Executive Director Enterprise Application Development, Administration, and Support

TrulyHired; Suwanee (GA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) is seeking a Chief Technology and Innovation Officer to lead enterprise technology strategy, governance, and modernization across district operations. You will mentor cross-functional teams, manage budgets, vendors, and complex enterprise systems, and drive secure, scalable modern workflows aligned with instructional and operational priorities.

The role emphasizes platform modernization, cloud adoption, data governance, and strong stakeholder collaboration

Qualifications

• Requires Georgia Educator's Certificate in Educational Leadership and/or Support Personnel License (or eligibility).
• Bachelor's degree or 10 years related experience required.
• Master's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute enterprise technology strategy and governance.
• Lead enterprise application development, administration, integration, and release management.
• Modernize legacy applications and retire outdated systems.
• Oversee budgets, contracts, licensing, procurement, and vendor performance.
• Define data ownership, integration patterns, and data governance standards.
• Monitor performance metrics for reliability, delivery, and business outcomes.

Skills

Executive leadership

Project portfolio management

App architecture knowledge

SDLC practices

Systems integration

APIs

Automation

Testing

Release management

Production support

Data governance

Data security

Privacy

Access controls

Data quality

Enterprise reporting

Platform modernization

Cloud

Vendor management

Budget management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or 10 years experience

Master's degree in IT/CS/Business/Education leadership

Job description

Job Description

License and Certification Qualifications:

• Must hold or be eligible for a valid Georgia Educator's Certificate in Educational Leadership and/or Support Personnel License issued by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission Required
• Relevant certifications in application development, cloud platforms, enterprise architecture, project management, IT service management, cybersecurity, or data governance (Preferred). Preferred

Education Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or 10 years of experience in a related field Required
• Master's Degree in information technology, computer science, business administration, education leadership, or a related field Preferred

Experience Qualifications:

• 10 years years of progressive experience in enterprise application development, administration, integration, support, data management, or related technology functions Required
• 3 years years in an executive or senior leadership role overseeing cross-functional technical teams and major enterprise systems Preferred
• Experience modernizing administrative platforms and processes in a large, complex organization; K-12 or public-sector experience Preferred

Skills Qualifications:

• Executive leadership and project portfolio management experience in a complex technology organization.
• Strong knowledge of modern application architecture, software development life cycle practices, systems integration, APIs, automation, testing, release management, and production support.
• Ability to assess current administrative requirements, identify process and system gaps, and translate business needs into secure, scalable solutions and modern workflows.
• Strong understanding of data governance, data security, privacy, access controls, data quality, integration, and enterprise reporting repositories.
• Ability to lead platform modernization, cloud and vendor-managed solutions, technical debt reduction, and legacy system retirement.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, personnel management, communication, budget, and vendor-management skills.
• Ability to build trusted partnerships across academic, operational, financial, human resources, and technology teams.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Support the Chief Technology and Innovation Officer in developing enterprise technology strategy, governance, plans, budgets, and executive communications, and report regularly on performance, risks, resource needs, and improvement opportunities.
• Lead and mentor teams responsible for enterprise application development, administration, integration, release management, production support, and vendor-managed solutions, fostering accountability, collaboration, service, and continuous improvement.
• Establish and execute an enterprise application strategy and multiyear modernization roadmap aligned with instructional, administrative, operational, and reporting priorities, guiding the consolidation, replacement, and retirement of legacy applications while maintaining continuity of critical District operations.
• Direct the assessment and documentation of current business requirements, rules, workflows, integrations, controls, and service expectations with process owners and end users.
• Lead the identification and prioritization of process and system gaps, duplication, manual work, technical debt, unsupported platforms, fragmented data, and control weaknesses by business value, risk, user impact, and sustainability.
• Direct the design, configuration, development, integration, testing, implementation, and support of systems that reflect modern processes, streamlined workflows, automation, interoperability, and strong user experience.
• Establish standards for application architecture, development, integration, documentation, release, configuration, and production support, incorporating Information Security requirements for secure development, vulnerability remediation, and security reviews.
• Ensure enterprise applications are resilient, monitored, scalable, and recoverable through effective service management, incident and problem management, disaster recovery, and business continuity practices, with measurable outcomes for security, risk reduction, reliability, and recovery readiness.
• Direct the implementation of application controls that keep data accurate, traceable, and accessible and enforce the classification, protection, privacy, and records requirements defined in information and data governance policies and standards.
• Define data ownership, source-of-truth expectations, integration patterns, metadata, and quality controls for enterprise application data, partnering with data, infrastructure, security, and business teams to make authoritative data securely available in the enterprise data platform for reporting, analytics, compliance, and decision-making.
• Establish and monitor performance measures for application reliability, delivery, support, modernization progress, user experience, data quality, and business outcomes.
• Oversee application and platform budgets, contracts, licensing, procurement, vendor performance, and total cost of ownership to optimize District investments and reduce unnecessary complexity. Maintain constructive partnerships and communicate with District leaders, process owners, schools, technology teams, and service providers to prioritize needs, clarify decision rights, and drive adoption of improved processes and solutions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit for extended periods of time. The employee is also required to talk, hear, stand, and walk. The employee may be required to use hands to touch, handle, feel, and/or reach. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The employee is required to operate a motor vehicle in performance of duties. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Welcome to ATX Learning

Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) is the largest school system in Georgia and the 13th largest in the nation. A diverse community with urban and suburban characteristics, GCPS is home to students who speak over 158 languages in addition to English. A growing school district, GCPS started this past August with more than 160,000 students and hired over 700 new teachers for the 2009-10 school year.

If you're an outstanding, high-achieving professional who wants to feel needed and appreciated by the community, and believes every child, regardless of background, can learn,