City of Houston, TX

Houston, Texas

IT LEAD - APPLICATIONS (Director's Office - Information Technology)

Onsite$109,740 - $137,500/yrPosted 4 days ago

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Location: Houston, Texas
Work type: Onsite
Compensation: $109,740 - $137,500/yr
Posted: 4 days ago
Apply on: governmentjobs.com

About this role

POSITION OVERVIEW

Applications accepted from: Houston Public Works Employees Only

Service Line /Section: HPW- IT - Applications/Director's Office - Information Technology

Reporting Location: 611 Walker Street, Houston, TX 77002

Workdays & Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm * Subject to change

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
The purpose of this position is to lead a team of data professionals responsible for designing, developing, configuring, and maintaining the department’s data architecture and visualizations. This role oversees daily operations, provides technical leadership, supervises and mentors staff, and ensures effective coordination of work processes and resources. The position also delivers technical guidance and support to drive high-quality data solutions across the department.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Includes, but are not limited to:

Oversee development, integration, and maintenance for enterprise data platforms.
Develop and implement enterprise data management strategies, policies, and standards.
Establish and maintain data governance frameworks to ensure compliance and quality.
Design and maintain data models, warehouses, and integration pipelines.
Ensure interoperability between enterprise systems and applications.
Lead and mentor a team of data professionals.
Direct and optimize Business Intelligence (BI) operations, including dashboards, reporting tools, and analytics platforms.
Enable advanced analytics and reporting capabilities for operational and strategic insights.

SUPERVISION:

Functions as technical lead with limited supervisory responsibilities. Plans, organizes and assigns work for the team. Accomplishes staff results by communicating job expectations and providing technical guidance; coaching, mentoring. Provides input to manager regarding team member performance evaluations and disciplinary action. Contributes to the development of policies, procedures, and productivity standards. Assists manager with recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training team members; maintains a safe, secure, and discrimination-free work environment; developing team member personal growth opportunities. Establishes team goals that support organizational objectives by gathering pertinent business, financial, service, and operations information; identifying and evaluating trends and options; choosing a course of action; defining objectives; evaluating outcomes.

OPERATIONS:

Completes operations by developing team schedules, assigning and monitoring work; gathering resources; implementing productivity and customer service standards; resolving operations problems; maintaining reference on-line manuals and implementing new procedures and processes. Controls expenditures by gathering and submitting budget information; scheduling expenditures; monitoring variances; implementing corrective actions. Delivers high performance by enforcing performance, quality, and customer service standards.

CUSTOMER SERVICE:

Maintains customer service standard by initiating, coordinating, and enforcing program, operational, and personnel policies and procedures. Completes customer service operational requirements by scheduling and assigning team members; following up on work results. Maintains quality service by enforcing quality and customer service standards; analyzing and resolving quality and customer service problems; identifying trends; recommending system requirements. Assess customer satisfaction with services by designing and implementing satisfaction surveys; analyzing and interpreting results.

TEAM EFFORT:

Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results and performing related responsibilities as needed.

WORKING CONDITIONS

The position is physically comfortable; the individual has discretion about walking, standing, etc. There are no major sources of discomfort, i.e., essentially normal office environment with acceptable lighting, temperature and air conditions.

This is a Houston Public Works position at the Tier III Level.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Requires a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management and Information Systems (MIS) or a closely related field.

Information systems-specific technical certifications may be substituted for 1 year of either the education or the experience requirement, as applicable.

Related professional Information Systems experience may be substituted for the education requirement on a year-for-year basis.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

At least six (6) years of technology experience supporting applications.

A Master’s degree in Computer Science, Management and Information Systems (MIS) or a closely related field may be substituted for two years of the experience requirement.

LICENSE REQUIREMENTS

None

PREFERENCES

Preferred candidates will have experience working in public sector organizations or large-scale enterprise data environments, along with strong expertise in data architecture, ETL development, and enterprise application integration. They should be knowledgeable about data privacy regulations and cybersecurity best practices and have hands-on experience managing Business Intelligence platforms such as WebFOCUS, Power BI, or similar tools.

