JC-523629 Chief, Data Engineering

This posting states its location as Sacramento County rather than a street address. The work is assigned within that county.

Classification: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGER I

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Under the general direction of the Chief Technology Innovation Officer, the Information Technology Manager I (ITM I) serves as the Chief of the Data Engineering branch, leading the planning, coordination, execution, and delivery of data engineering initiatives that power both public-facing and internal data services. The ITM I will be involved in process improvement, data architecture, and the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), APIs, and agentic automation and is responsible for driving the vision, strategy, and execution of the Data Engineering function. The ITM I strives to ensure that the Department enables sustainable business growth, capabilities, and internal efficiencies through improved data structures, metadata management (MDM), data insights, efficient data governance, and enhanced processes enabled by emerging technologies.  The ITM I must demonstrate strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills, with the ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels.  The role requires managing competing business priorities, implementing agile problem-solving approaches, ensuring transparency, and delivering outcomes effectively with a can-do attitude.

Effective July 1, 2025, State employees are subject to a salary reduction of three percent in exchange for five hours per month of the Personal Leave.

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

Working Conditions

Open-spaced partitioned offices.  Prolonged periods on a computer. May require on-call support, off-hours for emergency projects or deployments, as well as weekend support. Occasional travel for overnight or day trips throughout California and/or vendor locations. 

Under Government Code 14200, this position is a hybrid, in-office/telework position, and may be subject to change. Incumbent can be required to report to the office, or any designated location at any time. Telework agreements can be modified and/or cancelled at any time. All commute expenses to the reporting location will be the responsibility of the selected candidate.

Pursuant to California Government Code requirements, candidates must be residents of the State of California at the time of appointment.

This position requires lawful authorization to work in the United States. The Department does not sponsor employment visas for this position.

Qualifications

Special Requirements:

• The Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) must be numbered in the same order as the following areas, typed in 12-point Arial font, single spaced, and be no more than three pages in length
• Applicants who fail to answer the questions or submit an SOQ may not be considered
• 1
• Describe your experience leading enterprise data engineering, data architecture, or analytics teams as a manager or supervisor
• Include the scope of your leadership responsibilities, the size and structure of the teams you managed, number of years you have managed the data teams, and specific outcomes achieved under your leadership. 2
• Discuss a major data modernization or data platform migration initiative you led
• Explain the business drivers, your role, the technologies involved, challenges encountered (e.g., data quality, legacy systems, stakeholder alignment), and the measurable results. 3
• Explain your approach to establishing and maintaining an enterprise data governance framework
• Include examples of policies, data standards, or processes you developed to improve data quality, stewardship, metadata management, and compliance. 4
• Provide an example of how you collaborated with executive leadership and cross-functional business units to advance a data-driven culture
• Describe how you influenced decision-making or addressed resistance to change. 5
• The position requires strong hands-on software development and database experience
• Describe your experience with Python, AI/ML, data warehousing, AWS, Snowflake, and Agentic AI development and implementation
• Describe a mission-critical project you have delivered using these technologies
• Describe your role and experience overseeing the lifecycle of enterprise data products, including how you prioritize resources, manage risk, ensure security and privacy, and measure the value of data solutions for the organization
• If you are using list eligibility from an on-line exam to qualify for this position, you MUST include with your application any documentation (i.e., copy of transcript, degree, license, etc.) to verify meeting the MQ's or you may not be considered for the position
• The MQs will be verified prior to interview and/or appointment
• If it is determined that an applicant does not meet the MQs of the classification, the applicant may not be considered and withheld from the eligible list

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