IT Director I - EHRA

State of North Carolina•Wake County, NC

7d•$105,341 - $184,345•Onsite

About The Position

The N.C. Department of Information Technology (NCDIT) is seeking an executive leader for the North Carolina Longitudinal Data System (NCLDS). The role provides strategic, operational, and program leadership for North Carolina’s statewide longitudinal data hub, translating the goals of its governing board and contributing organizations into actionable results. The position will lead modernization efforts, guide collaboration across agencies, and advance the use of data to inform education, workforce, and health outcomes. The system is intended to provide policymakers, researchers, and communities with high-quality, research-ready data. The role calls for expertise spanning education systems, workforce development, and health and human services data, alongside executive communication and partnership-building abilities. The leader will guide longitudinal data initiatives and enterprise data capabilities, including architecture, integration, governance, metadata, lineage, privacy, security, research requirements, data quality, statistical methods, and record linkage. The position also involves managing teams, vendors, contracts, budgets, grants, and program priorities; developing policies and standards; and delivering results in a complex public-sector environment. The position is designated Statutory Exempt and is exempt from the State Human Resources Act. The worksite is in Raleigh, North Carolina. The salary range is $105,341–$184,345.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in computer science or an IT-related field from an appropriately accredited institution and five years of progressive experience in the information technology field related to the position's role, including one year of supervisory experience; or an associate degree in computer science or an IT-related field from an appropriately accredited institution and six years of progressive experience in the information technology field related to the position's role, including one year of supervisory experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Deep understanding of education systems spanning early childhood, K–12, community colleges, and higher education.
Expertise in workforce development systems, credentials, employment data, and education-to-career pathways.
Experience interpreting health and human services data and connecting health outcomes to long-term well-being, educational attainment, and workforce participation.
Executive-level communication and partnership-building skills, including the ability to align diverse organizations around shared goals.
Demonstrated knowledge of enterprise data architecture, integration, modeling, governance, privacy, and secure research access.
Skill in assessing longitudinal analysis, statistical and predictive methods, data quality, and record linkage.
Proven ability to manage teams, vendors, contracts, budgets, grants, and program priorities.
Experience developing policies, setting standards, and delivering results in a complex public-sector environment.

Responsibilities

Lead modernization efforts for the North Carolina Longitudinal Data System.
Provide strategic, operational, and program leadership for the statewide longitudinal data hub.
Guide collaboration across agencies and contributing organizations, aligning them around shared goals.
Translate governing-board and contributing-organization goals into actionable results.
Lead and guide longitudinal data programs or complex enterprise data initiatives.
Guide enterprise data architecture, integration, modeling, governance, metadata, lineage, privacy, and secure research access.
Translate complex domain concepts into clear, cross-system research requirements.
Assess and guide longitudinal analysis, statistical and predictive methods, data quality, and record linkage accuracy.
Manage teams, vendors, contracts, budgets, grants, and program priorities.
Develop policies and set standards in a complex public-sector environment.