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Job Posting: C.E.A. Level B, Assistant Deputy Director and Chief Technology Officer Information Technology Services Division

Department of Public Health

JC-521328

• C.E.A. Level B, Assistant Deputy Director and Chief Technology Officer Information Technology Services Division

C. E. A.

$12,131.00 - $14,453.00 per Month

New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.

Final Filing Date: 7/15/2026

Application Methods:

Electronic (Using your CalCareer Account)

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Job Description and Duties

Applicants applying for this job control, are applying for the exam and job vacancy simultaneously.

The ITSD Assistant Deputy Director, Chief Technology Officer (CTO), is responsible for supporting the department's mission, vision, and strategic goals by planning, developing, implementing, managing, and supporting the technology operations that provide major enterprise services, data, and infrastructure. The incumbent is responsible for activities that include technology innovation and modernization, technology operations management, security, and service management.

The CTO directs and oversee the Data Center Operations and Services, and Application Technology and Support Branches, as well as other operational and technical areas. The incumbent serves as a member of the department's executive leadership team and implements and presents strategic initiatives and policy guidance to the Director, Chief Deputy Directors, and executive team on all matters related to IT operations. Responsible for promoting the effective use of leverageable and centralized enterprise services, data, and information assets across all CDPH programs; providing expert consultation to the Directorate to build a strategic IT road map to align all IT related services to advance the department's strategic goals and objectives; participating as a departmental executive on project steering committees and internal governance bodies assuring compliance with department and State IT and architectural and security standards and guidelines; representing CDPH on consolidation committees and influence policy decisions regarding inter-departmental projects and IT consolidation efforts; and serving as the liaison to CDPH's external partners and customers.

The incumbent is responsible for the establishment and maintenance of technology policies, procedures, and practices that govern the standards to oversee IT operations and services; infrastructure hosting strategies; data and analytics; and the IT strategic roadmap that meets business and project needs of all CDPH programs; and accountable for providing direction and leadership for the development, support, and continuous improvement of the operations and activities of ITSD (including application and development services, enterprise services, infrastructure services, client services, data center operations, server and storage management, network services, emergency preparedness operation, IT purchasing, email services, and security operations).

Please refer to duty statement for full scope of work for this position.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

Working Conditions

• Hybrid telework is available for this position in accordance with CDPH's Telework Policy and procedures.

Minimum Requirements

This position does not have a Classification Specification. Requirements and qualifications for this position can be found in this announcement. For additional questions, please contact the hiring department listed below.

• C. E. A.

Additional Documents

• Job Application Package Checklist
• Duty Statement

Position Details

Job Code #:

JC-521328

Position #(s):

580-150-7500-003

Working Title:

C.E.A. Level B, Assistant Deputy Director and Chief Technology Officer Information Technology Services Division

Classification:

C. E. A.

$12,131.00 - $14,453.00 B

New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.

# of Positions:

1

Work Location:

Sacramento County

Telework:

Hybrid

Job Type:

Career Executive Assignment - Non Tenured, Full Time

Department Information

At the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), equity, diversity, and inclusion are at the core of our mission to advance the health and well-being of California's diverse people and communities. We are genuinely and strongly committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion and connectedness where we can grow and learn together with a diverse team of employees. In recruiting team members, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring to us and the work we do.

California's population is the most diverse in the world, including immigrants from sixty countries with over 200 languages spoken or read in the State. CDPH is a state department comprised of over 200 programs and 4000 staff who seek to improve the health and well-being of all Californians.

The CDPH programs and services, implemented in collaboration with local health departments and state, federal and private partners, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, touch the lives of everyone who calls California home, and the millions who visit here each year. The essential functions of CDPH are critical to the health and wellbeing of people and communities. CDPH's fundamental responsibilities are comprehensive in scope and include infectious disease control and prevention, food safety, environmental health, laboratory services, patient safety, emergency preparedness, chronic disease prevention and health promotion, family health, health equity and vital records and statistics.

