The California Department of Aging is recruiting for a Chief Technology Officer, a position responsible for “the leadership, analysis, programming, processing, technology operations and day-to-day supervision” of IT staff, according to the job posting. The CTO (IT Supervisor II) reports to the chief information officer. Other duties include:
- Assess, analyze, and identify information technology policy needs; formulate and recommend IT policies and procedures to the CIO.
- Apply federal, state, department, and organizational policies and procedures to state IT operations.
- Consider the business implications of the technology to the current and future business environment.
- Collaborate closely with technical subject matter experts such as database administrators, network engineers, and server administrators to ensure systems are secure and meet compliance requirements.
Santa Clara County is recruiting for a Senior IT Manager to “manage, plan and coordinate the daily activities of one or more IT processes; to analyze trends in technology, assessing the impact of emerging technologies on the environment, providing solutions to address technology and business issues; and managing people and financial resources while ensuring the development of high-quality technology solutions.”
The position requires at least 10 years’ experience in IT and/or business. The responsibilities, according to the job listing, include:
- Ensures work, information, ideas, and technology flow freely among the team/section and ensures collaboration with other teams;
- Meets regularly with team members to gather work status, discuss work progress and obstacles;
- Provides advice, guidance, encouragement and constructive feedback;
- Ensures staff have the resources and skills needed to support all work initiatives;
- Establishes measurable individual and team objectives that are aligned with business goals;
- Documents and presents performance assessments and collaborates with staff to create individual development plans;
- Implements organizational practices for staffing, EEO, diversity, performance management, development, reward and recognition, and retention;
- Identifies skills and knowledge deficits;
- Generates appropriate communication, process and educational plans for mitigating the disruption of change;
- Ensures internal Software Licensing Agreements are met;
- Discusses work progress and obstacles and removes obstacles to change;
- Manages the delivery of one or more IT services to support the IT strategy;
- Contributes to the development of their organization's budget and monitors budget performance of subordinate managers.
