Director of ; NCS - BCIT

Position: Director of Applications (NCS) - BCIT
** THIS IS A NON-CIVIL SERVICE POSITION
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** Welcome to the City of Baltimore! Experience the reward of a fulfilling career and enjoy the added element of excitement in a vibrant, diverse atmosphere. The City of Baltimore offers limitless opportunities to help drive social impact, both on the job and in the community, while serving its citizens. Join us in making Baltimore a great place to live and work.

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** Job Summary
** The Enterprise Applications Director leads the strategy, governance, and operational health of Baltimore City’s enterprise application portfolio, ensuring systems are modern, secure, integrated, and aligned with citywide priorities. This role oversees application architecture, standards, integration platforms, vendor and contract management, AI governance, and application business continuity while guiding a high‐performing team and partnering with agency leadership to drive successful adoption of major technology initiatives.

Reporting to the Deputy CIO, the Director ensures the City’s applications remain reliable, scalable, and capable of supporting mission‐critical services for employees and residents.
** Essential Functions
** Coach team members to grow technical skills, communication abilities, and professional development.

Ensure team members stay current on technology trends, best practices, and evolving security requirements, and apply continuous improvement principles across the applications function. Require that all application contracts include strong data ownership and portability provisions and verify that vendors meet BCIT’s security, privacy, and regulatory requirements—including PII and HIPAA obligations—as a condition of execution and renewal.

Ensure AI use within the application portfolio adheres to ethical guidelines, privacy requirements, and City policy—working with legal, security, and agency stakeholders to manage risk and maintain public trust. Define and maintain Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPO) for all critical city applications, ensuring continuity requirements are documented, understood by vendors and teams, and reflected in SLAs and contracts.

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**** Minimum Qualifications
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* Education:

** Have a bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline from an accredited institution.  A technical foundation in application development, systems analysis, or a related discipline is strongly preferred; hands-on experience with enterprise platforms, SaaS environments, and integration technologies is highly valued.  At least 4 years of supervisory experience, including performance evaluation, disciplinary action, and hiring/promotion recommendations.

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* Experience:

** Have ten plus years of progressive IT experience, with a focus on enterprise application portfolio management, governance, and strategy—including demonstrated leadership of application teams, vendor relationships, and multi-agency technology initiatives.

Prior IT experience in a government environment is strongly preferred.
** Equivalency Notes:
** Have an equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered. Non-supervisory experience or education may not be substituted for the required supervisory experience. Strong knowledge of modern application architecture, enterprise software strategies, and technology lifecycle management. Deep familiarity with SaaS platforms, data contracts, and cloud-based application delivery…