FDOT Job 7410 Systems Architect, C. Advanced

FDOT Job 7410 Systems Architect, C. Advanced

Statement of Work (SOW)

1 Request for Quote

Florida Department of Transportation State Term Contract No. 80101507-21-STC-ITSA and 8010507-22-STC-ITSA

2 Overview

2.1 The Florida Department of Transportation (Department), is requesting resumes and hourly rate quotes for staff augmentation resources meeting the specific Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) listed below.

The Department will select the candidate that provides the best overall value to the State, based on skill set and rate.

Term : The contract term for this Staff Augmentation position is intended to be ASAP - 7 / 01 / 2025 , with possible renewal, based on excellence in work provided, need and budget availability.

NOTE : "Term " does not mean the awarded contractor or resource are locked in for the full year any contractor or resource may be terminated for cause, convenience, or funding during the contract term.

VENDOR BILL RATE : It is the responsibility of the vendor to submit rates in accordance with the pre-established rates within the State Contract.

These rates can be found at the following address :

Candidate Submission :

FDOT is accepting two (2) candidate submission(s) from vendors for this Vacant position.

Rate Increase :

Please do not impose a rate increase for any subsequent year of the contract as part of your bid response. This is a firm fixed price and will be increased only at the discretion of the Department, based on consultant job performance and availability of funds.

Imposing additional increases will automatically disqualify the candidate submission from consideration.

Quote Evaluation :

Quotes will be evaluated based on the specifications identified in the scope of services and sub sections below. The eQuote will be awarded to the Contractor who presents a Candidate who demonstrates the best value to the Department based upon the response provided.

The submission of additional work samples, or in person interview(s) may be requested at the discretion of the Department.

Face to Face Interviews :

At the hiring manager's discretion, interviews may be conducted via Microsoft Teams or in person.

Telecommuting :

For candidates residing in the immediate Tallahassee area, 3-days in office and 2-days remote are allowed. For candidates residing outside of the immediate Tallahassee area, more remote work may be allowed.

Work Hours

Flexibility to work hours between 7 : 00 AM & 7 : 00 PM and weekends, either on a rotation or as part of a regular and on call work schedule.

This position will report to :

Client Application Services Barry Building

3185 S. Blair Stone Rd

Tallahassee, FL 32301

Conflict of Interest Statement :

To prevent any bias, unfair competitive advantage, conflict of interest, or the appearance of impropriety, Vendor employees must not have been directly or indirectly involved in the development of the Scope of Services or related solicitation documentation for which the Vendor is preparing a bid.

If the Vendor employee worked in conjunction with the Department on the development of the solicitation document, the Vendor is disqualified from submitting a bid for this solicitation.

The Vendor personnel assigned to other Department projects outside this Agreement, shall hold and maintain any confidential information that could benefit the Vendor on future solicitations in strictest confidence.

The Department will avoid Organizational Conflict of Interest through mitigation efforts in three categories :

A. " Unequal Access " wherein an unfair competitive advantage surfaces when a Vendor obtains information not generally available to other competitors, and where such information would assist them in winning the contract over their competitors.

B. " Impaired Objectivity " wherein a support Vendor is performing duties that involve assessing or evaluating itself or related entity.

C. " Biased Ground Rules " wherein the Vendor is writing the SOW, performing systems engineering, or providing technical direction efforts.

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3. Vendor Response will Include :

3.1 Price per hour

3.2 Candidate Resume

Please upload your candidate's resume and any supporting documents, requested (i.e. skills matrix, recommendations, etc.

maximum file size is 20 MB).

NOTES :

1. Submitting a "video " resume is strictly prohibited and will automatically disqualify your candidate from further consideration.

Do not upload a video resume in Ariba OR email a video resume (or link to a video resume) separately to ANY FDOT personnel.

2. PDF or Word doc are the only acceptable formats for resume submission. Resumes submitted in JPG format will be disqualified.

3. Failure to upload a resume at the time of candidate submission will result in quote disqualification.

3.3 Exhibit F : Resume Self - Certification Form

When submitting a response to an RFQ the Contractor shall submit with its response a signed Resume Self-Certification Form (Exhibit F) to the Department for each candidate included in the RFQ response.

For a blank form, see the DMS IT Staff Augmentation Contract website here :

NOTES :

1. PDF is the only acceptable format for submission of the Exhibit F form. Forms submitted in JPG format will be disqualified.

2. Failure to upload the Exhibit F form at the time of candidate submission will result in quote disqualification.

3. Failure to upload a complete Exhibit F form, with all fields filled in, at the time of candidate submission will result in disqualification.

