Onsite Privacy-by-Design IT Architect (Education)

Montgomery County Public Schools; Gaithersburg (MD); On-site; USD 62,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Montgomery County Public Schools seeks an onsite IT Technology Architect to design privacy-by-design architectures for educational technology systems handling student and staff data.

This role will drive privacy program efforts across the district, conducting DPIAs and ensuring FERPA, COPPA, and CIPA compliance while collaborating with IT security to deliver secure, scalable architectures. A bachelor’s degree and 6+ years in tech (3+ in architecture) are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or a related technology field.
• Minimum 6 years in technology, with at least 3 years in an architectural role.
• Experience in enterprise security upgrades, SLAs, and maintenance.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for diverse stakeholders.
• Familiarity with LDAP, SAML, OAuth and identity management practices.
• Proven ability to design ALM-driven architectures in complex environments.

Responsibilities

• Design privacy-by-design architectures for student and staff data.
• Ensure FERPA, COPPA, MODPA, and CIPA compliance across systems.
• Conduct Data Privacy Impact Assessments (DPIAs) for new tech.
• Provide architectural roadmaps and district-wide blueprints.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define requirements.
• Prepare RFI/RFP responses and manage vendor relations.
• Lead enterprise applications and enforcement of governance models.

Skills

Privacy-by-design

Enterprise architecture

ALM

Security governance

Cloud architecture

DevOps

Scripting & IaC

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Puppet

Ansible

Terraform

GIT

PowerBI

Python

SQL

Job description

Montgomery County Public Schools seeks an onsite IT Technology Architect to design privacy-by-design architectures for educational technology systems handling student and staff data.

This role will drive privacy program efforts across the district, conducting DPIAs and ensuring FERPA, COPPA, and CIPA compliance while collaborating with IT security to deliver secure, scalable architectures. A bachelor’s degree and 6+ years in tech (3+ in architecture) are required.