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DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY
Your Partner For A Stronger Arizona.

DES works with families, community organizations, advocates and state and federal partners to realize our collective vision: A thriving Arizona.

DES serves more than 3 million Arizonans. Our Mission is to strengthen individuals, families, and communities for a better quality of life.
SOLUTIONS ARCHITECTURE MANAGER

Job Location:

DIVISION OF TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
1400 WEST WASHINGTON STREET, PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85007

Posting Details:

Salary: $84,824-$119,511
Grade: 29
Closing Date:
June 7, 2026

Job Summary:

Would you like to be part of an amazing team that helps Arizonans thrive? At the Department of Economic Security (DES) we strengthen individuals, families, and communities for a better quality of life. DES is looking for individuals who are committed to service, community, and teamwork. To learn more about DES please visit des.az.gov ; or click on the link here to view 'Our DES' video.

Come Join the DES Team!

The Department of Economic Security, Division of Technology Services, is seeking an experienced and highly motivated professional to join our team as an Applications Development Manager. This position will serve as a Solutions Architecture Manager.

The Solutions Architecture Team Lead is a hands-on leadership role responsible for designing and delivering modern, scalable technology solutions with a strong focus on Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Architecture, and emerging technologies. This position combines deep technical expertise with strong project management capabilities to lead solution design, architecture governance, and successful delivery of complex projects.

This position may offer the ability to work remotely within Arizona based upon the department's needs and continual meetings of expected performance measures.

The State of Arizona strives for a work culture that affords employees flexibility, autonomy, and trust. Across our many agencies, boards, commissions, many State employees participate in the State's Remote Work Program and are able to work remotely in their homes, in offices, and in hoteling spaces. All work, including remote work, should be performed within Arizona unless an exception is properly authorized in advance.

Job Duties:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Managing professional employees and supervising medium-to-large, complex technical or business support or production operations teams consisting of application developers, solutions architects, database, and quality assurance analysts.

• Providing leadership to supervisors and our professional staff.

• Leading the architecture and designing of AI-powered solutions and modern technology platforms.

• Working closely with Technical Product Managers, Project Managers and with business teams to architect technology solutions to meet client needs.

• Providing hands-on technical leadership in areas such as Generative AI, Machine Learning, Cloud-native architecture, APIs, and Data platforms.

• Managing the technical delivery of integrations, security, single-sign-on, and application-customizations.

• Publishing and presenting architecture and innovative solutions to technology leaders and business executives.

• Tracking and identifying technologies to solve business problems and present findings to technology leaders.

• Defining and implementing development best practices including secure coding, adequate unit testing, code quality checks, automated build processes, and continuous integration.

• Ensuring compliance of new and existing applications with technology standards and policies.

• Preparing reports for the Applications Development Senior Manager to identify the health of software applications, performance metrics and the status of development projects.

• Providing technical information required to develop the annual budget, including cost to upgrade or renew software and hiring additional resources.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

Knowledge of:

• Broad and deep understanding of all facets of management and leadership, as well as a vision for DES technical environment as it relates to application development and the

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