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Yakshna Solutions, Inc.

DSS Cloud Architect 4

Yakshna Solutions, Inc., New York, New York, United States,


We strive to attract and retain the brightest people and offer different job experiences with a full range of challenges and rewards.We help companies realize and implement IT solutions strategically. Yakshna Solutions supports our client’s mission and goals by sharing our know-how, skills, and knowledge. We take pride in being an equal opportunity employer.Working with Yakshna gives you the opportunity to develop your knowledge, skills, and abilities. Additionally, you can build a network of peers, mentors, and advance your career! We offer exciting opportunities to work with leading industry experts, business consultants, and IT specialists across large government and private sector companies. The people who work in Yakshna are as diverse as our services. We recognize the crucial importance of each individual to our success and offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and innovative training.Yakshna Solutions, Inc

(YSI) is a CMMI Level 3 assessed, ISO 9001, 20000:1, 27001 certified, woman-owned small business enterprise, headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, USA. YSI provides professional IT solutions and services to business corporations and government organizations. YSI is committed to serving its business communities as a leading IT vendor providing innovative, quality, and cost-effective IT business solutions and services.We offer a competitive benefits package that includes the following: 401(k), health, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, paid time off, training, and professional development assistance.YSI

is seeking a highly qualified Cloud Architect 4. The selected candidate will be able to communicate effectively (written/verbal), possess strong interpersonal skills, be self-motivated, and be innovative in a fast-paced environment.The Virginia Department of Social Services (DSS), Information Technology Department (ITD) is seeking an experienced Dynamics 365/Power Platform Architect and Subject Matter Expert (SME) to lead the development and implementation of a governance strategy and framework for all DSS Dynamics 365 and Power Platform solutions, within the single Commonwealth of Virginia (COV) tenant, shared with over 60 independent executive branches.This individual will be the Power Platform technical liaison between DSS stakeholders, DSS IT, DSS vendors, and the Virginia Information Technology Agency (VITA). This resource will be responsible for understanding the Power Platform environments strategy designed by VITA and ensure DSS vendors and citizen developers comply with the DSS governance strategy.Furthermore, the SME/Platform Architect will provide technology guidance, road maps, principles, standards, and best practices.Responsibilities

Work with business stakeholders, vendors, and engineering teams to implement a technical architecture, governance framework, and best practices to develop efficient solutions, product capabilities, and repeatable processes.Act as primary platform architect and technical lead for Dynamics 365 and M365 Power Platform suite (Power Pages, Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Power Virtual Agents).Work on highly complex projects and turnkey solutions that require in-depth knowledge across multiple specialized architecture domains, including Azure IaaS, Microsoft Entra ID, Azure DevOps, Okta Identity management, Azure storage accounts, and Azure app registrations.Analyze 3rd-party products to document overall solution and system architectures, and identity/permissions security models.Contribute to the Product features roadmaps and to DSS's Power Platform Community of Practice (CoP models).Ensure high-quality platform deliverables in accordance with the platform roadmap and capabilities.Define delivery documentation including best practices, design, build, and operations guides, as well as the management processes and procedures.Lead efforts in defining, documenting, and estimating the following for enterprise applications.Design/Implement Enterprise Security/technology Patterns.Align architecture strategy with business goals.Develop and communicate architectural policies, standards, guidelines, and procedures.Promote the governance framework, outcomes, and results to the organization and senior leadership.Review and/or analyze and develop architectural requirements as needed for the organization.Ensure the conceptual completeness of the technical solutions.Review existing business processes and establish metrics to improve business processes, as well as support all architectural disciplines under their direction.Tackle complex and ambiguous problems that span numerous systems and organizations.Collaborate with project management and IT leaders to ensure progress towards architectural alignment with project goals and requirements.Resolve conflict productively across teams.Requirements

5+ years in-depth knowledge and experience with Dynamics 365, Microsoft Power Platform, Power BI, Power Pages, Power Apps, and Power Automate.10+ years' experience with cloud and hybrid, on-premises infrastructures, architecture designs, industry standards, and/or technology management.15+ years of experience in the technology industry and IT consulting services.Experience managing end-to-end product deployment from concept, development, and successful launch.Experience leading programs with full customer journey impact covering program planning, risk assessment, cost, and delivery.YSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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