Digital Service Expert (Technical Lead) Remote From Anywhere In CO

Salary: $130,000.00 Annually
Location : Statewide, CO
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: EGB93885
Department: Governor's Office of Information Technology
Opening Date: 10/30/2026
Closing Date: 11/15/2026 11:59 PM Mountain
FLSA: Determined by Position
Primary Physical Work Address: (Remote From Anywhere In CO)
FLSA Status: Exempt; position is not eligible for overtime compensation.
Department Contact Information:
Type of Announcement: This announcement is not governed by the selection processes of the classified personnel system. Applications will be considered from residents and non-residents of Colorado.
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
TERM LIMITED POSITION: This position is term limited with an anticipated end date of approximately three years from the date of hire. This position is eligible for State employee benefits and may be extended as the situation warrants. This video explains the many benefits of working at the State of Colorado on a term limited basis

IMPORTANT NOTE: Please review your application to ensure completion. For the most equitable applicant experience, OIT's hiring team considers only the contents of your application to review your qualifications. Please do not include any attachments (such as resume or cover letter) with your application as these items are not used by OIT's hiring team.
Why this role exists
Colorado Digital Service (CDS) is a team within the Governor's Office of Information Technology, and our team partners with state agencies to deliver digital services that put Coloradans first. As a Digital Service Expert (Technical Lead) focused on engineering, you will join short-term, high-impact engagements to tackle complex public service challenges.

While all positions will contribute to the entire mission of OIT and CDS, some positions will focus on specific aspects of the mission, such as software engineering, product management, etc.
You will be focused on applying strong engineering fundamentals and creativity to solve technical challenges and engage with stakeholders across our partner state agencies to improve products and services that are essential for Coloradans.
The shape of the role
You are an adaptable, senior generalist who moves easily between zoomed-out service strategy and hands-on engineering strategy and craft. In this role, you will:

• Navigate complex policy, compliance, and technical constraints to arrive at the best technical decisions and solutions that address user needs.
• Advocate for modern software engineering practices and create momentum across various aspects of software development, such as security, DevSecOps, and automated testing.
• Build trust and alignment with stakeholders from our partner state agencies
• Collaborate deeply with other technologists, including product managers, service designers, and other engineers.
• Model good engineering practices with partner agencies, empowering them to hold delivery teams accountable to quality standards.

Essential Duties:

• Lead technical strategy and delivery for state services, and ensure systems reliably and securely deliver trustworthy experiences.
• Manage complex internal stakeholder environments to build support and consensus for forming and communicating strategy and goals. Provide trusted, expert guidance on the launch of technology products.
• Evaluate platforms, frameworks, and tools against enterprise architecture standards. Evaluate solution design, implementation, and quality assurance plans from delivery teams.
• Guide internal and vendor delivery teams through technical challenges and help mature skill sets and processes.
• Develop prototypes and pilots to drive experimentation with new experiences.
• Contribute toopen source code bases and represent CDS to open source developers on relevant projects.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights
A wide salary range is posted for this position and any job offer is based upon a salary analysis to comply with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. The salary analysis considers relevant experience, education, certifications, and state seniority as compared to others doing substantially similar work. While most salary offers are made within the posted range, occasionally an offer is made below or above the posted range based upon this salary analysis.

This is a skills-based job announcement. The required minimum qualifications and/or education (if substituting for the proven experience, knowledge, and skills), are as follows:
Minimum Qualifications:

• A minimum of five (5) years of experience developing software in complex environments.
• Documented proficiency in working collaboratively with teams across the software development life cycle.

Substitutions:

• Additional appropriate education will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis, but cannot completely substitute for these qualifications.
• Training or Certification related to the work assigned to the position will be assigned credit towards substitution for experience and/or education, but cannot completely substitute for these qualifications.
• If the minimum qualifications include a degree requirement, additional appropriate paid or unpaid experience will substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience building and integrating APIs and web applications.
• Ability to lead technical decisions and manage technical operations across team members.
• Familiarity with PII data privacy and user consent principles.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP).
• Knowledge of accessibility and user-centered design for public-facing services.
• Experience in public sector or highly regulated environments.
• Proficiency in modern web development (e.g., JavaScript/TypeScript, REST APIs).
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP).
• Familiarity with deployment and hosting concepts (e.g., CI/CD pipelines, static hosting).
• Knowledge of accessibility and user-centered design for public-facing services.
• Familiarity with PII data privacy and user consent principles.
• Experience in the public sector or highly regulated environments.

Conditions of Employment:
OIT employees must comply with any screening procedures in place at state agency locations where they might perform work.

A pre-employment background check will be conducted as part of the selection process. Post-employment background checks will be required for specific agencies as business needs dictate, which may include a polygraph exam, fingerprint-based criminal history search, reference checks, and a drug test.

This position may require travel within the specified geographic area, and to locations across the state as needed.

This position may require on-call duties as needed by the position.
Supplemental Information
If this posting indicates "remote from anywhere in CO" in the title, periodic reporting to the primary state work location designated for the position is required. All remote work must be performed in Colorado.

While candidates from out of state will be considered for this role, the candidate selected for the position must relocate and reside in Colorado on the first day of their new position. A reasonable timeframe for relocation will be established on an individual basis, while considering business needs, and determining a start date.
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TERM LIMITED POSITION:
This position is term limited with an anticipated end date of three years from the time of hire. The position may be extended if additional funds permit it. This position is eligible for State employee benefits. Do you wish to proceed with the selection process?

• Yes
• No

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Describe the top 3 outcomes you have achieved that you believe are relevant to this role.
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Please describe how you learned of this job opening.
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The Governor's Office of Information Technology (OIT) complies with Colorado's Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. While a wide salary range is posted, specific criteria (experience, education, state seniority, etc.) will be used to determine any salary offer. While most salary offers are made within the posted range, occasionally an offer is made below or above the posted range based upon this salary analysis. It is this salary analysis, rather than any negotiation process, that determines any salary offer. Please acknowledge your understanding of this process and the posted salary range for this position.

• Yes, I understand the above statement.

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All remote work must be performed from within the State of Colorado. If you live out of state and are selected for this position you must relocate to Colorado before commencing employment. There is no form of relocation assistance, financial or otherwise, available for any position. Do you wish to proceed with your submission?

• Yes, I understand the above statement.

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Do you currently reside in the state of Colorado?

• Yes
• No

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If any of the State of Colorado positions listed in your employment history were performed as a contract employee, you MUST list the position/s, State Agency, and the name of the contracting company by whom you were paid during the contract position. If this does not apply, please type "N/A".
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Do you currently require employer sponsorship for a Visa, employer-provided documentation to maintain your Visa, or employer participation in a program for the purposes of immigration status?

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• No

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In the future, will you require employer sponsorship for a Visa, employer-provided documentation to maintain your Visa, or employer participation in a program for the purposes of immigration status?

• Yes
• No

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