APPOINTMENT TYPE: Temporary Exempt, Category 18: This position is excluded by the Charter from the competitive Civil Service examination process, shall serve at the discretion of the Appointing Officer and are considered to be "at-will" employees. The duration of this appointment shall not exceed 36 months.
Application Opening: October 8, 2026
Deadline to Apply: 11:59PM PST on November 2, 2026
Recruitment ID: TEX-1043-168707
Salary: $159,120 - $200,226 annually
Division: Administration
Section/Unit: Technology Solutions and Integration – Middleware
Work Location: One South Van Ness Avenue, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103
Work Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm; onsite minimum of 4 days a week. Additionally, after hours work will be required as needed during evenings or weekends (typically once or twice a month)
How to Apply:
1. Submit Smart Recruiters application by clicking on "I'm Interested"/”Apply Now” and completing the application.
2. Attach resume.
3. Respond to the Microsoft Forms supplemental questionnaire. Link only found here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/t9y1EEkd1c
Your application will NOT be reviewed without completion of all three components by the filing deadline.
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) is a department of the City and County of San Francisco responsible for the management of all ground transportation in the City. The SFMTA has oversight over the Municipal Railway public transit (Transit Division or “Muni”), as well as bicycling, paratransit, parking, traffic, walking, and taxis. SFMTA is currently in the process of implementing an upgrade of the technology used to manage light rail operations on the surface and in the subway.
Position Description:
The Train Control Upgrade Project (TCUP) is a multi-year, multimillion dollar project with the goal of replacing the existing train control system onboard vehicles and in the Muni Metro subway with a state-of-the-art radio-based technology. TCUP will expand supervision of trains by the train control system from the subway to the entire surface Muni light rail system. The TCUP vendor contract and installation work will be managed by a project management team within the Transit Division (“Muni”).
Information Technology is at the core of TCUP. SFMTA’s Technology Solutions and Integration (TSI) team will be delivering the technology scope for TCUP. The role will be supporting delivery of the information technology components.
Success requires significant investments in expanded network infrastructure, data architecture, wireless communication systems, servers, databases, and cybersecurity. Project systems will need data integration with existing enterprise and intelligent transportation systems. Changes need to be baselined, documented, designed, implemented, and tested.
This is an opportunity to work with stakeholders and business units across the SFMTA and take a pivotal step in your career. Your work will impact the lives of all users of our transportation services and infrastructure.
Examples of Important and Essential Duties:
Minimum Qualifications:
Education: An associate degree in computer science, computer engineering, information systems, or a closely related field from an accredited college or university OR its equivalent in terms of total course credits/units [i.e., at least sixty (60) semester or ninety (90) quarter credits/units with a minimum of twenty (20) semester or thirty (30) quarter credits/units in one of the fields above or a closely-related field].
Experience: Three (3) years of experience analyzing, installing, configuring, enhancing, and/or maintaining the components of a system or platform.
Substitution: One year of additional experience as described above may be substituted for the required degree.
Completion of the 1010 Information Systems Trainee Program may be substituted for the re-quired degree.
Notes:
1. Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications by the final filing date unless otherwise noted.
2. One (1) year full-time experience is equivalent to 2000 hours. (2000 hours of qualifying work experience is based on a 40-hour work week). Any overtime hours that you work above forty (40) hours per week are not included in the calculation to determine full-time experience.
Desirable Qualifications:
The stated desirable qualifications may be used to identify candidates advancing to the interview process and/or to identify job finalist(s) at the end of the selection process when referred for hiring.
Verification:
Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. More information can be found at: https://careers.sf.gov/knowledge/#verification. Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.
Selection Process:
Applications will be screened for relevant qualifying experience. Additional screening mechanisms may be used to determine candidates' qualifications. Only those applicants who most closely meet the needs of the Agency will be invited to move forward in the selection process.
How to Apply: Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process.
For questions or inquiries, please contact the Human Resources Analyst, Lisamarie Chavis at Lisamarie.Chavis@sfmta.com.
This recruitment may be utilized to fill similar positions in this classification at SFMTA.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.
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