{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"3bf372eb922e95d8084ccc5f","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/3bf372eb922e95d8084ccc5f","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/3bf372eb922e95d8084ccc5f","title":"Systems Architect","description":"Job Summary\nAre you looking for career opportunities that provide top-notch benefits including paid vacation & sick leave, outstanding health & dental insurance, on-site health clinics for you & your dependents, a generous retirement plan, and much more?\n\nTravis County Technology & Operations is looking for a Systems Architect to join the team.\nThis role oversees the deployment, maintenance and administration of highly complex server hardware and operating systems, application software and integrated solutions. Leads and oversees the work of subordinate technical systems staff and functions as a technical expert. Monitors infrastructure performance and capacity and tracks performance trends. Provides third tier technical support to end user departments. Troubleshoots, and works with external vendors, as necessary, to resolve the most complex system issues. Consults with departments to understand network needs and service requirements and to implement the appropriate integrated network services.\n\nDistinguishing Characteristics:\nProvides second and third tier technical support to end user departments and consults with departments to understand complex network needs and service requirements and implement the appropriate integrated network services. Leads and oversees the work of subordinate technical systems staff and functions as a technical expert. This classification may require a flexible work schedule to meet the needs of the department.\nDuties and Responsibilities\n\nRecommends and implements system policies and standards and ensures adherence to approved security and disaster recovery procedures.\nConsults with departments on proper systems selection and automation designs to meet business objectives while maintaining full integration with other networks and resources.\nGathers and documents user requirements. Develops highly complex system designs.\nCoordinates work performed by outside vendors and monitors vendor service level agreements (SLAs).\nTracks performance trends, develops reports, and assists users in utilizing automated systems applications.\nProvides or coordinates user assistance in the field or through Help Desk activities.\nPerforms other job-related duties as assigned.\nIdentity Architecture\nDesign scalable Microsoft identity solutions for hybrid and cloud environments.\nPerform architecture reviews for new applications requiring authentication and authorization.\nDefine identity standards, policies, and governance models.\nMicrosoft Identity Services\n\nDesign, implement, and maintain:\nMicrosoft Entra ID\nActive Directory Domain Services (AD DS)\nMicrosoft Entra Connect Cloud Sync\nMicrosoft Entra External ID\nMicrosoft Entra ID Governance\nMicrosoft Entra Privileged Identity Management (PIM)\nConditional Access\nIdentity Protection\nSelf-Service Password Reset (SSPR)\nPasswordless Authentication\nWindows Hello for Business\nFIDO2 authentication\nSecurity & Compliance\n\nImplement Zero Trust identity architecture.\nDevelop Conditional Access strategies.\nDesign MFA deployment and enforcement.\nImplement least privilege and RBAC models.\nManage privileged administrative accounts.\nActive Directory\n\nDesign and maintain enterprise AD forests and domains.\nManage Group Policy architecture.\nDesign OU structures.\nPlan forest consolidations and migrations.\nDesign disaster recovery and business continuity strategies.\nIdentity Governance\nDesign Joiner-Mover-Leaver lifecycle processes.\nImplement automated provisioning/deprovisioning.\nDevelop access certification campaigns.\nDefine entitlement management workflows.\nDesign identity governance reporting.\nApplication Integration\nArchitect authentication using:\n\nSAML 2.0\nOAuth 2.0\nOpenID Connect\nWS-Federation\nLDAP\nKerberos\nPKI certificates\nSupport enterprise application integrations with Microsoft Entra ID.\nCloud Identity\nMicrosoft 365\nAzure subscriptions\nAzure RBAC\nAzure Key Vault\nMicrosoft Graph API integrations\nOperational Leadership\nProvide Tier III/IV escalation support.\nMentor systems engineers and administrators.\nCreate documentation and standards.\n\nMinimum Requirements\nEducation and Experience:\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration or a directly related field AND seven (7) years of relevant work experience, including one (1) year of team lead, supervisory or management experience;\n\nOR,\n\nAny combination of education and experience that has been achieved and is equivalent to the stated education and experience and required knowledge, skills, and abilities sufficient to successfully perform the duties and responsibilities of this job.\n\nLicenses, Registrations, Certifications, or Special Requirements:\nValid Texas Driver's License.\n\nPreferred:\nMicrosoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE).\nMicrosoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate (SC-300)\nMicrosoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)\nMicrosoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)\n\nKnowledge, Skills, and Abilities:\n\nKnowledge of:\n\nPolicies, practices, procedures and terminology of assigned function.\nFederal, State, Local and County applicable laws, rules, regulations and guidelines.