Director of Applications (NCS) - BCIT

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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.

• Lead and develop a high-performing applications team, setting clear expectations around quality, deadlines, and continuous improvement.
• Develop the modernization strategy for the City of Baltimore’s applications.
• Coach team members to grow technical skills, communication abilities, and professional development.
• Champion a culture of transparency, collaboration, and shared ownership across the division.
• Ensure team members stay current on technology trends, best practices, and evolving security requirements, and apply continuous improvement principles across the applications function.

• Own enterprise application management—overseeing adoption, minimizing integration complexity, and driving periodic Application Rationalization reviews.
• Establish and enforce application standards, architecture guidelines, and development best practices across the organization.
• Evaluate new and renewal software requests to ensure alignment with BCIT strategy, security standards, and value for the City.
• Anticipate future application needs, identify gaps, and develop proactive solutions before they become problems.
• Establish and govern enterprise API standards and integration patterns, ensuring consistent, secure, and scalable connectivity across the application portfolio.
• Oversee integration platforms and middleware (e.g., Azure Integration Services) used to connect city applications, reducing duplication and minimizing point-to-point complexity across the portfolio.

• Manage software vendor relationships end-to-end: escalation paths, contracting standards, negotiation strategy, SLAs, third-party risk assessments, exit strategies, and IP/data ownership.
• Maintain a proactive contract lifecycle for the portfolio—tracking renewal timelines, enforcing licensing compliance through periodic audits, and ensuring no agreement auto-renews without deliberate review and approval.
• 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.
• Conduct third-party risk assessments for new and renewing vendors and build strategic partnerships that maximize long-term value and support BCIT’s technology goals.

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