Infrastructure Specialist

Agency Overview

About us

Our mission is to promote positive, lifelong outcomes for Ohio youth through early intervention, quality education, and family support programs. At DCY, we offer our employees a rewarding work experience in public service helping Ohioans achieve a sustainable lifestyle that includes generous benefit options and a flexible work life balance, making our agency a great place to work!
To learn more about DCY, please visit our website at
Department of Children and Youth | Ohio.gov.

DCY’s core hours of operation are Mon‑Fri from 8:00am to 5:00pm, however, daily start/end times may vary based on operational need across DCY divisions. Employees may begin as early as 7:00am & as late as 9:00am, based on supervisory approval. This position performs work on-site daily at DCY’s office space.

DCY is seeking a cloud expert to design, develop, and drive innovative cloud solutions and strategy across the agency.

• Design and develop DCY IT cloud solutions; act as subject matter expert for cloud architecture.
• Lead technical discussions on architecture and implementation.
• Support application rationalization, vendor interactions, and cloud service procurements.
• Collaborate with engineers to ensure best practices across the cloud portfolio.
• Apply Digital Architecture standards; negotiate and document tradeoffs as needed.
• Implement security guardrails and frameworks; uphold cloud security best practices.
• Define technical drivers for procurement activities; evaluate vendor responses.
• Participate in cloud governance activities.

• Develop and drive the end‑to‑end technical roadmap for DCY cloud services.
• Align cloud strategy with business objectives, industry standards, and technical drivers.
• Provide technical oversight for infrastructure‑as‑code templates to meet Enterprise Architecture standards.
• Recommend new procedures and approaches; document tradeoffs.
• Support annual cloud portfolio planning with DAS OIT and Strategic Investment & Architecture team.
• Collaborate with IT leadership (CIO, CTO, Architects, Managers) to design solutions that meet agency needs.
• Contribute to business case development and solution analysis.
• Work with vendors and agencies to solve integration challenges.
• Conduct training and mentorship for peers and junior staff.

Unless required by legislation or union contract, starting salary will be step 1 of the salary range associated with this position. New hires advance to the next step in the range after 6 months and annually thereafter. Based on collective bargaining and legislative activity, there may be cost of living increases awarded annually. Additional longevity supplements begin after 5 years. The current wage progression for this position is in the table below.

Months of Employment

At Hire

6 months

18 months

30 months

42 months

54 Months

66 Months

78 Months

90 Months

Pay Range

OCSEA/36

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5

Step 6

Step 7

Step 8

Step 9

Hourly

$44.66

$46.87

$49.18

$51.58

$54.10

$56.84

$59.67

$62.64

$65.78

Annual

$92,893

$97,490

$102,294

$107,286

$112,528

$118,227

$124,114

$130,291

$136,822

The final candidate selected for the position will be required to undergo a criminal background check. Criminal convictions do not necessarily preclude an applicant from consideration for a position. An individual assessment of an applicant's prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.

You can check the status of your application online by signing into your profile and clicking the “My Jobpage” tab to view completed submissions and submission details. If you have questions other than your applications status, please direct them to DCY.Human (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full‑time and part‑time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:

• Medical…