City and County of San Francisco

Lead initiatives to transform homelessness response systems and manage cross-departmental collaborations. | Bachelor's degree with 6+ years experience including 3 years supervising professionals. | Appointment Type: Temporary Exempt (TEX), Category 18: This position is excluded by the Charter from the competitive Civil Service examination process, is considered “at will” and shall serve at the discretion of the Appointing Officer. The duration of the appointment shall not exceed 18 months. Application Opening: July 31, 2026 Application Deadline: May close anytime but not before August 16, 2026 Compensation Range: $173,264 and $221,052 (Range A) Recruitment ID: REF60790Q Who We Are Through the provision of coordinated, compassionate, and high‐quality services, the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH) strives to make homelessness in San Francisco rare, brief, and one time. The Department provides assistance and support to homeless and at‐risk youth, adults, and families to prevent imminent episodes of homelessness and end homelessness for people in San Francisco. Services including outreach, homelessness prevention, emergency shelter, drop‐in centers, transitional housing, supportive housing, short‐term rental subsidies, and support services to help people exit homelessness. For more information about the department, please visit our website at https://hsh.sfgov.org. What We Do San Francisco is a pioneer in homeless services and a leader in providing supportive housing as a permanent exit from homelessness. The Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH), founded in 2016, is a national leader in the movement to end homelessness by developing a coordinated, equity-driven, client-focused system of compassionate services while piloting innovative models, and implementing best practice solutions with measurable results. HSH’s Homelessness Response System (HRS) funds, oversees and implements a system of care that shelters, houses, and serves approximately 15,000 people daily. Major programs include: street outreach and service connection through the Homeless Outreach Team (SFHOT); 3,600+ bed shelter system for transitional age youth, adults and families including shelters for members of the LGBTQ community; rapid rehousing rental subsidies for families, adults, older adults, and transitional aged youth; the Problem Solving and flexible financial assistance programs; and robust supportive housing programs with over 14,500 units which provide housing and services to formerly homeless transitional age youth, individuals, and families. Job Description The San Francisco Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing seeks a Special Initiatives – Senior Fellow to accelerate high-impact initiatives under the Mayor’s Breaking the Cycle agenda, focused specifically on homelessness response systems change. The Senior Fellow will translate policy priorities into actionable program designs across prevention, shelter, transitional housing, and Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH). Core work includes collaborating with the Department of Public Health to transform PSH care delivery models, designing Moving On 2.0 interventions to increase system flow, shaping recovery-oriented housing models, and developing policy aligned with City Breaking the Cycle goals. Essential Duties and Responsibilities (non-exhaustive) Strategic and Operational Problem Solving Drive collaboration with Department of Public Health (DPH) to transform PSH care delivery models and advance integrated systems-of-care goals. Support development of Moving On 2.0 including operational workflows, relocation pathways, and implementation planning. Develop recovery-oriented housing concepts and support evaluation of PSH site conversions and transitional housing pilots. Identify structural barriers across prevention, shelter, and housing programs and propose programmatic solutions aligned with Breaking the Cycle priorities. Support pilot projects and proof-of-concept initiatives that test new operational approaches across the homelessness response system. Develop policy and make decisions around program planning and allocation of resources. Data, Analysis, and Systems Design Use qualitative and quantitative inputs (e.g., program performance trends, frontline feedback) to identify risks and opportunities. Prepare strategic analyses and decision-support materials to guide mayoral and departmental leadership. Stakeholder Management & Relationship Building Coordinate across HSH, DPH, and other departments and City partners to align and negotiate strategy with implementation realities. Organize planning sessions, facilitate cross-agency working groups, and track progress against key milestones. Prepare executive briefings, presentations, and materials that communicate complex initiatives clearly to diverse stakeholders. Supervise and direct the work of the 1824 Breaking the Cycle Prevention Fellow. Learning & Exposure The Senior Fellow will gain direct exposure to mayoral decision-making, applied experience implementing complex homelessness system initiatives, and opportunities to build leadership and operational execution skills within a large public system. Qualifications Minimum Qualifications Education: Possession of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; AND Experience: Six (6) years of professional experience in public policy, operations, consulting, or program management related to healthcare and/or homelessness systems, of which three (3) years must include experience supervising professionals. Education Substitution: Additional qualifying experience as described above may substitute for the required degree on a year-for-year basis up to a maximum of two (2) years. One year is equivalent to thirty (30) semester or forty-five (45) quarter units. Desirable Qualifications: Demonstrated ability to navigate complex organizations, manage stakeholders, and translate strategy into implementation. Additional Information Selection Procedures: The selection process will include evaluation of applications in relation to minimum requirements. Applicants meeting the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed advancement to the interview. Depending on the number of applicants, the Department may establish and implement additional