**Preference shall be given to eligible veteran applicants provided such persons possess the qualifications necessary for competent discharge of the duties involved in the position applied for, such persons are among the most qualified candidates for the position, and all other factors in accordance with Executive Order 1-6.**

GENERAL INFORMATION

SELECTION/SKILLS TESTS REQUIRED: None

However, the department may administer a skills assessment test.

SAFETY IMPACT POSITION: Yes

If yes, this position is subject to random drug testing and if a promotional position, candidate must pass an assignment drug test.

SALARY INFORMATION

Factors used in determining the salary offered include the candidate's qualifications as well as the pay rates of other employees in this classification.

PAY GRADE 30

APPLICATION PROCEDURES

Only online applications will be accepted for this City of Houston job and must be received by the Human Resources Department during active posting period. Applications must be submitted online at: www.houstontx.gov.

To view your detailed application status, please log-in to your online profile by visiting: http://agency.governmentjobs.com/houston/default.cfm or call 832-393-6015.

If you need special services or accommodations 832-393- 6015 (TTY 7-1-1)

If you need login assistance or technical support call 855-524-5627.

Due to the high volume of applications received, the Hiring Department will contact you directly, should you be selected to advance in our recruitment process.

All new and rehires must pass a pre-employment drug test and are subject to a physical examination and verification of information provided.

EOE Equal Opportunity Employer
The City of Houston is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

Benefits

The city offers a competitive benefits program, including competitively priced health coverage and a defined contribution pension plan. Benefits include:

Medical
Dental
Vision
Wellness
Supplemental Insurance
Life insurance
Long-term disability
Retirement pension
457 deferred compensation plan
Employee Assistance Program
10 days of vacation each year
13 city holidays, plus one floating holiday
Compensable Sick Leave
Personal Leave
Flexible schedules
Hybrid-Telework for eligible positions
Professional development opportunities
Transportation/parking plan
Section 125 pretax deductions
Dependent Care Reimbursement Plan
Paid Prenatal, Parental and Infant Wellness Leaves
Healthcare Flexible Spending Account

For plan details, visit http://www.houstontx.gov/hr/benefits.html

Supplemental Questions

Please select the best scenario below that describes your level of education:

Less than a High School diploma/GED
High School Diploma/ GED
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree or higher

Which area of concentration did you obtain your degree?

Computer Science
Management and information Systems
Business Administration
Engineering
Technology
My degree concentration is not listed

Do you possess any Information systems-specific technical certifications?

How many years of technology experience supporting applications do you possess?

Less than 4 years
4 years but less than 5
5 years but less than 6
6 Years but less than 7
7 years but less than 8
8 years but less than 9
9 years but less than 10
10 years or more

Which of the following best describes your experience in enterprise data management?

Less than 8 years
8 years
9 years
10 years
11 years
12 years or more

How many years of professional experience do you have in the design, architecture, development and support of an enterprise data warehouse or data lake?

Less than 3 years
3 years but less than 5 years
5 years or more
No experience

Select the technologies with which you have experience (Check all that apply).

AWS Redshift
AWS Lambda
AWS Sagemaker
AWS Glue
Python
SQL
CI/CD
SSIS or other ETL tool
Power BI or Quick Sight
Relational databases (SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL)
NoSQL databases (Cassandra, MongoDB, DynamoDB)
None of the above

Are you a current COH Employee in Houston Public Works Department?

Are you a veteran who served on active duty in the Armed Forces (United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard) for more than 90 consecutive days and received either an honorable discharge or a general discharge under honorable conditions?

Required Question

Agency Information

EmployerCity of HoustonAddress 901 Bagby St

Houston, Texas, 77002 Website https://www.houstontx.gov/

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