Deputy Chief Technology Officer

Classification Title

Senior Administrator, IT Infrastructure

SALARY DETAILS

APPLICATION FILING DATES

Application Open Date: 3/31/2025

Application Close Date: To be determined

INFORMATION ABOUT LAUSD

We are LAUSD. We are at the forefront of innovation in public education, focused on a clear and inspiring vision of the future for all of our students as they venture forward on their journey as lifelong learners. Here, you will have the opportunity to exercise your potential in a role supporting the business of education. Our work directly contributes toward the goal of ensuring that our students graduate ready for the world – ready to thrive in college, career and life. LAUSD is the second largest school district in the nation with an enrollment of nearly 575,000 students. We serve an area totaling 710 square miles, with over 1,190 schools and educational centers, and we employ over 74,000 individuals, making us one of the largest employers in our city.

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BENEFITS

Insurance: We offer a choice of several medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans for you and your family.

Retirement: Employees are members of the California Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS).

Vacation: Executive employees enjoy 24 days of paid vacation each year.

Other Benefits: Full-time employees receive 13 paid days off each year plus illness days

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

- Directs the development and implementation of the District’s information technology infrastructure strategies and ensures that practices and procedures adhere to federal, State, and Education Code regulations and guidelines.
- Directs the identification of new and emerging technology products and equipment and ensures that the implementation of products and equipment into the District’s technology environment is successful with minimal disruption to district operations.
- Directs the architecture, implementation, and management of the District’s technology infrastructure and develops solutions to improve technology at district schools and offices.
- Validates infrastructure requirements for software applications by participating in the selection process to ensure successful integration into the District’s infrastructure environment.
- Establishes the District’s network and data center technology policies and standards ensuring consistency and uniformity.
- Directs the technical reviews of IT Projects to ensure adherence to applicable policies, standards and practices.
- Advises the Chief Information Officer on complex technology projects and initiatives that affect the District.
- Collaborates with division executive leadership and provides oversight over standards for enterprise architecture, evaluation of proposed technology products and prioritizes and implements technology projects impacting schools and offices based on complexity, risk, and necessity.
- Collaborates with the Project Management Office to review and evaluate recommendations for new projects and modifications to the District’s IT infrastructure, which could impact the performance of the district software applications and IT services provided to schools and offices.
- Develops technology contingency plans for district sites in concert with Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity (DR/BC) to ensure the District’s infrastructure and operations are sustained in the event of an emergency.
- Confers with the Project Management Office to identify and evaluate trends across the District relative to infrastructure technology implementation challenges and advises on identification, development and deployment of resolutions based on industry standards and best practices.
- Ensures high availability of District’s infrastructure services, such as the network/ internet, servers, and storage, through direction and oversight of capacity planning activities.
- Directs the development of District’s IT Infrastructure technology roadmap and refresh strategy to support the growing technology needs and oversees the upgrade and refresh of aging technologies such as phone, public address, and intercom systems.

To see the complete class description for this position, visit us at https://careers.lausd.org/

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Field of Competition (pending Personnel Commission approval):

Open

Education:
Graduation from a recognized college or university with a Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, information technology, or a related field. A Master’s degree in management information systems, computer science, business or public administration, or other closely related field is highly preferable.

Experience:
Six years of executive or management level experience managing IT infrastructure architecture, design and engineering, implementation, monitoring, and management for a large organization with at least 10,000 employees and support of IT infrastructure services to multiple disparate locations. Three years of the aforementioned experience should include program/project management, network operations, and server and storage management. Data center management experience at the executive or management level is preferred.

Special (pending Personnel Commission approval):
A valid driver’s license to legally operate a motor vehicle in the State of California and the use of a motor vehicle, or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation.

