Senior Public Safety Technology Specialist

Arlington County VA•Arlington, VA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Arlington County’s Police Department is seeking a Senior Public Safety Technology Specialist to lead and coordinate infrastructure and cybersecurity initiatives that support mission-critical public safety operations. The position partners with public safety agencies, County IT staff, and technology vendors to plan, implement, and enhance cloud, infrastructure, and systems integration projects. It provides technical leadership as part of a collaborative team supporting 24/7 public safety technology services. The Public Safety Information Technology (PSIT) unit provides technology leadership, infrastructure support, and systems integration services for the County’s Police, Fire, Sheriff’s Office, and Public Safety Communications and Emergency Management agencies. The PSIT infrastructure team is responsible for the security, reliability, availability, and modernization of technology systems, cloud services, infrastructure, and mission-critical applications that support public safety operations. This is a 40-hour-a-week position with flexible work hours between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The position is classified as essential and participates in the PSIT on-call rotation, which includes support after hours, on weekends and holidays, and during special events and emergencies. Occasional nights and weekends may also be needed based on business needs. Starting salary is commensurate with the selected candidate’s qualifications and experience. Due to the sensitive nature of the position, candidates receiving consideration must undergo a pre-employment polygraph examination and a Police Department character/background investigation.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems management, mathematics, or a related discipline; additional qualifying experience may substitute for the education requirement on a year-for-year basis.
Considerable and relevant experience supporting and administering IT infrastructure environments, including on-premises and/or cloud-based systems; performing technical analysis and troubleshooting; providing direct support for complex technology environments; and/or analyzing and identifying technology solutions that meet business and operational requirements.
Strong understanding of cloud and server infrastructure and its application in public safety environments.
Ability to organize, prioritize, and manage multiple assigned projects and tasks effectively.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to work effectively within a collaborative and team-oriented environment.
Ability to participate in the PSIT on-call rotation and provide support after hours, weekends, holidays, special events, and emergencies.
Candidates receiving consideration must undergo a pre-employment polygraph examination and a character/background investigation conducted by the Police Department.

Nice To Haves

Experience managing project teams or working on large-scale or complex cloud or hybrid infrastructure projects.
Experience in cybersecurity, vulnerability detection, and assessment.
Experience working with MS Azure, AWS, or private cloud environments.
Experience designing and supporting large-scale or complex cloud or virtual server environments.
Certifications or graduate degrees in cloud, server, cybersecurity, or related areas.

Responsibilities

Provide technical direction for cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, and secure architecture components of assigned public safety IT projects and technology procurements.
Administer, monitor, and optimize secure cloud and hybrid infrastructure, including compute, storage, networking, identity and access management, backup, disaster recovery, logging, and resource utilization.
Configure and integrate cloud and on-premises infrastructure using standardized security controls, automation, monitoring, and operational practices to support reliable and scalable services.
Ensure compliance with County security standards and applicable public safety requirements by managing access controls, identifying vulnerabilities, supporting audits, and coordinating remediation activities.
Plan cloud infrastructure implementations and lifecycle improvements based on security posture, performance, capacity, availability, continuity, and cost requirements.
Maintain resilient public safety infrastructure through security patching, continuous monitoring, incident response coordination, backup validation, and timely restoration of cloud and on-premises services.
Participate in the PSIT on-call rotation, including support after hours, weekends, holidays, special events, and emergencies.