IT Infrastructure Architect

City of Austin

8h • $41 - $55 • Remote

About The Position

JOIN THE CITY OF AUSTIN TEAM At the City of Austin, we are more than just an employer—we are a vibrant community dedicated to shaping one of the nation's most dynamic and innovative cities. As we strive to fulfill our commitment as public servants, it is important that we ground our efforts in a set of guiding principles – Empathy, Ethics, Excellence, Engagement, and Equity – anchors in delivering services that significantly impact the lives of Austinites. Joining the City of Austin means embarking on a purposeful career, contributing to the community, and being part of a forward-thinking organization that values every employee. What Makes the City of Austin Special? Make a Difference: Join a team driving meaningful change in one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation. Value and Innovation : Work in an environment where employees are valued and innovation thrives. Competitive Benefits: Enjoy a comprehensive compensation package that includes generous leave, work-life balance programs, and extensive benefits. Retirement Security: Plan for the future with the City of Austin Employees' Retirement System. Sustainable Transportation Options: Commute easily with access to public transit and bike-friendly infrastructure. Focus on Wellness: Stay healthy through wellness programs, on-site fitness centers, and mental health support. Career Growth: Advance your skills and expertise with professional development and leadership opportunities. Modern Workspaces: Work in innovative and sustainable environments that foster collaboration and inspiration. By joining us, you become part of a community that values its people and is committed to making Austin the most thriving and resilient city in the country. This position will architect, integrate, and troubleshoot highly complex, highly reliable mission critical systems. This position will be responsible for the designing, planning, and installation of information technology systems. The IT Infrastructure Architect role will analyze the organizations technology requirements, limitations, and current capabilities to develop IT strategies that support long-term business goals. Strong communication and collaboration skills will be utilized to work with both technical and non-technical teams across multiple City of Austin departments. The work environment is fast-paced and requires dealing with shifting priorities. This position is key contributor to the overall technology strategy for City of Austin Critical Infrastructure and has a meaningful impact to the services offered to Austin residents. Job Description: IT Infrastructure Architect Purpose: This position proactively and holistically lead and support architecture activities that guide the development and management of solutions, as well as provide the leadership, facilitation, analysis, and conceptual and logical design tasks required for the development of the domain area. Translating department and technical requirements into architectural blueprints and documenting all solution architecture design and analysis are critical to ensure City IT products and solutions meet the needs of constituents and align to a strategy that will prepare the City for future success.

Requirements

• Knowledge of leading architecture practices and critical architecture deliverables.
• Knowledge of system development life cycle (SDLC) methodologies (e.g., waterfall, spiral, agile software development, rapid prototyping, incremental).
• Knowledge and/or experience participating in architecture governance forums.
• Knowledge and/or exposure to how information and technology has been applied to create value for an organization (regardless of industry). Preferably different types of technologies.
• Knowledge of domain specific processes, procedures, critical supporting activities, and risks.
• Knowledge of computer science, information technology standards and controls, and technology frameworks and trends.
• Knowledge of architecture methodologies (e.g., SABSA, Zachman, TOGAF) and modeling languages (such as UML and ArchiMate).
• Knowledge and experience designing conceptual and logical design and translating work between different levels of abstraction.
• Knowledge of various development languages (e.g., Java, Go, Python, JavaScript, HTML, CSS).
• Knowledge of various database technologies (e.g., MySQL, MongoDB, Oracle).
• Ability to lead financial analysis, architecture evaluation, solutions delivery orchestration, project management, road mapping, risk management, interdependency management, agile methodologies, information security, cloud computing infrastructure, data architecture skills.
• Ability to apply multiple technical solutions to enable future-state business capabilities that, in turn, drive targeted business outcomes.
• Ability to quickly comprehend the functions, capabilities and financial impact of existing, new and emerging technologies that enable and drive new business designs and models.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and lead cross-functional teams, with the proven ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to work effectively with different types of scenarios and challenges and to adapt within a variety of changing situations, while working with individuals and groups.
• Ability to adjust approach based on internal and external dynamics, and an acute perception of the dimensions of business issues.
• Ability to synthesize facts, theories, trends, inferences and key issues and/or themes in complex and variable situations and to recognize abstract patterns and relationships among apparently unrelated entities and situations.
• Ability to leverage intellectual curiosity to inform solutions and innovate.
• Ability to take responsibility for personal growth and acquire strategies for gaining new knowledge, behaviors and skills.
• Ability to adhere to required compliance to all change management policies and procedures.
• Ability to adhere to required compliance to all information security policies and procedures.
• Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in a field related to the job, plus four (4) years of experience in a related field.
• Experience may substitute for education for up to four (4) years.
• Graduation with a Master's degree from an accredited college or university in a related field may substitute for two (2) years of experience.
• Valid Texas Driver License depending on assignment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience leading the design and implementation of highly available IT solutions aligned with architectural and business strategies, including guiding teams and standardizing technology solutions.
• Experience in designing, configuring, and implementing identity and access management solutions using Microsoft technologies, including Active Directory and Entra ID.
• Experience with design and implementation of enterprise server virtualization platforms and the underlying data storage infrastructure hosting primarily Windows servers.
• Experience with designing, deploying, and managing cloud infrastructure on platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.

Responsibilities

• Develops the vision, strategy, conceptual and logical designs, roadmaps, and other architectural deliverables for the domain area (e.g., business, data, solutions, infrastructure, etc.)
• Defines the principles that guide technology decisions for the enterprise in their domain.
• Designs the implementation of a technical architecture based on business requirements and IT strategies, as well as rectify gaps and pain points within the current state.
• Works on high-level projects, ensuring processes align with the domain focused architectural strategy and business strategy
• Guides project team members in the implementation of the architecture
• Serves as the deepest technology expert in their respective domains and as such, are involved in or lead technology strategy, migration, integration and evolution of the technical infrastructure
• Collaborates closely with other architects and engineers to ensure alignment of domain architectures and activities with the broader enterprise architecture and strategy
• Leads and contributes to the domain technical and business discussions relative to future architecture direction.
• Analyzes the current technology environment to detect critical deficiencies and recommend solutions for improvement.
• Leads the evaluation and selection of technology and products, as well as the design of standard configurations for given domain.
• Leads and facilitates the domain’s architecture governance process based on Enterprise Architecture’s governance structure.

Benefits

• Competitive Benefits: Enjoy a comprehensive compensation package that includes generous leave, work-life balance programs, and extensive benefits.
• Retirement Security: Plan for the future with the City of Austin Employees' Retirement System.
• Sustainable Transportation Options: Commute easily with access to public transit and bike-friendly infrastructure.
• Focus on Wellness: Stay healthy through wellness programs, on-site fitness centers, and mental health support.
• Career Growth: Advance your skills and expertise with professional development and leadership opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees