Business Solutions Architect

Job Description and Duties

Under the general direction of the Information Technology Services Division (ITSD), Enterprise Architect Office Information Technology (IT) Manager I, the Business Solution Architect demonstrates a depth of leadership and expertise on a wide array of enterprise architecture functions and is responsible for ensuring the California State Lottery (Lottery) systems and technology portfolios align with the organization's strategic goals and objectives. General responsibilities focus on the business architecture domain, which involves current state analysis and future state determination, business capability analysis, use case analysis, and understanding of the IT landscape by business area. The duties for this position are focused on the Business Technology Management, IT Project Management, Software Engineering, and System Engineering domains; however, work may be assigned in other domains as needed.

This position requires a current IT Specialist II exam. If you need to take the exam or if your score has expired, click to gain list eligibility.

This position is headquartered at the Sacramento HQ and is eligible for a hybrid telework schedule. Employees must be able to report to their assigned headquarters office as assigned. Travel expense to and from the assigned headquarters are the responsibility of the employee. Eligibility for telework requires the employee to reside in California per California Government Code Section 14200 which states: “telecommuting means the partial or total substitution of computers or telecommunication technologies, or both, for the commute to work by employees residing in California.

When choosing a state organization to work for, there are a lot of options. Why choose the California State Lottery?

People are drawn to the Lottery because we:

• Are an energetic, creative, and talented team

• Value diversity and inclusion in the workplace

• Empower team members to bring their knowledge, expertise, and innovation

• Recognize individual and team contributions

• Support the importance of work-life balance

• Invest in the professional development of our team members

• Are dedicated to preserving our environment by lowering our carbon footprint

May consider a Training & Development assignment.

All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to clearly demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position on your State Application (STD Form 678). The application should also clearly demonstrate the candidate’s ability to meet the Desirable Qualifications identified in this job advertisement. The Classification Specification is located on this Job Announcement Posting under "Minimum Requirements."

It is highly recommended that you apply online using your CalCareers account. It is not necessary to return the contact letter if you applied electronically. Please ensure to monitor your email and/or CalCareers account for communication associated with your application submission.

This is a re-advertisement, if you have already applied no need to re-apply.

You will find additional information about the job in the .

Working Conditions

The Business Solutions Architect will work in a fast-paced environment, with competing priorities, and critical deliverables.

a. Schedule: This position supports the Lottery during normal business hours from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Weekends, long and/or irregular hours, after-hours work, and holiday work may be required.

b. Travel: Statewide overnight travel may be required.

c. Other: This position may be required to carry a Lottery issued cell phone. This position may be required to be reachable outside normal business hours.

Special Requirements

• The California State Lottery Act provides that no person may be hired as an employee of the Commission if that person has been convicted of a felony or any gambling related offense.
• The position(s) require(s) a Background Investigation be cleared prior to being hired.
• If you are basing your eligibility on education, ( provide your transcripts and/or diploma. Applicants with foreign transcripts must provide a transcript evaluation that indicates the number of units to which the foreign course work is equivalent. Transcripts and evaluations may be unofficial; official transcripts will be required upon appointment. Please redact birthdates and social security numbers.

Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

• Experience in developing and maintaining As-Is, To-Be business flow diagrams for business applications working with business Subject Matter Experts
• Experience in creating user stories and epics to capture requirements to track the development of application features and functions.
• Experience eliciting requirements through interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops and JAD sessions to produce all necessary functional and technical requirements.
• Experience in developing and maintaining application requirements through a requirements repository.
• Experience in public speaking, communicating and translating complex technical concepts to non- technical team members.
• Experience with project management and Enterprise Architecture best practices; and the ability to document processes and procedures as needed.
• Self-motivated, working closely and actively communicating with team members to accomplish time critical tasks and deliverables.
• Expert level experience in leading and communicating across project teams and team members in support project tasks and deliverables.
• Experience leading/managing an application change from inception to completion.
  
• Traced requirements from inception to completion (RTM) and has performed application testing.
  

Benefits

Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website.

Position Location

Headquarters

700 North 10th Street

Sacramento, CA 95811

Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• Resume is required and must be included.
• Statement of Qualifications - See SOQ instructions below. In order to be considered you must submit a Statement of Qualifications.