Job Requisition ID: 58611 Opening Date: 09/04/2026Closing Date: 09/21/2026Agency: Department of Innovation and TechnologyClass Title: INFORMATION SYSTEMS ANALYST II - 21166 Skill Option: Application Services - Information Technology Bilingual Option: NoneSalary: Anticipated starting salary $8,060/month; Full range $8,060 - $11,851/monthJob Type: SalariedCategory: Full TimeNumber of Vacancies: 1Bargaining Unit Code: RC063 Professional Employees, Educators,Juvenile Justice School Counselors and Special Education Resources Coordinators,and Physicians AFSCMEMerit Comp Code:
Work Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm (Work hours may vary)
Anticipated Hybrid Work Schedule Availability: 1 to 5 Days per week in office, depending on operational needsHeadquarter Location: 801 S 7th St, Springfield, Illinois, 62703Work County: SangamonAgency Contact:

This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.

All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.

Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.

PROOF OF EDUCATIONAL COURSEWORK IS REQUIRED. ACCEPTABLE PROOF OF COURSEWORK INCLUDES UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS, COPIES OF OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS, ACCOUNT RECORDS (INCLUDING SCREENSHOTS) OF ACADEMIC COURSEWORK, AND ANY SIMILAR DOCUMENTS CREATED BY AN ACADEMIC INSTITUTION.

Are you looking for a rewarding career with an organization that values their staff? The Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) is seeking to hire qualified candidates with the opportunity to work in a dynamic, creative thinking, problem solving environment. This position serves as an Application Architecture & Platform Engineering Lead supporting the Illinois State Police, I drive enterprise software quality through expert architectural oversight, rigorous development standards, and reliable system interoperability. In this role, you will optimize Azure platform operations and DevOps pipelines to ensure secure, efficient, and scalable delivery of mission-critical applications. In addition, you will provide strategic technology guidance and leading complex project teams to align modern technical solutions with business goals to elevate performance, reliability, and innovation across the organization. If you possess these knowledges, skills, abilities, and experience, we invite you to apply for this position to join the DoIT Team!

Essential Functions

• Under administrative direction, serves as an Application Architecture & Platform Engineering Lead for the Department of Innovations & Technology (DoIT) supporting the Illinois State Police (ISP) performing complex professional and advisory functions in Software Architecture & Development Standards.
• Provides DevOps and Azure Platform support by managing Azure DevOps pipelines and repositories and using elevated access to configure and maintain key Azure resources such as App Services, Domain Name System (DNS), managed identities, and databases.
• Provides architectural guidance and technology recommendations by researching emerging solutions and collaborating with stakeholders to align technical approaches with business needs.
• Serves as team leader on highly complex projects while independently planning, developing, and implementing techniques for gathering and interpreting data.
• Keeps abreast of new developments in the information technology field by continuing education through online training platforms, meetings, training sessions, seminars, and conferences to increase familiarity with and remain current on products, vendors, techniques, and procedures.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to four (4) years of college with course work in computer science or directly related fields.
• Requires three (3) years of professional experience in Application Services or a related Information Technology field.

Specialized Skills

• Requires three (3) years professional experience architecting, developing and supporting complex applications using .NET, modern object-oriented practices, and contemporary architectural patterns to deliver scalable and maintainable solutions.
• Requires three (3) years professional experience working with both backend and frontend development, including secure API design and integration, data access frameworks, and modern UI technologies.
• Requires three (3) years professional experience designing, optimizing, and administering relational and integrated data solutions to ensure performance, reliability, and alignment with architectural standards.
• Requires three (3) years professional experience implementing and supporting cloud-based application architectures, including Azure services, DevOps pipelines, and cloud-native data capabilities to enable efficient development and deployment practices.

Preferred Qualifications (In Order of Significance)

• Three (3) years professional experience architecting, developing and supporting complex applications using .NET, modern object-oriented practices, and contemporary architectural patterns to deliver scalable and maintainable solutions.
• Three (3) years professional experience working with both backend and frontend development, including secure API design and integration, data access frameworks, and modern UI technologies.
• Three (3) years professional experience designing, optimizing, and administering relational and integrated data solutions to ensure performance, reliability, and alignment with architectural standards.
• Three (3) years professional experience implementing and supporting cloud-based application architectures, including Azure services, DevOps pipelines, and cloud-native data capabilities to enable efficient development and deployment practices.
• Three (3) years professional experience serving in a technical lead or lead developer role, providing architectural guidance, coordinating complex technical tasks, conducting code reviews, and supporting the professional development of team members.
• Three (3) years professional experience defining and enforcing coding standards, naming conventions, logging practices, testing protocols, and architectural patterns to ensure consistent, high-quality software delivery.
• Three (3) years professional experience implementing and overseeing automated testing frameworks-unit, integration, and end-to-end-to support code quality and strengthen continuous integration processes.
• Extensive knowledge configuring and maintaining Azure platform resources using elevated access, including App Services, DNS, managed identities, storage, and databases.
• Ability to analyze and resolve complex system issues through structured debugging, root cause analysis, and development of practical, scalable solutions.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts, interpret and document policies and procedures, gather requirements, collaborate with stakeholders, and foster productive cross-functional relationships.

Conditions of Employment

The State of Illinois complies with federal and state disability laws and will make reasonable accommodation for applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants must possess the ability to meet ALL of the following conditions of employment, with or without reasonable accommodation, to be considered for this position.

• Requires the ability to verify identity.
• Requires employment authorization to accept permanent full-time position with the State of Illinois.
• Requires the ability to pass a position specific, agency required background check and self-disclosure of criminal history.
• Requires the ability to use agency supplied equipment such as laptop, personal computer, work cell phone and any other required equipment or devices.
• Requires the ability to attend seminars, conferences, and training to remain current on methods, tools, ideologies or other industry related topics relevant to job duties.
• Requires the ability to lift and carry objects or equipment weighing up to 10 pounds. This is considered sedentary work as defined by the U.S. Department of Labor (20 CFR 404.1567(a)). Sedentary work involves lifting no more than 10 pounds at a time and requires occasional lifting, carrying, walking, and standing.
• Requires the ability to serve in an on-call capacity.
• Requires the ability to work outside of normal hours to meet deadlines.
• Requires the ability to travel in performance of duties.

The conditions of employment listed are incorporated and/or related to any duties included in the position description.

This position DOES contain "Specialized Skills" (as that term is used in CBAs).

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