AQR Manager

The Office of Secretary of State (OSOS) offers some of the most unique and diverse job opportunities in state government. Its critical responsibilities include: ensuring a fair and accurate elections process; connecting Washingtonians through the power of libraries; protecting our important government records; and registering corporations and charities. The Secretary of State also administers vital community programs that inspire giving, document our history, and assist crime survivors in avoiding further abuse.

This independent office under the state Constitution operates from facilities in the Olympia area and statewide.

The OSOS is looking for top-performing employees who embody its core values of integrity, service excellence, visionary leadership, collaboration and teamwork. It is committed to both employee growth and work-life balance. The benefits of working in state government also include potential eligibility for the public service loan forgiveness program. Visit our website at: www.sos.wa.gov.

The Division of Information Technology (IT) ensures that all technology systems within OSOS business programs run smoothly, securely, and efficiently. We are the strategic partner in driving business goals, improving operational efficiency, and safeguarding critical data and systems. IT is deeply involved in ensuring the seamless flow of information, providing scalability and innovation, handling everything from hardware, software and tools to complex systems delivering valuable customer experience.

The Architecture, Quality & Risk (AQR) program within IT is focused on the integration of structural design with quality, performance, and security to mitigate development risks, and measurable evaluation for improved decision making, scalability, and enhanced reliability of the information technology used lity Assurance standards and structure inform test driven best practices to thwart security vulnerability outcomes across all IT Programs & Services.

This team is necessary to carry out the infrastructure and application design, development, and test standards for other IT program areas, and have an interconnected partnership with the Information Security and Response Division to ensure quality and risk outcomes resulting from their assessments/audits are completed by appropriate IT programs and teams successfully.

The incumbent in the Architecture Quality and Risk Management role is responsible for ensuring policy, compliance over our design, regulatory, and quality requirements are met, while managing effective mechanisms to mitigate security risks identified by the Information Security and Response team are in place to safeguard the technology services applied across OSOS. This role bridges architectural expertise with quality assurance and risk management processes, to ensure IT delivers designs that meet business needs, following firm standards and best practice alignment, and applicable methods to prevent security risks through proactive measures.

The role will ensure that the architecture policy, standards and projects delivering architectural outcomes and solutions meet the highest standard, risks are identified and proactively managed, and project managers and their sponsor teams achieve their goals and objectives while safeguarding quality and compliance actions. This role blends technical leadership with governance and quality oversight, requiring an incumbent who can translate complex IT risks into actionable architectural solutions while ensuring quality controlled operational excellence.

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