OPR is seeking a chief information officer (Career Executive Assignment) to oversee IT Project and Portfolio Management; Network and Client Services; Web and Application Development; IT Procurement and Contracting; IT Infrastructure, Security and Privacy Services; and the IT operations budget.
“The CIO is the highest-level IT authority within OPR and has broad authorization for formulating and implementing IT policies and practices which have significant impact on OPR programs,” the job posting notes. “The CIO is responsible for the development of departmental IT strategic direction, technology operations, and technology recovery plans and programs that support and align with the business goals and objectives of the OPR.”
OPR advises the governor and the administration in planning, research, policy development and legislative analysis.
Desirable qualifications include:
- Experience performing large-scale IT program management, and a track record in project management and web development
- Knowledge of organization and functions of California state government, including the organization and practice of control agencies, the Legislature and the executive branch
- Ability to communicate effectively with others as demonstrated by strong written and verbal communication skills, strong negotiating skills, and the ability to represent OPR effectively with control agencies, key customers, stakeholders, OPR executive team, and internal staff
- Experience in contract solicitation, contract management, state IT procurement, Service Level Agreements (SLA), and Change Control Management
- Knowledge of the structure, organization, and function of a variety of technology disciplines, as well as local, state, and federal initiatives and programs
More details are available in the duty statement. The position has a monthly salary range of $9,755 to $20,144, and the application deadline is April 25.
The California Lottery is seeking a Data, Information and Analytics Services (DIAS) supervisor (IT Supervisor II) to be responsible for implementation and execution of the Lottery’s complex business intelligence (BI) and data analytics platforms.
“As a supervisor, the responsibilities include maturing the DIAS program; developing staff and subject matter experts; defining and monitoring services and service level agreements; developing and influencing program metrics; establishing performance management standards to improve velocity, quality, and agility; and identifying, documenting, and improving processes and procedures,” the job posting says. “The incumbent establishes, implements and enforces standards for analysis, design, development and maintenance of the Lottery Data & Analytics platforms.”
Desirable qualifications include:
- Experience as supervisor or equivalent.
- Experience in the development of data, analytical or business intelligence systems.
- Knowledge of supervisory and management principles, practices, and techniques to oversee the work activities of subordinate staff to ensure operation functions effectively.
- Experience in software development on Microsoft and/or Azure Cloud platforms.
- Knowledge and experience with verbal/written communication and presentation techniques to communicate effectively with a wide range of individuals at all levels of the organization (e.g., technology vendors, staff, managers, stakeholders, and executives).
More details are available in the duty statement. The position has a monthly salary range of $8,016 to $10,741, and the application deadline is April 24.
The Lottery is also seeking a back-end and data analytics developer (IT Specialist II) to be responsible for the design, development, operation and maintenance of business intelligence, reporting and software systems.
According to the job posting: “The technical aspects of this position include cloud migration tasks, integration, and maintenance of the BIBA platform, applications, data warehouses, and related components. Duties encompass the research, design, documentation, development, configuration, testing, implementation, and management of data processing functions including defining, extracting, transforming, loading, and archiving data; analysis of business information, standards development, analytical data models, and conceptual database designs; and developing database strategies, structures, systems monitoring, performance, capacity, and planning for expansion.”
Desirable qualifications include:
- Experience with cloud technologies and migrations to cloud from on-prem infrastructure.
- Knowledge of cloud computing standards.
- Demonstrated experience with business intelligence and data analytics tools, SQL, Azure, Python, Power BI Premium, Visual Studio, Vizio, MDX, DAX, SharePoint, SQL Server Management Studio, ServiceNow, DevOps.
- Demonstrated experience in the development, testing, and implementation of Azure Datalake, Databricks, Power BI Cloud, Synapse.
- Experience in a technical role in a business intelligence or cloud-based application development team that utilized Microsoft or similar application development products.
More details are available in the duty statement. The role has a monthly salary range of $8,130 to $10,893, and the application deadline is April 19.
