This is a remote position.
The Enterprise Architect will support the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (CPA) on the Centralized Accounting and Payroll/Personnel System (CAPPS) Program. This role provides highly advanced, senior-level consultative services and technical leadership across all CAPPS components, including HR/Payroll, Financials, STARR, and ancillary systems. The selected candidate will be responsible for defining and sustaining the enterprise technology vision and strategy, leading the CAPPS Technology Operations section, and coordinating technical activities across internal CPA stakeholders, external CAPPS customers, and contracted vendors. This position also carries responsibility for contract management oversight, accessibility compliance, and participation in procurement activities supporting the CAPPS Program.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain the long-term technology roadmap for CAPPS systems, data, and platforms to support CPA business goals, ensuring architectural guidelines for solution design, integration patterns, security, cloud usage, and technical best practices are followed.
- Lead the CAPPS Technology Operations section by setting team direction, serving as the primary escalation point for complex technical issues, prioritizing work, driving change and innovation, and delegating effectively to strengthen staff capabilities.
- Coordinate all CAPPS technical activities between the Technology Operations Team and internal CPA stakeholders, external CAPPS customers, and contracted vendors, including the Managed Services provider and software vendors.
- Oversee and assist with troubleshooting technical issues related to CAPPS software applications and supporting infrastructure, including testing activities and communication of technical requirements to functional and technical staff.
- Ensure all digital products and content meet WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards, including regular compliance reviews and implementation of remediation when accessibility issues are identified.
- Assist with contract management oversight responsibilities, including participation in annual IT control audits, ensuring data security, user permissions, audit trail integrity, and compliance with organizational and regulatory standards.
- Maintain documentation related to architecture, configuration, integrations, and change management, and prepare regular status and productivity reports for CPA management review.
- Review and provide approval recommendations for all assigned Technical Deliverables related to CAPPS Architecture, System Development Lifecycle, Disaster Recovery, Security Plans, and related technology plans.
- Plan and coordinate technical upgrades including PeopleSoft image, PeopleTools, PeopleSoft Fluid, and other software publisher upgrades, while overseeing CAPPS Service Desk operations (BOSSDesk), including design, con