CDPH is committed to achieving a diverse workforce through application of equal opportunity and nondiscrimination policies in all aspects of employment to create an environment that is welcoming to all individuals. The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.

• Please visit CDPH's website for more information.
• You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specifications C.E.A, B.

Department Website: https://www.cdph.ca.gov

Application Instructions

Completed applications and all required documents must be received or postmarked by the Final Filing Date in order to be considered. Dates printed on Mobile Bar Codes, such as the Quick Response (QR) Codes available at the USPS, are not considered Postmark dates for the purpose of determining timely filing of an application.

Final Filing Date: 7/15/2026

Who May Apply

Individuals who are eligible to be appointed to this Career Executive Assignment (CEA) by the State of California.

How To Apply

Complete Application Packages (including your Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) and applicable or required documents) must be submitted to apply for this Job Posting. Application Packages may be submitted electronically through your CalCareer Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. When submitting your application in hard copy, a completed copy of the Application Package listing must be included. If you choose to not apply electronically, a hard copy application package may be submitted through an alternative method listed below:

Address for Mailing Application Packages

You may submit your application and any applicable or required documents to:

Department of Public Health

Exam Mailing

Attn: Examination Services

P.O. Box 997378

MS 1700-1702

Sacramento, CA 95899-7378

Address for Drop-Off Application Packages

You may drop off your application and any applicable or required documents at:

Department of Public Health

Exam Drop Off

Examination Services

1615 Capitol Avenue Suite 73.430

Sacramento, CA 95814

08:00 AM - 05:00 PM

Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• Resume is optional. It may be included, but is not required.
• Statement of Qualifications - Statement of Qualifications - Is a narrative discussion regarding how the applicant's education, training, experience and skills meet the minimum qualifications for this position. In addition, the Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) serves as documentation of each applicant's ability to present information clearly and concisely in writing. Cover letter and resume do not take the place of the SOQ. Please see instructions below.

Applicants requiring reasonable accommodations for the hiring interview process must request the necessary accommodations if scheduled for a hiring interview. The request should be made at the time of contact to schedule the interview. Questions regarding reasonable accommodations may be directed to the EEO contact listed on this job posting.

Examination Qualification Requirements

All applicants must possess the knowledge and abilities, and any other requirements, described in this announcement.

Note: Eligibility to take a CEA examination does not require current permanent status in the civil service.

Minimum Qualifications

CEA examinations are open to all applicants who possess the knowledge, skills and abilities, and any other requirements as described in the examination bulletin. Eligibility to take a CEA examination does not require current permanent status in civil service.

General Qualifications

State civil service employees must possess essential general qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, and ability to work cooperatively with others.

Knowledge and Abilities

Applicants must demonstrate the ability to perform high administrative and policy - influencing functions effectively. Such overall ability requires possession of most of the following more specific knowledge and abilities:

• Knowledge of the organization and functions of California State Government including the organization and practices of the Legislature and the Executive Branch; principles, practices, and trends of public administration, organization, and management; techniques of organizing and motivating groups; program development and evaluation; methods of administrative problem solving; principles and practices of policy formulation and development; and personnel management techniques; the department's or agency's Equal Employment Opportunity Program objectives; and a manager's role in the Equal Employment Opportunity Program.
• Ability to plan, organize, and direct the work of multidisciplinary professional and administrative staff; analyze administrative policies, organization, procedures and practices; integrate the activities of a diverse program to attain common goals; gain the confidence and support of top level administrators and advise them on a wide range of administrative matters; develop cooperative working relationships with representatives of all levels of government, the public, and the Legislature and Executive branches; analyze complex problems and recommend effective courses of action; and prepare and review reports; and effectively contribute to the department's or agency's Equal Employment Opportunity objectives.

These knowledge and abilities are expected to be obtained from the following kinds of experience with substantial participation in the formulation, operation and/or evaluation of program policies (experience may have been paid or volunteer; in State service, other government settings, or in a private organization):

CEA Level A - Responsible for broad administrative and program activities, including the execution and/or evaluation of program policies.

