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State of Washington · 1 week ago

Enterprise Platform Services (EPS) Unit Manager (IT Data Management – Manager)

Walla Walla, WA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

9+ years exp

The State of Washington's Department of Ecology is hiring an Enterprise Platform Services (EPS) Unit Manager within the Information Technology Services Office (ITSO). The role involves overseeing a team responsible for the engineering, administration, and lifecycle management of enterprise platforms, including cloud services and databases, while leading strategic planning and modernization efforts.

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Responsibilities

Provide leadership, management, and supervision of the Enterprise Platform Services (EPS) unit, directing the work of a team of professional IT staff responsible for enterprise-wide platforms and services

Oversee the design, operation, reliability, and lifecycle management of enterprise technology platforms, including cloud services, SaaS solutions, databases, web systems, DevOps environments, and collaboration tools supporting over 250 business applications

Lead agency-wide platform strategy and modernization efforts, aligning enterprise technology services with organizational goals, business needs, and long-term IT strategic planning

Serve as a senior technical and organizational advisor, providing expert guidance on platform architecture, system integration, technology standards, and major IT initiatives

Chair and guide Change Management governance activities to ensure IT system and application changes are implemented securely, consistently, and with minimal disruption to agency operations

Coordinate cross-program and agency-wide IT projects, prioritizing workloads, allocating resources, and applying project management principles to deliver high-impact outcomes

Manage staffing, hiring, performance management, mentoring, and professional development to build a highly skilled, engaged, and effective technical team

Contribute to budget planning and technology investment decisions, ensuring efficient use of public resources while supporting current and future enterprise platform needs

Qualification

Cloud servicesDatabase managementDevOpsProject managementChange managementSaaS solutionsTechnical leadershipTeam supervisionStrategic planningMentoringCommunication skills

Required

Nine years of experience and/or education as described below:

Experience in one or more of the following IT disciplines: consultation, systems development, systems analysis, database management, technical support troubleshooting, project management, or server management

At least one year of experience leading IT professionals or directing the work of a technical team, project team, or workgroup. Experience may include serving as a technical lead, project lead, or subject-matter lead responsible for guiding priorities, coordinating work, and supporting staff in achieving outcomes

Demonstrated leadership and supervisory experience overseeing technical or information management staff, including establishing expectations, managing performance, mentoring, and supporting staff within enterprise technology domains such as database management, system administration, and DevOps

Professional experience consulting, designing, configuration, programming, maintaining and/or supporting work for moderate or large size organization

Education involving a major study in an Information Technology program or closely related field

Must be able to provide transportation to and from office or offsite trainings or assignments

This position is designated as overtime exempt because of its supervisory functions, the range of critical tasks performed by this technology position, and the impact of the independent actions that the position must administratively perform to directly support technology business operations

This position requires training to keep consistent with industry best practices. Leadership works with industry leaders to forecast changes in information technology and lists required training in this position's yearly Performance Development Plan (PDP). Staff within this division are provided two (2) hours per week for training. It is expected that this position will take what is learned in their training and apply it to their daily work

Preferred

A Bachelor's degree with focus on computer science, project management, or database administration

At least one year of recent experience as an IT manager or team supervisor, which may be attained concurrently with experience listed in required qualifications

Education and knowledge of environmental sciences and supporting science-based business areas

Professional level experience in cloud operations, cloud migration, and/or Artificial Intelligence