PermitSF Solutions Architect Department of Technology

Position: PermitSF Solutions Architect 9976 Department of Technology
Permit

SF Solutions Architect Department of Technology

Permit

SF is leading the City’s effort to modernize and unify San Francisco’s permitting system. The Department of Technology seeks a senior technical leader who will guide the City’s technical strategy, integration architecture, and system interoperability for the unified permitting platform built on the Open Gov Permitting & Licensing solution.

Responsibilities

• 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 City infrastructure (API gateway, cloud, and data platforms).

• Establish and maintain enterprise architecture standards covering integrations, data exchange, GIS/addressing, identity, document management, and API design.

• Define the integration layer that decouples City systems and user interfaces from Open Gov logic, ensuring long‑term flexibility.

• Ensure alignment with citywide strategies for cloud, cybersecurity, privacy, and digital transformation.

• Architect the system landscape supporting Permit

SF, including data synchronization, workflow coordination, data pipelines, GIS services, document management, and API/event‑driven integrations.

• Occasionally perform light technical prototyping, configuration, or proof‑of‑concept work to validate integration approaches or architectural assumptions.

• Guide implementation partners and vendors to ensure architecture compliance and long‑term sustainability.

• Advise on configuration tradeoffs to minimize customizations and technical debt.

• Develop the roadmap for transitioning from legacy systems to Open Gov, including coexistence and phased replacement strategies.

• Define operational standards for integrations, including monitoring, performance, security, and lifecycle management.

• Collaborate with DT engineering and operations to ensure long‑term platform readiness and support.

• Partner with Permit

SF leadership, business owners, DataSF, MOI, and Digital Services to ensure solutions align with redesigned workflows and data governance needs.

• Act as a liaison across City departments — Planning, DBI, Public Works, Fire, Public Health, DataSF, and DT — to ensure technical consistency and alignment.

Desirable Qualifications

• Strong background in integration architecture, API strategy, and systems interoperability.

• Experience with SaaS case management systems (e.g., Open Gov, Accela, Clariti) or similar technology platforms.

• Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP) and modern integration approaches.

• Experience with enterprise data platforms (Snowflake, Power BI) and data governance frameworks.

• Knowledge of San Francisco’s permitting landscape or municipal operations is a plus.

• Certifications such as TOGAF or cloud architecture credentials preferred.

• Demonstrated ability to guide technical decision‑making and influence diverse stakeholder groups.

• Experience working in complex, large‑scale enterprise or government environments.

Education & Experience

Education:

Possession of an associate’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field from an accredited college or university OR its equivalent in terms of total course credits/units (i.e., at least sixty (60) semester or ninety (90) quarter credits/units with a minimum of twenty (20) semester or thirty (30) quarter credits/units in Computer Science, Engineering or a closely‑related field).

Experience:

Five (5) years of experience in enterprise architecture, solution design, or technical leadership roles.

Substitution:
Additional experience may be substituted for the required degree on a year‑for‑year basis (up to a maximum of two (2) years).

Appointment Type

Appointment Type:
Temporary Exempt (TEX);
Full‑Time position is excluded by the Charter from the competitive civil service examination process and shall be served at the discretion of the appointment officer.

Work Location

Incumbent will conduct most of the work at the Department of Technology, 1 South Van Ness, as well as 49…