NEOGOV · 11 hours ago
Deputy Chief Information Officer (EMS3/ETS)
Thurston County – Olympia, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$148K/yr - $158K/yr
5+ years expNEOGOV is seeking a Deputy Chief Information Officer for the Health Care Authority (HCA) to lead IT operations and strategic vision. The role involves overseeing technology standards, managing IT service delivery, and ensuring effective communication throughout the organization.
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Responsibilities
Partners with CIO in providing technology vision and direction for the agency
Oversees the development of enterprise technology standards, governance processes, and performance metrics to ensure ETS delivers value to the enterprise
Assist the CIO with contracts and budget management activities
Directs teams of technical professional and management staff in the successful fulfillment of IT service delivery commitments
Works with Strategic Services in developing strategic vision and provides short and long-term strategic direction for ETS within HCA
Implements ETS continuous-improvement programs within agency guidelines
Participate in and support divisional/agency strategic planning efforts, policy package development, and legislature budget requests
Perform tactical and strategic planning and implementation activities for the procurement, development, deployment, use and support of information technology systems within HCA
Participate as a member of the Executive Leadership Team to plan systems development, network enhancement and maintenance, cost control, quality control, computing equipment/software requirements and staffing
Assure appropriate and optimum use of the organization’s resources and enhance the effectiveness of employees through timely appraisal and professional development opportunities
Support effective communications throughout the organization. Maintain the highest standards of personal/professional and ethical conduct and support the state’s goals for a diverse workforce
Monitor the effectiveness of information technology application with HCA, initiating investigation and assessing new technologies to support the strategic direction of the agency
Assume delegated authority of the Chief Information Officer during the absence of the CIO
Qualification
Required
Five years of senior management experience within the information technology (IT) field, including oversight and supervision of other managers and operations, and oversight of IT infrastructure and/or IT application services functions
Additionally, four years of professional IT experience, which includes technical expertise in one or more of the twelve state IT job families. State IT job families include the following IT functional areas: application development, architecture, business analysis, customer support, data management, network and telecommunications, policy and planning, IT project management, quality assurance, security, systems administration, and vendor management
Demonstrated experience working collaboratively with all levels of government service including federal, state, local, tribal governments, elected officials, appointed boards, and commissions
Demonstrated understanding of leadership management techniques and principles in the areas of strategic and operational planning, budget preparation and implementation, personnel administration, and project management
The ability to take action to learn and grow
The ability to take action to meet the needs of others
Ability to effectively conduct budget planning, financial management, and resource management
Ability to improve operational efficiency, service delivery, and information management across all lines of business and technology platforms
Ability to set and accomplish challenging goals; take calculated risks to achieve results
Ability to develop plans that meet the architecture or technology needs of the organization; incorporate into the plans business priorities, strategies, goals, emerging technologies, industry trends and economic viability
Ability to coordinate, schedule, negotiate for, and prioritize the use of shared resources within ETS
Ability to develop a strategic technology plan for ETS based on agency and division strategic direction
Preferred
Bachelor's degree in information systems, computer science, or closely related field
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Foundations Certification
Experience as a Chief Technology Officer, Deputy Chief Information Officer, or senior IT manager within the health care industry
Senior IT management experience at a state government agency, including managing a large, complex operating budget, which includes multiple sources of federal and state funds
Statewide experience with enterprise architecture
Thorough knowledge of state and federal technology and systems issues and environment
Demonstrated knowledge of Project Management Methodology using Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)
Understanding of and ability to implement Agile development methodology
Benefits
Medical (including vision), dental and basic life insurance
Medical flexible spending account
Basic life and long-term disability insurance
Dependent care assistance
Washington State Employee Assistance Program
Washington Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS)
Deferred Compensation Program (DCP)
Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Paid holidays
Sick leave
Vacation (annual leave)
Military leave
Bereavement leave
Leave Sharing
Parental Leave
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Leave Without Pay
Company
NEOGOV
NEOGOV is the leading provider of workforce management software uniquely designed for the public sector, education, and public safety.
501-1000 employees
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