IT Solutions Architect - Public Safety Applications

Pay Range: $52.34/hr. - $68.04/hr. | $108,870 - $141,530 annual compensation Job Posting Closing on: Friday, August 28, 2026 📅 Workdays & Hours: FLSA Exempt position. Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm; some evening/weekend work required. Hybrid on-site work model available with supervisory approval; staff are required to be on-site at least 2 days per week. Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities. Find Out More! The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of over 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability. 🌆 An IT Solutions Architect position is available with the City of Fort Worth IT Solutions’ Public Safety division. This Architect position will have strategic, architectural, and cross departmental decision authority, serving as the technical gatekeeper for public safety systems. This ensures that the complex, expanding, and mission critical environment of Fort Worth’s emergency services is supported by sound, forward thinking technology decisions. Specifically, this position serves as the technical architect for Fort Worth’s public safety systems, providing strategic direction and designing enterprise-wide solutions for CAD, RMS, EMS integrations, and related mission-critical technologies. It establishes and governs architecture standards, ensures system interoperability and resilience, and leads cross-departmental coordination to align technology with operational needs. The role also evaluates emerging technologies, manages vendor integrations, and acts as the technical gatekeeper to support modernization and continuity across all public safety platforms. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in com