Director of Information Technology Services

The City of Chula Vista is seeking a dynamic IT professional who will guide the City's technology vision, strategy and operations to support a thriving, forward-thinking community. The Director of Information Technology Services will plan, organize, direct and review the activities and operations of the Information Technology Services Department; coordinate assigned activities with other departments and outside agencies; and provide highly responsible and complex administrative support to the City Manager and their staff.

Major areas of responsibility

• - Plan, organize, direct and review the activities and operations of the Information Technology Services Department, including the Network Operations, Geographic Information Systems, and Application Support and Programming divisions.
• - Develop, plan and implement department goals and objectives.
• - Develop and administer the department budget.
• - Oversee the department’s human and financial resources including organizational and staff development.
• - Develop and implement the Information Technology Services Department work plan; assign work activities, projects and programs; monitor workflow; review and evaluate work products, methods and procedures.
• - Represent the Information Technology Services Department to outside groups and organizations; participate in outside community and professional groups and committees; provide technical assistance as necessary.
• - Prepare and make presentations to the City Council, City Management, and the public.

Qualified candidates, at minimum, will have the equivalent of seven years of increasingly responsible experience in information technology services program management, including four years of administrative and management responsibility and a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in computer
science, information systems, business administration or a related field. A Master's Degree and experience working in an organization with at least 750 users with complex domain and security structures are desirable.