The California Highway Patrol is seeking a portfolio manager (IT Manager I) to serve as an expert adviser on project support services and to oversee the planning, development and implementation efforts of IT projects and services for departments within the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA), CHP’s parent organization.
In a LinkedIn post Tuesday about the recruitment, CalSTA Deputy Secretary Marcie Kahbody, who also serves as CalSTA’s agency information officer and chief information officer, writes: “Are you ready to be at the forefront of revolutionizing IT project and portfolio management within the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA)? We’re on a mission to empower the creation and delivery of project portfolios across CalSTA departments and divisions, maximizing the return on IT investment. As the Enterprise Portfolio and Project Manager, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of technology initiatives that impact millions.”
The manager “will represent and ensure alignment with the agency’s strategic initiatives, guiding principles, enterprise architecture guidelines, state policies, and industry best practices,” the job posting says.
Desirable qualifications, according to the posting and the duty statement, include:
- A track record of leadership roles, showcasing your ability to lead, guide, train, nurture, monitor and motivate teams.
- Proficient knowledge of project management framework and standards, such as those required for Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Agile Project Management (APM), and Certified Product Owner (CPO) certifications. “PMP certification is a PLUS.”
- Proven ability in delivering presentations to senior management and executive audiences.
- Working experience of managing and implementing large-scale projects and portfolios and establishing governance.
The monthly salary range is $8,591 to $11,512, and the application deadline is Dec. 10.
The California Department of State Hospitals (DSH) is seeking candidates for two architect positions, one for servers and the other for applications. Both positions are classified as IT Specialist III roles, and the application deadline for both positions is Dec. 11. Both have a monthly salary range of $8,700 to $11,659.
The server architect, according to the job posting, “demonstrates strategic technical leadership, influence, and expertise that drive the organization’s use of technology toward constant improvements.” The incumbent develops the enterprise IT architecture direction of DSH and “advises management on governance and policy that supports continuous improvements on DSH security posture,” the posting says. The architect works with engineers from different vendors and platforms to address any service issues affecting the department’s IT infrastructure.
In a statement of qualifications, applicants are asked to respond in writing to the following question: “If you had the opportunity to deploy a greenfield compute and storage implementation for a large state agency today, what technologies would you choose and how would you do it?” Additional details about the role can be found in the duty statement.
The DSH application architect is “responsible for the complete software development lifecycle required for the initial and future state of Electronic Health Record (EHR) application and services,” according to the job posting. “From requirements and analysis to design and development, the ITS III is responsible for the architecture, development, implementation, operation, deployment and maintenance of EHR applications software systems including research, user-centric design, development and configuration, programming, testing and implementation of application services. The ITS III studies data sources and maintains, updates, and develops complex enterprise scale code (and) ensures data operations are completed successfully.”
In a statement of qualifications, applicants are asked to respond in writing to the following question: “If you had the opportunity to implement a greenfield application technology architecture for a large state agency today, what technologies would you choose and why?” Additional details about the role can be found in the duty statement.
