Information Technology Delivery Manager

California Cradle-to-Career Data System; Sacramento (CA); Hybrid; USD 127,000 - 154,000; Full time

Job summary

California Cradle-to-Career Data System is hiring a Delivery Manager to ensure data projects are executed smoothly and aligned with business goals. You will coordinate priorities across stakeholders, translate business needs into engineering work, and remove delivery obstacles while maintaining clear communication throughout the project lifecycle.

The ideal candidate will lead with a focus on operational excellence to ensure quality, reliability, and efficient workflows, while enabling the team

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating data/IT projects with cross‑functional teams.
• Strong ability to translate business needs into technical work plans.
• Familiarity with security and privacy requirements in project delivery.
• Ability to oversee the full sprint cycle and align goals with delivery timelines.
• Proven communication to stakeholders and the public about project status and decisions.

Responsibilities

• Development Lifecycle Management: support DevSecOps with pipelines, automation, controls and reviews.
• Project Management: manage scope, schedule, cost, risks, and dependencies to stay on track.
• Security & Privacy Management: review policies to ensure compliance with regulations.
• Sprint Management: guide sprint cycles, identify dependencies, and sequence work for successful delivery.

Skills

Delivery management

Project management

Security & privacy

Sprint management

Stakeholder communication

DevSecOps

Job description

This position may be eligible for a telework opportunity in accordance with departmental policies and operational needs. Employees are currently required to work in-person at least four (4) days per week in alignment with Executive Order N-22-25. Additional in-office days may be required based on operational needs.

• The office is located in downtown Sacramento
• All employees (including OPT students) must provide valid work authorization per Form I-9.
• Please note, CalHR is not an E-Verified employer.

Job Description and Duties

California’s long-awaited statewide Cradle-to-Career Data System has launched. You can help build a statewide system that brings together existing data with an aim of addressing barriers to opportunity from early learning, through K-12, college, and career.

We are hiring a Delivery Manager to ensure that data projects are executed smoothly, predictably, and in alignment with business goals. They coordinate priorities across stakeholders, translate business needs into actionable work for engineering teams, remove delivery obstacles, manage timelines and scope, and maintain clear communication throughout the project lifecycle. They focus on operational excellence to ensure quality, reliability and efficient workflows, while helping the team stay aligned, supported and continuously improving.

We are looking for a leader who is excited to build something new with a small, entrepreneurial team using industry standard software development practices. Our ideal candidate is passionate about data, managing projects, and presenting key findings to stakeholders and the public.

About the Role

As the Delivery Manager, you will have responsibility for the information security of the C2C Data System and the Office itself. This includes:

• Development Lifecycle Management. Support DevSecOps practices by ensuring pipelines, automation, and controls align with delivery needs and security requirements while communicating and coordinating code periodic reviews.
• Project Management. Develop, maintain, and monitor scope, schedule and cost of projects to ensure milestones, deliverables, and dependencies stay on track while identifying and documenting risks and issues.
• Security & Privacy Management. Review security and privacy policies and procedures to ensure project activities comply with organizational and regulatory requirements.
• Sprint Management. Oversee the full sprint cycle, ensuring teams have clear goals, dependencies identified, and work sequenced for successful delivery. Your work will be challenging, fun, and focused on enabling Californians to build a more equitable future.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.

• INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGER II

Classification:

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGER II

$11,388.00 - $13,842.00/month

• New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.

Special Requirements

• The position(s) require(s) a Background Investigation be cleared prior to being hired.

Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• Resume is optional. It may be included, but is not required.

Applicants requiring reasonable accommodations for the hiring interview process must request the necessary accommodations if scheduled for a hiring interview. The request should be made at the time of contact to schedule the interview. Questions regarding reasonable accommodations may be directed to the EEO contact listed on this job posting.

Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

The ideal candidate would have the following knowledge, skills, and abilities.

• You love engaging with people as much as engaging with data and technology
• You are constantly learning and engaged in the modern data stack ecosystem and enjoy staying up to date on emerging and best practices
• You have a knack for and enjoy communicating technical and architectural tradeoffs clearly to different audiences.
• You value simplicity and elegance in architecting solutions over needless complexity and have a sixth sense for evaluating platforms that are fit for purpose.
• You like keeping knowledge fresh on platforms and willing to get in and support the team on testing and implementing platforms.
• You value good documentation and guidance to help others successfully use data platforms.
• You take pleasure in sharing your knowledge and experience with others to help them succeed in adopting modern data practices.
• You relish demonstrating the value of a cloud-first approach to data tools and the benefits of applying software engineering approaches to data work and are eager to hands‑on engage with project work to ensure that value is communicated.
• You are excited about applying your talents to improve the lives of Californians.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.

It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug‑free work place. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing Civil Service, and the special trust placed in public servants.