23-0034 Director of Information Technology

POSITION TITLE:          DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT:             INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

POSITION NO:              23-0034

STARTING SALARY:    $75,074.06 - $124,106.53

The City of Lake City is accepting applications for the position of Director of Information Technology. This is a highly technical and administrative position in the planning and carrying out the functions of the City’s Information Technology Systems. Work is performed under the general direction of the Assistant City Manager.

The ideal candidate must be able to manage the deployment, monitoring, maintenance, development, upgrade and support of all IT systems, including servers, PCs, operating systems, telephone, software applications, and peripherals; establish and evaluate network performance issues including availability, utilization, throughput, and latency, planning and executing the selection, installation, configuration, and testing if equipment; manage and upgrades servers, security solutions, network hardware and equipment, as well as troubleshoot network performance; install new/rebuild existing servers and configures hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories, storage, etc.; and provide expertise and support during systems upgrades, installations, and conversions and file maintenance.

The ideal candidate will have knowledge of enterprise-level hardware systems, LAN’s, enterprise-level software and programming languages and knowledge of hardware configurations. The ideal candidate will have the ability to plan and direct staff activities; ability to design integrated computer systems; ability to set work schedules; and ability to prepare and manage budget. This candidate will be skilled in operating PC’s, terminals, etc.; and have the ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing

Minimum Qualifications:

Applicants must have graduated from an accredited four (4) year college or university with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field with five (5) years of experience as a system analyst, network administrator, or project leader with experience in the design, development, installation and implementation of computer systems. Supervisory experience preferred.

Fluency in the administration of Microsoft’s Active Directory (or OpenLDAP) is necessary for daily tasks. Experience with the administration and integration of a mixed-OS environment is desired. Basic familiarity with Linux (Unix-based) and Microsoft server operating systems is required. Experience with the creation or modification of batch, shell, Perl, and/or python scripts may be necessary for certain job functions. Familiarity with the administration of MTAs. Along with webmail frontend(s), is preferred, a firm understanding of a virtualized server environment (among varying host operating systems) is preferred.

 A comparable amount of education, training or experience may be substituted for the minimum qualifications. Must be able to obtain a FCIC/NCIC security certification. Must possess a valid Florida Driver’s License.

Applications and job descriptions may be obtained from and returned to Human Resources, City Hall, 205 N Marion Avenue, Lake City, FL 32055.  The City of Lake City is an EEO/AA/ADA/VP employer.

Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply.

THIS VACANCY WILL CLOSE ON WEDNESDAY, 8/16/2023  @ 4:30 PM