Technical Architect

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Technical Architect to support large-scale IT infrastructure operations, architecture, information security, and cloud migration initiatives for the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) .

The ideal candidate must have strong experience leading enterprise IT infrastructure environments, applying ITIL service management best practices , designing and implementing infrastructure and security solutions, and working with California State Government clients.

Required Qualifications

• 15+ years of overall IT experience.
• Bachelor's Degree in an IT-related or Engineering field .
• Minimum 5 years of experience supporting large-scale IT infrastructure operations in a lead capacity .
• Minimum 5 years of experience using ITIL service management best practices .
• Minimum 3 years of experience working with a California State Government client .
• Candidate must be local to Sacramento, CA, within 50 miles .
• CISSP certification is required.
• Minimum 5 years of applied information security experience .
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. as a U.S. Citizen or Green Card holder .

Infrastructure Technology Experience

Minimum 5 years of experience planning, designing, implementing, administering, operating, and upgrading the following technology groups:

Network Technologies

• Palo Alto Firewalls
• F5 or comparable Load Balancers
• Routers
• Data Center Switches

Operating Systems

• Windows
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
• Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL)

Container & Container Management Technologies

• Docker
• Podman
• Kubernetes
• OpenShift

Middleware & System Software

• Apache HTTP Server
• Oracle WebLogic
• WildFly
• Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (JBoss EAP)

Database Management Systems

• Oracle
• MySQL
• SQL Server
• MariaDB
• Microsoft Azure Synapse

Information Security Experience

Minimum 5 years of experience planning, designing, implementing, administering, operating, and upgrading the following information technology security solutions:

Privileged Account Management

• Thycotic
• CyberArk

Security Information & Event Management (SIEM)

• Splunk

Threat & Vulnerability Management

• Tenable
• Qualys

Enterprise Identity & Access Management

• Okta
• Azure Active Directory

Cloud Migration Experience

• Minimum 2 years of experience planning and migrating on-premises infrastructure to cloud environments .

Knowledge Transfer

• Minimum 3 years of experience providing knowledge transfer to state staff .

Key Responsibilities

• Lead large-scale IT infrastructure architecture and operations initiatives.
• Plan, design, implement, administer, operate, and upgrade enterprise infrastructure environments.
• Apply ITIL service management best practices to infrastructure operations.
• Design and support network, operating system, container, middleware, and database environments.
• Design and implement enterprise information security solutions.
• Support privileged account management, SIEM, vulnerability management, and identity/access management initiatives.
• Plan and execute migration of on-premises infrastructure to cloud environments.
• Collaborate with technical teams, business stakeholders, vendors, and state personnel.
• Provide technical guidance and architectural recommendations.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure and security issues.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation and architecture standards.
• Provide knowledge transfer, documentation, and training to California State staff .
• Support project planning, implementation, upgrades, and operational transition.
• Ensure infrastructure and security solutions align with organizational requirements and best practices.

Mandatory Requirements

The following requirements are mandatory:

• 15+ years overall IT experience
• Bachelor's Degree in IT-related or Engineering field
• CISSP certification
• 5+ years large-scale IT infrastructure experience in a lead capacity
• 5+ years ITIL experience
• 3+ years California State Government client experience
• 5+ years information security experience
• 5+ years experience across the specified infrastructure technologies
• 5+ years experience across the specified security technologies
• 2+ years cloud migration experience
• 3+ years knowledge transfer experience with state staff
• Local to Sacramento, CA within 50 miles
• US Citizen or Green Card
• Available for hybrid work in Sacramento, CA

Note: Candidates who do not meet the California State Government experience, CISSP, Sacramento-area location, work authorization, and education requirements will not be considered.