INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST II

Equal Opportunity Employer The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation. Position Details Working Title: Enterprise Architect Classification: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST II Salary Range: $8,625.00 - $11,557.00 A Number of Positions: 1 Work Location: Sacramento County Telework: Hybrid Job Type: Permanent, Full Time Job Description and Duties As an Information Technology Specialist II you will have the opportunity to: Lead the analysis of business and operating models, current trends, and information technology to ensure alignment to DTSC’s strategic goals, direction, and architecture Promote the business value of EA as an enabler of strategy formulation, and as support for technology innovation Build the Enterprise Architect (EA) practice to become an internal management consultancy, offering services and skills to support the development and execution of business strategy Establish EA services, practices, standards, and processes for key stakeholders Perform gap analyses and/or develop IT roadmaps that reflect the status of the existing IT landscape Analyze the current IT environment to detect critical deficiencies and recommend solutions for improvement Desirable Qualifications We Look For Experience performing enterprise architecture in business, data, application and technology domains and design work includes documenting relationships between business capabilities, use cases, processes, services, models and requirements that drive application, data and technology design, requirements and solutions for enterprise initiatives such as building shared services, leading legacy system modernization or migration initiatives Proven track record of defining technical standards, creating governance frameworks, and establishing Minimal Viable Architectures (MVA) to accelerate project delivery while managing technical debt Experience in technology scouting, conducting formal vendor/tool evaluations (RFPs/RFIs), and performing Proofs of Concept (PoCs) for emerging technologies through leading trial testing of alternative solutions and products Experience in architecting systems using a combination of Waterfall, Agile, Scrum, or Product-Centric delivery framework, collaborating closely with cross-functional dev teams, DevOps engineers, and product managers Experience establishing, scaling, or maturing an Enterprise Architecture practice using industry-standard frameworks (such as TOGAF, Zachman, or FEAF) to align IT strategy with business outcomes including awareness and knowledge of the California Enterprise Architecture Framework (CEAF) Understanding of modern enterprise data architecture, including cloud data warehousing (e.g., Snowflake), real-time data integration/CDC, data governance frameworks, and data virtualization Special Requirements A Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) is required for the hiring manager’s review. Applications submitted without an SOQ may be disqualified. The SOQ should be no more than 2 pages in length, single spaced, and twelve (12) point Arial font. Write a summary of your work and accomplishments and explain how they have prepared you for the role of an Information Technology Specialist II (Enterprise Architect) at the California Department of Toxic Substances Control. Provide an overview of a recent, large and complex initiative and how you participated as an Information Technology Specialist II (Enterprise Architect). State details related to your role, the timeframe and the nature of the project. Then explain what you did to contribute to the project’s success. #J-18808-Ljbffr California Dtsc