INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST II JC-529475

About the Department

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) prioritizes equity, diversity, and inclusion to advance the health and well-being of California’s diverse people and communities. CDPH fosters a culture of inclusion and connectedness, welcoming unique contributions from all team members. The Information Technology Services Division (ITSD) within CDPH supports the vision of "Healthy Individuals and Families in Healthful Communities" by providing high-quality information resources and technology.

About the Role

This position supports CDPH’s mission and strategic plan by creating customer-focused, agile solutions that modernize infrastructure, tools, architecture, and standards. The Information Technology Services Division (ITSD) leverages data and technology to drive sustainability, efficiency, and innovation across CDPH while reducing waste and strengthening partnerships.

Under general direction of the Information Technology Manager (ITM) I, the Information Technology Specialist (ITS) II serves as a solution architect developing and supporting multiple IT systems, applications, and databases, including on-premises and cloud solutions. The role involves planning, designing, developing, implementing, and maintaining solution architectures for applications, networking, data integrity, and information security.

The ITS II acts as an experienced cloud developer, creating new cloud solutions, migrating on-premises solutions to the cloud, and maintaining existing systems. This position operates independently in a highly complex technical role, leading IT systems support and projects while staying current with industry trends and best practices.

The ITS II ensures application architecture and enterprise-wide shared services align with CDPH standards and vision, enabling data-driven decision-making focused on public health outcomes. The role establishes complex information interoperability between CDPH programs, state departments, federal programs, and external vendor SaaS and cloud platform providers.

Duties span Software Engineering, System Engineering, and Business Technology Management domains.

Responsibilities

• Develop and support IT systems, applications, and databases for on-premises and cloud environments.
• Plan, design, implement, and maintain solution architectures for applications, networking, data integrity, and security.
• Act as a cloud developer, creating new cloud solutions and migrating on-premises solutions to the cloud.
• Lead IT systems support and projects in a highly complex technical role.
• Maintain working knowledge of industry trends, technology solutions, and system-to-system relationships.
• Collaborate with business partners and IT teams to identify goals and objectives.
• Ensure application architecture aligns with CDPH standards and supports data-driven public health outcomes.
• Establish interoperability between CDPH programs, state/federal departments, and external SaaS/cloud providers.
• Participate in meetings, document work, and provide status reports.
• Complete work assignments accurately and on time, both independently and in a team environment.

Requirements

• Strong organizational, analytical, and verbal/written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Experience with cloud development, solution architecture, and system engineering.
• Knowledge of industry trends, standards, and best practices in system engineering.

Pay

Salary range: $8,625.00 - $11,557.00 per month. New to State candidates will be hired at the minimum salary of the classification or alternate range.

This position is subject to the Personal Leave Program (PLP) 2025, which temporarily reduces the monthly base pay by 3% in exchange for 5 hours of paid leave credits through June 2027. The salary range shown does not reflect this reduction.

Schedule

Permanent, full-time position. Hybrid telework arrangement in Sacramento County.