Salary: $105,636.00 - $145,000.00 Annually
Location : Denver Metro, CO
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: VAA00061 - 06/2026
Department: Department of State
Division: Information Technology Division
Opening Date: 06/03/2026
Closing Date: 6/17/2026 11:59 PM Mountain
FLSA: Determined by Position
Type of Announcement: This position is open only to Colorado state residents.
Primary Physical Work Address: 1700 Broadway, Denver, CO 80290, USA
FLSA Status: Exempt; position is not eligible for overtime compensation.
Department Contact Information:
How To Apply: Please submit an online application for this position at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado. Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.

Description of Job
ITS Division

The Information Technology Services (ITS) Division provides information systems and computer support for employees, customers of the Department of State, and therefore the people of Colorado. Much of the work completed by the division can be done remotely, contributing to the positive work-life balance of its employees. The Colorado Department of State is unique from many state agencies in that we are a smaller agency with an in-house ITS division, as a result our employees maintain greater collective impact over the work product of the Department.

As one of the few state agencies with a fully in-house ITS Division, the Colorado Department of State provides a unique environment where technology leadership directly influences statewide services and supports multiple critical systems for the State of Colorado.
IT Infrastructure and Operations Unit

Oversee and support information systems, including cloud infrastructure, network, servers, workstations, software, application development, and data services to support the Colorado Department of State (CDOS) staff, as well as the citizens of Colorado. IT staff ensures that the cybersecurity tenants of confidentiality, integrity, and availability are integrated throughout the infrastructure.
This includes infrastructure design and management of network, virtualization, and Azure cloud services. The unit maintains system hardware, software, and peripherals. Staff procures, installs, upgrades, enhances, and maintains computer applications and system software to support the Department. The work unit maintains desktop computer services, including peripherals on both individual workstations and back-end office systems.
Unit staff procures, configures, secures, installs, upgrades, enhances, and maintains the domain, including, but not limited to, domain controllers, file server(s), print server(s), mail server(s), accounting system server(s), domain database server(s), phone system server(s), utility server(s), etc. The unit ensures secure design, implementation, vulnerability management, and patching of systems is a top priority. All of these actions are performed as soon as possible within budgetary and legislative guidelines.
Illustration of key duties:

In this role, you will be a valued leader in the Information Technology Services Division, which will include oversight of a team of engineers. The ideal candidate will be a critical thinker with excellent leadership and complex problem-solving skills with the ability to adapt quickly when needed. To succeed in this role, it is important that you have outstanding communication skills, display an ability to plan and execute, and are committed to advancing a diverse and inclusive perspective.
This position will:

• Direct and supervise the engineering team that supports the Department's hybrid infrastructure.
• Provide infrastructure design and systems management.
• Provide cloud infrastructure design and implementation.
• Provide operational management and customer support.
• Provide DevSecOps support through collaboration and communication.
• Provide disaster recovery management.
• Complete professional development to enhance knowledge of role.
• Complete other duties as assigned.
• Integrate EDI (Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) practices, as well as accessibility compliance into everyday practices and workflows.
• Maintain confidentiality of all confidential voter and personal identifying information, personnel information, and any other confidential or proprietary information, as well as comply with all State and Department policies regarding professional conduct and professional practices.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights
Class Code & Classification Description
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

This position requires a total of six (6) years of relevant professional experience and/or education as outlined below. To be considered for this position, your application must clearly demonstrate that you meet one of the following options outlined below:

OPTION 1 - Experience

Six (6) years of professional experience in maintaining enterprise systems, which includes virtualization platforms, servers, Azure cloud infrastructure, and disaster recovery while overseeing system security, system performance, and resolving outages, one (1) year of which must be at the level of a work leader, staff authority, or unit supervisor in a role related to this position.

OR

OPTION 2 - Experience and/or Education -Be sure you've attached a copy of your unofficial transcript to qualify for this option. (You may redact information that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.)
A combination of related education and/or relevant experience as defined in Option 1 to equal six (6) years. Related education includes accredited coursework in cloud management, information technology, computer science, information systems, network engineering, network administration, cybersecurity, or a closely related field.

Please note that education will not substitute for the required one (1) year of professional experience at the level of a work leader, staff authority, or unit supervisor in a role related to this position.
Transcripts from colleges or universities outside the United States must be assessed for U.S. equivalency by a NACES educational credential evaluation service. This documentation is the responsibility of the applicant and must be included as part of your application materials. Failure to provide a transcript or credential evaluation report may result in your application being rejected and you will not be able to continue in the selection process for this announcement.

Preferred Qualifications and Competencies

The exceptional candidate will possess these identified knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies:

• Preference will be given to those candidates with previous State Service related to the work assigned to the position.
• Professional experience in IT infrastructure, Azure cloud architecture, network administration, systems engineering, and IT operations.
• Professional experience leading and developing technical teams, including systems administrators, network engineers, or IT Infrastructure engineers.
• Professional experience managing enterprise infrastructure environments, including servers, storage, virtualization platforms, Azure multi-region platforms, and network architecture.
• Professional experience administering or supporting Azure cloud infrastructure while maintaining disaster recovery environments.
• Professional experience implementing or managing IT service management (ITSM) frameworks, such as incidents, change management, and problem management processes.
• Professional experience developing and maintaining disaster recovery and business continuity plans, including backup and recovery strategies, testing, and documentation.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity best practices, vulnerability/patch management, and infrastructure security controls.
• Professional experience managing and architecting large-scale technology projects, including infrastructure upgrades, system migrations, and data center modernization.
• Professional experience managing IT budgets, procurement, and vendor relationships, including contract oversight and technology lifecycle planning.
• Familiarity with government, public sector, or regulated environments, including compliance and audit requirements.
• Required competencies to Include: Management of Personnel Resources • Overall Systems Configuration and Support • System Analysis/Evaluation • Judgement and Decision-Making Skills • Communication Skills • Complex Problem-Solving Skills/Problem Sensitivity • Critical Thinking Skills • Operations Analysis • Management of Financial Resources • Troubleshooting Skills • Network Design and Support • System Configuration and Support • Security Configuration and Support • Disaster Recovery • Azure Cloud Architecture

If you do possess any of the above qualifications, please specifically include the details on your application, as this information will be used to assess your qualifications and may be used to determine a top group of applicants.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

• Travel may be required to travel to state disaster recovery facility, for professional development/training opportunities, or as requested by supervisor.
• This position will be required to successfully pass a criminal background check.
• When completing your application package, ensure you have submitted your transcript (if applicable).
• Must be a Colorado resident at the time of submitting your application.
• The Department of State does NOT offer sponsored Visa for employment purposes.

Completing the Application

Applications will be reviewed by a Human Resources Specialist to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for the position. Your application should specifically address your specialized experience, work products, accomplishments, etc. as they relate to the position duties and minimum and preferred qualifications.

• The minimum qualifications listed in the announcement are NOT optional.
• Cover letters and resumes will NOT be accepted in lieu of the official State of Colorado application form.
• Cover letters and resumes may be attached to the application as supplemental information.

If it is determined that you meet the minimum qualifications, your application may also be used as part of the comparative analysis process to identify a top group for further consideration. The comparative analysis may consist of application reviews, answers to supplemental questions, review of submitted work samples, phone screens, structured interviews, and any other method determined to be valuable in identifying the right candidate.

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