IT Director (Remote from anywhere in CO)

Job Description:

Salary

$132,000.00 - $137,000.00 Annually

Location

Statewide, CO

Job Type

Full Time

Job Number

EGB93371 - 4/25

Department

Governor's Office of Information Technology

Opening Date

04/04/2025

Closing Date

4/20/2025 11:59 PM Mountain

FLSA

Determined by Position

Primary Physical Work Address

(Remote from anywhere in CO)

FLSA Status

Exempt; position is not eligible for overtime compensation.

Department Contact Information

ron.weaver@state.co.us

Type of Announcement

This announcement is not governed by the selection processes of the classified personnel system. Applications will be considered from residents and non-residents of Colorado.

How To Apply

Please submit an online application for this position at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado. Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.

Description of Job

IMPORTANT NOTE: Please review your application to ensure completion. For the most equitable applicant experience, OIT’s hiring team considers only the contents of your application to review your qualifications. Please do not include any attachments (such as resume or cover letter) with your application as these items are not used by OIT’s hiring team.

Do you want to make our beautiful state even better? At OIT, we provide secure digital services that put Coloradans first. The IT Directors are IT leaders and strong partners with agency product directors, and all OIT teams. ITDs understand how an agency’s business and technology functions come together and how these two aspects integrate with the user journey. This knowledge will allow them to put together a comprehensive and holistic technology plan for the agency which includes a 3-5 year timeline. The IT Director will think strategically, critically, and creatively to present optimal solutions across the state’s technology stack. The IT Director must possess deep technical expertise while achieving strong value from the agency portfolio.

In this role, you will...

• Create, maintain and empower a strong consulting team serving the agency (IT Portfolio Managers, Solution Engineers, Business Architects, Technical Leads Project Managers, etc.) and carry out strategic vision.

Align agency & OIT strategy

• Create a strategic IT plan for how OIT will serve the agency based on the vision, priorities and goals of the agency.

Drive execution

• Work within OIT - identify and bring agency needs and challenges into the fold so that projects and issues are addressed proactively and responsibly.

Apply financial expertise in decision-making

• Bring expertise and leadership to your agency’s financial drivers for technology.

Foster connections and effectively influence stakeholders

• Build and maintain strong relationships based on mutual trust and understanding to position the ITD as a strategic partner.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

A wide salary range is posted for this position and any job offer is based upon a salary analysis to comply with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. The salary analysis considers relevant experience, education, certifications, and state seniority as compared to others doing substantially similar work. While all offers are compliant with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, there is no guarantee an offer will be at the top of the posted range based on the salary analysis.

Minimum Qualifications:
Twelve (12) years’ experience in any combination of:

• A technical IT discipline
• IT portfolio/program management leading programs/projects within IT and with external providers
• IT process and governance
• Business relationship management
• Technical or business product ownership
• Technical or business strategic road mapping, planning, and delivery

Ten (10) years IT management experience

• Leading professional and technical staff.
• Translating organization mission and strategy.
• Operating in a matrix environment and with geographically dispersed staff service delivery management.
• Vendor and contract management.
• Relationship management.
• Senior level leadership.
• Financial management or oversight with an understanding of budgeting processes and accounting processes.

Substitutions:

Additional appropriate education will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis, but cannot completely substitute for these qualifications. Training or Certification related to the work assigned to the position will be assigned credit towards substitution for experience and/or education, but cannot completely substitute for these qualifications.

Preferred Qualifications:

Public sector work experience.

• Relevant IT certifications (e.g., PMP, Scrum, ITIL, ADKAR, Lean, Six Sigma, etc.).

Conditions of Employment:

OIT employees must comply with any screening procedures in place at state entity locations where they might be required to perform work.

A pre-employment background check will be conducted as part of the selection process.

This position may require travel within the specified geographic area, and to locations across the state as needed.

Supplemental Information

If this posting indicates “remote from anywhere in CO” in the title, periodic reporting to the primary state work location designated for the position is required. All remote work must be performed in Colorado.

The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments.