Information Technology Supervisor

Introduction The State of Connecticut, Department of Administrative Services (DAS), is seeking an Information Technology Supervisor to support the Connecticut Technical Education and Career System (CTECS).

CTECS is a statewide system of technical high schools and postsecondary programs that prepares students for academic success, career and technical education, apprenticeships, and employment.
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A healthy work/life balance to all employees POSITION HIGHLIGHTS
Full time, 40 hours per week Monday through Friday schedule

First shift hours, 7:30 am to 4:00 pmIn-office/onsite position located in New Haven County, with occasional meetings in HartfordTHE ROLE

This IT Supervisor will supervise information technology staff and oversee the delivery of technology services supporting CTECS schools and administrative operations. This role will focus predominantly on providing technology leadership and support to CTECS schools geographically situated in the western part of Connecticut. Responsibilities include network and end-user support, educational technology platforms, one-to-one student devices, cybersecurity, technology projects, and coordination with school administrators, educators, vendors, and Department of Administrative Services/Bureau of Information Technology Solutions personnel.

The Information Technology Supervisor will supervise IT staff and oversee technology services supporting CTECS schools and administrative locations.

Responsibilities include:

Plan, assign, supervise, and evaluate the work of IT staff; establish priorities and provide training, coaching, and technical guidance.

Oversee the support, maintenance, security, and performance of CTECS networks, systems, applications, computers, classroom technology, telecommunications, and related infrastructure.

Manage educational and administrative platforms, including Power School, Power Teacher, Class Link, Microsoft 365, Teams, SharePoint, and other CTECS applications.

Oversee the one-to-one student device program, including configuration, deployment, inventory, repair, replacement, security, collection, and disposal.

Monitor help-desk operations, service levels, escalated incidents, recurring problems, system availability, and customer satisfaction.

Coordinate technology projects, upgrades, migrations, integrations, testing, and deployments while minimizing disruptions to instruction and school operations.

Ensure compliance with State of Connecticut and CTECS technology, cybersecurity, access-control, records-retention, acceptable-use, and FERPA requirements.

Maintain disaster-recovery, data-backup, business-continuity, and incident-response procedures for critical educational and administrative systems.

Collaborate with school administrators, educators, CTECS leadership, DAS/BITS personnel, vendors, and other stakeholders to identify needs and implement effective technology solutions.

Manage technology purchasing, licensing, contracts, inventory, standardization, lifecycle replacement, and vendor performance.

Support technology readiness for classrooms, technical shops, student assessments, admissions, summer programs, and school-year opening and closing activities.

Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend strategies that advance technology-enabled learning, digital equity, security, and operational efficiency.

Travel to CTECS locations as necessary to oversee projects, assess technology needs, address escalated issues, and coordinate with school leadership.

Perform related duties as required.

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