FY27: IT Technology Architect, Department of Cybersecurity & Technology Infrastructure, 8 hrs/12 mos, Ad closes 8/14/26

About the Role

The IT Technology Architect designs and implements privacy-by-design principles into all application and system architectures that handle student and staff data. The architect ensures compliance with relevant data privacy regulations, such as FERPA, COPPA, and state-specific educational data privacy laws like Maryland's Student Data Privacy Act (MODPA), throughout the data lifecycle. This includes conducting Data Privacy Impact Assessments (DPIAs) for new educational technologies and providing architectural recommendations to mitigate privacy risks.

Conducts assessments and implements best practices (e.g., Application Lifecycle Management) for cost optimization. Manages and collaborates with IT security to enforce security and audit controls. Develops and maintains comprehensive architectural documentation, including roadmaps, blueprints for district-wide systems, and design specifications, ensuring capabilities are met. Collaborates with cross-functional teams for technical and functional requirements for architectural designs. Provides expert-level support for enterprise-wide technology applications and platforms.

Employs a multi-discipline approach to requirements gathering, solutions engineering, reliability, resiliency, solutions development, research and development integration, test and evaluation, maintainability, and analysis across application architectures. Assists with the design, implementation, maintenance, and day-to-day operations of enterprise-wide systems; performs project management as the lead technical expert for a specific program area. Prepares and reviews Request for Information (RFI) and Request for Proposal (RFP) responses to identify new technologies. Establishes and maintains vendor relationships and works with contracted personnel. Defines and documents repeatable processes and procedures for transitioning new technologies and integrating new applications into the current infrastructure.

Identifies, troubleshoots, researches, and resolves routine issues on varied systems, platforms, and applications to ensure system security, confidentiality, compatibility, and functionality according to policies, procedures, and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement privacy-by-design principles into application and system architectures handling student and staff data.
• Ensure compliance with data privacy regulations (FERPA, COPPA, MODPA) throughout the data lifecycle.
• Conduct Data Privacy Impact Assessments (DPIAs) for new educational technologies.
• Provide architectural recommendations to mitigate privacy risks.
• Conduct assessments and implement best practices (e.g., ALM) for cost optimization.
• Collaborate with IT security to enforce security and audit controls.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive architectural documentation, including roadmaps, blueprints, and design specifications.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather technical and functional requirements for architectural designs.
• Provide expert-level support for enterprise-wide technology applications and platforms.
• Employ a multi-discipline approach to requirements gathering, solutions engineering, reliability, resiliency, and solutions development.
• Assist with the design, implementation, maintenance, and day-to-day operations of enterprise-wide systems.
• Perform project management as the lead technical expert for specific program areas.
• Prepare and review RFI and RFP responses to identify new technologies.
• Establish and maintain vendor relationships and work with contracted personnel.
• Define and document repeatable processes for transitioning new technologies and integrating applications into the current infrastructure.
• Identify, troubleshoot, research, and resolve routine issues on systems, platforms, and applications.
• Develop technical specifications, interface control documents, integration plans, system behavior diagrams, sequence diagrams, and network diagrams.
• Architect and implement automated enterprise infrastructure solutions using scripting, configuration management, orchestration, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technology field.
• Minimum of six years of experience in technology, with at least three years in an architectural role focusing on enterprise-level systems.
• Experience managing enterprise technology security, upgrades, and maintenance.
• Experience implementing and monitoring complex applications while adhering to SLAs.
• Experience with complex and custom enterprise legacy systems and cloud platforms.
• Experience managing a mixture of legacy code and modern technology.
• Experience working with remote contracting teams.
• Experience creating technology workflow diagrams and gathering business functional and technical requirements.
• Experience writing and maintaining scripts for infrastructure automation.
• Experience in authentication, authorization, and rostering (e.g., LDAP, SAML, OAuth).
• Proficiency in Puppet, Ansible, Terraform, GIT, PowerBI, Python, and/or SQL preferred.

Skills

• Advanced proficiency in standard computer and network operating systems, protocols, and software.
• Knowledge of educational technology requirements.
• Ability to determine priorities, allocate resources, manage projects, measure and analyze results.
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written.
• Ability to leverage software development and industry-standard solutions to automate tasks.
• Understanding of relationships between components within a solution and with non-solution components.
• Proficiency in designing and implementing comprehensive frameworks and processes (e.g., ALM).
• Experience mapping system requirements to architecture and conducting configuration management.
• Proficient in developing technical specifications, interface control documents, integration plans, system behavior diagrams, sequence diagrams, and network diagrams.
• Strong understanding of software development methodologies (Agile, DevOps) and ALM tools/platforms.
• In-depth knowledge of governance frameworks and best practices (e.g., TOGAF, ITIL).
• Knowledge of data privacy principles and regulations specific to education (e.g., FERPA, COPPA, CIPA).
• Experience with privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) and secure coding practices.
• Proficiency in designing secure and scalable cloud-based architectures (e.g., Azure, AWS).
• Solid understanding of network security, identity and access management, and data encryption techniques.
• Ability to write and code custom reports for various education tools.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a dynamic educational environment.
• Considerable knowledge of enterprise systems architecture, Windows/Linux/Unix Server environments, cloud services, hybrid cloud design, virtualization platforms, enterprise storage, backup and recovery solutions, disaster recovery, threat intelligence, infrastructure automation, configuration management, patch management, monitoring, identity and access management, server security controls, and systems lifecycle management.
• Demonstrated ability to architect and implement automated enterprise infrastructure solutions using scripting, configuration management, orchestration, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) technologies.

Qualifications

Other combinations of applicable education, training, and experience, which provide the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform effectively in the position, may be considered.

Preferred certifications:

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
• Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate
• Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate
• Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert
• VMware Certified Professional
• ITIL 4
• Project Management Professional
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional
• Certified Information Security Manager
• Other relevant cloud, orchestration, automation, systems administration, cybersecurity, architecture, or project management certifications.

Pay

The wage range for this position is between $45.14 and $65.91 per hour, based on years of service.

Benefits

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Schedule

• Full-time
• 12 working months
• Day shift