Position Information

NY HELPNo

AgencyInformation Technology Services, Office of

TitleInformation Technology Architect 2 - 11051

Occupational CategoryI.T. Engineering, Sciences

Salary Grade27

Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary RangeFrom $106898 to $131665 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Schedule

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 8 AM

To 6 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? Yes

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

Location

County Albany

Street Address Albany or NYC

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12220

Job Specifics

Duties Description Under the direction of the IT Architect 3 within the Digital Transformation Office, Digital Experience Bureau, Human Center Design Section, the IT Architect 2 will assist with providing senior technical leadership to a team of engineers. The incumbent is responsible for helping to shape the engineering strategy, architecture, and delivery of NYS ITS’ digital product domains. This role will assist with leading the product engineering function and serves as backup to the primary authority on technical direction, engineering standards, and modern delivery practices across the Digital Transformation Office. The incumbent partners closely with product, experience, and executive leadership to ensure that digital products are built using scalable, secure, and maintainable architectures. This role establishes the technical foundation that enables teams to deliver high-quality shared services efficiently and transition mature products into stable operations.

Specific duties for this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Assist with defining and maintaining the technical vision and architecture for the Digital Transformation Office’s product portfolio, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and statewide digital strategy.
• Establish engineering standards, patterns, and best practices that support scalability, security, accessibility, and reliability.
• Assist with providing architectural oversight and technical guidance across product teams, ensuring consistency and sound technical decision-making.
• Responsible for ensuring that squads are appropriately staffed, technically guided, and delivering against agreed timelines and priorities.
• Assist with overseeing the engineering lifecycle for digital products, from design and development through deployment and transition to operations.
• Partner with product and experience leadership to ensure engineering solutions align with product vision, user needs, and delivery priorities.
• Champion modern engineering approaches, including cloud-native architectures, DevOps practices, automation, and agile delivery methods.
• Guide the adoption and use of appropriate technologies, including cloud services, COTS and open-source solutions, and low-code platforms where appropriate.
• Promote practices that improve delivery velocity, quality, observability, and operational readiness.
• Work closely with Deputy CDOs, Product Directors, Product Managers, UX leadership, agency stakeholders, and ITS partners to ensure shared understanding of technical direction and delivery risks.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate technical risks throughout the product lifecycle.
• Support planning and stewardship of engineering resources and budgets in collaboration with leadership.

Minimum Qualifications Non-competitive: Seven years* of information technology experience, five years of which must be in the appropriate specialty**. *Substitutions: Associate’s degree with 15 semester credit hours in computer science or related field substitutes for one year of general information technology experience. Candidates in a bachelor’s degree program with at least 15 semester credit hours in computer science or related field can substitute such credits for one year of general information technology experience. Bachelor’s degree in any field including or supplemented by 15 semester credit hours in computer science or related field substitutes for three years of general information technology experience. Any bachelor’s degree substitutes for two years of general information technology experience. Master’s degree or higher in computer science or related field substitutes for one year of general information technology experience. **Specialty includes experience as an IT architect in one or more of the following: artificial intelligence, cloud, data, enterprise, business, and solution.

Preferred Experience:
• 8+ years of progressive experience in software engineering, product development, and technical leadership roles.
• Demonstrated experience leading engineering teams and providing architectural oversight for complex digital products or platforms.
• Strong knowledge of modern software development practices, including agile methodologies and DevOps principles.
• Extensive experience with cloud-native architectures, APIs, and modern web technologies.
• Proven ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience working in government or large-scale enterprise environments.
• Experience building and scaling shared services or platform-based products.
• Familiarity with open-source software strategy and governance.
• Understanding of accessibility standards and their application in digital product development.
• Experience supporting the transition of products from active development into steady-state operations.

Additional Comments ITS will not offer permanent employment to any candidate unless the candidate provides documentation that they are authorized to accept work in the United States on a permanent basis. It is the policy of ITS not to hire F1 or H1 visa holders for permanent employment or to sponsor non-immigrant aliens for temporary work authorization visas or for permanent residence.

Some positions may require fingerprinting.

Some positions may require up to 25% travel and/or lifting up to 50 lbs. Some positions are pending Civil Service approval. Details of position(s) will be described further if you are selected for an interview.

If eligible, positions located in New York City will receive an additional $3,400 downstate adjustment location pay with regular annual salary. Positions located in the Mid-Hudson will receive an additional $1,650 adjustment location pay.
to permanent non-competitive and the official probationary period will begin.

Benefits of Working for NYS Generous benefits package, worth 65% of salary, including:
Holiday & Paid Time Off
• Thirteen (13) paid holidays annually
• Up to Thirteen (13) days of paid vacation leave annually
• Up to Five (5) days of paid personal leave annually
• Up to Thirteen (13) days of paid sick leave annually for PEF.
• Up to three (3) days of professional leave annually to participate in professional development

Health Care Benefits
• Eligible employees and dependents can pick from a variety of affordable health insurance programs
• Family dental and vision benefits at no additional cost

Additional Benefits
• New York State Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) Membership
• NYS Deferred Compensation
• Access to NY 529 and NY ABLE College Savings Programs, as well as U.S. Savings Bonds
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• And many more.

The Office of Information Technology Services is an equal opportunity employer, and we recognize that diversity in our workforce is critical to fulfilling our mission. We encourage all individuals with disabilities to apply.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

How to Apply

Name ITS Human Resources

Telephone 518-473-0398

Fax 518-402-4924

Email Address PostingResponses@its.ny.gov

Address

Street Empire State Plaza

Swan Street Building, Core 4, Floor 1

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12220

 

Notes on ApplyingTo apply for this position, please submit a cover letter and resume clearly indicating how you qualify. Ensure that you include the vacancy ID in the subject of your email for prompt routing. Your Social Security number may be required to confirm eligibility.