\nMay be required to develop knowledge of and adhere to federal and state laws requiring the confidential handling of certain health information.\nSkilled in:\n\nLeadership, collaboration and negotiation techniques.\nProblem-solving and decision-making.\nBoth verbal and written communication, including presentations and communicating technical issues in non-technical language.\nAbility to:\nDesign, install, manage and monitor the most highly complex systems, operating system software and applications.\nWork independently and efficiently and as part of a team.\nManage time well, perform multiple tasks and organize diverse activities.\nDemonstrate strong customer services skills.\nTranslate policies and objectives into ideas and applications web-based information products.\nResearch, compile, analyze, interpret and prepare a variety of memorandums or reports.\nEstablish and maintain effective working relationships with departmental clientele, representatives of outside agencies and providers, other County employees and officials, and the general public.\nWork Environment & Other Information\nPhysical requirements include the ability to lift/carry up to 35-40 pounds occasionally, visual acuity, speech and hearing, hand and eye coordination and manual dexterity necessary to operate a computer and office equipment. Subject to standing, sitting, walking, climbing, crawling, bending, stooping, crouching, kneeling, pushing, pulling, reaching, twisting, balancing, repetitive motion, and squatting to perform the essential functions. Subject to exposure to variations in extreme heat, cold, mechanical, fume/odor, and dust/mites.\n\nTravis County employees play an important role in business continuity. As such, employees can be assigned to business continuity efforts outside of normal job functions.\n\nWork Hours: 8 am - 5 pm, Monday-Friday.\n\nLocation: 700 Lavaca St, Austin, Texas 78701\n\nDepartment: Information Technology\n\nCriminal, Driving, Education, and Employment Background Checks Required.\n\nFor updates or questions on this position, contact: ashley.pena@traviscountytx.gov\n\nThis job description is intended to be generic in nature. It is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The essential duties, functions and responsibilities and overtime eligibility may vary based on the specific tasks assigned to the position.","company":"Travis County","rawCompany":"travis county","city":"Austin","state":"TX","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-07-27T11:30:07.580Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-1244.00","title":"Network and Computer Systems Administrators","slug":"network-and-computer-systems-administrators"},{"code":"15-1211.00","title":"Computer Systems Analysts","slug":"computer-systems-analysts"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"541519","title":"Other Computer Related Services","slug":"other-computer-related-services"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Systems Architect","description":"Job Summary\nAre you looking for career opportunities that provide top-notch benefits including paid vacation & sick leave, outstanding health & dental insurance, on-site health clinics for you & your dependents, a generous retirement plan, and much more?\n\nTravis County Technology & Operations is looking for a Systems Architect to join the team.\nThis role oversees the deployment, maintenance and administration of highly complex server hardware and operating systems, application software and integrated solutions. Leads and oversees the work of subordinate technical systems staff and functions as a technical expert. Monitors infrastructure performance and capacity and tracks performance trends. Provides third tier technical support to end user departments. Troubleshoots, and works with external vendors, as necessary, to resolve the most complex system issues. Consults with departments to understand network needs and service requirements and to implement the appropriate integrated network services.\n\nDistinguishing Characteristics:\nProvides second and third tier technical support to end user departments and consults with departments to understand complex network needs and service requirements and implement the appropriate integrated network services. Leads and oversees the work of subordinate technical systems staff and functions as a technical expert. This classification may require a flexible work schedule to meet the needs of the department.\nDuties and Responsibilities\n\nRecommends and implements system policies and standards and ensures adherence to approved security and disaster recovery procedures.\nConsults with departments on proper systems selection and automation designs to meet business objectives while maintaining full integration with other networks and resources.\nGathers and documents user requirements. Develops highly complex system designs.\nCoordinates work performed by outside vendors and monitors vendor service level agreements (SLAs).\nTracks performance trends, develops reports, and assists users in utilizing automated systems applications.\nProvides or coordinates user assistance in the field or through Help Desk activities.\nPerforms other job-related duties as assigned.\nIdentity Architecture\nDesign scalable Microsoft identity solutions for hybrid and cloud environments.\nPerform architecture reviews for new applications requiring authentication and authorization.\nDefine identity standards, policies, and governance models.