State of OHIO DODD Sr. Architect

The Senior Architect is responsible for designing, developing, and implementing application infrastructure to provide highly-complex, reliable, and scalable applications and systems to meet the organization’s objectives and requirements.
DODD is seeking an experienced security resource who is conversant with both development (.NET) and security (WIF, AD , ADFS) platforms.   Presently DODD has begun the process of migrating from a proprietary security model used by in-house applications to a more robust approach that has leverage Microsoft AD and ForeFront Identity Manager (FIM).

This engagement will be focused on ensuring that DODD’s project schedule and efforts to move DODD security toward industry standard AD/ADFS and FIM implementations are completed timely. The original DODD security deployment was implemented in October of 2011 as part of the DODD portal initiative. The following activities will be covered with DODD and SME as part of this engagement: 1. Review the current DODD FIM/AD/ADFS implementation, assess current system health of FIM and ADFS, and make any recommendations for changes/updates. 2. Review current FIM configuration, gather DODD’s application security requirements, gather any pain points in the current configuration, and advise DODD on needed changes to FIM. a. Assess the possible need for additional management agents. b. Help define if/when the FIM portal interface should be deployed as the central Identity Management interface at DODD. 3. Advise DODD on approach for separation of authentication and application
Specifically the applicant should have background with:
•Microsoft ForeFront Identity Manager
•Windows Identity Foundation
•Experience with Microsoft AD and ADFS
•.NET Framework 4.0
•Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2
•Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 or 7.5
•Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 (excluding Express editions)
•Microsoft SQL Server® 2005 or 2008 Express Edition

The Senior Architect is responsible for designing, developing, and implementing application infrastructure to provide highly-complex, reliable, and scalable applications and systems to meet the organization’s objectives and requirements.  Senior Architects are familiar with a variety of the application technologies, environments, concepts, methodologies, practices, and procedures and rely on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Senior Architects are able to perform a variety of complicated tasks with minimal or no direct supervision. They have proven experience defining systems and application architecture and provide vision, problem anticipation, and problem solving ability to organization. They consult with the client to define needs or problems, conduct research, perform studies and surveys to obtain data, and analyze problems to advise on or recommend solutions, utilizing knowledge of theory, principles, or technology of specific discipline or field of specialization.

Interveiws will take plave the week of 8/27