Senior Infrastructure Specialist & Architect

Posting Information

Initial Posting Date: 11/06/2025
Final date to receive applications: 11/20/2025
Agency:
Department of Transportation
Salary Range: $7,617 – $11,535
Position Type:
Employee

Position Title:

Senior Infrastructure Specialist & Architect

We provide a safe and reliable multimodal transportation system that connects people and helps Oregon’s communities and economy thrive. We encourage people from all backgrounds and abilities to apply for our positions.

Join ODOT as a Senior Infrastructure Specialist & Architect and play a key role in shaping our enterprise technology environment. In this senior technical position, you’ll design, implement, and maintain complex systems that span multiple divisions across the agency. You’ll provide expert guidance to IT teams, lead large‑scale infrastructure initiatives, and serve as a trusted advisor to management on system architecture and operations.

• Effectively resolve system crashes and provide highest level of support for critical point‑of‑sale applications for DMV and Motor Carrier.
• Provide highest level of support for multiple operating system platforms and internet communications related security.
• Identify software/hardware defects and configuration problems, research failures, and contact vendor technical support as necessary.
• Effectively recommend appropriate courses of action on issues surrounding data sharing, data storage, resource utilization, fault tolerance and redundancy, usage, security, integrity, compatibility, capacity and change control management.
• Conduct business analysis, research, needs assessment, business process modeling, documentation, architecture and program development.
• Evaluate and modify vendor software while interfacing with vendor contacts and management.
• Architect, design, and construct new systems using server and internet technology, keeping business needs, security, and ODOT standards current.
• Responsible for high‑level strategic planning, considering issues such as resource utilization, disaster planning, overall system performance and security.
• Research, evaluate, architect and design new technology for use in ODOT’s mission‑critical infrastructure, examples include cloud computing, systems management, remote access, security, firewall, and intra/internet related access and security.

• Seven (7) years of information systems experience in managing enterprise‑level Microsoft servers and systems, such as Azure cloud services and federation, Always On VPN, and other remote access technologies.
• Associate’s degree or higher in computer science, information technology, or related field, OR completion of a two‑year accredited vocational training program in information technology.
• Five (5) years of information systems experience in managing enterprise‑level Microsoft servers and systems, such as Azure cloud services and federation, Always On VPN, and other remote access technologies.
• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science, or related field AND three (3) years of information systems experience in managing enterprise‑level Microsoft servers and systems, such as Azure cloud services and federation, Always On VPN, and other remote access technologies.
• Master’s degree in information technology, computer science, or related field AND one (1) year of information systems experience in managing enterprise‑level Microsoft servers and systems, such as Azure cloud services and federation, Always On VPN, and other remote access technologies.

• Experience in high‑level strategic system planning, considering issues such as resource utilization, disaster planning, overall system performance and security.
• Experience in the highest level of expertise and consultation for intra/internet technology based systems both on prem and cloud based.
• Experience in the highest level of support for Mission Critical point‑of‑sale applications where criticality of the system includes time critical, revenue, regulatory requirements and public safety.

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