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Executive Director, Public Safety Information Technology

City of Atlanta Atlanta, GA (Onsite) Full-Time

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Salary commensurate with experience

Position posted until filled

The Chief Technology Officer (CTO) is the command and leadership position for Information Technology within the Atlanta Police Department. Responsible for oversight, creation and execution of the department-wide technology strategy and alignment with departmental goals to fulfill its public safety mission and any consent decree mandates. Participates and contributes to the overall departmental strategy, bringing current knowledge and future vision of leveraging information and technology for both process and operational improvement. Charged with the management, oversight and implementation of all technology for all facets of the police department, including patrol, administration and investigative units. Oversees major technology projects, manages vendor relations, oversees the technology budget and works closely with APD\'s Chief Administrative Officer. The ideal candidate will be forward-thinking, strategic and innovative in leveraging information technology to help achieve continuous improvement.

• Develops and manages annual IT budget and ensures it is consistent with overall strategic objectives of the department and Consent Decree compliance.
• Responsible for overseeing the procurement, installation and maintenance of all computer hardware and software.
• Establishes IT governance to ensure the effective and efficient use of IT in enabling the APD to achieve its goals.
• Develops and maintains an IT workforce with the appropriate mix of business knowledge, technical skills and competencies needed to support the APD.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Leadership oversight for gathering, analyzing, or evaluating information technology from a variety of sources, such as law enforcement databases, surveillance, intelligence networks or geographic information systems.
• Sets the mission and vision to support an increasingly technology-enabled and data-driven department.
• Provides strategic direction and oversight for the design, acquisition, development, operation and support of IT systems and programs that fulfill the needs of the department, including enterprise architecture management, application management, security and risk management, and infrastructure and operations support management.
• Provides integrated direction, management, and leadership in law enforcement field gathering information, analyzing and making assessments and developing reports based on intelligence gathered.
• Assumes departmental management responsibility for information system and telecommunication services and activities including the overall design, management and evaluation of such systems and coordination with the City\'s information systems.
• Builds and maintains relationships with other command staff, including the Police Chief, to develop a clear understanding of departmental needs; ensures cost-effective delivery of IT services to meet those needs, and able to respond to changing business priorities.
• Represents APD in technology in hearings and panels before the City Council and other agencies.
• Leads the development of APD\'s IT strategy and implementation roadmap; ensures its integration with the strategic planning process and Consent Decree compliance.
• Serves as program management executive; drives the development of enterprise technology standards, governance processes and performance metrics to ensure IT delivers value to the department.
• Implements, upgrades and monitors security measures for the protection of the Department\'s computer networks and information and establishes procedures for the prevention of, and response to, data loss and related cyber threats.
• Stays up to date on new technologies and platforms and provides direction on what emerging technologies should be integrated and introduced within the department.

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Employee Type Full-Time

Location Atlanta, GA (Onsite)

Job Type Management, Information Technology

Experience Not Specified

Date Posted 08/17/2023

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City of Atlanta