1043-IS Engineer-Senior

City and County of San Francisco; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 156,000 - 196,000; Full time

Job summary

The San Francisco Department of Technology (DT) seeks a Platform Engineer to lead cloud migration and modernization as part of Cloud 2030. You will write Terraform, build CI/CD pipelines, and guide multi-cloud deployments across city workloads.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in enterprise networking, an associate degree or equivalent, and experience with Oracle/SQL Server/PostgreSQL databases. Hybrid work supports city needs.

Qualifications

• Education as stated: associate degree or equivalent with required credits.
• Three years of enterprise network experience.
• Degree substitution allowed per policy (years of experience in lieu).
• Completion of the 1010 Information Systems Trainee Program may substitute for the degree.
• Meet minimum requirements by the final filing date.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement multi-cloud infrastructure using Terraform/OpenTofu.
• Build and maintain GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines for infra and apps.
• Lead end-to-end cloud migrations including network, compute provisioning, and DB migrations.
• Modernize legacy applications for cloud deployment (containerization, CI/CD enablement).
• Develop custom applications, automation tools, and internal platform services.
• Perform database migrations across Oracle, SQL Server, and PostgreSQL with HA.
• Implement CJIS and HIPAA as infrastructure-as-code.
• Mentor junior engineers on cloud architecture and modern development practices.

Skills

Terraform

OpenTofu

GitHub Actions

CI/CD

Cloud migrations

Education

Associate degree in computer science / computer engineering / information systems or equivalent

Tools

Terraform/OpenTofu

GitHub Actions

Oracle

SQL Server

PostgreSQL

Cloud platforms (multi-cloud)

Job description

Platform Engineer– Department of Technology – (1043)

Salary Range : $156,000 -$196,300 Annually

Appointment Type:Permanent Exempt: This position is excluded by the Charter from the competitive civil service examination process and shall serve at the discretion of the appointment officer. Theanticipatedduration of this project position is up to thirty-six (36) months

Work Location: Incumbent will conductthe majority ofwork at the Department of Technology,(1 S Van Ness, Ave San Francisco, CA 94103).However, there may be situations where the incumbent willbe requiredto work at other sites throughout the Cityand CountyofSan Franciscoas necessary.

Nature of Work:This is a full-time position. The department supports a hybrid work schedule in compliance with City & County of San Francisco policies on remote work.

Are you ready to make an impact in one of the most innovative cities? TheSan Francisco Department of Technology (DT) is looking for passionate IT professionals to help shape the future of technology in San Francisco! As the centralized technology services provider for the City and County of San Francisco (CCSF), DT delivers critical infrastructure and services to over 33,000 employees—supporting public safety, municipal broadband, cybersecurity, cloud solutions, and more! With a $140M+ annual budget and a team of 300+ experts, DT is leading the charge in digital transformation.DT provides services throughour core areas of IT Excellence:

• IT Project Management Office
• Cloud Center of Excellence
• IT Operations and Support including the Service Desk and NOC
• City Infrastructure including the Network, Telcom and Data Centers
• OfficeofCybersecurity including Cyber Defense, Identity Management and Disaster Recovery
• Public Safety Systems and Municipal Broadband Fiber
• SFGovTVBroadcasting Services
• IT Finance and Administration Services
• Emerging Technologies

Why Join Us?Innovative &impactfulworkat DT, youwon’tjust work on IT—you’llpower a city.Yourexpertisewill directlyimpactthe residents of San Francisco, from closing the digital divide to ensuring secure, efficient city operations.

Benefits of Working for CCSF: In addition to challenging and rewarding work, theCityprovides a generous suite of benefits to its employees.

• Competitive pay, benefits, and retirement options
• Career growth opportunities through training, internal mobility, and subsidized education
• Diverse work environment in a diverse city

The Department of Technology is seeking a Senior IS Engineer to join the Platform Engineering team as a lead cloud migration and modernization engineer. This position provides senior technical leadership for Cloud 2030, the City’s five-year program to migrate approximately 1,700 workloads from on-premises data centers to commercial cloud platforms.

The position requires hands-on engineering: writing Terraform daily, building CI/CD pipelines, executing database migrations, modernizing legacy codebases, developing custom applications, and leading complex multi-cloud deployments from architecture through production cutover. The ideal candidate writes infrastructure-as-code fluently, has led cloud migrations of meaningful complexity, and is comfortable working across multiple cloud providers.

