REPOSTED FY27: IT Technology Architect, Department of Educational Technology (DET), 8 hours/12 months, Ad closes 9/25/26

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. Must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info. Must not include boilerplate like Physical Demands, Special Requirements, etc. Must not include navigation/legal/EEO etc. Must not include application instructions. Must not include duplicated lines. We need to parse the posting. Key info: - Summary Description: Under general direction of the director in the Department of Educational Technology, 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 other state-specific educational data privacy laws such as 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 (ALM)) for cost optimization. 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, and ensure 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; and performs related duties, as required or assigned. 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. - Job Specific Information: As an IT Technology Architect, you will act as a technical strategist and "translator" for the district, operating primarily within the Google development environment. Your role is to evaluate, customize, and integrate new digital tools—leveraging Google Cloud Platform, Google Workspace APIs, and ChromeOS ecosystems, ensuring a seamless experience for students and teachers while remaining strictly compliant with state and federal regulatory laws, such as FERPA or MODPA to protect student information within cloud-hosted infrastructure and Google Identity management systems. You will work with a wide range of stakeholders, so you must be able to explain these complex technical, cloud architecture, and legal requirements in clear, everyday language. The wage range for this position is between $45.14 and $65.91 per hour, based on years of service. For information about benefits, please follow the link below. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nCKtJEqy4w4SLTzmvmVXgE8hPfOBolkb/view Job Grade 27 Organization Offices Primary Location Rockville Schedule Full-time Working Months 12 Shift Day Job Job Posting Sep 17, 2026, 11:42:48 AM - Knowledge Skills Abilities: list of abilities. - Supporting Services Professional Growth System-Employees must demonstrate the following Core Competencies: commitment to students, knowledge of job, professionalism, interpersonal and communication and organizational skills, and problem-solving competencies. Knowledge of and the ability to meet the seven core competencies of the Supporting Services Professional Growth System (SSPGS). - Education Training Experience: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technology field. A minimum of six years of experience in technology, with at least three years in an architectural role focusing on enterprise-level systems, is required. Experience managing technology upgrades and maintenance; implementing and monitoring the applications; responding to issues in a timely manner; preventing client impacts; maintaining and documenting versioning controls and performance degradation. Experience in working with enterprise legacy systems and cloud platforms. Experience with managing a mixture of legacy code and modern technology. Experience in working with remote contracting teams. Experience in creating workflow diagrams and gathering business functional and technical requirements. Experience writing and maintaining scripts for infrastructure automation. Proficient in OTBI, PowerBI Python, and/or SQL preferred. 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.Certificate License: Network+, Security+, Microsoft Solutions Architect, and/or Google Architect preferred. We need to map to sections: About the role (summary description), Responsibilities (duties), Requirements (maybe education/experience?), Qualifications (maybe certifications?), Skills (knowledge/skills/abilities), Benefits (link), Pay (wage range), Schedule (full-time, working months 12, shift day). Must not include sections with placeholder or vague. We have specific content for each: - About the role: The summary description paragraph(s). Could combine the first paragraph and job specific info? 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    About the role

    Under general direction of the director in the Department of Educational Technology, 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 (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act), COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act), and other state-specific educational data privacy laws such as 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 (ALM)) for cost optimization. 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, and ensure 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; and performs related duties, as required or assigned. 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 in all applications and systems handling student and staff data.
    • Ensure compliance with FERPA, COPPA, MODPA and other educational data privacy regulations throughout the data lifecycle.
    • Conduct Data Privacy Impact Assessments (DPIAs) for new educational technologies and provide architectural recommendations to mitigate privacy risks.
    • Apply best practices such as Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) for cost optimization.
    • Collaborate with IT security to enforce security and audit controls.
    • Develop and maintain comprehensive architectural documentation (roadmaps, blueprints, design specifications) for district‑wide systems.
    • Work 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, development, R&D integration, testing, evaluation, maintainability and analysis.
    • Assist with design, implementation, maintenance and day‑to‑day operations of enterprise‑wide systems; serve as lead technical expert/project manager for specific program areas.
    • Prepare and review RFI and RFP responses to evaluate new technologies.
    • Establish and maintain vendor relationships and manage contracted personnel.
    • Define and document repeatable processes for transitioning new technologies and integrating new applications into existing infrastructure.
    • Identify, troubleshoot, research and resolve routine issues across systems, platforms and applications to ensure security, confidentiality, compatibility and functionality per policies and regulations.

    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.

    Qualifications

    Preferred certifications/licenses: Network+, Security+, Microsoft Solutions Architect, and/or Google Architect.

    Skills

    • Knowledge of standard computer and network operating systems, protocols, and software; advanced proficiency with standard and ad‑hoc applications.
    • Ability to quickly learn educational technology requirements.
    • Skill in determining priorities, allocating resources, managing projects, measuring and analyzing results.
    • Effective oral and written communication.
    • Ability to leverage software development and industry‑standard solutions to automate tasks.
    • Understanding of solution component relationships and interactions with non‑solution components.
    • Proficiency in designing and implementing comprehensive frameworks and processes (e.g., ALM) in diverse user environments.
    • Experience mapping system requirements to architecture and performing configuration management.
    • Skilled in developing technical specifications, interface control documents, integration plans, inter‑services support agreements, system behavior diagrams, sequence diagrams, and