IT MANAGER I

The IT Manager I is a position used by various agencies throughout the state. This is highly responsible administrative and management work in directing IT operations for an agency having a standard IT operation environment or participating in the direction of a larger, highly complex IT operation by managing a functional area. Employees in this class direct a full range of IT services for departments with standard IT operations. In agencies with the most complex IT operations, employees may manage a functional area. Work at this level is found in agencies with sufficient management responsibilities in the IT function to support a full time management position and is differentiated from the senior technical roles in that focus is on broad management issues including supervising staff, planning, organizing, and integrating functions in a centralized agency. Emphasis is on providing optimal IT systems and services within budgetary constraints to support the business needs of the agency.