State Agencies Seek Leaders for Platform, Architecture Work

The California Department of Technology (CDT) and Health and Human Services Agency (CalHHS) are recruiting for top technology leadership positions in newly-published postings.

CDT, for its part, is looking for a deputy director for its Office of Technology Services, while CalHHS is on the hunt for an enterprise architect. Both positions are career executive assignments.

More information about the job openings is available below.

California Department of Technology
Deputy Director of the Office of Technology Services/State Chief Platform Officer
$13,472-15,297per month
Application deadline: July 22

The deputy director of the Office of Technology Services, also known as the state chief platform officer, oversees day-to-day operations and serves on the California Department of Technology’s executive team. The role reports to the state chief technology officer and helps manage statewide IT operations with an emphasis on improving infrastructure cost, performance and customer satisfaction.

The position advises CDT leadership on infrastructure, platform services and modernization policy, while leading major initiatives tied to statewide platforms, managed cloud services, governance and legacy technology modernization. The incumbent also oversees deputies responsible for computer operations, platform engineering, systems and database administration, network operations, service desk support and customer service.

A major focus of this position is building strong customer and vendor relationships, supporting secure and scalable computing infrastructure and adopting emerging technologies such as automation, AI-enabled tools and cloud-native services.

More information about the role is available in the job posting and duty statement.

California Health and Human Services Agency
Enterprise Architect, Office of Technology and Solutions Integration
$12,131-14,453 per month
Application deadline: July 17

The California Health and Human Services Agency is seeking a chief enterprise architect within the Office of Technology and Solutions Integration. The position reports to the chief deputy director and deputy agency information officer, and is responsible for leading enterprise architecture activities across the agency.

The role will guide the development and implementation of enterprise architecture policies, strategies and frameworks aligned with the agency’s IT and data strategic plan. Key priorities include advancing interoperability, secure data sharing, shared services, coordinated modernization and a person-centered digital and data ecosystem across CalHHS departments, offices and boards.

The position oversees enterprise architecture governance and assurance work, represents CalHHS in statewide architecture forums, and supervises 10 direct technical staff along with roughly 36 department enterprise architects and consultants indirectly.

More information about the role is available in the job posting and duty statement.

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