Chief, Education Data Center IT Leadership (SES)

Florida; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 62,000 - 97,000; Full time

Job summary

Florida Department of Education seeks a Chief, OTIS Education Data Center-DOE (SES) in Tallahassee. The role reports to the CTO within the Division of Technology and Innovation and leads the Education Data Center operations.

Responsibilities include directing daily activities, disaster recovery planning, evaluating current systems for improvement, and overseeing IT networks and desktops. Strong leadership, change management, and policy development are essential.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Operational Change Management procedures.
• Experience in compliance activities, including alignment with frameworks.
• Demonstrated leadership and staff development skills.
• Ability to communicate technical issues clearly and concisely.

Responsibilities

• Oversees and directs day-to-day activities of the Education Data Center.
• Devising and implementing business continuity and disaster recovery strategies.
• Evaluate systems to identify improvements and stay updated on emerging tech.
• Design and implement LANs, desktops, and telephony; supervise managers.
• Chair the Change Management process and track change requests.
• Manage software licensure information and enforce IT processes and policies.

Skills

Change management

Compliance

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or MIS

Job description

Florida Department of Education seeks a Chief, OTIS Education Data Center-DOE (SES) in Tallahassee. The role reports to the CTO within the Division of Technology and Innovation and leads the Education Data Center operations.

Responsibilities include directing daily activities, disaster recovery planning, evaluating current systems for improvement, and overseeing IT networks and desktops. Strong leadership, change management, and policy development are essential.