Information Technology Specialist Iii

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Job Code #: JC-508775

Position # (s):

-976

Position Title:

Principal Infrastructure Identity Security Architect

Classification: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST III

Salary: $9,507.00 – $12,740.00

# of Positions: 1

Work Location:

Sacramento County

Telework:
Hybrid

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

Work Shift:

8:00am – 5:00pm

Work Week:
Monday – Friday

The Employment Development Department (EDD) is one of the largest State departments with employees at hundreds of service locations. For more than 70 years, the EDD has connected millions of job seekers and employers in an effort to build the economy of the Golden State. In order to continue our mission, we are constantly looking for the best and the brightest to join our ranks.

Working at EDD presents many opportunities. If you strive to make a difference, we invite you to seek a career with EDD.

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Are you looking for a challenging and rewarding opportunity to lead enterprise‑level identity and infrastructure security initiatives within one of California’s largest IT environments? The Employment Development Department (EDD) is seeking a highly motivated and technically accomplished professional to serve as the Principal Infrastructure Identity Security Architect within the Information Technology Branch (ITB), Enterprise Infrastructure Security Operations Section.

The Information Technology Specialist III functions as the department’s principal architect responsible for designing, implementing, and advancing secure, scalable, and resilient enterprise identity and access management solutions across hybrid cloud and on‑premises platforms. The incumbent serves as a senior technical authority and provides expert‑level architectural guidance to engineers, system administrators, and project teams. This role ensures secure integration of directory, authentication, authorization, network, DNS, and email systems while enforcing least‑privilege, Zero‑Trust, and compliance‑based access models.

The incumbent collaborates with enterprise architects, cybersecurity leadership, and infrastructure operations teams to align identity and access architecture with organizational objectives and statewide security strategies. The Principal Infrastructure Identity Security Architect leads modernization efforts to improve automation, lifecycle governance, and recovery readiness; advises management on emerging identity technologies; and ensures that EDD’s enterprise infrastructure maintains the highest standards of security, compliance, and operational efficiency.

This position is headquartered at 1416 9th St, Sacramento, California, and may be eligible for telework under EDD’s telework policy. Employees are required to report to their assigned headquarters office as needed. Travel may be required to support enterprise projects and coordination with other state or vendor partners.

“This position may be eligible for a hybrid work schedule. The amount of telework is at the discretion of the Department and is subject to change as business needs arise. Employees are required to report to their headquarters office on their assigned in‑office days. Travel expenses to and from the assigned headquarters are the responsibility of the employee.”

Position is located at EDD’s newly built…