Innovation & Infrastructure Manager; Public Service Administrator, Option

Innovation & Infrastructure Manager (Public Service Administrator, Option
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• Job Requisition : 54977
• Opening Date: 07/15/2026
• Closing Date: 07/29/2026
• Agency: Department of Innovation and Technology
• Class
  
  Title:
  
  PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR - 37015
• Skill Option: Management Information System/Data Processing/Telecommunications
• Bilingual Option: None
• Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary (Effective 07/01/2026) $8,571/month;
  Full Range: $8,571 - $12,651/month
• Job Type: Salaried
• Category: Full Time
• County: Cook
• Number of Vacancies: 1
• Bargaining Unit Code: RC063 Professional Employees, Educators, Juvenile Justice School Counselors and Special Education Resources Coordinators and Physicians AFSCME
• Merit Comp Code: N/A

• Under general direction, serves as the Innovation & Infrastructure Manager for Innovation and Infrastructure for the Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) supporting the Department of Early Childhood (IDEC) managing the architectural landscape and innovation roadmap in collaboration with DoIT Enterprise Architecture and overseeing the design of cloud-native architectures.
• Provides technical oversight of DoIT/IDEC applications and infrastructure, ensuring secure, scalable, and high performing environments align with DoIT/IDEC’s technology strategy and architectural standards.
• Collaborates with DoIT Enterprise Architecture and IDEC product management to guide the selection of applications, platforms, and digital services.
• Provides strategic leadership for cloud and innovation management, ensuring cost-effective scalability, optimal performance, and alignment with IDEC’s technology strategy and budget priorities.
• Keeps abreast of new developments in digital services, cloud infrastructure, and artificial intelligence through online…