk (e.g., BOSSDesk), including design, configuration, testing, and software administration support - Prepare status and productivity reports for management review on a regular basis, or as requested - Perform other related work as assigned **Required Qualifications** - 20+ years of extensive Texas public sector experience, directly working for or supporting a Texas state government agency - 20+ years of extensive experience performing technical activities in support of application systems - 20+ years of extensive experience creating and managing a strategic roadmap by combining strong planning skills, technical insight, and effective cross-functional communication - 10+ years of experience serving in a lead role with responsibility for managing outsourced technical teams and overseeing a Managed Services provider - 10+ years of experience preparing materials for and conducting executive-level presentations - 10+ years of experience performing technical project management activities in support of the CAPPS program - 10+ years of experience in interpreting contractual language and integrating it into daily workflows, while consistently holding vendors accountable to contractual requirements - 10+ years of extensive knowledge of/experience with data integration, data quality, and SDLC processes and methodologies - 10+ years of experience in IT security and control practices - 10+ years of technical experience with PeopleSoft FSCM or HCM 9.2, PeopleTools, Peoplecode, Application Designer, SQL, PS Query, SQR, Application Engine and Oracle 11 or higher - 10+ years of experience with CAPPS Central production and deployment technical support activities for more than 100 agencies and 5 Hub instances - 10+ years of experience with IT service desk functions, knowledge of ITIL framework methodologies and processes - Experience in gathering business requirements for large projects - Ability to work independently in a diverse team environment with on-site and remote team members - Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills - Knowledge of project management methodologies - Knowledge of technical and functional attributes of Oracle PeopleSoft - Problem-solving skills and the ability to multitask with readiness to put in extra efforts when necessary - Experience with Agile and other SDLC methodologies - Experience with ITIL methodologies - Experience with or knowledge of information security frameworks (i.e., NIST) **Preferred Qualifications** - 20+ years of experience with software and hardware management industry best practices - 20+ years of experience with legacy Statewide Financial Systems production support activities - 10+ years of experience developing technical specifications to support IT procurements **Work Location & Requirements** - Position is approved for remote/telework; primary remote working location must be within the continental United States at all times - On an infrequent ad-hoc basis, may be required to be at the on-site location based on business need - All travel, per diem, parking, and/or living expenses shall be at the candidate's and/or vendor's expense - May be required to work outside normal business hours on weekends, evenings, and holidays, as requested - Must pass criminal background check as authorized by Texas law - Must complete a minimum of ten (10) hours of professional training annually in a relevant area of expertise, on personal time and at own expense