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Chief Information Officer

Salary

$174,844.80 - $212,513.60 Annually

Location

Placerville, CA

Job Type

Full Time

Remote Employment

Flexible/Hybrid

Job Number

2508-0205

Department

Information Technologies

Opening Date

08/15/2025

Closing Date

9/14/2025 11:59 PM Pacific

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Description

The County of El Dorado is conducting a recruitment for the Department of Information Technologies, located in Placerville, California.

This position is an at-will Department Head position appointed by the Board of Supervisors.

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"The El Dorado County Information Technology Department helps provide secure, reliable, sustainable, modern, flexible, and effective information technology infrastructure to support the business objectives of County Departments. The Vision of the IT staff is a commitment to deliver creative, practical solutions and services in support of the current and future technological needs of El Dorado County."

A Best-Qualified Screening may be conducted to determine an applicant's eligibility to proceed in the selection process and their ranking on the eligible list. Applications will be assessed based on the applicant's responses to the supplemental questionnaire, as well as their education, training, and experience.

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El Dorado County is one of the most beautiful counties in the state of California. You can avoid the valley commute and fog and take in the natural beauty.

Check out our video to learn more!

The County of El Dorado is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

The County of El Dorado participates in the E-Verify program to confirm employment eligibility. If hired, the information you provide on your Form I-9 will be used to verify your authorization to work in the United States.

Learn more:

+ E-Verify Notice of Participation (https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/EVerifyParticipationPoster.pdf)

+ Right to Work

The County of El Dorado is committed to providing a comprehensive, flexible benefits program to meet your needs!

For your Health and Well-Being:

+ Medical

+ Dental

+ Vision

+ Flexible Spending Accounts - FSA & HSA

+ Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

+ Basic Life Insurance

+ Long Term Disability (LTD)

+ County sponsored Wellness program

+ Discounts on gym memberships

For your Financial Future:

+ CalPERS Retirement

+ Deferred Compensation (457) Plans

+ Optional Life Insurance

+ POST Certificate pay (Undersheriff only

+ Severance pay consistent with the provisions in the Salary and Benefits Resolution

For your Work/Life Balance:

+ Paid Holidays

+ Floating Holidays

+ Vacation and sick leave accruals

+ Management and Bereavement leave

Below is a comprehensive benefit summary based on full-time, regular employment for the bargaining unit to which this classification is assigned.

Revised 1/2025, valid until modified by successor MOU or negotiated agreement.

To learn more about the benefits offered by the County of El Dorado please visit our website located here (https://www.eldoradocounty.ca.gov/County-Government/Human-Resources/Employee-Benefits) .

Extra help employees are not considered regular employees, therefore do not attain civil service status, and do not receive benefits or paid leaves; however, they do accrue sick leave consistent with the law.

01

To provide us with an opportunity to evaluate your background, responses to the Supplemental Questions are required in addition to your application. Supplemental questions play an important role in this recruitment process. Please take the time to provide thoughtful and thorough responses. The information you provide may be used to determine if you continue in the selections process and your ranking on the eligible list. All work experience described or included in your response(s) MUST be included in your application's "Work Experience" section. Do not refer to a resume or other documentation. Additionally, please ensure that your responses are your own and not generated by artificial intelligence (AI) or other automated tools, as this may result in disqualification from the recruitment.

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02

Provide concise, results-focused responses. Use Situation – Actions – Results. Quantify outcomes (e.g., cost savings, SLA attainment, risk reduction) and specify your role, scale (FTE/budget), dates, and stakeholders. Response to the supplemental questions below will determine if you are the best-qualified to continue in the recruitment process. Do not include or rely on resumes, the County rules do not allow consideration of resumes in the early stages of this recruitment.

+ I acknowledge receipt of this information

03

What is your highest level of education?

+ I do not possess a Degree

+ Bachelor's Degree

+ Master's Degree

+ Doctorate

04

Degree details (required): List the degree title(s), major/field.

05

Years of increasingly responsible professional IT experience involving enterprise strategy, governance, and major project delivery in a large, multi-service organization (select one):

+ Less than 4 years

+ 4-6 years

+ 7-9 years

+ 10+ years

06

Executive-level management experience of personnel, budgets, and policy decisions (select one):

+ Less than 2 years

+ 2-3 years

+ 4-5 years

+ 6+ years

07

Executive-role clarity (check all that apply):

+ Organization-wide CIO/CTO/Department Head with enterprise authority

+ Assistant Director/Deputy CIO with enterprise authority

+ Division/Department IT Director (single department)

+ Program/Operations Manager (line management only)

+ Technical Lead/Architect (no personnel/budget authority)

+ Consultant/Contractor (advisory only)

08

Organization scale where questions #6 and #7 were performed (check all that apply and provide counts):

+ County/City/State multi-service agency

+ Enterprise 1,000+ FTE

+ Enterprise 250–999 FTE

+ Enterprise <250 FTE

09

For the organization in questions #6 and #7, how many direct and indirect IT reports (FTEs) did you oversee? Type the number of direct and indirect FTEs below.

10

Driver’s license:

+ I possess a valid California or Nevada driver’s license

+ I do not currently possess one, but can obtain and maintain one if hired

+ I do not currently possess one, and I cannot obtain a California or Nevada driver's license

11

Describe how you established or chaired enterprise IT governance (e.g., committees, prioritization, risk management). How did you align technology investments to county-wide goals, set KPIs, and manage competing department priorities? What measurable outcomes were achieved (e.g., portfolio throughput, time-to-value, customer satisfaction)?

12

Provide 1–2 examples where you eliminated duplicative systems and standardized platforms across departments (including those with independent IT functions such as public safety). Include architecture methods used (e.g., TOGAF), migration approach, and quantified results (e.g., cost avoidance, reduced incidents, improved interoperability).

13

Explain how you designed, negotiated, and enforced SLAs/MOUs with departments/divisions that operate siloed environments. Include service catalogs, chargeback/cost-sharing, security requirements, and what you did when SLAs were not met.

14

Describe your role in implementing data governance and advancing analytics/open data. Include governance structures, policies, and an example where analytics directly informed executive or Board decisions or improved public transparency.

15

Provide the scale of operating/capital budgets you directly managed, your approach to TCO/ROI, strategic sourcing, and an example of cost savings or avoidance achieved (quantify). Include grant funding pursued/secured, if applicable.

Required Question