About the Role
<div id="ContentSection11_pcContentSectionMainPanel" ><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="ContentSection11_pcContentSectionConatinerTable"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><div id="ContentSection11_pnlContainer"><div id="PNL_REQ_DESC"><table border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"><tbody><tr><td colspan="4">Short Description: <br />Senior SLED Architect <br />Please submit all candidates no later than 6:00 PM on February 28th, 2012</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4">Complete Description: <br />The Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE), seeks one contractor who will provide State Longitudinal Education Data System (SLED) Architect services to provide due diligience, investigate and direct and document architected decisions in order to direct proper alignment with the Federal Department of Education requirements standards. This is a highly skilled position and this candidate needs to be familair with educational data requirements as outlined by state and federal educational requirements for data reporting <br /><br />This Contractor will also assist and direct data interfaces with other OSSE systems to include but not limited to Early Childhood Educaton (ECE), Grants Systems and Post Secondary Educational systems. Will also recommend and consult concerning emerging technologies for SLED to include mobile computing, open content and visual Data Analysis.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4">Behavior Characteristics: <br />Contractor shall be responsible for assuring that personnel have laptops and communication equipment. Contractors shall work onsite. Over time, over 8 hours a day and or over 40 hours a week is only authorized if approved in writing before it is worked.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div id="ContentSection14_pcContentSectionMainPanel" ><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="ContentSection14_pcContentSectionConatinerTable"><tbody><tr id="ContentSection14_HeadingSectionRow"><td id="ContentSection14_HeadingBackgroundCell" ><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="ContentSection14_HeadingTable"><tbody><tr><td id="ContentSection14_HeadingTextCell" valign="middle"> Required / Desired Skills </td><td id="ContentSection14_SectionHeadingEndImageCell" valign="middle"></td><td id="ContentSection14_pcHeadingAdditionalContentOnLeft" > </td><td id="ContentSection14_CollapseButtonsCell" align="right" valign="middle"><div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><div id="ContentSection14_pnlContainer"><div id="PNL_REQ_SKILLS"><table border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"><tbody><tr><td colspan="4" valign="top"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="525"><tbody><tr><td >Skill</td><td width="1"></td><td >Required / Desired</td><td width="1"></td><td >Amount of Experience</td><td width="1"></td><td >Expertise Rating</td></tr><tr><td >Very Strong knowledge of Longitudinal Data Technology Strategy & Roadmap</td><td width="1"></td><td >Required</td><td width="1"></td><td >10 Years</td><td width="1"></td><td >3 - Expert</td></tr><tr><td >Experience with Project Planning and Management</td><td width="1"></td><td >Required</td><td width="1"></td><td >10 Years</td><td width="1"></td><td >3 - Expert</td></tr><tr><td >Experience with Architecting Data Infrastructure Solutions</td><td width="1"></td><td >Required</td><td width="1"></td><td >8 Years</td><td width="1"></td><td >3 - Expert</td></tr><tr><td >Strong understanding of State and Local Education Agency reporting needs</td><td width="1"></td><td >Highly desired</td><td width="1"></td><td >4 Years</td><td width="1"></td><td >2 - Proficient</td></tr><tr><td >Experience data integration leverging data messaging platforms</td><td width="1"></td><td >Highly desired</td><td width="1"></td><td >3 Years</td><td width="1"></td><td >2 - Proficient</td></tr><tr><td >Expereince with emerging mobile application technologies</td><td width="1"></td><td >Required</td><td width="1"></td><td >2 Years</td><td width="1"></td><td >2 - Proficient</td></tr><tr><td >Familair with SDLC methodologies</td><td width="1"></td><td >Highly desired</td><td width="1"></td><td >3 Years</td><td width="1"></td><td >2 - Proficient</td></tr><tr><td >Experience with developing IT policies and procedures</td><td width="1"></td><td >Highly desired</td><td width="1"></td><td >3 Years</td><td width="1"></td><td >2 - Proficient</td></tr><tr><td >Experience with emerging visual data anaylsis and presentations</td><td width="1"></td><td >Required</td><td width="1"></td><td >2 Years</td><td width="1"></td><td >2 - Proficient</td></tr><tr><td >Architect and design transactional Sharepoint applications</td><td width="1"></td><td >Required</td><td width="1"></td><td >2 Years</td><td width="1"></td><td >2 - Proficient</td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>