Senior Platform Engineer (9976) – Department of Technology

Company Description

Specific information regarding this recruitment process is listed below: 

• Application Opening - Monday, September 29, 2025.

• Application Deadline - Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible, as this job announcement will close at any time, but not earlier than 11:59PM PST, Monday, October 13, 2025.

About Department of Technology

Are you ready to make an impact in one of the most innovative cities? The Department of Technology (DT) is looking for passionate IT professionals to help shape the future of technology in San Francisco! As the centralized technology services provider for the City and County of San Francisco (CCSF), DT delivers critical infrastructure and services to over 33,000 employees—supporting public safety, municipal broadband, cybersecurity, cloud solutions, and more! With a $140M+ annual budget and a team of 300+ experts, DT is leading the charge in digital transformation. DT provides services through our core areas of IT Excellence:

• IT Project Management Office
• Enterprise Application Services
• Cloud Center of Excellence
• IT Operations and Support including the Service Desk and NOC
• City Infrastructure including the Network, Telcom and Data Centers
• Office of Cybersecurity including Cyber Defense, Identity Management and Disaster Recovery
• Public Safety Systems and Municipal Broadband Fiber
• SFGovTV Broadcasting Services
• IT Finance and Administration Services
• Emerging Technologies

Why Join Us?  Innovative & Impactful Work At DT, you won’t just work on IT—you’ll power a city. Your expertise will directly impact the residents of San Francisco, from closing the digital divide to ensuring secure, efficient city operations.

Benefits of Working for CCSF:  In addition to challenging and rewarding work, the City provides a generous suite of benefits to its employees.

• Competitive pay, benefits, and retirement options

• Career growth opportunities through training, internal mobility, and subsidized education

• Diverse work environment in a diverse city

• The Department has a hybrid work schedule

Join the team that’s shaping the future of technology in San Francisco. Apply today and be part of a dynamic, innovative, and mission-driven IT team!

Job Description

The Principal Platform Engineer will develop and integrate new features, maintain the MyApps platform releases, and support the overall Identity and Access Management (IAM) strategy. This centralized IAM platform is a critical Tier 1 application that requires ongoing maintenance, as well as the development of new features and enhancements to support authentication, multi-factor authentication (MFA), user provisioning, and de-provisioning functionalities.

A successful incumbent will have rich experience in full stack enterprise application development including mobile applications, experience designing and architecting web applications using Java and J2EE technologies, Spring Framework, Microservices architecture, JavaScript, CSS/HTML, React JS, Angular JS, NodeJs, Backbone and Bootstrap. This requires expert knowledge designing & architecting web applications using Java and J2EE technologies, Spring Framework, Microservices architecture, JavaScript, CSS/HTML, React JS, Angular JS, NodeJs, Backbone and Bootstrap.

Essential duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Architect and designing applications
2. Responsible for platform high availability and resiliency
   • Conduct regular failover tests to validate IAM service resiliency and continuity during outages.
3. Mentoring/training junior resources
   • Mentor junior engineers on IAM technologies and development practices.
   • Provide training sessions, code reviews, and guidance to build a self- sufficient in-house IAM team.
4. Learning new technologies to upgrade IAM platforms
   • Stay current with emerging IAM technologies, AI-driven identity solutions, and non-human identity management.
   • Proactively recommend modernization initiatives to strengthen the IAM platform.
5. Contribute to the direction and oversight of the IAM functions across the City and County of San Francisco, including areas such as developing centralized reports and analytics in the MyApps dashboard.
6. Workflow and review certification, Audit and Compliance development in the MyApps platform.
7. Work closely with all City departments to integrate their department-based enhancements and security role-based controls in the MyApps platform.
8. Continuously update the MyApps platfo