Job Description

Job Description and Duties

Effective July 1, 2025, in accordance with the applicable Memorandum of Understanding, the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025) was implemented. PLP 2025 requires each full-time employee in Bargaining Unit M01 and related Excluded, Exempt and Statutory Exempt employees, will have their base salary reduced by 3% percent and will receive 5-hours PLP 2025 leave credits monthly through June 2027. Salaries do not reflect the recent changes. Part-time employees are subject to the same conditions as full-time employees, on a prorated basis equivalent to their time-base. Permanent intermittent employees are subject to the same condition as full-time employees, based on the number of hours worked in the pay period.

CCHCS seeks to fill a permanent/full-time Information Technology Manager I, position in the Information Technology Services Division.

Under the general direction of the Deputy Director, Technology Governance & Support Services (TGSS), the Information Technology (IT) Manager I serves as the Chief, Governance & Oversight (G&O) team and manages strategies, governance, policies, and project manager support for TGSS. The IT Manager I will serve as a senior level manager within CCHCS, IT Services Division and will have responsibility for planning, managing, staffing, and overseeing project management knowledge areas. The IT Manager I facilitates organizational change management, project management and governance across projects. The incumbent must maintain confidentiality of information acquired while performing job duties, demonstrate ethical behavior and work cooperatively with others. Travel to institutions and work activities outside normal working hours may be required due to operational need.

This position is in the Information Technology Services Division, which deploys the information technology infrastructure and clinical information technology systems that enable the Department’s clinical staff to provide a constitutional level of access to care for our patients. Information technology support ensures California Correctional Health Care Services operates seamlessly, delivering consistent, cost-effective, reliable, accessible and secure services that support clinical and administrative programs; customers, including the patients, and business communities.

This advertisement is for an Information Technology Manager I position(s) Located at Headquarters in Elk Grove, Sacramento County. Please indicate the position number on your application: 042-030-1405-002.

Note: Main communication for this position will be through email. Please ensure you have a valid email address on your application.

Please note: A Training and Development (T&D) assignment will not be considered at this time.

You will find additional information about the job in the .

Working Conditions

Located less than 30 minutes from Sacramento and Lodi, the progressive city of Elk Grove offers a great mix of newly developed housing, business projects, and recreational opportunities.  You will enjoy working at our campus-style office complex with free parking, and perhaps even call Elk Grove home.

The position(s) is eligible for hybrid telework, in accordance with the Statewide Telework Policy and will be required to report to the office as needed/required. The successful candidate must reside in California upon appointment.

Special Requirements

Please do not include any confidential information on any documents you submit for a job vacancy, such as your State application, resume, or educational transcripts. Confidential information that should be excluded or removed from these documents includes, but is not limited to, your Social Security Number (SSN), birthdate, student identification number, driver’s license number (unless required), basis of eligibility, examination results, LEAP status, marital status, and age. Confidential information on the first page of applications submitted electronically online, such as Easy ID number, SSN, examination related information, and driver’s license number will automatically be redacted upon submission.

Possession of Minimum Qualifications (MQ) will be verified prior to interview and/or appointment. If you are meeting MQ’s with education, you must include your unofficial transcripts/diploma for verification. Official transcripts may be required upon appointment. If it is determined an applicant does not meet the MQ’s, the candidate will be withheld from the eligibility list, rendering them inactive and ineligible to be hired for the position. Candidates who have been withheld may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board.

Applicants who completed their education outside of the US (with foreign degrees/transcripts) must obtain and submit verification of U.S. course/degree equivalency. Foreign education credential evaluation services can be found at  .

Candidates new to CCHCS are required to submit to a background investigation process utilizing Live Scan Fingerprinting.

When submitting supporting documents, PDF file format is preferred.

CCHCS utilizes E-Verify to confirm candidate’s identity and employment authorization. For more information about E-Verify, you may go to  .

This advertisement may be used for other vacancies that occur during the life of this recruitment.

Employment History on the STD 678 must be complete and include dates, accurate hours per week, total time worked, duties and responsibilities, and contact names and phone numbers of supervisors. To prepare for the State Application process, please visit  .

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:

Knowledge of : The State’s Project Approval Lifecycle (PAL), GenAI Project Development Lifecycle (PDL), and project management policies and processes, including FSRs and BCPs, and IT strategic planning concepts; the global perspective of the department’s Health Care mission, business, IT enterprise and governance; the Department’s mission and business functions; to understand process management characteristics of ownership, measurement control, optimization, continuous improvement, definition, design and documentation IT Service Management; portfolio and project management principles and practices, project oversight budget management, computer systems, data processing concepts, production operations, change management, change control, and the development, documentation and communication of policies, processes, procedures and other information needed for project implementation within state organizations; industry and public sector methodologies for the successful implementation of major projects.

Ability to : Develop and make presentations to clearly and effectively communicate ideas and concepts. Lead by example and gain respect; perform at the mastery level and have a thorough grasp of IT industry trends, technical issues, system components, protocols and architectures; demonstrate advanced leadership competencies; understand project and change management principles and practices; be customer focused and service oriented; work with project team members to ensure that business organizations understand and follow through with the changes necessary through reengineering and new systems development; and wo work in a team environment.

Benefits

Benefit information can be found on the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR) website,  , and the CalPERS website,  .

Information on benefits afforded by membership in the California Public Employees Retirement System Benefit can be found on the CalHR website at   .

Information on the benefits and protections provided to public employees by the State Civil Service Act can be found on the CalHR website at  .

This webpage is intended to provide general information. Benefit eligibility may be based on job classification, bargaining unit, time base and length of appointment.

Statement of Qualifications

APPLICATIONS RECEIVED WITHOUT A STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS (SOQ) WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. NOTE : Resumes, cover letters, and other materials will not be accepted in place of the required SOQ.

• Applicant must answer the questions listed below in numerical order.
• SOQ shall not exceed three(3) pages in length, single-spaced, 12 point Arial font, and be in justified paragraph format.
• The document shall be titled "Statement of Qualifications - (Your Full Name).”
• When completing the SOQ, please include all relevant experience, education, and training for the statement below.

Please explain your experience as it relates to the following questions below:

1. Provide a brief description of your qualifications, including education, training, certifications and experience, which make you a competitive candidate for this position. Use specific examples from your places of employment and assignments, as listed in your application.
2. Referencing your places of employment and duties performed as listed in your application, tell us about a time when you had to manage multiple workloads/assignments that were distinct and independent of each other. What were these assignments, in what capacity did you manage these, and what made them distinct and independent?

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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 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 required and must be included.
• Statement of Qualifications - A Statement of Qualifications is REQUIRED and must be submitted with your Employment Application (STD. 678). Applications received without an appropriate Statement of Qualifications based on the instructions below will be rejected for being incomplete and will not be considered. Resumes, cover letters, and other documents will not be considered as a response to the Statement of Qualifications. Please refer to the “Statement of Qualifications” section below for specific requirements.
  For helpful guidance on writing an effective Statement Of Qualifications or a Supplemental Questionnaire, please visit  .

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