Director of Information Technology

The Director of Information Technology serves as the Department Head for the County Department of Information Technology (IT). This role will have responsibility for technology infrastructure, telecommunications infrastructure, technology services, and applications which support the mission of departments within the County. Responsible for working with County departments to establish the long-term strategic direction for technology and applications supporting governmental functions. Continuously monitors and adapts to align with the needs and requirements of departments and adapts to changes in technology in the industry.

Will be responsible for ongoing management of the design and implementation of strategies which support the County's strategic initiatives.

Responsible for establishing the direction of departmental staff to design, implement and manage the technology and applications which support the governmental functions of the County. Establishes processes and procedures representing industry best practices for managing the County's information technology environment. Ensures the departmental staff follows established processes and procedures daily. This position has project management responsibility for all projects involving the design, implementation, and management of technology supporting County departments.

This position has overall responsibility for the County's information security and will be responsible for establishing a security plan and related security policies and procedures which are designed to protect the information and technology assets of the County. Will have responsibility for the ongoing monitoring of security to ensure the County maintains a solid security posture.

Work is performed under the general supervision of the County Administrator with latitude for independent judgment and action, both unilaterally and as authorized by County Administration.

• Responsible for the County's perpetual Strategic Technology Plan and for continuous evaluation of this plan to ensure the strategies defined within are in line to support the County's technology needs and industry trends and best practices.
• Responsible for continually evaluating technology services provided by the department as compared to industry best practices and solutions. Ensures the County stays within reasonable alignment with industry technology and best practices.
• Responsible for the development and management of the department budget, which is aligned with the strategic technology plan. Ensures the budget accurately represents the yearly operational costs necessary to operate the technology that supports the County.
• Responsible for overseeing the design, implementation, and management of technology infrastructure, which supports the County's key business applications and technology services. This includes the County's network infrastructure, server infrastructure, storage infrastructure, and telecommunications infrastructure.
• Responsible for developing and managing a computer replacement plan and budget to ensure computers required by County departments are adequate to support the needs of staff, allowing them to access necessary applications and technology services.
• Responsible for working with department personnel to review and analyze network, server, and application performance metrics to proactively identify issues before they occur and to adequately plan for necessary future state capacity.
• Responsible for working with departments to evaluate their business needs to effectively evaluate and identify the technology impact of these business needs and to then work with the departments to identify, plan, and implement solutions to meet these needs.
• Responsible for working with departments to aid in developing requirements, evaluating solutions, and implementing applications which are needed to support the core governmental functions of departments within the County.
• Responsible for working with department personnel to establish individual work plans and goals that support the department's strategic initiatives. Responsible for monitoring these initiatives and goals to ensure personnel are performing as required.
• Responsible for continuous monitoring of demands on the department as compared to defined staffing levels and ensuring staffing levels are adequate to meet demand.
• Responsible for working with external vendors and resources as needed to supplement internal staff to ensure an appropriate level of coverage and support exists to ensure high availability of technology resources.
• Responsible for monitoring the skills, knowledge, and ability of department staff to ensure these are adequate to meet necessary project demands. Responsible for working with staff to set training goals to ensure the staff has adequate knowledge to support the technology as defined in the strategic technology plan.
• Responsible for establishing an effective information security plan which follows…