Information Technology Specialist III (LEAP)

Join CAL FIRE; Sacramento (CA); Hybrid; USD 103,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Join CAL FIRE seeks an Information Technology Specialist III (LEAP) in California to lead strategic technology initiatives and advise executive staff on governance and policy.

The role concentrates on enterprise IT architecture, security controls, and high‑impact projects across multiple disciplines, with substantial decision‑making authority to improve operating efficiency. Collaborative leadership, vendor coordination, and policy development are key elements of the position.

Qualifications

• For specific positions, departments may specify knowledge, experience, or specific training in one or more of the six identified domains.
• All employees must have general qualifications as described by California Code of Regulations, title 2, section 172.

Responsibilities

• This is the expert advisor level. Under administrative direction, incumbents demonstrate strategic technical leadership, influence, and expertise that drive the organization's use of technology toward constant improvements.
• Incumbents represent the highest level of expertise available in state service within the Software Engineering, Information Security Engineering, Information Technology Project Management, or System Engineering domains.
• Incumbents develop the enterprise information technology architecture direction of the organization and advise management and executive level staff on governance and policy that support forward movement. Incumbents may have extensive decision-making authority and direct the most critical/complex projects where the consequence of error may have a serious detrimental effect on the operating efficiency of the organization.

Job description

Monthly salary INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST III: $9,230.00 - $12,369.00 per Month

Exam # 2005

Deadline Continuous

Working title Information Technology Specialist III (LEAP) Monthly salary INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST III: $9,230.00 - $12,369.00 per Month Exam # 2005 Deadline Continuous Position Description

00101415 - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST III

This is the expert advisor level. Under administrative direction, incumbents demonstrate strategic technical leadership, influence, and expertise that drive the organization's use of technology toward constant improvements. Incumbents represent the highest level of expertise available in state service within the Software Engineering, Information Security Engineering, Information Technology Project Management, or System Engineering domains. Incumbents develop the enterprise information technology architecture direction of the organization and advise management and executive level staff on governance and policy that support forward movement. Incumbents may have extensive decision-making authority and direct the most critical/complex projects where the consequence of error may have a serious detrimental effect on the operating efficiency of the organization. Incumbents may: develop policies and procedures; develop multi-departmental systems; plan, develop, and document policies, requirements, and methodologies; enforce compliance with policies and requirements, and make recommendations; implement security and privacy controls across multiple information technology disciplines; direct or coordinate duties and responsibilities to project personnel; negotiate with project stakeholders or suppliers; conduct presentations or briefings to executive management; guide the development and elaboration of plans and artifacts; provide leadership, guidance, training, and support to project team members; determine the objectives and measures upon which the project will be evaluated; develop and analyze performance and capacity reports; develop and modify technical specifications; develop and implement standards and controls; contribute in the planning of the overall organizational information technology strategy; design, implement, and maintain system architecture across multiple platforms; and coordinate infrastructure system design, modification, upgrade, and implementation.

Preferred or Desirable Qualifications

For specific positions, departments may specify knowledge, experience, or specific training in one or more of the six identified domains.

All employees must have general qualifications as described by California Code of Regulations, title 2, section 172.

For information regarding position location(s), please refer to the Eligible List Information section.