Technical Architect

Asterism IT Solutions; Sacramento (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) seeks an experienced Technical Architect to lead enterprise IT infrastructure architecture, security, and cloud migration initiatives for state programs in Sacramento.

The role requires 15+ years of IT experience, CISSP certification, and California state government experience, with hands-on leadership across networks, OS, containers, middleware, databases, and identity/access management; hybrid work in Sacramento, CA.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of overall IT experience.
• Bachelor's Degree in IT-related or Engineering field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience supporting large-scale IT infrastructure operations in a lead capacity.
• Minimum 5 years of ITIL service management experience.
• Minimum 3 years of experience working with a California State Government client.
• Local to Sacramento, CA within 50 miles.
• CISSP certification is required.
• Minimum 5 years of applied information security experience.
• 2+ years cloud migration experience.
• 3+ years knowledge transfer experience with state staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead large-scale IT infrastructure architecture and operations initiatives.
• Plan, design, implement, administer, operate, and upgrade enterprise infrastructure environments.
• Apply ITIL service management best practices to infrastructure operations.
• Design and support network, operating system, container, middleware, and database environments.
• Design and implement enterprise information security solutions.
• Support privileged account management, SIEM, vulnerability management, and identity/access management initiatives.
• Plan and execute migration of on-premises infrastructure to cloud environments.
• Collaborate with technical teams, business stakeholders, vendors, and state personnel.
• Provide technical guidance and architectural recommendations.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure and security issues.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation and architecture standards.
• Provide knowledge transfer, documentation, and training to California State staff.
• Support project planning, implementation, upgrades, and operational transition.
• Ensure infrastructure and security solutions align with organizational requirements and best practices.

Skills

ITIL service management

Enterprise IT infrastructure

Information security

Cloud migration

Networking

Windows & Linux

CISSP certification

Education

Bachelor's Degree in IT-related or Engineering

Tools

Palo Alto Firewalls

F5 Load Balancers

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Oracle WebLogic

JBoss EAP

Splunk

Tenable

Qualys

Okta

Azure AD

Azure Synapse

Job description

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Technical Architect to support large-scale IT infrastructure operations, architecture, information security, and cloud migration initiatives for the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).

The ideal candidate must have strong experience leading enterprise IT infrastructure environments, applying ITIL service management best practices, designing and implementing infrastructure and security solutions, and working with California State Government clients.

Required Qualifications

• 15+ years of overall IT experience.
• Bachelor's Degree in an IT-related or Engineering field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience supporting large-scale IT infrastructure operations in a lead capacity.
• Minimum 5 years of experience using ITIL service management best practices.
• Minimum 3 years of experience working with a California State Government client.
• Candidate must be local to Sacramento, CA, within 50 miles.
• CISSP certification is required.
• Minimum 5 years of applied information security experience.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. as a U.S. Citizen or Green Card holder.

Infrastructure Technology Experience

Minimum 5 years of experience planning, designing, implementing, administering, operating, and upgrading the following technology groups:

Network Technologies

• Palo Alto Firewalls
• F5 or comparable Load Balancers
• Routers
• Data Center Switches

Operating Systems

• Windows
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
• Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL)

Container & Container Management Technologies

• Docker
• Podman
• Kubernetes
• OpenShift

Middleware & System Software

• Apache HTTP Server
• Oracle WebLogic
• WildFly
• Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (JBoss EAP)

Database Management Systems

• Oracle
• MySQL
• SQL Server
• MariaDB
• Microsoft Azure Synapse

Information Security Experience

Minimum 5 years of experience planning, designing, implementing, administering, operating, and upgrading the following information technology security solutions:

Privileged Account Management

• Thycotic
• CyberArk

Security Information & Event Management (SIEM)

• Splunk

Threat & Vulnerability Management

• Tenable
• Qualys

Enterprise Identity & Access Management

• Okta
• Azure Active Directory

Cloud Migration Experience

• Minimum 2 years of experience planning and migrating on-premises infrastructure to cloud environments.

Knowledge Transfer

• Minimum 3 years of experience providing knowledge transfer to state staff.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead large-scale IT infrastructure architecture and operations initiatives.
• Plan, design, implement, administer, operate, and upgrade enterprise infrastructure environments.
• Apply ITIL service management best practices to infrastructure operations.
• Design and support network, operating system, container, middleware, and database environments.
• Design and implement enterprise information security solutions.
• Support privileged account management, SIEM, vulnerability management, and identity/access management initiatives.
• Plan and execute migration of on-premises infrastructure to cloud environments.
• Collaborate with technical teams, business stakeholders, vendors, and state personnel.
• Provide technical guidance and architectural recommendations.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure and security issues.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation and architecture standards.
• Provide knowledge transfer, documentation, and training to California State staff.
• Support project planning, implementation, upgrades, and operational transition.
• Ensure infrastructure and security solutions align with organizational requirements and best practices.

Mandatory Requirements

The following requirements are mandatory:

• 15+ years overall IT experience
• Bachelor's Degree in IT-related or Engineering field
• CISSP certification
• 5+ years large-scale IT infrastructure experience in a lead capacity
• 5+ years ITIL experience
• 3+ years California State Government client experience
• 5+ years information security experience
• 5+ years experience across the specified infrastructure technologies
• 5+ years experience across the specified security technologies
• 2+ years cloud migration experience
• 3+ years knowledge transfer experience with state staff
• Local to Sacramento, CA within 50 miles
• US Citizen or Green Card
• Available for hybrid work in Sacramento, CA

Note: Candidates who do not meet the California State Government experience, CISSP, Sacramento-area location, work authorization, and education requirements will not be considered.