Senior Application Solutions Architect

State of California - Department of Public Health; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The State of California - Department of Public Health seeks an Information Technology Specialist (ITS) III to lead the enterprise application architecture for its most complex statewide systems. You will shape the secure development lifecycle and drive cloud/digital transformation in collaboration with CDPH teams.

You will serve on governance boards, establish standards, and ensure interoperable data exchange across applications, while guiding strategic initiatives and program delivery.

Qualifications

• Senior IT professional with expertise in enterprise application architecture.
• Experience leading cloud and SaaS initiatives.
• Ability to align projects with business goals and governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise application architecture and guide complex statewide systems.
• Define secure development lifecycle and engineering standards.
• Develop CDPH cloud and digital transformation strategy in partnership with teams.
• Review and integrate architecture ensuring data interoperability.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Cloud strategy

SaaS adoption

Data interoperability

Job description

Job Description and Duties

This position supports the California Department of Public Health's (CDPH) mission and strategic plan by creating customer focused solutions that are responsive and agile, supporting a modern infrastructure, tools, architecture, and standards to effectively provide efficient services following service level agreements. The Information Technology Services Division (ITSD) leverages data and technology to create sustainability across CDPH by creating efficient solutions that meet customer expectations and reduce waste, as well as creating innovative solutions, strengthening partnerships and collaborations, and embracing technology.

Under administrative direction of the Information Technology Manager (ITM) II, Chief, Application Technology and Support Branch, the Information Technology Specialist (ITS) III performs as a recognized, lead technical specialist, on architecting and developing some of the most complex statewide systems at CDPH.

The ITS III will function as the enterprise application architecture technical subject matter expert and will be responsible for some of the CDPH’s most visible and mission critical application and database systems. The ITS III will be responsible for establishing and leading the Department’s strategic vision and will define the Department’s secure application development lifecycle and ensure that all new projects, maintenance, and operations activities are developed and built in consistency with the Department’s and the State’s business goals and objectives.

The ITS III will be instrumental in leading CDPH in the development and implementation of the CDPH application development Cloud and digital transformation strategy and work in conjunction and partnership with the CDPH infrastructure and security teams to transition, develop and host business applications in all CDPH approved Cloud services. The ITS III will also develop a strategy and plan for the adoption of Software as a Service (SaaS) within CDPH and in partnership with the infrastructure and security groups.

The ITS III will serve as a member of various enterprise technology governance boards and develop standards and processes to monitor and provide structure to the application development team. The ITS III has responsibilities to review, design, approve, and integrate the application architecture and design of systems, ensuring the interoperability of data exchange and data flow.

Duty Statement: Duty Statement (PDF)

Final Filing Date: 11/16/2026