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Deputy Director DIT

Fairfax County Government
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Works as a dynamic and experienced Deputy Director/Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to lead its technology initiatives. This position shapes the overall technology strategy, drives innovation, and ensures that the county’s infrastructure, applications, and security posture meet the demands of a modern, digital-first era under the direction and vision of the CIO. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in IT infrastructure, modern application ecosystems, and cybersecurity practices, with a proven track record of leadership in complex public or private sector environments.

Duties and responsibilities:

  • Contributes to the development and execute a comprehensive technology strategy plan that aligns with the county's goals for efficiency, innovation, and service delivery.
  • Leads the integration of modern technologies, including cloud computing, AI, and machine learning, to improve county services and operations.
  • Works closely with department heads and stakeholders to identify technology solutions that enhance the county’s public service capabilities.
  • Oversees the county’s critical IT infrastructure, ensuring that all data centers, servers, storage, and networking systems are optimized for high availability, scalability, and security.
  • Ensures the efficient management of the county’s vast virtualized environments (including 1300+ virtual servers across multiple data centers) and ensure smooth operations across departments.
  • Plans, directs, and maintains high-performance computing resources and large-scale data management (12 petabytes), ensuring capacity planning and disaster recovery strategies are in place.
  • Manages and modernizes the county’s portfolio of applications, ensuring that systems are secure, scalable, and user-friendly, with a focus on cloud-first approaches.
  • Leads the development and integration of data-driven applications and platforms that streamline government operations, improve service delivery, and meet citizen needs.
  • Works collaboratively with various departments to ensure the seamless integration of mission-critical applications.
  • Develop and implement comprehensive cybersecurity strategies to protect county data and services against evolving threats.
  • Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, including privacy and data protection laws.
  • Leads efforts to strengthen the county’s incident response and threat detection capabilities, including overseeing vulnerability assessments, audits, and continuous monitoring.
  • Ensures seamless implementation and process for deploying technology solutions across platforms and ensures operational reliability and continuity.
  • Manages, coaches and develops an assigned team of directors and branch managers in DIT.
  • Establishes priorities, implements and manages a skills management and competency development process for IT staff.
  • Acts as an integral part of the leadership team, working closely with other IT and business leaders to develop and execute IT programs.
  • In the absence of the director, may be designated to serve in that role.
  • Stays abreast of IT trends and developments and incorporates new ideas into planning.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Works under the direction and in close collaboration with the Chief Information Officer (CIO)/Director of Fairfax County Government Department of Information Technology.

 

Employment Standards

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the following: 
(Click on the aforementioned link to learn how Fairfax County interprets equivalencies for “Any combination, experience, and training equivalent to”)
Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a Master's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, Telecommunications, or a related field; plus ten years of increasingly responsible experience in applying information technology to meet the needs of a government or business organization. 

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check and a credit history check to the satisfaction of the employer.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
The successful incumbent must be an experienced leader, mentor and have a passion for grooming IT professionals. Possess a proven ability to foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the IT organization. Must have strong interpersonal skills and understanding of government politics to build strong partnerships with technology partners, and other government agencies to leverage the latest technologies and best practices. Proven experience of managing a multi-million dollar IT budget, ensuring responsible allocation of resources, cost control, and efficient use of technology investments. Must be able to develop and present capital improvement plans for technology infrastructure, applications, and cybersecurity initiatives. Must possess in-depth knowledge of IT architecture, network infrastructure, and security practices with over 5 years of hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud), virtualization technologies, and data storage solutions. Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles, including risk management, threat detection, and compliance frameworks. A proven track record of excellent communication used to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders. Must possess a proven ability to think strategically and execute tactically, driving innovation while ensuring operational stability.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Work is generally sedentary, performed in a normal office environment. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Panel interview and may include exercise.

The population of Fairfax County is very diverse where 38.7% of residents speak a language other than English at home (Spanish, Asian/Pacific Islander, Indo-European, and others) and we encourage candidates bilingual in English and a foreign language to apply to this opportunity.

Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce.  

 

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact 703-324-4900 for assistance. TTY 703-222-7314. DHREmployment@fairfaxcounty.gov EEO/AA/TTY.