Senior Delivery Engineer (Remote From Anywhere In Colorado).

State of Colorado; Colorado; On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Colorado's Governor's Office of Information Technology is seeking a Senior Delivery Engineer to help build the next generation of public services. You will work in cross-functional pod teams partnering with agencies to design, deliver, and continuously improve services for Coloradans.

The role focuses on evaluating architectures, leading technology decisions, aligning with enterprise patterns, and translating security baselines into practical guidance for agencies.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of modern software architecture patterns, including cloud-native design, APIs, microservices, data architecture and integration.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate vendor proposals, architecture designs, and deliver code for technical quality, security and EA alignment.
• Conduct meaningful technical reviews of vendor work products, including demos, code repositories, and documentation; provide substantive feedback to hold teams to quality standards.
• Lead structured evaluation processes for custom development vs. COTS vs. SaaS options, producing documented technology decisions.
• Ensure alignment with state technology patterns by reviewing and identifying technology decisions with enterprise implications.
• Translate OIT EA standards, cloud strategies, and security baselines into practical guidance for agency stakeholders.
• Adapt architecture standards to agency-specific legacy systems and constraints.
• Utilize security fundamentals to identify potential risks and engage CISO/security resources appropriately to ensure compliance.
• Draft technical language for SOOs and develop evaluation criteria for vendor selection.
• Review mission outcomes and delivery timelines with the Product and Delivery Manager to align technical feasibility.
• Produce defensible, documented technology recommendations even when working with limited or imperfect information.
• Write or contribute to business cases that communicate the
• Serve as a technical advisor during complex production issues, helping the IT Director and agency leadership understand the nature and severity of the problem.
• Participate in post-incident reviews after system failures, contributing architectural analysis of root causes and ensuring that systemic weaknesses are surfaced to the IT Director and documented as inputs to EA standards.
• Participate in user testing and demos of vendor-delivered work to evaluate whether technical solutions meet functional requirements and architectural standards.
• Partner with Sr Service Designer to ensure architectural decisions don't negatively impact the interface or user journey.

Skills

Software architecture

APIs

Microservices

Data architecture

Job description

Department Information

Together, we innovate for a stronger Colorado

Department Information

Together, we innovate for a stronger Colorado

The work of employees at the Governor's Office of Information Technology (OIT) is challenging and diverse because the needs of agencies, customers and Coloradans constantly evolve. But our focus never changes: improve the lives of all Coloradans through innovation and collaboration. We're building one of the nation's leading government IT organizations by reimagining how we support agencies, building first-of-their-kind applications, and creating an inclusive, collaborative culture, together. Join us in the important work of providing equitable access to services.

Watch this video to learn more about how we're Serving People. Serving Colorado.

Description Of Job

The Colorado Governor's Office of Information Technology is in the middle of a transformation worth joining. We're building cross-functional pod teams that partner directly with agencies to design, deliver, and continuously improve services that work for Coloradans. Good government depends on technology that works, and OIT exists to make that true for every Coloradan. The State of Colorado is seeking a Senior Delivery Engineer to help build the next generation of public services. We're looking for people who want to do the best work of their careers in the service of the public.

What You'll Do

• Evaluate vendor proposals, architecture designs, and deliver code for technical quality, security, and EA alignment.
• Conduct meaningful technical reviews of vendor work products, including demos, code repositories, and documentation; provide substantive feedback to hold teams to quality standards.
• Lead structured evaluation processes for custom development vs. commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) vs. SaaS options, producing documented technology decisions.
• Ensure alignment with state technology patterns by reviewing and identifying technology decisions with enterprise implications.
• Translate OIT EA standards, cloud strategies, and security baselines into practical guidance for agency stakeholders.
• Adapt architecture standards to agency-specific legacy systems and constraints.
• Utilize security fundamentals to identify potential risks and engage CISO/security resources appropriately to ensure compliance.
• Draft technical language for SOOs and develop evaluation criteria for vendor selection.
• Review mission outcomes and delivery timelines with the Product and Delivery Manager to align technical feasibility.
• Produce defensible, documented technology recommendations even when working with limited or imperfect information.
• Write or contribute to business cases that communicate the "business-value proposition" of technical decisions to pod and agency leadership.
• Serve as a technical advisor during complex production issues, helping the IT Director and agency leadership understand the nature and severity of the problem, evaluating vendor response, and escalating to OIT enterprise resources as appropriate.
• Participate in post-incident reviews after system failures, contributing architectural analysis of root causes and ensuring that systemic weaknesses are surfaced to the IT Director and documented as inputs to EA standards or vendor accountability conversations.
• Participate in user testing and demos of vendor-delivered work to evaluate whether technical solutions meet functional requirements and architectural standards, escalating concerns before acceptance.
• Partner with Sr Service Designer to ensure architectural decisions don't negatively impact the interface or user journey.

What You Bring

• Knowledge of modern software architecture patterns, including cloud-native design, APIs, microservices, data architecture, and integration