Tech Strategy Architect - Remote Leadership

Texas Health and Human Services; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 78,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Health and Human Services Commission in Austin seeks a Systems Analyst VI within the Chief Technology Office to lead technology direction and governance for the agency.

The role emphasizes architecture, security, cloud expertise (AWS/Azure/GCP), OpenStack, and CI/CD practices, with opportunities for telework as aligned with agency policies. Strong collaboration with vendors and cross‑division leadership is required.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university in a related field.
• 5+ years of IT experience.
• Experience with Cloud technologies like AWS, Azure or similar.
• Experience with OpenStack, Linux/UNIX, and containerization.
• Knowledge of architecture frameworks and system design.

Responsibilities

• Leads technology direction and governance across the agency.
• Represents IT division in technology leadership roles.
• Develops technology roadmaps and budget planning.
• Evaluates emerging technologies for applicability and vendor proposals.
• Ensures data protection, security controls, and cost considerations.

Skills

NIST cybersecurity framework

Networking principles

SQL/NoSQL databases

PowerShell/Python/Perl

Cloud delivery models (AWS/Azure/GCP)

CI/CD/DevOps

Agile Scrum

OpenStack

Docker

Architecting web services

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS or related field

Tools

Docker

OpenStack

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

Job description

Texas Health and Human Services Commission in Austin seeks a Systems Analyst VI within the Chief Technology Office to lead technology direction and governance for the agency.

The role emphasizes architecture, security, cloud expertise (AWS/Azure/GCP), OpenStack, and CI/CD practices, with opportunities for telework as aligned with agency policies. Strong collaboration with vendors and cross‑division leadership is required.