INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGER I

$9,114 - $12,213/Yr

State of California - Rancho Cordova, CA

Full-time - Manager

Hybrid - Rancho Cordova, CA

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

About the position

The California Department of Technology (CDT) is focused on improving how state government develops and implements innovative solutions to meet the public's evolving needs, enrich customer experiences, and improve critical technological applications. The CDT's Office of Digital Services (ODS) plays a critical role to enhance digital government and build a California that works for all Californians. We do this by providing foundational platforms and technology (such as GIS/Open Data, Web Portals, Software Engineering and Open-Source code curation) for organizations to provide innovative digital services. Under the general direction of the Information Technology Manager II (ITM II) over Technology Innovation Services, the Information Technology Manager I (ITM I) serves as manager over the Planning and Product Management program team. The ITM I is responsible for building and fostering a dynamic team responsible for defining desirable, viable, feasible and sustainable solutions that meet customer needs, supporting development across the product life cycle and coordinating schedules among multiple projects, and managing dependencies within internal teams and stakeholders by optimizing product strategy and managing overall roadmap. The ITM I will direct a matrix organization of technical and business personnel utilizing agile methodologies to guide enterprise technology projects through iterative sprints which include business analysis, planning, development and testing.

Responsibilities

• Build and foster a dynamic team responsible for defining solutions that meet customer needs.
• Support development across the product life cycle.
• Coordinate schedules among multiple projects.
• Manage dependencies within internal teams and stakeholders.
• Optimize product strategy and manage overall roadmap.
• Direct a matrix organization of technical and business personnel.
• Utilize agile methodologies to guide enterprise technology projects through iterative sprints.

Requirements

• Must pass a fingerprint background criminal record check completed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
• Experience in product solutioning, coordinating and leading larger programs.
• Experience in procuring software and IT services working with various departments, third party integrations and vendors.

Nice-to-haves

• A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a closely related field.
• A master's degree is preferred.
• Extensive experience in the management of product envisioning, development processes and techniques.
• Ability to develop MVP, gather inputs and feedback, and quickly adjust and navigate through product building.
• Proven experience as a program manager with a thorough understanding of various program/project management tools.
• Knowledge of system design and application development life cycle practices and principles.
• Knowledge and demonstrated experience utilizing agile and scrum methodology to deliver software applications.

Benefits

• Hybrid telework options.
• Comprehensive health benefits.
• Retirement plans.
• Paid holidays and vacation.