Director II, IT Director, Department of Business Information Services
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Location: Rockville, MD 20850
Description:
Job Description
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF CLASSIFICATION:
Under general direction of the Chief Technology Officer (CTO), directs the work of the IT Department of Business Information Services to manage financial management systems, human capital management systems, among other enterprise related applications. Assigns, supervises, and deploys staff as necessary to meet the application, implementation, development, deployment, and support needs of an array of data systems and integrations, for schools and offices that use these systems. One of the primary functions and focus of this position is to lead the ongoing work to modernize the systems. Provides insight, guidance, and resolves escalated issues throughout the application development, implementation, and support/production lifecycle. Assists in building and managing a robust, reliable, secure, and scalable systems. Aligns the priorities of the department with the vision of the Division of Technology Services and coordinates the work of this department with the other technology departments. Works directly with stakeholder groups and functions to ensure the team members understand business needs, functional and technical specifications. Drives continuous improvement and automation to analyze business processes, with a focus on process improvement, business process automation, and efficiency. Manages relationships with third-party vendors, including managed service providers, to ensure the successful delivery of services. Physical Demands: None. Special Requirements: Ability to work beyond a 40-hour work week as required.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
Ability to manage multiple complex projects and achieve results within required deadlines, functionality, performance, quality, and budget. Demonstrate the skills and ability to oversee both multilayer projects and large teams, implement and integrate purchased or developed solutions, and model effective customer management practices. Knowledgeable and able to provide keen oversight of the district's Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software; such as integrations, enhancements, and implementation that align with MCPS' business information service needs. Knowledge of and ability to support current information technologies and best practices. Ability to use past experience and sound technical judgment to provide needed information technology development and support to staff in schools and offices. Ability to quickly learn Montgomery County Public School (MCPS) policies, regulations, and practices. Requires excellent technical, process improvement, project management, team-building, and oral and written communications skills. The director must possess a strong work ethic and the commitment to nurturing productive relationships with staff, colleagues, customers, vendors, and partners. Experience in negotiating and/or managing contracts and agreements. Strong understanding of IT governance, compliance (policy, regulations), and security best practices. Knowledge of a variety of technology architectures including web-based architectures, software development lifecycle, application security, client/server and centralized computing models, project/process management, and operations of a large public school system are essential. Knowledge of Oracle and other enterprise databases. Knowledge and administration of the three MCPS Professional Growth Systems (PGS) is desired in order to develop, empower, and provide timely feedback to staff. The director makes use of industry standard best practices for the effective and efficient delivery and management of K-12 solutions using current cloud based and internet technologies.
EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE:
Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business Information Systems, or similar related discipline from an accredited college or university. Master's degree in an IT field preferred. Significant experience in managing complex data systems and multiple simultaneous projects. Experience with K-12 business systems (e.g. ? Lawson Infor, Oracle Cloud Fusion, Microsoft) and student data systems desired. Experience with managing vendor contracts and request for proposals (RFP) process. Experience in transitioning legacy enterprise systems from on-premise to a cloud environment preferred. Demonstrated experience in providing services and support to users and developing new technology solutions to meet changing customer needs. Proven experience in leading large teams, managing staff, and managing multiple large budgets.Certificate License:None
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF CLASSIFICATION:
Under general direction of the Chief Technology Officer (CTO), directs the work of the IT Department of Business Information Services to manage financial management systems, human capital management systems, among other enterprise related applications. Assigns, supervises, and deploys staff as necessary to meet the application, implementation, development, deployment, and support needs of an array of data systems and integrations, for schools and offices that use these systems. One of the primary functions and focus of this position is to lead the ongoing work to modernize the systems. Provides insight, guidance, and resolves escalated issues throughout the application development, implementation, and support/production lifecycle. Assists in building and managing a robust, reliable, secure, and scalable systems. Aligns the priorities of the department with the vision of the Division of Technology Services and coordinates the work of this department with the other technology departments. Works directly with stakeholder groups and functions to ensure the team members understand business needs, functional and technical specifications. Drives continuous improvement and automation to analyze business processes, with a focus on process improvement, business process automation, and efficiency. Manages relationships with third-party vendors, including managed service providers, to ensure the successful delivery of services. Physical Demands: None. Special Requirements: Ability to work beyond a 40-hour work week as required.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
Ability to manage multiple complex projects and achieve results within required deadlines, functionality, performance, quality, and budget. Demonstrate the skills and ability to oversee both multilayer projects and large teams, implement and integrate purchased or developed solutions, and model effective customer management practices. Knowledgeable and able to provide keen oversight of the district's Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software; such as integrations, enhancements, and implementation that align with MCPS' business information service needs. Knowledge of and ability to support current information technologies and best practices. Ability to use past experience and sound technical judgment to provide needed information technology development and support to staff in schools and offices. Ability to quickly learn Montgomery County Public School (MCPS) policies, regulations, and practices. Requires excellent technical, process improvement, project management, team-building, and oral and written communications skills. The director must possess a strong work ethic and the commitment to nurturing productive relationships with staff, colleagues, customers, vendors, and partners. Experience in negotiating and/or managing contracts and agreements. Strong understanding of IT governance, compliance (policy, regulations), and security best practices. Knowledge of a variety of technology architectures including web-based architectures, software development lifecycle, application security, client/server and centralized computing models, project/process management, and operations of a large public school system are essential. Knowledge of Oracle and other enterprise databases. Knowledge and administration of the three MCPS Professional Growth Systems (PGS) is desired in order to develop, empower, and provide timely feedback to staff. The director makes use of industry standard best practices for the effective and efficient delivery and management of K-12 solutions using current cloud based and internet technologies.
EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE:
Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business Information Systems, or similar related discipline from an accredited college or university. Master's degree in an IT field preferred. Significant experience in managing complex data systems and multiple simultaneous projects. Experience with K-12 business systems (e.g. ? Lawson Infor, Oracle Cloud Fusion, Microsoft) and student data systems desired. Experience with managing vendor contracts and request for proposals (RFP) process. Experience in transitioning legacy enterprise systems from on-premise to a cloud environment preferred. Demonstrated experience in providing services and support to users and developing new technology solutions to meet changing customer needs. Proven experience in leading large teams, managing staff, and managing multiple large budgets.Certificate License:None