Information Technology Manager 1

State of Ohio; Kentucky; On-site; USD 102,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

DCY is seeking an experienced IT leader to oversee application infrastructure support, middleware, and database operations while guiding a diverse technical team. You will mentor engineers, manage budgets and contracts, and align infrastructure with business goals.

The role emphasizes collaboration with product teams and stakeholders, regular progress reporting to senior leadership, and ongoing research of emerging technologies to drive improvements.

Qualifications

• 8 1/2 years of related experience aligned with the duties.
• Undergraduate CS coursework or equivalent covering programming, databases, and systems analysis.
• 3 years of project management experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the infrastructure team across cloud, DB, CI/CD, and middleware.
• Oversee planning, design, production, and maintenance of application infrastructure.
• Manage project timelines, resources, budgets, contracts, and licenses.
• Collaborate with product teams, developers, analysts, and stakeholders to align infrastructure with business goals.
• Provide updates on progress, risks, and roadblocks to senior leadership.
• Serve as primary IT contact across systems for infrastructure support.
• Mentor engineers and ensure high-quality standards.
• Conduct staff meetings, one-on-ones, and performance reviews.
• Develop policies, standards, and procedures per lifecycle methodologies.
• Publish documentation, present architecture recommendations, research emerging tech.

Skills

Cloud engineering leadership

DBA management

CI/CD engineering

Middleware support

Education

Undergraduate CS coursework

IT project management experience

Tools

Oracle

DB2

Microsoft Access

Sybase

Paradox

Job description

DCY is seeking an experienced IT leader to oversee application infrastructure support, middleware, and database operations while managing a diverse technical team.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of Cloud Engineers, DBAs, CI/CD Engineers, batch scheduling, and middleware support.
• Oversee planning, design, production, and maintenance of application infrastructure.
• Manage project timelines, resource allocation, budgets, contracts, and licenses.
• Collaborate with product teams, developers, analysts, and stakeholders to align infrastructure with business goals.
• Provide regular updates on project progress, risks, and roadblocks to senior leadership.
• Serve as primary contact across IT systems and development teams for infrastructure support.
• Mentor engineers on complex technical challenges; ensure high-quality standards.
• Conduct team meetings, one‑on‑ones, and performance reviews to align staff with organizational goals.
• Develop policies, standards, and procedures in line with DCY IT lifecycle methodologies.
• Publish documentation, present architecture recommendations, and research emerging technologies.

Staff Supervision

• Assign work, set goals, evaluate performance, and encourage staff development.
• Approve leave, recommend disciplinary actions, and conduct staff meetings.

Additional Duties

• Attend meetings, trainings, and conferences; travel to user sites as needed.
• Prepare reports, maintain logs and records, and support ongoing IT initiatives.

Pay Information

Months of Employment

At Hire

6 months

18 months

30 months

42 months

54 Months

66 Months

78 Months

Pay Range

Exempt/16

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5

Step 6

Step 7

Step 8

Hourly

$48.93

$51.65

$54.49

$57.56

$60.71

$64.18

$66.82

$69.94

Annual

$101,774

$107,432

$113,339

$119,725

$126,277

$133,494

$138,986

$145,475

Background Check Information

The final candidate selected for the position will be required to undergo a criminal background check. Criminal convictions do not necessarily preclude an applicant from consideration for a position. An individual assessment of an applicant's prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.

Requirements

• 8 1/2 years (102 mos.) exp. commensurate with job duties to be performed & knowledges & skills required as outlined in approved position description on file for position to be filled as advertised in job posting; 18 months exp. in performing project management functions as defined in series purpose.
• -Or completion of undergraduate core coursework in computer science, or completion of undergraduate core coursework in any academic major which included at least one course in each of the following: advanced-level computer programming language (for example, COBOL, Delphi, Java, Powerbuilder, Visual Basic, Pl 1, SAS PCS, Pacbase, Full Visual Suite, Designer 2000, Developer 2000, C, C++, Visual C, ECL, or Visual Studio), logic-based mathematics, data base concepts (for example, Oracle, Microsoft Access, Paradox, Sybase, IMS DB, DB2, Cache, DMS, or RDMS), computer systems analysis & design, & basic data processing concepts; additional 6 1/2 years (78 mos.) exp. commensurate with job duties to be performed & knowledges & skills required as outlined in approved position description on file for position to be filled as advertised in job posting.; 18 mos. exp. in performing project management functions as defined in series purpose.
• -Or 12 mos. exp. as Information Technology Supervisor 3, 64119, or equivalent. Or in offices of statewide information technology policy & planning, positions require completion of undergraduate core coursework in computer science, or completion of undergraduate core coursework in any academic major which included at least one course in each of the following: advanced-level computer programming language (for example, COBOL, Delphi, Java, Powerbuilder, Visual Basic, Pl 1, SAS PCS, Pacbase, Full Visual Suite, Designer 2000, Developer 2000, C, C++, Visual C, ECL, or Visual Studio), logic-based mathematics, data base concepts (for example, Oracle, Microsoft Access, Paradox, Sybase, IMS DB, DB2, Cache, DMS, or RDMS), computer systems analysis & design, & basic data processing concepts; 3 yrs. exp.