screening mechanisms to comparatively evaluate the qualifications of candidates. If this becomes necessary, only those applicants whose qualifications most closely meet the needs of the Department will be invited to participate in the oral/performance interview. Additional Information Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco: Information About The Hiring Process Conviction History Employee Benefits Overview Municipal Executive Association Benefits Overview Equal Employment Opportunity Disaster Service Worker ADA Accommodation Right to Work Copies of Application Documents Diversity Statement Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit https://careers.sf.gov/ and begin the application process. • Select the “Apply Now” button and follow instructions on the screen Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment and, therefore, it is their responsibility to ensure that their registered email address is accurate and kept up-to-date. Also, applicants must ensure that email from CCSF is not blocked on their computer by a spam filter. To prevent blocking, applicants should set up their email to accept CCSF mail from the following addresses (@sfgov.org, @sfdpw.org, @sfport.com, @flysfo.com, @sfwater.org, @sfdph.org, @asianart.org, @sfmta.com, @sfpl.org, @dcyf.org, @first5sf.org, @famsf.org, @ccsf.edu, @smartalerts.info, and @smartrecruiters.com). Applicants will receive a confirmation email that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received. Analyst Information: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please send your inquires to recruitment analyst Radha Mehta at [email protected]. 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. Work Hours: Regular Job Code and Title: 0932-Manager IV Fill Type: Temporary Exempt Compensation: USD 173264 - USD 221052 - yearly

Design and maintain scalable data infrastructure and pipelines for the city, managing Snowflake data warehouse with focus on security and performance. | Associate degree or equivalent with 3+ years maintaining system components and proficiency in Python, SQL, Terraform, and cloud data platforms. | Department: DataSF Job class: 1043 Senior Data Engineer Role type: Permanent Exempt Hours: Full-time. The department has a hybrid work schedule. 6/17/26- Amended to reflect updated closing date 7/1/26- Amended to reflect updated closing date 7/7/26- Amended to reflect updated Minimum Qualifications About: Permanent Exempt: This is an Exempt position excluded by the Charter from the competitive Civil Service examination process, pursuant to the City and County of San Francisco, Charter Section 10.104. It is considered "at will" and shall serve at the discretion of the Appointing Officer. Specific information regarding this recruitment process is listed below: Application Opening: Monday, June 1, 2026 Application Closing: Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible, as this job announcement will close at any time, but not earlier than Sunday, July 19, 2026 at 11:59pm PST As part of the application process, you must also complete a Supplemental Questionnaire using this link by the filing deadline: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/g/0nKeS3Mdry The Office of the City Administrator and its 25+ divisions and departments operate core internal and public-facing services in San Francisco. The Office of the City Administrator’s Mission and Vision Our vision is to lead the nation in public administration and to enable City departments to effectively deliver critical public services. We aim to help the city run better, to connect San Francisco residents and constituents to the vital public services they seek, and to create a meaningful and diverse work culture that is the place of choice for people who are invested in a career in public service. We are committed to ensuring that City services are inclusive, efficient, equitable, and culturally competent for San Franciscans of all races, ethnic backgrounds, religions, and sextual orientations. This commitment requires comprehensive review and thorough analysis of existing practices and policies to remove barriers to real inclusion. We are also committed to ensuring that we have a safe, equitable, and inclusive workplace for individuals of all races. This includes creating opportunities for hiring, promotion, training, and development, for all employees, including but not limited to, Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC). To learn more about our departments, divisions, and programs, visit: https://sf.gov/departments/city-administrator About DataSF: Want to build robust and scalable data infrastructure to power data-driven City services? Join the DataSF team to empower and expand the use of data in government! DataSF’s mission is to transform the way San Francisco works with data. We believe that data, when harnessed effectively, can improve transparency, resident engagement, and government performance. We are committed to removing barriers and making it easier for all people to access services and knowledge, and we actively seek team members whose diverse life experiences reflect the residents we serve. Job Description DataSF is seeking a Senior Data Engineer with 3+ years of experience to join our growing team. Reporting to the Principal Data Engineer, you will be instrumental in designing, building, and maintaining the City's data infrastructure, enabling robust data pipelines and reliable data access for analytical and operational needs. This is an exciting position for someone eager to apply advanced data engineering techniques to complex urban challenges, contributing directly to San Francisco's commitment to efficient, equitable, and ethical service delivery. Learn more about DataSF’s recent work on our blog. If you are an entrepreneurial and passionate data enthusiast, join our team to improve government through good use of data! Essential duties include, but are not limited to, the following: Platform Administration: Manage our central Snowflake data warehouse, including access control, security policies, resource monitoring, performance tuning, and cost optimization. Administer our platform with a focus on data democratization and accessibility, while protecting privacy and security. Pipeline Development: Build and maintain scalable and resilient pipelines to ingest and structure data from diverse sources. Design infrastructure to support both streaming and batch processes, and both structured and unstructured data sources. Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Use Terraform to define, deploy, and manage data infrastructure, ensuring our pipelines are reproducible, version-controlled, and production-ready. Best Practices & Innovation: Champion and implement best practices for documentation, data modeling, warehouse architecture, SQL optimization, and testing. Think creatively to find new ways to improve our data platform's capabilities and efficiency. Provide guidance to department partners on data engineering best practices. Collaboration: Work closely with data scientists, analysts, product managers, software engineers, and nontechnical stakeholders in diverse domains to understand data requirements and build solutions that meet their needs. Monitoring & Support: Proactively monitor the health of the data platform and pipelines, troubleshoot issues, and ensure high standards of data quality and availability. Qualifications 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. Verification: Please make sure it is clear in your application exactly how you meet the minimum qualifications. Applicants will be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience during the recruitment and selection process. For information on how to verify experience and/or education requirements, including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, please visit Verification of Experience and/or Education. Note: 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. One-year full-time employment is considered 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 employment Applicants must meet minimum qualification requirements by the final filing date unless otherwise noted. Desirable Qualifications Technical Knowledge Hands-on experience administering and developing on managed cloud data platforms such as Snowflake, BigQuery, or Databricks. Demonstrated expertise in writing advanced, performant SQL, and using tools like dbt for SQL-based data transformation and modeling. Strong programming skills in Python (with libraries like pandas, PySpark) for data processing and automation. Proficiency with an Infrastructure as Code tool, with a preference for Terraform. Experience building and deploying data pipelines using orchestration tools like Azure Data Factory, Airflow, Dagster, or similar technologies. Deep understanding of data warehousing concepts, data modeling, and modern ELT principles. Understanding of data governance, data security, and data privacy principles. Experience with real-time data streaming technologies (e.g., Kafka, Kinesis, Snowpipe). Experience deploying and managing data pipelines for machine learning models. Collaboration and Communication Skills Strong problem-solving skills with ability to design practical and effective data solutions Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders A collaborative mindset with enthusiasm to work across diverse, cross-functional teams Mission Alignment Commitment to equity, transparency, and ethical data use Passion for public service and using data to improve government services Empathy for San Francisco’s diverse communities and a drive to make data and services and more accessible for SF residents Interest or experience in public sector data or social impact work Additional Information Selection Procedures The selection process will include evaluation of applications in relation to minimum requirements and assessment of candidates’ job-related knowledge, skills and abilities. Depending on the number of applicants, the Department may establish and implement additional screening mechanisms to evaluate candidate qualifications. This typically includes an oral interview and/or a written or performance exercise. If this becomes necessary, only those applicants whose qualifications most closely meet the Department needs will be invited to continue in the selection process. Applicants meeting the minimum requirements are not guaranteed advancement in the selection process. To find Departments which use this classification, please see: https://sfdhr.org/sites/default/files/documents/Forms-Documents/Position-Counts-by-Job-Codes-and-Department-FY-2022-23.pdf. Additional Information Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco: Information About The Hiring Process Conviction History Employee Benefits Overview Equal Employment Opportunity Disaster Service Worker ADA Accommodation Veterans Preference Right to Work Copies of Application Documents Diversity Statement How to Apply: Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit https://careers.sf.gov and begin the application process. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible, as this job announcement will close at any time, but not before Sunday, July 19, 2026 at 11:59 PM, PST Select the "Apply Now" button and follow instructions on the screen As part of the application process, you must also complete a Supplemental Questionnaire using this link: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/g/0nKeS3Mdry For best practices on the application process, please visit Apply for Jobs in the City and County of San Francisco Best Practices Guide. Applicants may be contacted by email about this announcement and, therefore, it is their responsibility to ensure that their registered email address is accurate and kept up-to-date. Also, applicants must ensure that email from CCSF is not blocked on their computer by a spam filter. To prevent blocking, applicants should set up their email to accept CCSF mail from the following addresses @sfgov.org, @sfdpw.org, @sfport.com, @flysfo.com, @sfwater.org, @sfdph.org, @asianart.org, @sfmta.com, @sfpl.org, @dcyf.org, @first5sf.org, @famsf.org, @ccsf.edu, @smartalerts.info, and @smartrecruiters.com). Applicants will receive a confirmation email that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. HR Analyst Information: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact Connie Poon at [email protected] Condition of Employment: 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. 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. 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. Job Code and Title: 1043-IS Engineer-Senior Fill Type: Permanent Exempt