Jobs at Sound Transit

Leads multidisciplinary design delivery for transit system renewal and commuter rail projects. Manages technical teams, design consultants, contracts, budgets, schedules, design reviews, permits, construction support, and risk resolution. Coordinates with operations, engineering, architecture, planning, safety, IT, agencies, utilities, contractors, and community stakeholders. Supervises staff, provides strategic oversight, ensures regulatory compliance, and presents technical information to executive leadership and public boards.

Supports the agency’s information security program by conducting system and application security reviews, audits, vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, and compliance evidence collection. The role manages vulnerability remediation, advises on security controls and secure architecture, supports incident response, maintains governance documentation, tracks assurance metrics, and prepares stakeholder reports. It requires expertise in security assurance, cybersecurity auditing, modern security technologies, NIST and ISO frameworks, and information security risk management.

Leads the design delivery of transit capital projects, coordinating multidisciplinary design teams, consultants, agency departments, stakeholders, and third parties. Manages design scopes, contracts, schedules, budgets, reviews, permits, risk, construction support, and resolution of technical issues. Supervises and develops staff, ensures regulatory and policy compliance, supports public and executive communications, and represents the agency in project and professional forums.

Serves as the subject matter expert for employee relations involving represented and non-represented employees. Conducts impartial workplace fact-finding, investigations, interviews, risk assessments, and documentation; advises leaders and HR partners on performance, discipline, policy interpretation, and conflict resolution. Leads mediation and alternative dispute resolution, develops employee relations programs and training, identifies systemic trends, and partners with Legal, Labor Relations, and equity stakeholders to ensure equitable, consistent, and legally compliant workplace practices.

Leads passenger access programs for transit, including parking, loading, and bike and scooter parking services. Manages vendors, contracts, budgets, data, compliance, facility inspections, and interdepartmental projects. Coordinates with agencies, contractors, communities, and internal teams; evaluates performance and recommends service, pricing, and facility improvements. Prepares reports, presentations, procedures, and board communications while ensuring regulatory compliance, equity, safety, and effective program delivery.

Administers, monitors, maintains, and supports complex enterprise systems and applications. Performs requirements analysis, system design, integrations, upgrades, testing, troubleshooting, documentation, vendor coordination, licensing and budget tracking, and Level 2 support. Develops test scripts and technical manuals, monitors system performance, resolves application issues, and assists with systems administration and business technology support.

Leads civil engineering design delivery for the West Seattle Link Extension and other transit projects. Manages multidisciplinary consultant teams, engineering contracts, budgets, schedules, permits, risk assessments, design reviews, construction support, and change management. Coordinates with agency departments, contractors, utilities, jurisdictions, and third parties. Supervises staff, supports workforce planning, presents technical recommendations to executive and Board leadership, and ensures compliance with applicable laws, policies, safety requirements, and quality standards.

Leads a three-year Oracle ERP implementation for a regional transit agency. Manages system integrators, project scope, schedule, budget, risks, integrations, data migration, testing, deployment, security, compliance, and stabilization. Coordinates IT, business transformation, vendors, and organizational change teams while briefing executives and overseeing technical delivery across finance, procurement, supply chain, human capital, and asset functions.

Leads planning, design, environmental review, stakeholder engagement, budgeting, scheduling, and preliminary engineering for an assigned high-capacity transit corridor. Manages staff, consultants, contracts, community and government partnerships, regulatory compliance, project risks, and Board communications. Coordinates with engineering, construction, real estate, communications, and outreach teams to advance transit-oriented development and deliver project decisions, scope, schedule, and budget objectives.

Design and govern secure, scalable Azure-based enterprise solutions. Lead architectural reviews, coordinate cross-team integrations, drive standards and governance, mentor solution architects, support procurement and vendor reviews, and translate designs into operational deliverables while aligning technology with business strategy.

Provide senior systems engineering and technical leadership for Operations Technology (OT) at rail maintenance facilities, including SCADA, industrial controls, TPSS, communications, access control, BMS, commissioning, integration, troubleshooting, and design support. Mentor staff and coordinate with contractors, operations, and stakeholders to ensure reliable system performance and cybersecurity.