\nMicrosoft Identity Services\n\nDesign, implement, and maintain:\nMicrosoft Entra ID\nActive Directory Domain Services (AD DS)\nMicrosoft Entra Connect Cloud Sync\nMicrosoft Entra External ID\nMicrosoft Entra ID Governance\nMicrosoft Entra Privileged Identity Management (PIM)\nConditional Access\nIdentity Protection\nSelf-Service Password Reset (SSPR)\nPasswordless Authentication\nWindows Hello for Business\nFIDO2 authentication\nSecurity & Compliance\n\nImplement Zero Trust identity architecture.\nDevelop Conditional Access strategies.\nDesign MFA deployment and enforcement.\nImplement least privilege and RBAC models.\nManage privileged administrative accounts.\nActive Directory\n\nDesign and maintain enterprise AD forests and domains.\nManage Group Policy architecture.\nDesign OU structures.\nPlan forest consolidations and migrations.\nDesign disaster recovery and business continuity strategies.\nIdentity Governance\nDesign Joiner-Mover-Leaver lifecycle processes.\nImplement automated provisioning/deprovisioning.\nDevelop access certification campaigns.\nDefine entitlement management workflows.\nDesign identity governance reporting.\nApplication Integration\nArchitect authentication using:\n\nSAML 2.0\nOAuth 2.0\nOpenID Connect\nWS-Federation\nLDAP\nKerberos\nPKI certificates\nSupport enterprise application integrations with Microsoft Entra ID.\nCloud Identity\nMicrosoft 365\nAzure subscriptions\nAzure RBAC\nAzure Key Vault\nMicrosoft Graph API integrations\nOperational Leadership\nProvide Tier III/IV escalation support.\nMentor systems engineers and administrators.\nCreate documentation and standards.\n\nMinimum Requirements\nEducation and Experience:\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration or a directly related field AND seven (7) years of relevant work experience, including one (1) year of team lead, supervisory or management experience;\n\nOR,\n\nAny combination of education and experience that has been achieved and is equivalent to the stated education and experience and required knowledge, skills, and abilities sufficient to successfully perform the duties and responsibilities of this job.\n\nLicenses, Registrations, Certifications, or Special Requirements:\nValid Texas Driver's License.\n\nPreferred:\nMicrosoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE).\nMicrosoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate (SC-300)\nMicrosoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)\nMicrosoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)\n\nKnowledge, Skills, and Abilities:\n\nKnowledge of:\n\nPolicies, practices, procedures and terminology of assigned function.\nFederal, State, Local and County applicable laws, rules, regulations and guidelines.\nMay be required to develop knowledge of and adhere to federal and state laws requiring the confidential handling of certain health information.\nSkilled in:\n\nLeadership, collaboration and negotiation techniques.\nProblem-solving and decision-making.\nBoth verbal and written communication, including presentations and communicating technical issues in non-technical language.\nAbility to:\nDesign, install, manage and monitor the most highly complex systems, operating system software and applications.\nWork independently and efficiently and as part of a team.\nManage time well, perform multiple tasks and organize diverse activities.\nDemonstrate strong customer services skills.\nTranslate policies and objectives into ideas and applications web-based information products.\nResearch, compile, analyze, interpret and prepare a variety of memorandums or reports.\nEstablish and maintain effective working relationships with departmental clientele, representatives of outside agencies and providers, other County employees and officials, and the general public.\nWork Environment & Other Information\nPhysical requirements include the ability to lift/carry up to 35-40 pounds occasionally, visual acuity, speech and hearing, hand and eye coordination and manual dexterity necessary to operate a computer and office equipment. Subject to standing, sitting, walking, climbing, crawling, bending, stooping, crouching, kneeling, pushing, pulling, reaching, twisting, balancing, repetitive motion, and squatting to perform the essential functions. Subject to exposure to variations in extreme heat, cold, mechanical, fume/odor, and dust/mites.\n\nTravis County employees play an important role in business continuity. As such, employees can be assigned to business continuity efforts outside of normal job functions.\n\nWork Hours: 8 am - 5 pm, Monday-Friday.\n\nLocation: 700 Lavaca St, Austin, Texas 78701\n\nDepartment: Information Technology\n\nCriminal, Driving, Education, and Employment Background Checks Required.\n\nFor updates or questions on this position, contact: ashley.pena@traviscountytx.gov\n\nThis job description is intended to be generic in nature. It is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The essential duties, functions and responsibilities and overtime eligibility may vary based on the specific tasks assigned to the position.","datePosted":"2026-07-27T11:30:07.580Z","dateModified":"2026-07-27T11:30:07.580Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Travis County","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Austin","addressRegion":"TX","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"3bf372eb922e95d8084ccc5f"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/3bf372eb922e95d8084ccc5f"}}