1 year contractIT Systems Architect - Public Safety experience Mandatory.SCOPE OF SERVICESProvide integrated and secure solutions across enterprise, as well as assessment of business requirements, collection, identification and approval of technical specifications.Collaborate with engineering team members to create innovative high quality and defect-free solutions to meet the NYPD and FDNY requirements.Work with Engineers, Applied Engineers, Architects, and Project Managers to ensure delivery of desired functionality and interoperability of the systems.Ensure stable enterprise, system of systems architecture by following best engineering practices.Provide engineering assistance for writing, optimizing, and executing QA/ Acceptance Test Plan (ATP) test plans across enterprise.Provide engineering assistance for controlled execution of releases into the managed production environment.MANDATORY SKILLS/EXPERIENCECandidate must possess a Bachelor's degree with no less than 15 years in Enterprise Architecture, Infrastructure Engineering within PS environmentClear understanding of the systems development lifecycle, challenges and prospective delays and experience resolving such issues.Excellent technical architecture skills, enabling the creation of future proof public safety solutionsExperience with multi-tier system development for large enterprises Ability to design a strategy around a defined application or process;Integration, Engineering and Testing background for Public Safety Answering Center System of SystemsStrong written and oral communication skills as well as presentation and facilitation skills;Subject Matter Expert of Enterprise Integration for multiple complex applications within Public Safety domainThe SME must have knowledge, skills, and abilities in an enterprise system of systems environment within the Public Safety domain.DESIRABLE SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:Requirements Documentation: Creating clear and comprehensive requirements documents.Collaboration: Working effectively with cross-functional teams.Learning Agility: Willingness and ability to quickly learn new concepts and technologies.Experience building and supporting mission critical infrastructure for critical applications, running in a highly distributed manner.Experience in large-scale integration efforts involving multiple technologies, virtual infrastructures, end-user agencies and/or contractors;Experience overseeing (from a technical perspective) multiple projectsOrganization, creativity, flexibility, and the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously under tight deadlines;