The Platform Engineering team is undergoing a transformation from traditional systems administration to a modern engineering organization. We use GitHub for version control and CI/CD, Terraform for infrastructure-as-code, and AI coding tools (Claude Code, AWS Kiro) as part of our development workflow. We are accelerating adoption of containerization and cloud-native patterns across the team. You will help develop and further this technical and cultural change. We build and operate cloud environments that host criminal justice systems, financial systems, and public-facing applications for a city of 880,000 residents.

Essential duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Design and implement multi-cloud infrastructure using Terraform/OpenTofu
• Build and maintain GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and application deployments
• Lead end-to-end cloud migrations including network architecture, compute provisioning, database migration, and production cutover
• Modernize legacy applications for cloud deployment (containerization, framework upgrades, CI/CD enablement)
• Develop custom applications, automation tools, and internal platform services
• Perform database migrations across Oracle, SQL Server, and PostgreSQL, including data transfer, performance validation, and high-availability configuration
• Implement compliance controls (CJIS, HIPAA) as infrastructure-as-code
• Conduct code reviews and establish engineering standards for the team
• Mentor junior engineers on cloud architecture and modern development practices

How to qualify

These minimum qualifications establish the education, training, experience, special skills and/or license(s) which are required for employment in the classification. Please note, additional qualifications (i.e., special conditions) may apply to a particular position and will be stated on the exam/job announcement.

Education: An associate degree in computer science, computer engineering, information systems, or a closely related field from an accredited college or university OR its equivalent in terms of total course credits/units [i.e., at least sixty (60) semester or ninety (90) quarter credits/units with a minimum of twenty (20) semester or thirty (30) quarter credits/units in one of the fields above or a closely-related field].

Experience: Three (3) years of experience analyzing, installing, configuring, enhancing, and/or maintaining the components of an enterprise network.

Substitution: Additional experience as described above may be substituted for the required degree on a year-for-year basis (up to a maximum of two (2) years). One (1) year is equivalent to thirty (30) semester units/ forty-five (45) quarter units with a minimum of 10 semester / 15 quarter units in one of the fields above or a closely related field.

Completion of the 1010 Information Systems Trainee Program may be substituted for the required degree.

Note: Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted.

One-year full-time employment is considered equivalent to 2000 hours (2000 hours of qualifying work experience is based on a 40hour work week). Any overtime hours that you work above forty (40) hours per week are not included in the calculation todeterminefull-time employment.

The selection process will include evaluation of applications in relation tominimumrequirements and assessment of candidates’ job-related knowledge,skillsand abilities. Depending on the number of applicants, the Department mayestablishand implementadditionalscreening mechanisms to evaluate candidate qualifications. This typically includes an oral interview and/or a written or performance exercise.

If this becomes necessary, only those applicants whose qualifications most closely meet the Department needs will be invited to continue in the selection process. Applicants meeting theminimumrequirements are not guaranteed advancement in the selection process.

Desirable Qualifications

• At least 2 years of production experience with Terraform or OpenTofu, including authoring configurations from scratch and designing reusable modules, managing state across environments, and implementing policy‑as‑code.
• Experience provisioning and managing production infrastructure programmatically (IaC, automation), with at least 2 years of hands‑on engineering experience on a major cloud provider; multi‑cloud experience strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience building automated deployment pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, GitLab CI) and working with GitOps workflows, automated testing, and plan/apply gating.
• Experience migrating production databases (Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL) to cloud platforms, including use of migration tooling, schema conversion, and high‑availability configurations.
• Regular use of AI‑assisted coding tools (e.g., Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, AWS Kiro, Cursor), with the ability to explain how these tools enhance delivery speed and code quality.
• Experience modernizing legacy applications (framework upgrades, containerization, API development).

What else should I know?

• You may contact Elbi Magana via email at elbi.magana @sfgov.org with questionsregardingthis opportunity.

We are committed to ensuring that the City's services are inclusive, efficient,equitable, and culturally competent for San Franciscans of all races, ethnic backgrounds, religions, and sexual orientations. This commitment requires comprehensive review and thorough analysis of existing practices and policies to remove barriers to real inclusion.

We are also committed to ensuring that we have a safe,equitable, and inclusive workplace for individuals of all races. This includes creating opportunities for hiring, promotion, training, and development, for all employees, including but not limited to Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC).

AdditionalInformation Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco:

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.