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Infrastructure Architect
Job No: 541490
Work Type: Full-time
Location: REMOTE OPTIONS, PHOENIX
Categories: Information Technology/Services
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
Funding Arizona's future through excellence in innovation, exceptional customer service and public servant-led continuous improvement.
INFRASTRUCTURE ARCHITECT
Job Location:
Division of Information Technology
1600 W Monroe St.
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Posting Details:
Salary: $104,500.24
Grade: 28
Closing Date: 6/15/2026
Job Summary:
Deeply technical, hands-on Senior Cloud Infrastructure Architect with a specialized expertise in Cloud Networking. In this role, the employee will lead the architectural design and heavy-lifting execution of ADOR's network infrastructure. Employee will actively write the code, configure the routing tables, and build the secure pipelines that connect ADOR's cloud environments, on-premises data centers, and edge locations. Employee will own the performance, security, and scalability of ADOR's network mesh, ensuring low-latency communication across multi-region or hybrid cloud deployments.
This position may be available for remote work within Arizona (# days per week in the office/hoteling).
Job Duties:
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Hybrid & Multi-Cloud Connectivity: Design, implement, and maintain complex connectivity solutions linking on-premises data centers to the cloud using AWS Direct Connect, Azure ExpressRoute, MegaPort, and high-performance site-to-site VPNs.
• Global Routing & Traffic Management: Architect routing topologies utilizing BGP, transit gateways (e.g., AWS Transit Gateway, Azure Virtual WAN), Anycast routing, and intelligent Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB).
• Enterprise Service Meshes: Build and manage highly scalable service meshes (e.g., Istio, Linkerd, Consul) and advanced ingress controllers to handle microservices communication, traffic splitting, and mutual TLS (mTLS).
• IPAM & DNS Architecture: Own the global IP Address Management (IPAM) strategy and design highly available, split-horizon DNS architectures across hybrid environments.
• NetDevOps / Infrastructure as Code: Provision all software-defined networking (SDN) components-including VPCs/VNet peers, subnets, route tables, firewalls, and load balancers-strictly via declarative code (Terraform, OpenTofu, or Pulumi).
• Network Automation Scripting: Develop custom automation scripts (Python, Go, Bash) to automate routine network configuration changes, testing, and compliance audits.
• Zero-Trust Network Architecture: Implement strict micro-segmentation, network security groups, and zero-trust policies to isolate workloads and reduce the blast radius of security incidents.
• Edge Security & CDN: Design and manage edge infrastructure, including Content Delivery Networks (CDNs like Cloudflare or CloudFront), Web Application Firewalls (WAF), and DDoS mitigation layers.
• Egress/Ingress Inspection: Deploy and operate centralized network inspection architectures, routing traffic through Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW) or cloud-native firewall appliances for deep packet inspection.
• Other duties as assigned as related to the position
• Participates in the establishment of guidelines and policies

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):
Knowledge

• Cloud SDN & Routing Architectures: Deep understanding of BGP routing, Anycast, AWS Transit Gateway, Azure Virtual WAN, and hybrid connectivity (Direct Connect, ExpressRoute).
• Core Networking Protocols: Mastery of TCP/IP, UDP, OSPF, DNS, HTTP/S, TLS, and IPSec VPN frameworks.
• Container Networking (CNI): Understanding of Kubernetes networking models and CNIs like Cilium (eBPF), Calico, or cloud-native variants.
• Zero-Trust & Perimeter Security: Knowledge of micro-segmentation, Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW), WAFs, DDoS mitigation, and mTLS.
• FinOps & Cost Frameworks: Familiarity with cloud pricing models, data transfer charges (NAT gateway costs, inter-AZ fees), and budget optimization.

Skill

• Advanced IaC Development: Writing modular, reusable Terraform, OpenTofu, or Pulumi code to provision complex, multi-region networks.
• Packet-Level Diagnosis: Capturing and analyzing VPC Flow Logs or utilizing tools like Wireshark to debug Layer 3 through Layer 7 anomalies.
• Network Automation & Scripting: Writing production-grade scripts in Python, Go, or Bash to automate routine network tasks and compliance audits.
• Telemetry Setup & Observability: Configuring dashboards and synthetic testing in tools like Datadog, ThousandEyes, or Prometheus.
• CI/CD Pipeline Engineering: Building automated deployment pipelines that safely validate and push network infrastructure changes.

Ability

• Complex Problem-Solving: The capacity to systematically dissect and isolate root causes of complex, transient network latency or packet loss.
• Architectural Vision: The ability to visualize and design highly complex, multi-layered environments and trace data flow from edge to microservice.
• Adaptability: The capacity to quickly pivot between writing code/scripts and discussing high-level strategy with stakeholders.
• Technical Leadership: The innate ability to inspire, mentor, and upskill junior engineers on complex network-native engineering patterns.
• Effective Communication: Translating deeply technical networking jargon into plain, actionable business logic for non-technical leadership.

Selective Preference(s):
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a closely related technical field. AWS: AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional AND AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty. Cisco: CCNA, CCNP (Enterprise or Data Center), or CCIE. HashiCorp: Terraform Associate
Master's degree (MS) in Computer Science, Computer Network Engineering, or Cybersecurity. Active participation in open-source networking projects, Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) working groups, or published technical whitepapers. AWS: AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty. AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional or DevOps Engineer - Professional. HashiCorp: Terraform Cloud Certified Professional. ISC²: Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) or CISSP.
Pre-Employment Requirements:
The final candidate will be required to abide by the the following pre-employment checks:

• Employment Verification and Reference Checks
• State and Federal Criminal Background Check, including fingerprinting
• Arizona Tax Filing Records Check

If applicable, ASEDRA Authorized Driver Identification Check
If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver's License Requirements.
Benefits:
The State of Arizona provides a world class comprehensive benefits package including:

• 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
• Vacation time accrued at 4.00 hours bi-weekly for the first 3 years
• Sick time accrued at 3.70 hours bi-weekly
• Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
• Deferred compensation plan
• Wellness plans
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Stipend Opportunities
• Infant at Work Program
• Rideshare and Public Transit Subsidy
• Career Advancement & Employee Development Opportunities
• Flexible schedules to create a work/life balance

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page
Retirement:
State employees are required to participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS).
Top ranked Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) provides 100% employer matched contributions (enrollment eligibility will be effective after 27 weeks of State employment). ASRS provides a lifelong benefit based on years of service earned, or worked, and your ending salary.
Learn more about ASRS at: https://www.azasrs.gov/content/new-and-prospective-members.
Contact Us:
If you have any questions, need assistance, or would like to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the ADOR Talent Team at ogre.ctr@azdor.gov
*The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer.
Advertised: 08 Jun 2026 US Mountain Standard Time
Applications close: 28 Jun 2026 US Mountain Standard Time
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