Information Technology Strategic Administrator

Job Requisition : 59069

Opening Date: 10/08/2026

Closing Date: 10/22/2026

Agency: Department of Human Services

Class

Title:

SENIOR PUBLIC SERVICE ADMIN (40070)

Skill Option: General Administration/Business Marketing/Labor/Personnel

Bilingual Option: None

Salary: Anticipated Salary $13,500-$15,166 per month ($162,000-$181,992 per year)

Job Type: Salaried

Category: Full Time

Number of Vacancies: 1

Bargaining Unit Code: None

Merit Comp Code: Excluded
- Subject to Paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (6) of Section 4d of the Personnel Code

Work Hours : Mon
- Fri, 8:30am - 5:00pm, 1-hour unpaid lunch

Anticipated Hybrid Work Schedule Availability : 2 to 5 Days per week in office, depending on operational needs

Headquarter Location : 600 E Iles Park Pl, Springfield, Illinois, 62703 or 401 S Clinton St, Chicago, Illinois, 60607

Secretary’s Office

Chief Operations Office

Work County : Sangamon or Cook

Agency Contact : DHS.Ops

Working with the State of Illinois is a testament to the values of compassion, equity, and dedication that define our state. Whether you’re helping to improve schools, protect our natural resources, or support families in need, you’re part of something bigger—something that touches the lives of every person who calls Illinois home.

The Chief Operations Office is seeking to hire an individual with a strong understanding of enterprise IT governance and public sector operational business processes to serve as the Information Technology Strategic Administrator for the Department of Human Services (DHS) . The Information Technology Strategic Administrator will serve as the primary strategic coordination point between DHS and the Illinois Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) to ensure alignment of business priorities with enterprise IT strategy.

In addition, the Administrator must have excellent communication and stakeholders’ management skills to facilitate high-level communication between DHS program areas and DoIT to ensure mutual understanding of goals, constraints, and expectations, including articulating business system needs and long-term strategic priorities to ensure full alignment with technology standards, compliance requirements and enterprise-wide goals. The Administrator will coordinate DHS business requirements and priorities with DoIT’s enterprise architecture and project management functions by leading the end-to-end collection, analysis and documentation of complex business and system requirements from diverse DHS stakeholders.

• Serves as the statewide DHS Information Technology Strategic Administrator.
• Facilitates high-level communication between DHS program areas and DoIT to ensure mutual understanding of goals, constraints, and expectations, including articulating business system needs and long-term strategic priorities to ensure full alignment with technology standards, compliance requirements and enterprise-wise goals.
• Serves as a full line supervisor.
• Coordinates DHS business requirements and priorities with DoIT’s enterprise architecture and project management functions by leading the end-to-end collection, analysis and documentation of complex business and system requirements from diverse DHS stakeholders.
• Monitors business side readiness and adoption to design and execute formal change management and communication strategy aligned with the agency’s information strategy.
• Serves as a procurement liaison with the Department of Innovation and Technology providing budgetary and contract oversight for information strategy related procurements and contracts.
• Creates, maintains, and manages enterprise documentation and knowledge governance for the DHS portfolio of IT…