The position in the county Department of Technology, which was posted Friday, requires deep background in technology and broad knowledge of management of large, diverse teams. Among the many criteria for consideration are the ability to:
- Formulate systems software; network, telecommunication and radio systems; and programming and data center operations strategy to meet departmental goals, developing schedules, work plans and cost controls
- Communicate technical information, technology concepts, problem solutions, and project progress and needs in a timely and understandable fashion to non-technical policymakers
- Identify and analyze problems; draw logical conclusions; identify alternative solutions; project consequences of proposed actions; develop effective courses of action; and implement recommendations
- Understand and consider the impact of organizational, management, administrative and personnel aspects of information systems design; resolve related problems; and make appropriate recommendations
- Budgeting methods for estimating revenue and expenditures; relationship of budgeting to policymaking; estimating methods for equipment costs, production costs and systems benefits
- Principles of systems programming, network management, data center operations, systems analysis and programming techniques, telecommunications systems management and planning, and methods for cost-effective evaluation of those systems and programs
- Principles and practices of IT in large, complex organizations, as well as developments and trends in IT; and principles of planning and control as applied to large data processing, enterprise resources planning systems, wireless networks, and telecommunications operations
The annual salary range for the position is $196,982-$217,173, plus a 3.35 percent management differential. The first application deadline is March 21; the second is March 28.
