PermitSF Solutions Architect Department of Technology

Company Description

• Application Opening:
  January 9, 2026
• Final date to receive applications:
  This job will close no sooner than February 8, 2026 (11:59 PM).
• ✅ Required Supplemental Questionnaire due at the time of application to be considered for this position:  (See below for additional information)

Applicants must complete this required Supplemental Questionnaire in addition to submitting an application. The questionnaire must be completed by no later than the Final date to receive applications of January 31, 2026 (11:59 PM).

Please note:

If you are coming across this announcement outside of the SF Careers website, you must apply directly on the SF Careers site. At this point, you should be able to view the Supplemental Questionnaire link.

Are you ready to make an impact in one of the most innovative cities? The Department of Technology (DT) is looking for passionate IT professionals to help shape the future of technology in San Francisco! As the centralized technology services provider for the City and County of San Francisco (CCSF), DT delivers critical infrastructure and services to over 33,000 employees—supporting public safety, municipal broadband, cybersecurity, cloud solutions, and more!

With a $140M+ annual budget and a team of 300+ experts, DT is leading the charge in digital transformation. DT provides services through our core areas of IT Excellence:

• IT Project Management Office
• Enterprise Application Services
• Cloud Center of Excellence
• IT Operations and Support including the Service Desk and NOC
• City Infrastructure including the Network, Telcom and Data Centers
• Office of Cybersecurity including Cyber Defense, Identity Management and Disaster Recovery
• Public Safety Systems and Municipal Broadband Fiber
• SFGovTV Broadcasting Services
• IT Finance and Administration Services
• Emerging Technologies

Why Join Us? Innovative & Impactful Work At DT, you won’t just work on IT—you’ll power a city. Your expertise will directly impact the residents of San Francisco, from closing the digital divide to ensuring secure, efficient city operations.

• Competitive pay, benefits, and retirement options
• Career growth opportunities through training, internal mobility, and subsidized education
• Diverse work environment in a diverse city

Join the team that’s shaping the future of technology in San Francisco. Apply today and be part of a dynamic, innovative, and mission-driven IT team!

Permit

SF is leading the City’s effort to modernize and unify San Francisco’s permitting system, making it faster, more predictable, and truly customer‑centric. The team is streamlining processes, strengthening accountability, and replacing more than 30 legacy systems with a single, citywide permitting platform launching in 2026.

The Department of Technology seeks a Permit

SF Solution Architect
, a senior technical leader responsible for guiding the City’s technical strategy, integration architecture, and system interoperability for the unified permitting platform built on the Open Gov Permitting & Licensing solution.

This role focuses on ensuring that data flows consistently across all permitting systems
, establishing an integration architecture that enables Open Gov to work seamlessly with critical City systems such as Accela, Oracle Forms, and Clariti. The Architect will define enterprise standards, lead architectural decision‑making, and work closely with Permit

SF, DataSF, Digital Services, the Mayor’s Office of Innovation (MOI), and DT to ensure citywide alignment on data governance, API standards, and system modernization roadmaps.

The Architect will also develop the long‑term plan for replacing legacy permitting systems and will guide technical decisions that ensure scalability, resilience, and sustainability for the City’s new permitting ecosystem.

Essential duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Provide strategic leadership for Permit
  
  SF’s integration and system architecture, ensuring consistent data exchange and interoperability across departments.
• Lead architectural decision‑making for connecting Open Gov with City systems, including legacy platforms (Accela, Oracle Forms, Clariti) and…