SPECIAL NOTES
1. Senior Management classification.
2. An employee in this class is subject to call at any hour.
3. An employee in this class may be subject to the reporting requirements of the District’s Conflict
of Interest Code.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

The ideal candidate would have the knowledge of:
- Advanced information technology infrastructure architecture, design, engineering, implementation, maintenance, monitoring, and refreshment
- Advanced information systems
- Data center operations design
- Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
- Enterprise architecture and design
- Telecommunications technologies, voice over IP, and converged technologies
- Risk management on large technology projects
- Budgetary planning, management, and cost controls
- Personnel practices and policies
- Principles of training, employee evaluation, and employee relations
- Project management methodology
- Software Development
- Converged network optimization strategies
- Advanced knowledge of technologies currently utilized by the District, including, but not limited to:
- Active Directory and Group Policy Object (GPO), Virtual machines, BMC, Mobile Device
- Management, Networking Protocols such as MPLS

The ideal candidate would also have the ability to:
- Strategically forecast the long-term needs for the District’s technology infrastructure
- Assess technical requirements and provide sound technical solutions to complex challenges to improve services
- Evaluate policies, procedures, and problems and develop and implement, through subordinate managers, operating changes to achieve objectives
- Establish and maintain data integrity and high availability
- Review and evaluate detailed project management plans to ensure tasks are completed on time, within budget, and meet or exceed specifications
- Coordinate personnel management activities and resolve immediate and long-range problems
- Develop processes and procedures that can be audited for compliance with industry best practices guidelines
- Prepare clear, concise reports and make recommendations
- Conduct meetings and make effective oral presentations
- Resolve conflicts and promote cooperation
- Develop and implement change management plans
- Stay abreast of current trends and technical advancements
- Develop and implement operating changes required to achieve goals and objectives
- Establish and maintain effective relationships with officials of public and private organizations, employees, coworkers, and the general public
- Conduct meetings utilizing consensus building techniques and make effective presentations

EMPLOYMENT SELECTION PROCESS

The selection process for this position will tentatively consist of the following: Training and Experience Evaluation, Technical Project, and Technical Interview.

If you believe that you have what it takes to be successful and thrive in this position, we would like to know more about you. Interested applicants, please apply through our online application system. Once you have logged into our application system, attach and submit your cover letter and resume. Please ensure that your resume and cover letter clearly indicate the extent of your professional experience and expertise as it relates to this position. Additionally, you should indicate how your background and your skill set match that described for our successful candidate, as only those candidates who most closely match our description of a successful candidate, will be invited to move forward in this selection process. If you have any questions please contact Lewis Kwong at lapwai.kwong@lausd.net.

Please be sure to include correspondence from @lausd.net and @successfactors.com as approved senders so that messages aren't accidentally placed into your spam/junk e-mail folder. For more information about the LAUSD employment assessment process, visit the 'My LAUSD Career' section of our website at http://www.lausdjobs.org.

APPLICATION PROCESS

DO YOU NEED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE ON-LINE APPLICATION? Please contact us at (213) 241-3455 or email us at helpmeapply@lausd.net for assistance. To find out whether the application deadline has been extended, visit the website at: http://www.lausdjobs.org.

ADDITIONAL POSTING INFORMATION

As this is a Senior Management recruitment, successful candidates are placed on a hiring (eligibility) list in alphabetic name order. Hiring departments may make job offers to anyone on the Eligibility List. Eligibility Lists are typically active for 12 months. The hiring list resulting from this selection process may be used to fill open positions in related job classifications. The Los Angeles Unified School District intends that all qualified persons shall have equal opportunities for employment and promotion. Reasonable accommodations in completing an application and testing are available to individuals with disabilities. Please call (213) 241-3455 for more information.

The Los Angeles Unified School District is committed to providing a working and learning environment free from discrimination, harassment, intimidation, abusive conduct, or bullying. The District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, abusive conduct or bullying based on actual or perceived race or ethnicity, gender/sex (including gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding/lactation status and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, religion, color, national origin (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver’s license issued under Vehicle Code), ancestry, immigration status, physical or mental disability (including clinical depression and bipolar disorder, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, epilepsy, seizure disorder, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and heart disease), medical condition (cancer related and genetic characteristics), military and veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age (40 and above), genetic information, political belief or affiliation (unless union related), a person's association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance, or regulation in any program or activity it conducts or to which it provides significant assistance.

For inquiries or complaints contact our Equal Opportunity Section, (213) 241-7685.

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