# IT ARCHITECT-APPLICATIONS

Job Description POSITION OVERVIEWApplications accepted from: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED Department/ Division: Houston Information Technology Services / Enterprise Applications Services Reporting Location: 500 Jefferson, Houston, TX 77002 Workdays & Hours: MONDAY - FRIDAY 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM* * Subject to Change DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES / ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS The IT Architect - Fire Applications will serve as a technical leader responsible for designing, implementing, and transforming enterprise application architectures to meet the City of Houston and Houston Fire Department’s evolving technology landscape. This role requires strong expertise in modern application frameworks, integration strategies, and cloud-based solutions, while ensuring continuity and modernization of legacy systems. Key responsibilities include: Application Architecture & Design Define and maintain enterprise application architecture standards, patterns, and best practices. Design scalable, secure, and high-performing application solutions aligned with business requirements. Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend adoption strategies to modernize application ecosystems. Legacy System Support & Modernizatio

- **Id**: 4317195
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/careersingovernment-com-it-architect-applications>
- **Role**: DevOps
- **Role family**: DevOps
- **Seniority**: staff
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Houston, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 10
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-10-31T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-14
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-14T00:00:00Z
- **Board verified**: no
- **Days open**: 14
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 9742
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Flexible schedule, Life insurance, Professional development
- **Relocation offered**: no

## Company

- **Id**: 701994
- **Name**: CareersInGovernment.com
- **Domain**: careersingovernment.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/careersingovernment-com>
- **Size band**: 11-50
- **Is staffing agency**: yes
- **Employer type**: agency
- **Is intermediary**: yes
- **Listed via**: careersingovernment.com
- **Ats vendor**: Schema

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 86
- **Open postings**: 991
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.354
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 67
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-14T05:58:10Z

## Technologies

- **.NET** — Optional: no
- **AWS** — Optional: no
- **Azure** — Optional: no
- **Docker** — Optional: no
- **Java** — Optional: no
- **Kubernetes** — Optional: no
- **C#** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 14

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 10
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: high_school
- **Optional**: yes

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-14T16:34:39Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 50
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.499
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 14
- **Expected fill days**: 67
- **Reasons**: conf:2, agency, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-14T18:46:45Z

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