City and County of Denver

IT Solutions Architect – Denver International Airport

City and County of Denver$110K — $165K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, Mathematics, or related field.
  • Three years of professional IT experience; two years in enterprise-level systems design and implementation.
  • Experience in IT solution architecture practices like business capability modeling and application portfolio management.
  • Knowledge of ServiceNow IT architecture and Strategic Portfolio Management.
  • Expertise in Data Mesh and Event-Driven Design architectural patterns.

Responsibilities

  • Lead IT solution architecture governance across various business capabilities and platforms.
  • Oversee technology intake and architecture review processes including product review and demand management.
  • Partner with stakeholders to define roadmaps, standards, and modernization priorities.
  • Build and maintain architecture dashboards to track various metrics like demand health and technical risk.
  • Facilitate cross-functional architecture discussions to create scalable and secure technology solutions.

Benefits

  • Lifetime monthly pension after five years of service.
  • 457B Retirement Plan.
  • Earn 140 hours of PTO in the first year plus additional paid holidays and wellness days.
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans effective within one month of starting.
Full Job Description

What We Offer


The City and County of Denver offers competitive pay commensurate with education and experience. New hires are typically brought into the organization between $110,000 - $165,000/year. We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which include but are not limited to:


  • A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service
  • 457B Retirement Plan
  • 140 hours of PTO earned within first year + 12 paid holidays, 1 personal holiday, 1 wellness day, and 1 volunteer day per year
  • Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date

 

Location & Schedule


The City and County of Denver supports a hybrid workplace model. Employees work where needed, at a job site several days a week and off-site as needed. Employees must work within the state of Colorado on their off-site days.   

 

In this position you can expect to work on site at least 2 days per week at the Denver International Airport.

 

Who We Are & What You’ll Do


Since opening on Feb. 28, 1995, Denver International Airport (DEN) has become one of the world’s busiest airports. In 2025, 82,427,962 passengers passed through DEN, making DEN 4thbusiest airport in the U.S. and the worldb9s 10thb9 busiest airport. DEN is Coloradob9s primary economic engine, generating $47.2 billion in annual economic impact for the state.At DEN, we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace. We celebrate individuality and strive to keep Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Accessibility (EDIA) at the center of all that we do. 

 

As an IT Solution Architect for Platforms, and Analytics, you will work with business and IT professionals, aligning technology requests, platforms, and data capabilities. This role will mature DENb9s architecture governance processes through IT Product Review, Demand Management, and Architecture Round Table technical review. You will partner with business stakeholders, platform owners, and delivery teams to ensure technology decisions are reusable, supportable, secure, well-documented, and aligned to long-term enterprise roadmaps.

 

Specifically, as the IT Solutions Architect, you will:


  • Lead IT solution architecture governance across business capabilities, applications, data assets, platforms, technical services, and service instances.
  • Mature DENb9s ServiceNow Solution Architecture and Common Service Data Model practices to strengthen visibility into applications, services, ownership, dependencies, lifecycle status, and business alignment.
  • Oversee technology intake and architecture review processes, including New Product Review, Demand Management, Architecture Round Table discussions, reuse assessments, decision records, and disposition outcomes.
  • Partner with platform subject matter experts and technical architects to define roadmaps, standards, reusable patterns, and modernization priorities for enterprise platforms.
  • Build and maintain architecture dashboards and reporting that track demand health, technical risk, reuse opportunities, decision status, ownership, and governance outcomes.
  • Facilitate crossadfunctional architecture discussions that translate business needs into secure, scalable, supportable, and costadeffective technology solutions.
  • Promote consistent use of ITSM, ITIL, BPMN, ServiceNow, Microsoft Purview, and IT solution architecture practices to improve operational maturity and decision quality.

 

What Youb9ll Bring


Our ideal candidate has some or all the following experience, skills, and characteristics:


  • Ability to understand enterprise platforms and communicate architecture decisions clearly between technical and business stakeholders.
  • Experience leading IT Solution Architecture practices, including business capability modeling, application portfolio management, service modeling, technology standards, and roadmap development.
  • Knowledge of ServiceNow IT Solution Architecture, Common Service Data Model, Strategic Portfolio Management, Demand Management, and IT Service Management practices.
  • Proven ability to facilitate architecture review boards, technology intake governance, reuse assessments, decision records, stakeholder alignment, and disposition tracking.
  • Expertise in deploying modern architectural patternssuch as Data Mesh and Event-Driven Designto modernize legacy environments and implement federated governance across SaaS platforms.
  • Proven ability to institutionalize enterprise-wide governance using Microsoft Purview for data assets while aligning IT service management through ServiceNow to drive consistent, compliant, and auditable outcomes.

 

Required Minimum Qualifications


  • Education requirement: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Business Administration, Mathematics, or a related field.
  • Experience Requirement: Three (3) years of professional information technology experience installing, maintaining, and/or modifying operating system and/or network operating system software and associated hardware. Two of these years must include experience in designing and implementing enterprise level systems and scalable solutions.
  • Education/Experience Equivalency: One (1) year of the appropriate type and level of experience may be substituted for each required year of post-high school education. Additional appropriate education may be substituted for the minimum experience requirements.

 

Additional Information

 

FBI Background Check: FBI criminal background check is required for all positions at Denver International Airport (DEN). Employees are also required to report any felony convictions and/or moving violations to maintain this clearance and be eligible for continued employment. By position, a pre-employment physical/drug test may be required.

 

Snow/Emergency Duties: Denver International Airport is a 24/7/365 team operation. If weather conditions warrant or an emergency crisis occurs, all DEN employees can be required to work extended hours and/or shifts.

 

Application Deadline


This position is expected to stay open until Tuesday, October 6, 2026. Please submit your application as soon as possible and no later than 10/6/26 at 11:59 p.m. to ensure consideration.

 

About Everything Else

Job Profile

CI2214 IT Systems Architect

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Position Type

Unlimited

Position Salary Range

$109,134.00 - $180,071.00

Target Pay

$110,000 - $165,000/year

Agency

Denver International Airport

Redeployment during Citywide Emergencies

City and County of Denver employees may be re-deployed to work in other capacities in their own agencies or in other city agencies to support core functions of the city during a citywide emergency declared by the Mayor.

About City and County of Denver

The City and County of Denver is the capital and most populous city in the state of Colorado. It is located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains, just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The city is known for its beautiful scenery, outdoor recreation opportunities, and vibrant cultural scene. The City and County of Denver provides a wide range of services to its residents, including public safety, transportation, parks and recreation, and community development. The city is governed by a mayor and a 13-member city council.
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