Chief Information Officer

$235,000 - $235,000/Yr

090 OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND ENTERPRISE SERV - Oklahoma City, OK

Part-time,Full-time - Executive

Oklahoma City, OK

10,001+ employees

About the position

The Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES) is responsible for formulating and implementing the information technology strategy for all state agencies. This role involves overseeing the development and operation of a scalable telecommunications infrastructure, ensuring the integrity of organization-wide data, and managing the professional development of IT staff. The CIO will act as a liaison between technical and non-technical functions, ensuring that the organization's information needs are met effectively.

Responsibilities

• Formulate and implement the information technology strategy for all state agencies.
• Define, design, and implement a shared services statewide infrastructure and application environment for information technology and telecommunications for all state agencies.
• Direct the development and operation of a scalable telecommunications infrastructure that supports data and voice communications reliability, integrity, and security.
• Supervise the applications development process for applications utilized across multiple agencies.
• Provide direction for the professional development of information technology staff of state agencies and oversee the professional development of the staff of Information Services (IS).
• Evaluate all technology and telecommunication investment choices for all state agencies.
• Create a plan to ensure alignment of current systems, tools, and processes with the strategic information technology plan for all state agencies.
• Set direction and provide oversight for the support and continuous upgrading of the current information technology and telecommunication infrastructure in the state.
• Direct the development, implementation, and management of appropriate standards, policies, and procedures to ensure the success of state information technology and telecommunication initiatives.
• Recruit, hire, and transfer the required technical staff in IS to support the services provided and the execution of the strategic information technology plan.
• Establish, maintain, and enforce information technology and telecommunication standards.
• Delegate, coordinate, and review all work to ensure quality and efficient operation of IS.
• Create and implement a communication plan that disseminates pertinent information to state agencies on standards, policies, procedures, service levels, project status, and other important information to customers of IS.
• Develop and implement training programs for state agencies using the shared services of IS and recommend training programs to state agencies on information technology and telecommunication systems, products, and procedures.
• Approve the purchasing of all information technology and telecommunication services and products for all state agencies.
• Develop and enforce an overall infrastructure architecture strategy and associated roadmaps for desktop, network, server, storage, and statewide management systems for state agencies.
• Effectively manage the design, implementation, and support of complex, highly available infrastructure to ensure optimal performance, on-time delivery of features, and scalable growth.
• Define and implement a governance model for requesting services and monitoring service level metrics for all shared services.
• Create the budget for IS to be submitted to the Legislature each year.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems, Information Systems or Technology Management, Business Administration, Finance, or a similar degree.
• Ten years of professional experience with responsibilities for management and support of information systems and information technology.
• Seven years of direct management of a major information technology operation.

Nice-to-haves

• Familiarity with local and wide-area network design, implementation, and operation.
• Experience with data and voice convergence service offerings.
• Experience in developing technology budgets.
• Experience in developing requests for proposal and administering the bid process.
• Experience managing professional staff, teams, and consultants.
• Knowledge of telecommunications operations.

Benefits

• Generous leave including 15 days of vacation, 15 days of sick leave, and 11 paid holidays annually.
• A comprehensive Benefit Package with a generous benefit allowance to offset the cost of insurance premiums for employees and their eligible dependents.