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City of Austin to Hire Deputy Chief Information Officer

The position is open to external applicants and has an annual salary range of $181,000 to $191,000.

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The city of Austin is hiring a deputy chief information officer (CIO).

The deputy CIO reports to the chief information officer, Kerrica Laake.

According to the job posting, the chosen candidate will be responsible for assisting in the planning, development and implementation of IT strategies.

The chosen applicant must have experience with criminal justice information systems, first responder support, application support, negotiations and security practices, among other requirements.

The city also requires knowledge of managerial techniques, budgeting methods and systems, hardware, software applications and federal, state and local laws.

Applicants must be skilled in oral and written communications, conflict resolution, research data collection and interpretation, resource allocation, objective prioritization, multi-tasking and operation performance evaluation.

The listing calls for an applicant with a bachelor’s degree and five years of related experience, three of which were in a management capacity.

This posting is ongoing, open to external applicants and has an annual salary range of $181,000 to $191,000.
Chandler Treon is an Austin-based staff writer. He has a bachelor’s degree in English, a master’s degree in literature and a master’s degree in technical communication, all from Texas State University.