Division of Technology Services (DTS)
1400 West Washington Street Phoenix Arizona 85007

Salary: $92314 $130212

Grade: 30

Closing Date: May 1 2026

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The Department of Economic Security Division of Technology Services (DTS) is seeking an experienced and highly motivated individual to join our team as a Systems Network Manager Senior (Technical Delivery Manager). This position provides IT technical delivery leadership supporting major application modernization initiatives at Department of Economic Security (DES). The position leads large scale technology modernization projects managing large cross functional technical teams and overall technology management. Responsible for leading and coordinating teams in the areas of core business application and integration engineering data migration business intelligence quality assurance and directly leading and managing IT teams supporting distributed applications. coordinate all infrastructure and security efforts and acts as a dedicated technical liaison to business partners and implementation partners. This position provides oversight of all technical teams both internal and external staff.

This position may offer the ability to work remotely within Arizona based upon the departments needs and continual meetings of expected performance measures.

The state of Arizona strives for a work culture that affords employees flexibility autonomy and trust. Across our many agencies boards commissions many State employees participate in the States Remote Work Program and are able to work remotely in their homes in offices and in hoteling spaces. All work including remote work should be performed within Arizona unless an exception is properly authorized in advance.

Essential Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Oversee software engineers and technical leaders for all distributed systems across the agency to understand subsystem and component specifications and recommend changes to facilitate efficient and effective development. Review design and code of existing systems to determine potential issues and provide suitable recommendations to improve code quality. Integrate test sessions of components and subsystems on test and production servers.
Design and document subsystems and system components consisting of several objects working together to execute an encapsulated function of the larger system. Implement and debug subsystems and components.
Determine and communicate the implications of system-level decisions on subsystems and components and help determine how best to mitigate or take advantage of these implications. Determine and communicate the requirements and capabilities of components within the context of the larger system project and team.
Develop and review the technical designs for the multiple systems. Ensure modifications to the technical design comply with the technical standards of the State and project. Develop standard operational reports to be designed into the systems. Participate and approve all aspects of database development infrastructure and security management. Review and approve technical and architecture documentation.
Oversee management of the teams technical infrastructure (e.g. repository build system testing system) under guidance from the engineers or other project leads. Perform tasks efficiently and work together with team to ensure project success.

Knowledge of:
Technical systems architecture experience.
Visual user interface(s) application logic database design and web services construction on the Microsoft Windows platform.
Most effective and efficient product development using Microsoft C# .NET MS SQL Database (including SQL Server Reporting Services) and TFS (Team Foundation Server).
Prior experience in code development database/script development unit testing source code management build management integration testing and deployment.
Complex IT infrastructure components. Operating systems system security and database management and Application Development technologies and trends.
IT processes including Incident management change management configuration management capacity management service continuity management and troubleshooting.
Methodologies and practices of IT infrastructure management Operational frameworks and governance methodologies such as ITIL ITSM and other standardized operations frameworks.
Substantial knowledge of information technology interdependencies across Information Technology disciplines.
Integrate new concepts practices and emerging technologies into strategic planning process.

Skill in:
Progressive technical leadership in designing building and implementing medium to large scale software systems.
Building and deploying highly scalable secure web based digital applications using n-tier architecture.
Implementing data-driven applications utilizing significant relation database engines.
System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and software development methodologies like waterfall iterative and agile.
Managerial skills and experience of Software Engineering experience using technologies including C# .NET MS SQL and Java/J2EE
Experience in executing projects using agile and DevOps frameworks using cloud infrastructure.
Communicating (Verbal and Written) effectively with technical no-technical staff and business stakeholders as needed or directed.
Deployment and configuration on a shared data center model and knowledge of disaster recovery architecture.
Executing Artificial Intelligence (AI) projects.

Ability to:
Maintain alignment of technical teams to business and technical delivery expectations and act as a point of contact for escalations and leadership communications for all technical efforts.
Translate highly complex concepts in ways that can be understood by a variety of audiences
Influence senior leadership to adopt new ideas products and/or approaches
Function as a mentor for software engineers quality engineers architects providing assistance where needed
Collaborate with senior management in terms of supplying input for key design and architecture decisions as well as work estimation and resource planning
Review and approve technical and architecture documentation.
Interact with other technical leaders and teams to understand subsystem and component specifications and recommend changes to facilitate efficient and effective development.
Participate in integrated test sessions of components and subsystems on test and production servers
Determine and communicate the implications of system-level decisions on subsystems and components and help determine how best to mitigate or take advantage of these implications.
Support management of the teams technical infrastructure (e.g. repository build system testing system) under guidance from the engineers or other project leads. Perform tasks efficiently and work together with team to ensure project success.

The ideal candidate for this position will have:
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This position may require driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business then the following requirements apply: Drivers License Requirements. Any employee operating a motor vehicle on State business must possess and retain a current valid class-appropriate drivers license complete all required training and successfully pass all necessary drivers license record checks. The license must be current unexpired and neither revoked nor suspended. Employees who drive on state business are subject to drivers license record checks must maintain acceptable driving records and must complete all required driver training. An employee who operates a personally owned vehicle on state business shall maintain the statutorily required liability insurance (see Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) R.11).
Successfully pass background and reference checks; employment is contingent upon completion of the above-mentioned process and the agencys ability to reasonably accommodate any restrictions
All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify)
Employee shall obtain and maintain a valid Level One fingerprint clearance card that meets DES requirements for a Level One card pursuant to Arizona Revised Statute 41-1969.
Bachelors degree plus 8 or more years of related experience plus 3 or more years of management experience (or equivalent experience).

The Arizona Department of Economic Security offers a comprehensive benefits package to include:

Affordable medical dental life and short-term disability insurance plans
Participation in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) and long-term disability plans
10 paid holidays per year
Paid vacation and sick time
Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child.
Deferred compensation plan
Wellness plans
Tuition Reimbursement
Stipend Opportunities
Infant at Work Program
Rideshare and Public Transit Subsidy
Career Advancement & Employee Development Opportunities

By providing the option of a full-time or part-time remote work schedule employees enjoy improved work/life balance report higher job satisfaction and are more productive. Remote work is a management option and not an employee entitlement or right. An agency may terminate a remote work agreement at its discretion.

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona please visit our benefits page.

State employees are required to participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) the State sponsored retirement contribution plan and the Long-Term Disability (LTD) program after a 27-week waiting period. The ASRS defined benefit plan provides for life-long income upon retirement. You will also have the option to participate in a voluntary deferred compensation program to take advantage of tax-deferred retirement investments.

On or shortly after your first day of work you will be provided with additional information about the available insurance plans enrollment instructions submission deadlines and effective dates.

For questions about this career opportunity please contact Benson Walker at or email

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling . Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.