Public Sector CIO: Tech Transformation & Cybersecurity

Nebraska.gov; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation leave 20 days

Paid parental leave 30 days

Health benefits

Retirement plan 401(a)

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

The City of Lincoln and Lancaster County Information Services Department seeks a collaborative Chief Information Officer to guide the next phase of technology transformation across a major local-government IT ecosystem. You will lead a department with cybersecurity enhancements, modernization programs, and renewed governance to deliver secure, practical services.

The CIO will work with City and County leadership to balance innovation with fiscal stewardship, and ensure trustworthy technology

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead complex IT transformation in a public-sector setting.
• Strong communication of technical concepts to nontechnical stakeholders.
• Experience aligning technology strategy with organizational priorities.

Responsibilities

• Establish and communicate an enterprise technology strategy aligned with City and County priorities.
• Ensure security, resilience, continuity, and responsible stewardship of information assets.
• Build trusted relationships with officials, directors, public-safety agencies, vendors, and community partners.
• Translate complex issues into clear choices for nontechnical decision-makers.
• Lead and retain a multidisciplinary Information Services workforce and strengthen leadership capacity.
• Oversee modernization initiatives, enterprise architecture, service delivery, infrastructure, and cybersecurity.

Skills

Leadership experience

Strategic IT planning

Cybersecurity governance

Executive communication

Public-sector IT

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/CS/Business

Ten years managerial IT leadership

Job description

The City of Lincoln and Lancaster County Information Services Department seeks a collaborative Chief Information Officer to guide the next phase of technology transformation across a major local-government IT ecosystem. You will lead a department with cybersecurity enhancements, modernization programs, and renewed governance to deliver secure, practical services.

The CIO will work with City and County leadership to balance innovation with fiscal stewardship, and ensure trustworthy technology