Chief Information Officer

DHRM; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 210,000 - 252,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) seeks a strategic Chief Information Officer to lead IT operations, enterprise systems, and modernization initiatives. The CIO will steer technology investments, governance, and architecture while partnering with risk, privacy, and regulatory leaders to align with mission and compliance.

This executive role requires guiding large programs, balancing legacy and modern platforms, and delivering measurable business value across

Qualifications

• Experience in information technology strategic planning and policy development.
• Knowledge of enterprise architecture, SDLC, and DevSecOps modernization.
• Experience leading large, complex technology programs with measurable outcomes.
• Ability to translate regulatory requirements into technology solutions.
• Experience with multi-cloud/hybrid environments and data governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead IT operations, enterprise systems, and modernization initiatives.
• Set technology strategy, governance, and priority investments.
• Collaborate with CISO and risk teams to ensure security and compliance.

Skills

IT strategic planning

Enterprise architecture

SDLC & DevSecOps

Program leadership

Data governance

Stakeholder collaboration

Regulatory compliance

Budget & procurement

Job description

Title: Chief Information Officer

State Role Title: Info Technology Manager III

Hiring Range: $210,000- $252,000

Pay Band: 8

Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location: Central Office

Agency Website: www.dbhds.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) is seeking an experienced, strategic, and results-driven technology executive to serve as the Department’s Chief Information Officer (CIO). The CIO provides executive leadership and strategic direction for DBHDS information technology operations, enterprise systems, technology investments, and modernization initiatives, as well as leading large and complex technology initiatives and providing direction and leadership to professional and technical teams. This position works closely with executive leadership and business areas across DBHDS to ensure technology solutions effectively support operational and programmatic needs; and collaboratively with the agency’s Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and other risk, privacy, compliance, and technology leaders to ensure enterprise technology strategies, systems, infrastructure, and modernization initiatives align with applicable security, privacy, risk-management, and regulatory requirements. This position is responsible for developing and implementing an enterprise technology strategy that supports DBHDS programs, facilities, business operations, and the Department’s broader mission; identifying technology needs and priorities, aligning resources with agency strategic objectives, and working through agency governance structures to prioritize enterprise technology investments within available funding; and providing leadership for enterprise architecture, systems development and integration, technology governance, major IT projects, procurement, resource planning, and the effective use of technology across the agency.

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience in information technology strategic planning and developing policies, procedures, and strategies related to the development, integration and modernization of enterprise information technology applications and systems.
• Knowledge of enterprise architecture, project management, and the systems development life cycle (SDLC) and DevSecOps, including approaches for integrating and modernizing legacy systems alongside modern platforms.
• Experience leading large, complex technology programs and persistent product teams with accountability for delivery, adoption, and post-implementation value realization, including defining the performance measures and benefits-realization frameworks that communicate business and mission impact to executive audiences
• Experience developing and implementing enterprise technology strategies that support organizational priorities and complex business and operational requirements.
• Knowledge of enterprise technology environments, including multi-cloud, hybrid cloud, and on-premises infrastructure, enterprise applications, systems integration and interoperability, data architecture and governance, information management and exchange, networking, disaster recovery and business continuity, and emerging technologies.
• Experience working with senior executives and leaders from multiple business and program areas to integrate information systems and technology solutions that meet organizational needs with a mixed legacy and modern technology landscape.
• Ability to translate federal, state, agency, stakeholder, and regulatory requirements into effective technology systems, applications, and business processes.
• Understanding of enterprise reporting, data Lake/warehouse, analytics, and business intelligence capabilities, and the ability to set direction and governance for using data and information as an enterprise asset to drive decision-making and deliver business value, across both operational and analytical needs, and the ability to establish enterprise data strategy, governance, and interoperability standards that enable secure, privacy-preserving data sharing—including approaches