4 Scope of Services

The Florida Department of Transportation, Office of Information Technology (Client) - Application Services is in search of a Cloud and Systems Architect to play a key role in assisting the Office of Information Technology in the establishment, adoption, continued execution of cloud services, and the maintenance of existing legacy systems.

General responsibilities may include the following :

• Promote cultural change for cloud adoption
• Assist in ongoing modernization and migration efforts
• Expand upon cloud strategy and coordinate adoption
• Architect, design, facilitate, lead, coordinate, and direct cloud initiatives on multiple fronts across a variety of disparate areas within the organization, this could include Application development;
• Data management, analytics, and protection; external IT hosting; Identity and access management; Infrastructure; Network;

Security, privacy, and compliance; User experience

5 Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or another related field

4 years of experience can substitute for education

6 Experience

2 3 years of strong professional experience as a Microsoft Azure cloud systems architect is required.

2 3 years of experience with other cloud providers, such as AWS or GCP is highly desired .

5 - 8 years of professional experience in information systems engineering or another related field is required.

5 years of professional experience supporting middleware such as API Management, IT Service Automation tools, and batch job services is highly desired.

Experience with .Net application development in a DevOps environment is highly desired.

2 - 3 years of professional experience in administration of ESRI GIS software is highly desired .

2 - 3 years of experience with Enterprise Architecture is required .

Microsoft Azure certification is highly desired.

7 Primary Job Duties / Tasks

The activities this candidate will be tasked with include, but are not limited to, the following :

• Build and manage relationships in a matrixed environment
• Recommend and assist with the building and hosting of complex application solutions.
• Understand, deploy, and manage Microsoft Azure cloud services.
• Resolve production release issues across business and technology teams, as well as broader strategic or systemic issues that are creating inefficiencies or hindering progress.
• Enhance FDOT's application and system monitoring solutions to ensure the right staff get the right alerts.
• Reviews, advises, and designs standard software and hardware builds, system options, risks, costs vs. benefits and impact on the enterprise business process and goals.
• Automate processes wherever possible.
• Create and manage Azure DevOps projects, git repositories, and pipelines.
• Troubleshoot development issues brought forth by developers and other architects.
• Present to your peers on findings of new technologies, enterprise-wide issues, and enhancements you have made to better the FDOT mission.

8 Job Specific Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

The knowledge, skills, and abilities desired for this position include, but are not limited to the following :

• Strong analytical skills to determine an organization's needs, develop strategies to meet those needs, and evaluate effectiveness.
• Ability to categorize work, set priorities, and determine short and / or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them.
• Ability to troubleshoot and diagnose problems effectively regardless of technology platform
• Able to easily convey knowledge to others.
• Proficiency in working in a fast-paced, complex, dynamic, and multicultural business environment
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Azure Services.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Server products.
• In-depth knowledge of Linux (Redhat and Ubuntu).
• Strong grasp of IT infrastructure and application development technology and architectures.
• Knowledge of assessment and analytical process and practices.
• Skill in strategic planning.
• Skill in researching, compiling, and analyzing data to report findings and develop improvement solutions.
• Skill in application administration and hosting across a wide range of solutions
• Ability to research, identify, and implement innovative solutions.
• Ability to communicate effectively; both verbally and written.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to work independently and as a team.

9 General Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs) :

The submitted candidate must be able to apply common knowledge, skills, and abilities in the following areas :

1. Initiative : Must be able to comprehend assignments, organize workload, and meet deadlines with little direction. Must be able to monitor and analyze situations to determine the next step.

2. Communication : Can clearly convey information, in both written and verbal formats, to individuals or groups in a wide variety of settings (i.

e., project team meetings, management presentations, etc.). Must have the ability to effectively listen and process information provided by others.

3. Customer Service : Works well with clients and customers (i.e., business office, public, or other agencies). Able to assess the needs of the customer, provide information or assistance to satisfy expectations or resolve a problem.

4. Decision Making : Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions utilizing critical thinking skills and analysis.

5. Flexibility : is open to change, new processes (or process improvement), and new information. Can adapt in response to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles.

Ability to receive and give constructive criticism and maintain effective work relationships with others.

6. Interpersonal : Shows friendliness, courtesy, understanding, and politeness to others

7. Leadership : Motivates, encourages, and challenges others. Can adapt leadership styles in a variety of situations.

8. Problem Solving : Able to identify, evaluate, and use sound judgement to generate and evaluate alternative actions, and make recommendations as accordingly.

9. Team Building : Encourages, inspires, and guides others toward accomplishing the common goal as an equal member of the team.

10. Quality Assurance : Knowledge of the ideologies, techniques and tools for quality assurance and control. The ability to put the ideologies, techniques, and tools into practice.