Principal Information Technology Analyst

The Superior Court of California, County of Butte
is now accepting applications for:
Principal Information Technology Analyst

Final date to receive applications:
July 7, 2026
About the Community :
Butte County Superior Court is located in beautiful Northern California, where the valley floor meets the Sierra Nevada and Cascade mountains, approximately 1.5 hours north of Sacramento. At over 1,600 square miles and with a population of approximately 225,000, Butte County is full of natural beauty and provides endless recreational opportunities. It is home to one of the largest municipal parks in the country, Bidwell Park, which boasts over 3,600 acres of hiking and mountain bike trails, swimming holes, picnic areas, golf and disc golf courses, and more!

Outdoor adventures also await in places like Lake Oroville, Feather Falls, Table Mountain, and Lassen and Plumas National Forests which border the county to the east. In the county's urban center of Chico, you'll find a vibrant downtown, art, culture, unique restaurants, music, and weekly farmers' markets. Right in the center of it all is the CSU, Chico campus, which provides a stunning backdrop and a variety of events and activities throughout the year.

About the Court:
Butte County Superior Court is a unified superior court operating two facilities, one courthouse in Chico, and another courthouse in the county seat of Oroville. All legal, operational, and administrative functions of the court are governed by the Presiding Judge and the Court Executive Officer. The court has thirteen judicial officers, or eleven judges and two commissioners, and approximately 135 support staff.

Despite its size, Butte is recognized throughout the state as a leader in many court collaborations, including self-help services, case management system consortiums, our highly acclaimed and model civic outreach program, and numerous multi-court employee education events. Butte County is home to a community with diverse needs, and the court continually adapts to provide effective and reliable access to justice.

The Position:

Under the direction of the Information Technology Director, the Principal Information Technology Analyst serves as a highly skilled generalist and key technical leader responsible for addressing the court's technology needs, high-priority projects, and critical system upgrades. This role provides expert-level support in networking, systems administration, cybersecurity, enterprise applications, and cloud infrastructure, ensuring the stability and modernization of the court's information technology environment.

This position serves as the second-in-command within the Information Technology Department. The incumbent assists with strategic planning, complex technical initiatives, project prioritization, and policy implementation. The incumbent may provide supervisory oversight and direction, and/or training to subordinate staff if assigned to do so. The Principal Information Technology Analyst role requires strong leadership, cross-functional expertise within the information technology field, and hands-on problem-solving skills to support critical information technology functions and ensure long-term systems sustainability.

This is a full-time, at-will position that is exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
The following duties are typical of those performed by the incumbent in this classification. However, other duties may also be required.

• Leads strategic initiatives to address the court's technology needs, modernize information technology infrastructure, and improve system efficiency.
• Serves as the primary technical lead for complex information technology projects, including enterprise application deployments, cybersecurity enhancements, cloud migrations, and network modernization.
• Assesses, designs, and implements solutions to optimize court information technology infrastructure, including servers, networks, databases, software, and cloud environments.
• Provides support to programmer functions such as development and maintenance of custom applications, query and report creation, evaluating source code and creating documentation, and designing systems architecture.
• Develops and enforces information technology policies, procedures, and security protocols in collaboration with leadership.
• Provides expert-level support in multiple information technology domains, including systems administration, software development, cybersecurity, and data management.
• Identifies and resolves critical technical issues affecting information technology operations, escalating as needed.
• Leads the evaluation and recommendation of new technologies and vendor solutions to meet court needs.
• Assists in disaster recovery and business continuity planning, ensuring information technology infrastructure and systems resiliency and preparedness.
• Develops and maintains comprehensive documentation, including system configurations, technical standards, and operational procedures.
• Acts as a technical liaison…