Senior IT Leader: Enterprise Tech & Transformation

Dallas County; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Dallas County is seeking a senior IT executive to oversee large, complex IT functions and multiple cross-functional teams across Applications, Infrastructure, Network, and Security. You will drive strategic initiatives, ensure service availability, and align technology with county objectives, while enforcing governance and risk management.

This role emphasizes user-centric digital enablement, incident response leadership, and building a high-performing IT organization through mentoring and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT or a related field and six years of work-related IT experience, with three years supervisory experience.
• Experience leading large, complex IT programs in a government or public sector environment is preferred.
• Certifications in IT governance and project management (e.g., ITIL, PMP) are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Oversee enterprise-wide IT functions and multiple cross-functional teams across Applications, Infrastructure, Network, Databases, Cloud, and Security.
• Lead incident response, system availability, and ongoing performance improvements.
• Ensure SLAs, IT policies, risk mitigation, and governance are applied across departments.

Skills

Leadership

IT governance

Incident response

ITSM

Vendor management

Cross-functional teams

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT

Tools

ITIL

PMP

Agile

Job description

Dallas County is seeking a senior IT executive to oversee large, complex IT functions and multiple cross-functional teams across Applications, Infrastructure, Network, and Security. You will drive strategic initiatives, ensure service availability, and align technology with county objectives, while enforcing governance and risk management.

This role emphasizes user-centric digital enablement, incident response leadership, and building a high-performing IT organization through mentoring and