Director of Application Support & Programming

Elk Grove Unified School District; Elk Grove (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Elk Grove Unified School District in California is seeking a Director I for Application Support and Programming to lead the Technology Services Application Support and Programming Team. You will guide system development, ensure data integrity, and coordinate with school sites and departments.

The role requires strong project management, staff supervision, and strategic implementation of district-wide applications, with a focus on reliability and timely reporting.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years’ professional experience supervising staff, large scale programming projects, project management or support of complex information systems.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field preferred.
• Industry standard certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day functions of the Application Support and Programming team.
• Manage all assigned staff and contractors.
• Collaborate with school sites, departments, and other Technology Services units.
• Assist staff with difficult program design and coding problems.
• Monitor and maintain health of district applications systems to ensure optimal performance.
• Create and maintain training curriculum by position and individual training plans for unit staff.
• Create and maintain detailed project plans for development and implementation of all system development efforts.
• Provide status reports to management regarding project progress.

Skills

Project Management

Technical Support

SQL/T-SQL

Staff Supervision

Training and Development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Industry standard certifications

Job description

Elk Grove Unified School District in California is seeking a Director I for Application Support and Programming to lead the Technology Services Application Support and Programming Team. You will guide system development, ensure data integrity, and coordinate with school sites and departments.

The role requires strong project management, staff supervision, and strategic implementation of district-wide applications, with a focus on reliability and timely reporting.