Solutions Engineer - Cybersecurity (Official Title: Associate IT Solutions Architect)

Los Angeles Unified School District; Los Angeles, California (CA, MO); On-site; USD 164,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

District health insurance

CalPERS retirement

24 days vacation

Paid holidays

Job summary

Los Angeles Unified School District seeks an IT Architect to lead cybersecurity and cloud initiatives across the district. You will design reference architectures, guide standardization, and collaborate with IT teams to align with district goals.

Responsibilities include developing data architectures, overseeing end-to-end IT solutions, and driving security governance. Strong PM skills and relevant certifications are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, CS, data science or related field.
• Experience leading IT architecture projects and cybersecurity initiatives.
• Certifications in TOGAF, cybersecurity or cloud preferred.

Responsibilities

• Architects, designs, and develops IT solutions aligned with district goals.
• Documents reference architectures, roadmaps, and best practices.
• Leads cloud and on-premise integration with security controls.
• Oversees data lakes, governance, and enterprise data strategy.
• Coordinates architecture planning and centers of excellence.
• Mentors engineers and guides project life cycles to ensure integrity.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Cloud architecture

Data architecture

Leadership

Governance

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering/CS/data science

Job description

Salary Details

$164,290.00 - $204,710.00 Yearly

Application Filing Dates

Application Open Date: 11/14/2025

Application Close Date: To be determined.

Information About Lausd

We are LAUSD. We are at the forefront of innovation in public education, focused on a clear and inspiring vision of the future for all of our students as they venture forward on their journey as lifelong learners. Here, you will have the opportunity to exercise your potential in a role supporting the business of education. Our work directly contributes toward the goal of ensuring that our students graduate ready for the world – ready to thrive in college, career and life. LAUSD is the second largest school district in the nation with an enrollment of nearly 575,000 students. We serve an area totaling 710 square miles, with over 1,190 schools and educational centers, and we employ over 74,000 individuals, making us one of the largest employers in our city.

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Benefits

• Insurance: District paid premiums for your choice of several medical, dental, and vision for you and your dependents; and life insurance plans.
• Retirement: Membership in the California Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS).
• Vacation: 24 days each year.
• Paid Holidays: Up to 13 days.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Architects, designs, and develops solutions that incorporate business goals with new or existing technology for an IT Branch and ensures solutions align with District strategic plans.
• Documents and maintains reference architectures, roadmaps, and best practices for IT solutions.
• Documents and designs the District’s cyber security architecture, systems, and services and aligns the architecture to industry best practices and standards.
• Collaborates with other IT Solutions Architects and IT teams to implement and integrate solutions that are compatible with the District’s IT enterprise and to enable automated monitoring, configuration, and management capabilities across the enterprise network.
• Proposes and develops plans to integrate on-premise and cloud-based solutions.
• Identifies and synthesizes the components and subcomponents required for a solution’s success.
• Incorporates cloud technology architecture in data system architecture.
• Architects data lakes to expand the type and amount of data captured and ensure a repository of historical data is maintained and accessible through proper data governance practices.
• Coordinates and leads various architectural planning committees or centers of excellence, such as cloud center of excellence, data architecture task force, or cyber security review board.
• Serves as a District expert and advisor regarding the architecture of their area of focus and related emerging technologies such as cloud computing, Artificial Intelligence, automation, and machine learning.
• Architects cloud infrastructure solutions for storage, computing, and application hosting.
• Defines, designs, documents and enforces standards, practices, and guidelines for solution development and integration such as proper data governance practices, application standards shared between systems, and security compliance practices to ensure District IT enterprise-wide compatibility.
• Oversee the end-to-end implementation of IT solutions while providing guidance throughout the project life cycle to ensure technical integrity and performance.
• Recommends platforms, tools, and frameworks for application development that optimize performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Assesses existing architectures to recommend improvements and bridge gaps within an architecture and between systems.
• Identifies and mitigates risks and potential impacts associated with new architectural solutions and improvements to existing architectures.
• May lead or supervise a team of technical personnel.

To see the complete class description for this position, visit us at https://careers.lausd.org/

Education

Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor’s degree, preferably in electrical engineering, mathematics, computer science, data science, cybersecurity, or a related field.

Qualifying experience in addition to that listed below may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis provided that graduation from high school or evidence of equivalent educational proficiency is met. An advanced degree in systems management, engineering, or computer science is preferable.

Experience

This classification consists of six different emphasis areas, each with their own experience and special certification requirements. The full experience requirements may be found in the classification description using the following link - https://4.files.edl.io/55e2/12/11/25/184802-94076649-487c-4526-8cee-db1e7c3b30d2.pdf

To see the full list of class descriptions, go to our job site at https://careers.lausd.org/ , find and click on the Classified Careers Page link on the top of the page, click on the Working at LAUSD text, then access the Job Description - Classified Jobs link in the sub-menu that appears.

Special Notes

A valid driver’s license to legally operate a motor vehicle in the State of California and the use of a motor vehicle, or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation.

Selective Certifications

• Data
• Cloud Infrastructure
• Cybersecurity
• Collaboration
• Applications
• Network

Additional information regarding these six areas may be found in the class description via the following link - https://4.files.edl.io/55e2/12/11/25/184802-94076649-487c-4526-8cee-db1e7c3b30d2.pdf

Please note that the current vacancy is only for the Cybersecurity selective certification area.

Project Management Professional (PMP), IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL), Open Group TOGAF Certified Enterprise Architect Practitioner, or equivalent certifications are preferable.

Desirable Qualifications

• Applicable education code laws, regulations, and guidelines related to cyber security
• Limitations of information technology hardware, software and services Interdependencies of technologies
• Project management methodologies
• Internet applications such as e-mail, internet, netnews, etc.
• Security controls for networking devices, operating systems, application, web, and cloud- based solutions
• Principles and techniques of IT architecture and infrastructure

The Ideal Candidate Would Also Have The Ability To

• Manage multiple large projects simultaneously
• Develop, plan, and implement short and long-range goals Integrate and collaborate successfully with peers
• Formulate and express ideas clearly and effectively in writing and orally Set priorities and successfully complete tasks in a timely manner
• Analyze and interpret materials and problems involving rules, procedures, documentation, and related matters
• Maintain effective relationships with District personnel and representatives of manufacturers and other organizations
• Motivate and lead employees
• Transform business requirements into IT systems architecture

Additional Posting Information

The Los Angeles Unified School District is committed to providing a working and learning environment free from discrimination, harassment, intimidation, abusive conduct, or bullying. The District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, abusive conduct or bullying based on actual or perceived race or ethnicity, gender/sex (including gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding/lactation status and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, religion, color, national origin (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver’s license issued under Vehicle Code), ancestry, immigration status, physical or mental disability (including clinical depression and bipolar disorder, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, epilepsy, seizure disorder, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and heart disease), medical condition (cancer related and genetic characteristics), military and veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age (40 and above), genetic information, political belief or affiliation (unless union related), a person's association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance, or regulation in any program or activity it conducts or to which it provides significant assistance. For inquiries or complaints contact our Equal Opportunity Section, [phone].

Selection and promotion are based on a competitive employment assessment process. Candidates who pass all parts of the assessment process are placed on a hiring (eligibility) list based on their assessment score. Hiring departments may make job offers to candidates on the top three ranks of the hiring list. Eligibility typically lasts for 12 months. The hiring list resulting from this assessment process may be used to fill open positions in related job classifications.