CEA Level B - Responsible for extensive managerial and program administration or broad program manager experience with substantial participation in the formulation, operation, and/or evaluation of program policies.

CEA Level C - Responsible for extensive highly professional influence and contributes to program, policy, and the methods to provide professional services needed to set policies, to meet the mission of the State department and often exercising technical and or professional skills that are required at this level.

Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with all levels of management and stakeholders within the department
• Knowledge of fundamentals of accounting and budgeting
• Demonstrated experience with State contracting procurements
• Working knowledge of the California legislative and budgetary processes necessary for effective program implementation
• Demonstrated experience in leading or supervising multi-disciplinary staff
• Ability to perform high administrative and policy-influencing functions effectively
• Knowledge of the organization and functions of California State Government
• Ability to plan, organize, and direct the work of multidisciplinary professional and administrative staff
• Ability to think strategically and effectively set and execute a vision
• Customer service, communication, and collaboration skills
• Experience planning and executing technical innovation, digital transformation, and modernization efforts
• Project management experience
• Security and privacy management experience

Examination Information

When completing the SOQ applicants must follow these guidelines:

• Responses must by typed and limited to one (1) page per question
• No Samller than 12-point Arial font size
• Answer each numbered item separatey and clearly indicate the corresponding question number for each response
• Describe how your knowledge, skills, abilities, and expereince align with this role; how you have created a strategic IT vision; and have led the development and execution of an enterprise-wide IT strategic plan that aligns with the organization's mission and performance goals.
• Please describe your understanding of how senior leaders responsible for technology direction, information management, innovation, and enterprise data work together within a large organization?
• CDPH is a very complex and diverse department consisting of over 24 different centers with an inventory of over 200 applications. How woule you address the migration effort to modernize these appliactions to an enterprise low code platform taking into account, the organization change management effort.
• Deserbe your experience with artificial intelligence(AI) and how you would implement an agentic AI strategic to modernize CDPH enterprise IT environment including infrastructure and application development.
• CDPH ITSD's budget is extremely complex and diverse. Can you describe your experience in working with complex funding and chargeback methodology?

If you meet the requirements stated in this announcement, you may take this competitive examination. Possession of the Examination Qualifications requirements does not assure a place on the eligible list. Your performance in the examination will be compared with the performance of others who take this examination, and all successful candidates will be ranked according to their scores.

A minimum rating of 70% must be attained in the Examination to obtain list eligibility for this position. All candidates will receive written notification of their examination results.

The results of this examination will only be used to fill this position. Applications will be retained for twelve months.

Hiring interviews for the Job may be conducted with the most qualified candidates.

The examining Department reserves the right to revise the examination plan to better meet the needs of the service, if the circumstances under which this examination was planned change. Such revision will be in accordance with civil service law and rules and all competitors will be notified.

Special Testing Arrangements

If you have a disability and need special testing arrangements, answer the Reasonable Accommodations question appropriately on your Application (STD 678). You will be contacted to make specific arrangements. Questions regarding reasonable accommodations may be directed to the EEO contact listed on this announcement.

Benefits

Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website.

Contact Information

The Human Resources Contact is available to answer questions regarding the application process. The Hiring Unit Contact is available to answer questions regarding the position.

Department Website: https://www.cdph.ca.gov

Human Resources Contact:

angie medina

(279) 217-0699

angie.medina@cdph.ca.gov

Hiring Unit Contact:

Marshay Castrigiovanni

(279) 667-0063

Marshay.Castrogiovanni@cdph.ca.gov

Please direct requests for Reasonable Accommodations to the interview scheduler at the time the interview is being scheduled. You may direct any additional questions regarding Reasonable Accommodations or Equal Employment Opportunity for this position(s) to the Department's EEO Office.

EEO Contact:

EEO Office

(916) 445-0938

CivilRights@Cdph.CA.gov

California Relay Service: 1-800-735-2929 (TTY), 1-800-735-2922 (Voice) TTY is a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, and is reachable only from phones equipped with a TTY Device.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.

It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free work place. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing Civil Service, and the special trust placed in public servants.