The California Department of Justice is seeking candidates for assistant chief of Justice Information Services, a Career Executive Assignment position, whose responsibilities include directing the development and implementation of policies and programs of the business operations bureaus: the Bureau of Criminal Information and Analysis (BCIA); the Justice Data and Investigative Services Bureau (JDISB); and the three IT bureaus within California Justice Information Systems (CJIS; Enterprise Services Bureau, Application Development Bureau and Technology Support Bureau).
“The assistant chief will serve as a program expert while bridging the gaps between the CJIS division’s business operations and the three IT bureaus,” the job posting says. “The assistant chief is responsible for business operations and direction on policies and procedures related to comprehensive criminal history and analysis data that is provided to client agencies, such as statewide law enforcement departments and agencies, district attorneys, and local and state regulatory agencies. The incumbent will also represent the CJIS division and the division chief at policy and IT meetings involving federal, state and local matters.”
Desirable qualifications, according to the job posting and duty statement, include:
- Experience in the development and implementation of policies and procedures related to information technologies and business strategies.
- Experience reviewing new and/or proposed IT-related legislation to provide impact analyses and recommendations on changes to policies and procedures.
- Experience in managing and supervising a large professional staff consisting of IT and administrative employees.
- Experience providing executive-level consultation and policy guidance on matters related to IT services and business processes.
- Experience in providing IT contract management, authorizing IT procurements and contracts.
- Experience creating a clear vision and motivating initiatives at a senior-level manager or higher, within all levels associated with the development and management of IT systems and regulatory programs.
The position has a monthly salary range of $11,102 to $19,321, and the application deadline is April 13.
The Financial Information System for California (FI$Cal) is seeking candidates for assistant deputy director of Infrastructure and Platform Services (IT Manager II) to manage the execution of FI$Cal’s infrastructure, database and software operations, “which include mission-critical production processing and highly technical and complex software including various cloud services,” according to the job posting.
“This position has full management responsibility for organizing, planning, directing, coordinating and managing all activities associated with the FI$Cal Infrastructure and Platform Services Office (IPSO),” the posting says. The manager “works closely with the chief information officer to plan and implement technology innovations and to formulate and implement IT policies, standards and process improvements for the ongoing operational effectiveness of the FI$Cal system and the department’s IT infrastructure.”
Additionally, the manager “leads efforts to identify and implement architectural improvements to evolve FI$Cal’s database, software and business intelligence platforms into scalable multi-tenant platforms to support the implementation of new business functionality and to provide self-service visualization and reporting capabilities to statewide FI$Cal users in accordance with the FI$Cal-as-a-Platform strategy.”
More details about the role and responsibilities can be found in the duty statement. The position has a monthly salary range of $10,421 to $12,668, and the application deadline is April 12.
The Department of Community Services and Development (CSD) is seeking an enterprise project and portfolio management officer (IT Supervisor II), “a key role aligning CSD’s strategic goals and objectives with decisions regarding IT products and services, partners and vendors, capabilities, and key business and IT initiatives,” according to the job posting.
CSD’s mission is “to administer and enhance energy and community service programs that result in an improved quality of life and greater economic security for low-income Californians.”
According to the duty statement, the responsibilities of the role include:
- Manage the Enterprise Project and Portfolio Management Office (35%)
- Manage governance and IT portfolio and projects (30%)
- Manage project analysis, project cost and project communication (20%)
- Technology leadership (10%)
- Meet and confer with high-level project management personnel from other state departments, governmental officials and private-sector businesses on matters affecting IT policy and procedures (5%)
Desirable characteristics for candidates, according to the duty statement, include:
- Leadership: Possesses a natural ability and keen desire to manage projects and mentor and guide staff, as well as internal and external customers.
- Innovation: Demonstrates and encourages creativity and proactive problem-solving.
- Credibility and Integrity: Understands internal and external customers and has a true desire to build credibility. Demonstrates the highest professional and legal ethics.
- Teamwork: Cooperates to achieve the department’s mission, vision and goals by leading and actively contributing to intradepartmental project teams.
- Vision: Understands the context and mission of the department, both internal and external.
- Accountability: Makes decisions and remains accountable for those decisions.
- Reliability: Understands the importance of meeting timelines and work priorities.
- Mentor and coach: Ability to instruct, direct and prompt subordinates to help them perform to their full potential.
The position has a monthly salary range of $7,783 to $10,428, and the application deadline is April 7.
