Data Stewardship & Privacy Supervisor

Description

The Data Stewardship & Privacy Supervisor oversees countywide records governance and serves as the primary IT privacy leader, ensuring Snohomish County's data handling practices meet federal, state, and local requirements. The role manages the Records Center's operational activities-including intake, storage, access, disposition, and archival transfer-and provides strategic guidance on privacy controls, incident response, retention practices, and compliance initiatives. In addition, this position leads coordination with departmental records contacts and external partners, ensuring defensible records management practices and consistent privacy implementation across programs.

This role also partners closely with technology teams to evaluate emerging system capabilities, assess privacy and records risk, and implement countywide improvements to data protection. Strong communication, relationship-building, and program-coordination skills are essential, as the supervisor routinely interfaces with IT leadership, departmental stakeholders, and external agencies to align operational practices with evolving regulatory requirements.

Snohomish County' commitment to life-work balance and an inclusive culture is key to our national NACo award-winning success. The County offers outstanding benefits and professional growth opportunities to employees, including flexible work schedules, telework options and a beautiful building in downtown Everett, WA that houses employee locker rooms, bicycle lockers for bike commuters and is within walking distance of a major transit hub, the Everett Station.

Snohomish County believes in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and is committed to embedding these values into our workplace culture. Snohomish County is located on the Puget Sound, we are situated near some of the country's most scenic national parks and is consistently ranked as one of the best places to live in the U.S. To learn more about the Department of Information Technology goals, values and commitments check out our 3-year strategic plan.

* We are hiring one (1) FTE and creating an eligibility list. The eligibility list will be valid for six (6) months from the closing date of this post, and placement on the list is not a guarantee of call-back or job offer.

Job offers are contingent on successful completion of employment verification and background checks. Snohomish County will not sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this opportunity. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States. Snohomish County does not participate in the DoJ E-verify program, and if you require E-verify to confirm employment, you are likely not eligible to apply.

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This role serves as the county Data Records supervisor and IT Privacy Officer. Primary function includes day-to-day operations of county records center, as well as leading strategy for the physical records data in the county and overseeing the IT departmental response to public records requests. In addition, the role serves as the IT data privacy officer. This role involves providing guidance and outreach related to data privacy and protection and records management.

In all areas of oversight, the role ensures compliance with federal, state, and local laws and standards, through advising, assisting, and training county department contacts in data privacy and protection regulations and in proper retention, disposition, and preservation of county records.