Assistant Director, IT Systems & Database

Orange County Department of Education; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Orange County Department of Education seeks an experienced leader to serve as Assistant Director, Information Technology Systems and Database. This role oversees enterprise systems and database services, leads technical staff, and manages complex technology projects aligned with OCDE’s goals.

This position collaborates with departments, school districts, vendors, and partners to translate operational needs into effective technology solutions, ensuring security, reliability, and performance of

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a computer-related field.
• Five years of experience in software, operating systems, systems hardware, data storage, BI, relational databases, and security/privacy with two years in supervisory roles.

Responsibilities

• Oversee enterprise systems and database services.
• Lead technical staff and supervises teams.
• Manage complex technology projects and schedules.
• Evaluate emerging technologies for OCDE.
• Ensure security, reliability, and performance of systems, databases, servers, storage, backups, and business continuity solutions.

Skills

Leadership

Enterprise systems

Databases

Security

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in a computer-related field

Job description

Orange County Department of Education is seeking an experienced and forward-thinking leader to serve as Assistant Director, Information Technology Systems and Database. This position oversees enterprise systems and database services, leads technical staff, manages complex technology projects, evaluates emerging technologies, and ensures the security, reliability, and performance of OCDE’s systems, databases, servers, storage, backup, and business continuity solutions. The Assistant Director also collaborates with departments, school districts, vendors, and other partners to translate operational needs into effective technology solutions that support OCDE’s strategic goals.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in a computer-related field.
• Five (5) years of experience in the areas of software, operating systems, systems hardware, data storage solutions, business intelligence solutions, relational databases, and security/data privacy, including two (2) years of administrative and supervisory responsibility.