Salary Range

156,936.00 - 204,048.00

Job Description

The Superior Court of California, County of Alameda, is accepting applications for Information Technology Director. Under general direction of the Court Executive Officer, the Information Technology Director leads and oversees the overall operation of the Information Technology Division; assists in the implementation and evaluation of the Court's strategic plan, goals and objectives; hires, trains, supervises and evaluates management, supervisory, professional and line staff; and performs other related duties as assigned.  Specific areas of responsibility include, but are not limited to, Application Services, Infrastructure Services, Client Services, and systems deployment and maintenance.

The current vacancy is headquartered at the East County Hall of Justice in Dublin, California.

The IT Director is an “at will” position, and the incumbent serves at the discretion of the Court. 

Example of Duties

NOTE: The following are duties performed by employees in this classification; however, employees may perform other related duties at an equivalent level. Each individual in the classification does not necessarily perform all listed duties

1. Leads and provides overall strategic direction to the Information Technology Division.

2. Oversees the overall management and day-to-day operations of the Information Technology Division; ensures that the work of the division is managed effectively and efficiently, either directly and/or through subordinate managers and/or supervisors; plans for the development and management of the information technology systems and subsystems that support case flow, office automation, special programs and management operations; prepares strategic and tactical plans for the analysis, design, construction, implementation and maintenance of the Court's technology platforms and business applications for data; ensures that data and phone systems are technically sound and fully operational; and identifies information technology-related initiatives designed to increase work quality and/or operational efficiency.

3. Coordinates court wide information technology, including building and maintaining an information technology infrastructure, directing future information technology investments, providing leadership for the Court's information technology planning, and ensuring interoperability of the Court's systems; and advises the Presiding Judge and Court Executive Officer on technology planning, acquisition, management, use, control and alignment with organizational strategies and priorities.

4. Evaluates and reviews Court programs, policies and procedures to inform the development and implementation of Information Technology projects and initiatives; evaluates available data regarding the work of the Division and recommends additional data collection efforts as needed; seeks input and confers with judicial officers, management and staff in that evaluation and review process; coordinates with Division Directors to ensure effective collaboration; prepares, analyzes and interprets research and studies as needed; develops recommendations for solutions or new innovations; and devises and implements those solutions as appropriate.

5. Serves as a member of the Court Executive Team; assumes responsibility for one or more court wide priorities and/or special projects that may fall outside of the scope of the Information Technology Director as directed by the Court Executive Officer; responds to inquiries and handles work projects and situations where established policies, procedures and standards are not available or are general in nature such that considerable discretion must be exercised with respect to actions taken.

6. Selects, trains, develops, coaches, supervises, evaluates and disciplines employees directly or indirectly through management and supervisory staff; meets regularly with Division managers and supervisors; ensures that Division managers and supervisors meet regularly with their staff; and oversees the implementation of the Division's workforce development program, efficacy of IT applications and work product.

7. Reviews, interprets and analyzes trends, new legal requirements, laws and pending legislation to determine the impact on operations and programs under the purview of the Information Technology Division; ensures that the Court's technology activities are in compliance with the standards set by the Judicial Council of California; and ensures that all applications are updated to accommodate mandatory and statutory changes.

8. Serves on Court, regional and state committees; establishes and facilitates communication both within the Court and externally with other agencies and organizations; and acts as a liais