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• 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.
  

• 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.
  

• May provide leadership, work assignments, evaluation, training, and guidance to others.
  

• 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.
  

• Demonstrated experience in administering Windows System Server and Desktop Operating Systems.
  
• Demonstrated experience Hybrid Active Directory, administering System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM), Intune, including security and features patches.
  
• Experience with Office 365, Azure, VMware, Hose Servers and SAN.
  
• Experience with enterprise change management, disaster recovery & backup processes and solutions.
  
• Experience in recommending, implementing, and fully documenting IT architectures, processes & procedures, and projects.
  
• Experience working in IT function of a 24/7 operation.
  

• Implement and integrate highly complex business systems including the design and architecture of system interfaces, configuration management, documentation, administration, monitoring, troubleshooting and maintain detailed plans for systems disaster recovery and testing.
  
• Plan and forecast budget needs for new hardware and software including the retirement of existing systems.
  
• Make independent decisions with significant impact for procurement of technical solutions in their focus area.
  
• Test, install and/or upgrade, and implement new software and/or hardware and releases.
  
• Develop and/or implement and ensure the compliance of IT policies, standards and procedures.
  

• A detailed and complete employment application is required to help us better evaluate your qualifications and will be used to determine salary if you are selected for this position.
  
• Please list your complete employment history, to include all job duties, responsibilities and employment dates on your online application.
  
• The application is an official document; incomplete applications will not be considered (i.e., “see resume” or “see LinkedIn profile”).
  
• Resumes will not be used to qualify for the position and will not be used to recommend salary.
  
• Supplemental information or changes to your application will not be accepted after the job posting closes.
  
• The responses to the supplemental questions inquiring about experience should be reflected on your application.