ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS,
REHABILITATION & REENTRY

Our mission is to enhance public safety across Arizona through modern, effective correctional practices and meaningful engagements.

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) is committed to creating a safe, secure, and humane correctional system. With public safety top of mind, ADCRR and its more than 8,000 officers and professional staff are driven by a heart for public service and a commitment to deliver perfect effort each day. ADCRR is redefining itself as an agency whose daily work centers on transparency, accountability, and fairness.

CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
(CIO)

Job Location:

Address: 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
801 East Jefferson Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85043
https://corrections.az.gov/

Posting Details:

Salary: $144,00.00 

Grade: 30

Closing Date: 05/05/2026

Job Summary:

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) is seeking an experienced and strategic Chief Information Officer (CIO) to lead the agency technology program. This executive position is responsible for advancing the agency’s technology strategy, leading enterprise modernization, driving responsible adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and implementing programs necessary to align ADCRR’s Information Technology (IT) personnel, resources, and assets with the Department’s mission and vision. The CIO will ensure that digital services are secure, scalable, user-centered and data driven, while aligning with public policy, ethical standards, regulatory requirements, and maintaining the highest standards of cybersecurity, privacy and operational efficiency.

Job Duties:

-Provides strategic overview and executive leadership
-Establishes and implements department-wide IT policies, standards and enterprise architecture to ensure system interoperability and information sharing
-Provides comprehensive reports and updates to executive leadership on IT systems and initiatives
-Manages and provides leadership for subordinate personnel ensuring efficient operation and maintenance of system applications, computer systems and telecommunications networks
-Establishes clear goals and performance metrics
-Promotes cross-functional teamwork between divisions and executive leadership
-Assesses current systems and identifies modernization priorities
-Aligns modernization initiatives with agency mission, policy goals, and funding, ensuring collaboration with other Department divisions, and initiatives
-Prepares proposals/Requests for Purchase (RFP’s) for acquisitions or enhancements
-Coordinates and oversees multiple system development initiatives in collaboration with the Arizona Department of Administration, Arizona Department of Homeland Security, and relevant external stakeholders, ensuring alignment with the agency’s objectives and regulatory requirements
-Plans, develops and manages the IT budget and processes
-Ensures cost optimization and fiscal efficiency while collaborating with key stakeholders and leadership
-Serves as the departmental delegate for IT on relevant committees and task force
-Drives on State Business
-Other duties as assigned as related to the position

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

Knowledge of:

-IT equipment capabilities
-IT modernization strategies including system transformations, cloud computing, hybrid infrastructures
-AI framework, predictive analytics, automation, ethical AI, and AI governance
-Cybersecurity, data privacy regulations, IT compliance standards, and organizational IT policies
-Budgeting and fiscal procedures and responsibilities
-Vendor management, contract negotiation and performance oversight

Skill in:

-Leading personnel through organizational transformation and modernization initiatives
-AI integration and policy implementation
-Evaluating technology solutions, cloud adoptions, cybersecurity measures

Ability to:

-Lead initiatives that harness AI and modern technologies to enhance operational efficiency and reduce cost
-Establish and enforce IT policies aligned with legal, ethical, and agency standards
-Identify system vulnerabilities and implement mitigation strategies to safeguard agency assets
-Make decisions and solve complex technology challenges

Selective Preference(s):