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Director Of Information Technology

Exam #: OC-87223010
Title: Director Of Information Technology
Deadline: October 16, 2024 5:00pm
Exam Date/Time: December 7, 2024 8:30am
Salary: Varies with other agencies

Description of Duties

This is an administrative position responsible for the planning, organization, and direction of information technology integration, application and installation.  Employees are responsible for efficient and effective service delivery to user departments, for resource management, and for design and refinement of systems and operating methods.  The employee reports directly to, and works under the general direction of, an administrative or executive head of a municipal jurisdiction or school district.  General supervision is exercised over operations, programming, and systems personnel.

Minimum Qualifications

Candidates must meet the following minimum requirements on or before the date of the written exam: 

Graduation from high school or possession of an equivalency diploma, plus EITHER:

  1. Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered  college or university with a Master’s degree in Data Processing, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information System, or other computer related field, plus five (5) years paid full-time or its part-time equivalent*** professional* experience in information technology operations management, systems analysis, programming, or computer project management, one (1) year of which must have involved computer programming experience, AND one (1) year of which must have involved supervision** of computer technological staff; OR,
  2. Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Bachelor’s degree in one of the fields mentioned in (A) above, plus six (6) years paid full-time or its part-time equivalent*** professional* experience as defined in (A) above, one (1) year of which must have involved computer programming experience, AND one (1) year of which must have involved supervision** of computer technological staff; OR,
  3. An equivalent combination of education and experience as defined by the limits of (A), and (B) above.

*Professional experience, for the purposes of these minimum qualifications, does not include clerical, secretarial, or maintenance work experience.

**supervision, for the purposes of these minimum qualifications, involves typical duties such as assigning and reviewing work, evaluating performance, maintaining work standards, motivating and developing subordinate employees, implementing procedural changes, increasing efficiency and dealing with problems of absenteeism, morale and discipline.  The supervision aspects must be an integral part of the job, not incidental or occasional.

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