Director of Platform Engineering - IT Statewide Director ; ASP
Listed on 2026-03-06
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IT/Tech
Cloud Computing, IT Support, Systems Administrator, IT Project Manager
About This Job
The Division of Administration/Office of Technology Services has a vacancy. This job title has an assigned pay grade of TS-319. This position is located in the Administration, Strategy and Planning Section. Req. 217777.
The Office of Technology Services (OTS) aims to be a responsible partner in delivering innovative, effective, and reliable solutions that support and enhance the IT functions within the Executive Branch Departments. OTS will work to increase the return on the State's investment in technology by promoting smart decision-making, solving problems intelligently, increasing the rate of project success, and fostering skilled and professional staff.
The Director of Platform Engineering reports to the Administrator of Architecture, Standards, and Platforms (ASP) and provides operational leadership for platforms that power application development, delivery, and observability across the enterprise. This includes infrastructure-as-code environments, cloud hosting platforms, CI/CD pipelines, and developer tool chains. The role is accountable for ensuring platform stability, performance, security, and ease of use across teams, while enabling modern software engineering practices.
The Director will also drive platform strategy and evolution to meet emerging needs and customer agency demands.
The Division Of Administration is the State Government’s Management Arm and the hub of its financial operations. Division Offices perform a wide variety of activities including the following:
- Overseeing the state’s capital construction program
- Working to provide state and federal grants for community development
- Development of the state budget
- Providing technology services
- Giving agencies guidance in the state purchasing and contracting process as they seek goods and services
- Administering a program that provides federal funds to help Louisiana residents recover from a series of devastating hurricanes
- Seven years of experience in information technology or administrative services; OR
- Six years of full-time work experience in any field plus five years of experience in information technology or administrative services; OR
- An associate's degree in information technology plus five years of experience in information technology or administrative services; OR
- A bachelor’s degree plus five years of experience in information technology or administrative services; OR
- A bachelor’s degree with twenty-four semester hours in an information technology, computer science, engineering, mathematics, or business analytics field plus four years of experience in information technology or administrative services; OR
- A master’s degree plus four years of experience in information technology or administrative services.
Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience toward the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.
NoteA certification in an approved area may be substituted for the education and/or experience requirements at the time of hire or promotion, provided the appointment is made from a Certificate of Eligibles.
Job SpecificationThe official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.
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