Posting Date
10/02/24
Application Deadline
10/15/24
Pay Range
Hiring Range: $104,832.00 - $145,000.00 annually
Full Range: $104,832.00 annually - $161,200.00 annually
Salary offers are based on the candidate's equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification. This position is not eligible for overtime compensation.
Job Type
Unclassified
Department
Enterprise Technology
About The Position
We are seeking an experienced Technical Architect with a strong background in infrastructure, application, and integration design. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing and implementing scalable and secure IT solutions that meet the organization's strategic goals. This role requires a deep understanding of cloud (public and private) platforms and network infrastructure and the ability to align IT solutions with business needs.
The Technical Architect is a technology designer responsible for ensuring that architecture standards and governance are supported and appropriate considerations are given to security and quality of services. The Technical Architect will align technology solutions to overall technology and business strategy. This position will involve directly developing policies, standards, and guidelines that direct the enterprise's selection, development, implementation, and use of technology.
About Us
Are you seeking a career in a dynamic organization that embraces a can-do spirit? Look no further than Maricopa County’s Enterprise Technology and Innovation department. Our team prides itself on leveraging technology to create digital transformations. We look for ways to bring about innovative solutions while providing top-notch customer service. Apply today and become part of the team that makes a lasting impact on the future of technology at Maricopa County. Maricopa County, the 4th largest County in the U.S., is on the path to becoming the first all-digital County. Through the modernization of existing processes and infrastructure, we are providing innovative digital solutions, such as online permitting, designed to enrich the lives of our citizens. We are extending this modernization further with a kick-off of a Cloud Smart initiative designed to bring on-demand service, broad network access, resource pooling, rapid elasticity, and measured services to our central data center.
Proud to Offer
- Work with a greater purpose
- Tuition reimbursement
- Exceptional work-life balance, with hybrid and alternative work schedule options
- Opportunities for growth and development within Maricopa County
- Low-cost, high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents
- Paid vacation, sick time, and parental leave
- Extensive wellness program, including healthcare premium discounts
- Employee discounts for goods and services
- Maricopa County participates in the Arizona State Retirement System. This defined retirement benefit requires a 12.27% monthly contribution rate and includes a 100% employer match on Day 1
- Learn more at Work With Us | Maricopa County, AZ
We Require
- Seven years of relevant experience in enterprise data center computing, storage, or networking domains as an architect or engineer
- Two years of designing and implementing large-scale technical solutions
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field
- A combination of post-secondary education and/or job-related experience may substitute for the minimum qualifications on a year-for-year basis
We Also Value
- Understanding of identity and access management platforms such as Okta
- Experience with Palo Alto firewalls
- Strong network experience to include ACI and NSX
- Experience modeling using the BizzDesign platform
- Certifications such as:
- VMware Certified Professional
- Azure Solutions Architect
- TOGAF
- Archimate
- AWS Cloud Practitioner
Job Contributions
- Be a thought leader in technical solutions with the ability to articulate strategy and design decisions to technical and non-technical audiences
- Design and develop scalable, resilient IT solutions aligned with business objectives by designing solutions on platforms like VMware, AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, optimizing performance, cost, and security while also creating transformation strategies to support digital transformation
- Act as Subject Matter Expert to the organization for the end-to-end cloud architecture, including VMware, Azure, and future providers, networking, provisioning, and management
- Create and update applicable written management reports, architecture recommendations, and project materials in a well-written format that is clear and concise
- Evaluate and recommend cloud services and tools that enhance infrastructure capabilities and reduce operational complexity
- Interfaces with appropriate individuals, which includes contractors, vendors, and customers both within and external to the IT department, to coordinate support, installations, and maintenance of technology systems
Working Conditions
- This work is performed in a general office/remote work environment and may require working outside of regularly scheduled hours when resolving service-impacting incidents.
Selection Procedure
- Only the most qualified candidates will be considered
- Consideration will only be given to candidates who submit online applications
- Candidates will be contacted primarily through email and their Workday online application profile
- Must pass a pre-employment background and/or fingerprint investigation as required by statute or policy, including drug and alcohol testing requirements for positions designated as safety-sensitive
Maricopa County is an equal opportunity employer.
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