Technology Director

Responsibilities

The Technology Director, a leader in architecture, technology strategy, and delivery for the County of San Diego (CoSD). This role requires an architecture leader with hands-on experience in enterprise architecture, cloud platforms, cybersecurity, AI/automation, and large-scale technology modernization.

 

Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership & Oversight:

• Lead and manage the architecture team, provide guidance, performance management, and prioritization. Mentor team members and foster a high-performance culture.

 

Architecture Strategy & Direction:

• Partner with the chief technology and security officers to develop and execute enterprise architecture strategy and technology roadmaps. Govern technical standards across applications, data, integration, infrastructure, security, and AI/automation.

 

Solution Design & Delivery:

• Oversee delivery of architectural solutions aligned with approved standards and business requirements. Translate business objectives into scalable, secure, and future-ready architecture designs.

 

Architecture Quality Assurance:

• Review architectural deliverables for accuracy, consistency, and compliance prior to submission. Enforce architecture patterns for cloud-native development, API-first design, microservices, and containerization.

 

Enterprise Architecture Governance:

• Participate in governance meetings, track action items, and ensure all decisions are documented. Establish guardrails for low-code/no-code development, automation platforms, and AI-assisted workflows

 

Technology Standards & Roadmap:

• Support development and maintenance of enterprise technology roadmaps, IT standards, and guiding principles. Guide technology selection across platforms, cloud providers, databases, and AI/ML ecosystems.

 

Project Architecture Oversight:

• Provide architectural oversight across all IT projects throughout the project lifecycle. Balance resources across concurrent initiatives to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.

 

Stakeholder & Business Engagement:

• Engage with stakeholders to deliver architectural solutions that address business needs. Provide executive-ready briefings, architectural reviews, and decision-support artifacts

 

Emerging Technology & Innovation:

• Monitor emerging technologies and evaluate applicability to public-sector modernization. Govern enterprise AI model lifecycle including risk controls, compliance, and auditability.

 

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Ensure architectural decisions and standards are clearly communicated and consistently applied across IT teams. Partner with cybersecurity leadership to implement zero-trust principles and NIST-aligned technical controls

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• 18+ years in enterprise architecture, solution design, and technology strategy across applications, data, integration, infrastructure, and security
• 10+ years managing technical teams with proven ability to mentor and build high-performing teams
• Hands-on experience with modern frameworks including cloud-native architecture patterns, micro-services design, API-led connectivity, and platform-based architecture methodologies
• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives and ensure on-time, on-budget delivery
• Ability to deliver executive-ready briefings, architectural reviews, and decision-support artifacts
• Financial management experience to include budget planning and performance analytics.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to include preparing executive-level presentations.
• Experience supporting State and Local Government with knowledge of government IT modernization and large-scale transformation
• Ability to work on-site/hybrid within San Diego County
• Must be a US Citizen.

 

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering or related field
• Strong knowledge of zero-trust principles, NIST 800-53, and CJIS requirements
• Experience with cloud-native development, API-first design, micro-services, containerization, and multi-cloud strategie