State Departments Recruiting for CIO, Enterprise Architect

Two departments in state government have opened recruitment for key technology roles — one in leadership, the other a specialty role.

The California Horse Racing Board is seeking a chief information officer (IT Supervisor II) to “work with a great dynamic team in a fast-paced department,” working with CHRB executives to develop and manage the IT strategic plan.

The CIO manages the day-to-day operations of the IT unit and supervises IT staff in Northern and Southern California. According to the job posting, the CIO “provides strategic and technical leadership of policies, development, maintenance and operation of the CHRB’s infrastructure, including the security, application, website and databases and associated system software, hardware and networks used to host CHRB’s information systems.”

In addition, the posting says the CIO “collaborates with CHRB management, other CIOs of the state of California and program staff to develop and construct applications that are used to fulfill the mission of the CHRB.” The CIO also “directs support for the Internet, intranet, the associated systems, telecommunications systems, servers and networks that facilitate CHRB’s office automation environment, including servers, storage systems, network appliances, disaster recovery system and other duties as required.”

The board’s mission is to “ensure the integrity, viability and safety of the California horse racing industry by regulating pari-mutuel wagering for the protection of the public, promoting horse racing, breeding and wagering opportunities, and fostering safe racing through the development and enforcement of track safety standards and regulations for the health and welfare of all participants.”

Desirable qualifications for the position include:

• Knowledge of principles, practices and trends of public administration, including management and supportive staff services, management analysis, planning, program evaluation or related areas; principles and practices of formal and informal aspects of the legislative process; and administration of department goals and policies
• Ability to develop and implement strategic IT plans aligned with organizational goals and industry best practices
• Ability to reason logically and creatively and use a variety of analytical techniques to resolve complex governmental and managerial problems

In addition, applicants must submit a statement of qualifications addressing:

• Experience leading and/or supervising organization-level IT functions
• Experience using, maintaining and/or developing ASP.NET, SQL, or PeopleSoft IT solutions
• Experience with IT business technology management, IT security engineering, IT client services, IT system engineering, IT software engineering and/or IT project management

More details are available in the duty statement. The monthly salary range is $8,256 to $11,063, and the recruitment will continue until the position is filled.

The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is seeking an enterprise architect (IT Specialist II) “with a broad and varied technology background to proactively and holistically lead and support enterprise architecture activities that guide the development and management of a portfolio of solutions.”

The job posting calls for candidates with experience in the following areas:

• A wide variety of IT disciplines, architectures and technologies
• Evaluating and assessing technologies to meet an organization’s business needs and align with/support the overall strategic direction
• Understanding and practical application of new and emerging technologies and trends
• Ability to communicate with business and technical audiences at all levels of an organization

Among the desirable qualifications for the position are these:

• Direct experience using Sparx Enterprise Architect for visual modeling, mapping business capabilities to applications/systems and technologies, managing repositories, analysis, collaboration and/or design across the various architecture domains
• Direct experience in ArchiMate or BPMN modeling languages and direct experience working with agile methodologies and tools such as Jira, Confluence and/or Miro
• TOGAF or other related enterprise architecture certifications
• Experience with enterprise low-code/automation platforms (e.g., ServiceNow, Power platform, UiPath, etc.)
• Direct experience with product management, product life cycle and user-centered design

More details about the role can be found in the duty statement. The monthly salary range is $8,374 to $11,220, and the application deadline is Aug. 12.

DHCS’ purpose is “to provide equitable access to quality health care leading to a healthy California for all.”