Information technology manager Jobs in Irvine, CA

Job Description and Duties

This position provides telework opportunities in accordance with agency telework policies. ODI is currently operating in a hybrid work environment with staff reporting to the office 2 days a week to either Sacramento HQ or our Oakland Hub.

We are seeking a Lead Platform Engineer for Data to join the Data Services and Engineering team at ODI, a team filled with bright and empathetic data people. ODI works across all departments in the state, with data that touches all Californians. You will find that the problems and challenges we engage with require the heart as much as the mind. As our Lead Platform Engineer, you will :

• Be responsible for establishing the blueprint of ODI’s modern data stack.
• Bring a user orientation to your work.
• Complement the Data Services and Engineering team skillsets with your depth of experience in architecting data platforms in the cloud, developing infrastructure as code, and setting up effective CI / CD workflows for analytics.
• Help identify and vet tools that meet the architectural blueprint.
• Adopt a platform mindset avoiding bespoke solutions in favor of cloud-first, sustainable, and scalable solutions that address common needs across many projects and clients.

You will join a team of data and analytics engineering professionals supporting the Office of Data and Innovation (ODI). The team develops shared platforms, services, and standards for data usage at ODI and across the State. You will work closely with the team to identify elegant patterns and architectures to support better use of data for decision making. Over time these patterns may become recommended standards and at minimum our learnings will be shared with departments to guide them on the path toward adopting analytics engineering practices supported by modern data platforms.

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Special Requirements

You must submit a Statement of Qualifications (SOQ). You need to provide direct responses to each of the numbered items. You must include the numbered item followed by your response. Include specific examples of your education, training, and / or experience. Limit your SOQ to one (1) pages, single-spaced, twelve-point Arial font.

1.Please summarize your experience developing and architecting data services in the cloud (including number of years, in what role(s), and for what employer(s)). Describe a recent project architecting data services in the cloud including the business problem being addressed, your role and contribution, the approach, the core architectural components involved, the result, and lessons learned.

2. Please summarize your experience (including number of years, in what role(s), and for what employer(s)) using infrastructure as code and CI / CD to provision and manage cloud data infrastructure and operations. How would you describe the advantages of these tools to a department without much experience using them?

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