Salary: $104,407.42 - $156,611.26 Annually
Location : 515 SOUTH FRIO, SAN ANTONIO, 78207, TX
Job Type: 4A Full-Time
Job Number: 2027-00062
Department: ITSD
Opening Date: 10/02/2026
Closing Date: 11/2/2026 11:59 PM Central
Grant Funded: No
FLSA Status: Exempt
Job Summary Under general supervision, is responsible for providing guidance, roadmaps, principles, standards, and best practices. Enables business and IT leaders to make investment decisions that balance and prioritize current operational demands, disruptions, and opportunities with the longer-term strategic vision. Provides strategic consultation to business partners in defining or designing business processes and technical functions on complex and/or system-wide projects. May exercise technical supervision.
Work Location515 South Frio, San Antonio, TX 78207
Work Hours7:45 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday
Essential Job Functions - Defines the request and review processes and leads the integration of those processes with related business and IT processes.
- Develops and maintains the architectural runway across a platform, identifies enablers at the enterprise/portfolio level, and balances between intentional architecture and emergent design.
- Researches, identifies, and internally markets enabling technologies based on business partner requirements.
- Orchestrates IT's delivery of business value from technology, working closely with product management across platforms.
- Provides overall direction, guidance, and definition of technology architecture in platforms to effectively support business strategy.
- Reviews and leads the development of an implementation plan for the enterprise architecture of platforms based on business requirements and IT strategies.
- Reviews existing business processes and establishes metrics and approves design to improve processes, as well as support of all
architectural disciplines under their direction. - Leads the identification and analysis of enterprise business drivers.
- Responsible for defining the direction for future projects.
- Provides technical guidance and consultation to subordinate architects.
- Performs related duties and fulfills responsibilities as required.
Job Requirements - Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
- Six (6) years of IT and business/industry work experience including architecture design and deployment, systems life cycle management and infrastructure planning and operations.
- Applicants for this position must pass a Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) fingerprint-based background check and maintain CJIS eligibility. Due to CJIS requirements related to system access, the following will result in being disqualified for this position: Felony Convictions, Felony Deferred Adjudication, Class A & B Misdemeanor Deferred Adjudication, Class B Misdemeanor Convictions, an Open Arrest for Any Criminal Offense (Felony or Misdemeanor), and Family Violence Convictions.
Applicant Information- Unless otherwise stated, applicants are permitted to substitute two years of related full-time experience for one year of higher education or one year of related higher education for two years of experience in order to meet the minimum requirements of the job. One year of full-time experience is defined as 30 or more hours worked per week for 12 months. One year of higher education is defined as 30 credit hours completed at an accredited college or university.
- Applicants selected for employment with the City of San Antonio in this position must receive satisfactory results from pre-employment drug testing and background checks. If required for the position, a physical, motor vehicle record evaluation, and additional background checks may be conducted.
- Please be advised that if selected for this position, information regarding employment history as it relates to the qualifications of the position will be needed for employment verification. Applicants claiming military service to meet the experience requirement for this position may attach a DD214 to the application.
- If selected for this position, official transcripts, diplomas, certifications, and licenses must be submitted at the time of processing. Unofficial transcripts and copies of other relevant documents may be attached to the application for consideration in advance.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities - Knowledge of multiple, diverse technologies and processing environments
- Knowledge of all components of a holistic enterprise architecture
- Skill in developing implementation plan for enterprise architecture
- Skill in creating stream-lined request and review processes in an IT context
- Skill in achieving recognized standing in professional field through original contribution
- Ability to influence senior level management and key stakeholders
- Ability to negotiate to reach agreements on issues of strategic importance where there may be widely conflicting goals or perspectives
- Ability to perform all the essential function of the position, with or without accommodations
- Ability to work in an office environment
Benefits InformationThe City of San Antonio (CoSA) strives to provide a competitive compensation and benefit package to attract and retain a highly skilled workforce. To accomplish this, CoSA offers subsidized health care benefits for active and retired employees, paid disability benefits, paid life insurance, as well as automatic participation in a pension program which is currently matched two to one.
For more detailed information, please click on the following link to view Benefits offered by the City of San Antonio:
Note: - Part-Time, Temporary, and non-City positions are not eligible for CoSA Benefits.
- Holiday and Leave benefits for Pre-K 4 SA positions may be different than what is listed at the above link.
Additional InformationThe City Of San Antonio is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. This means that the City does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sex (gender), age, disability, national origin, genetic information, or sexual orientation. All individuals are encouraged to apply and compete for jobs with the City of San Antonio.
If you require assistance at any stage of the application process due to a disability, please contact the so that accommodations may be made to meet your needs. Our telephone number is and our fax number is .
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Are you a current regular full time or part time CoSA employee?
- Yes - I am a Full Time City Employee.
- Yes - I am a Part Time City Employee.
- No - I am not a Full Time or Part Time City Employee.
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Are you a veteran or active member of the armed forces?
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Are you a San Antonio Ready to Work Program (SARTW) or Train for Jobs San Antonio Program (TfJSA) participant?
- Yes - SA Ready to Work Program
- Yes - Train for Jobs SA Program
- Yes - Both Programs
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What best describes your highest level of education at the end of the current semester?
- Some High School
- High School Diploma or GED recognized by the Texas Education Agency or a regional accrediting agency
- 30+ completed semester hours (credits) from an accredited college or university
- 60+ completed semester hours (credits) from an accredited college or university
- Associate's Degree from an accredited college or university
- 90+ completed semester hours (credits) from an accredited college or university
- 120+ completed semester hours (credits) from an accredited college or university
- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university
- Master's Degree from an accredited college or university
- PhD, JD, or other Post Graduate Degree from an accredited college or university
- None of the above
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How many years of IT and business/industry work experience including architecture design and deployment, systems life cycle management and infrastructure planning and operations do you have?
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How many years of related information technology to include relevant networking experience do you have?
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Tell us about a situation where you had to negotiate architecture direction across multiple departments with differing priorities. What approach did you take, and what was the result? If you do not have related experience, enter "N/A."
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Tell us about a time you had to integrate systems or processes across siloed business units. What barriers did you face and how did you overcome them? If you do not have related experience, enter "N/A."
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Describe an architectural recommendation or project outcome that did not go as expected. What did you learn, and how have you applied that learning since? If you do not have related experience, enter "N/A."
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What do you believe are the critical components of an effective architectural roadmap?
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I acknowledge for this position I must pass a Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) fingerprint-based background check and maintain CJIS eligibility. Due to CJIS requirements related to system access, the following will result in being disqualified for this position: 1) Felony Convictions, 2) Felony Deferred Adjudication, 3) Class A & B Misdemeanor Deferred Adjudication, 4) Class B Misdemeanor Convictions, 5) Open Arrest for Any Criminal Offense (Felony or Misdemeanor), and 5) Family Violence Convictions.
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I understand that if I have a need for a reasonable accommodation to participate in the recruitment and interview process, I can contact the Human Resources Department at or . I further understand that if an accommodation is necessary to perform the position for which I have applied, I can contact HR after an offer has been extended.
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