The California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS), part of the California State Transportation Agency, is seeking a deputy director/chief information officer (IT Manager I) for the IT Division, who will be responsible for planning, organizing and directing all digital services activities for the statewide traffic safety program.
The incumbent must have extensive knowledge of IT systems hardware, software and practices, the job posting says, and must be able to monitor and resolve complex problems with these systems and must be knowledgeable in their analysis, development, implementation and support.
“In-depth comprehension of network administration, information security, technical documentation and data backup and recovery are required, along with an understanding of data processing concepts, practices and methods, and knowledge of project management procedures and practices,” the posting says.
Desirable qualifications for the position include:
- Proficient managerial or supervisory skills and experience effectively planning, organizing, directing, delegating, and supervising complex work of a multidisciplinary staff.
- Possess effective interpersonal and leadership qualities with the ability to build valuable internal and external relationships with a wide variety of people.
- Experience delivering services with a focus on excellent customer service.
- Experience with contract/vendor management, project management and software development life cycle methodologies.
- Ability to analyze information and make decisions in a competent and timely manner.
More details are available in the duty statement. The role has a monthly salary range of $8,591 to $11,512, and the application deadline is Oct. 23.
The California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) is seeking an agency IT portfolio manager (IT Manager II) to oversee the Project Management Unit and work closely with the agency information officer “to maintain and manage the agency’s IT project portfolio, which includes projects for the six boards, departments and offices under CalEPA,” according to the job posting.
Desirable qualifications for the position include:
- Experience with the California Department of Technology’s Project Approval Lifecycle.
- Certifications such as Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), Program Management Professional (PgMP) or Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP).
- Understanding of the state budgetary process, legislative and administrative procedures, procurement documents and procedures, and the roles and responsibilities of oversight and regulatory agencies.
- Experience managing multiple large complex IT projects in a lead capacity.
- Experience and knowledge of various System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies such as Agile/SCRUM, COTS/MOTS configuration, etc.
More information is available in the duty statement. The position has a monthly salary range of $10,421 to $12,668, and the application deadline is Oct. 24.
The Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety is seeking an IT application developer (IT Specialist II) to perform “critical functions related to application design and maintenance, project management, vendor management and other tasks related to the department’s cloud-based Azure application environment.”
The office is a new department under the California Natural Resources Agency that’s dedicated to reducing utility-related wildfire risk by “developing data-driven, comprehensive utility wildfire mitigation evaluation and compliance criteria, collaborating with local, state and federal agencies, and supporting efforts to improve utility wildfire safety culture and innovation.”
Responsibilities of the role, according to the job posting and duty statement, include:
- Oversee, lead, and demonstrate a depth of leadership and expertise in cloud-based application development and maintenance of existing on-premises applications. Optimize and apply architecture solutions for the benefit of the overall organization and play a major role in advising management or formulating information technology strategy and policy (35 percent).
- Work independently at a high level, designing, developing, coding, testing, documenting, maintaining, enhancing and supporting applications such as Esri Enterprise, SQL database, ServiceNow, Snowflake, Oracle Forms and Reports, Oracle Application Express, Tableau, Java, etc.; and on various operating and database systems using in-house development tools to verify stability, interoperability, portability, security or scalability of system architecture (30 percent).
- Analyze and document business processes as part of the system development life cycle, including the coordination and consultation with program office staff and management to identify, analyze and document business, functional and technical requirements necessary for IT system development (20 percent).
- Using the department’s ServiceNow IT Service Management solution, participate in the resolution of support requests primarily focused on the department’s cloud-based applications (10 percent).
- Attend staff meetings and training sessions and prepare administrative paperwork to meet operational needs, and complete other tasks as needed (5 percent).
This position has a monthly salary range of $7,893 to $10,894, and the application deadline is Oct. 31.
