Technology Manager

Arlington County VA • Arlington, VA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Arlington County's Department of Technology Services (DTS) is hiring an experienced Technology Manager to lead the ConnectArlington Fiber Team. ConnectArlington is Arlington County’s publicly owned fiber-optic network, providing secure, high-speed connectivity for County government operations, public safety, Arlington Public Schools, traffic infrastructure, and other essential public services. The Technology Manager is responsible for leading the operation, maintenance, expansion, and long-term planning of the ConnectArlington fiber network. The position supervises a multidisciplinary team of fiber engineering and field professionals and oversees fiber construction, infrastructure maintenance, service restoration, capital projects, contractor performance, budgeting, permitting, documentation, and coordination with internal and external stakeholders. The ideal candidate demonstrates the following: A collaborative and results-driven leader with experience managing fiber-optic, telecommunications, or other critical infrastructure programs; Possess strong technical and project management skills; Proven ability to lead technical teams, and experience managing budgets, contractors, and capital projects; and/or An effective communicator who can balance day-to-day operations with long-term planning while supporting the continued growth, resiliency, and reliability of the ConnectArlington fiber network.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Telecommunications, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems Management, or a related field
• Considerable and progressively responsible experience managing fiber-optic, telecommunications, network, utility, or other critical infrastructure programs, including experience coordinating or supervising the work of technical professionals
• Possession of a valid driver’s license
• Availability to respond to significant fiber outages, emergency restoration events, and critical infrastructure incidents outside normal business hours
• Travel to County facilities, construction sites, fiber routes, and other field locations within Arlington County
• Work in or around active construction and telecommunications environments

Nice To Haves

• Experience managing fiber-optic, telecommunications, or critical infrastructure programs, including outside plant and inside plant networks, Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS), public safety communications, network resiliency, and infrastructure lifecycle management
• Experience leading technical teams and delivering capital projects, including supervision of technical staff, budget development, contract administration, vendor management, procurement, engineering, construction, and emergency restoration activities
• Experience developing long-range infrastructure strategies and operational standards, including Capital Improvement Program (CIP) planning, permitting

Responsibilities

• Leading and developing the ConnectArlington Fiber Team, including assigning priorities, supervising engineering and field personnel, providing performance feedback, supporting professional development, and promoting accountability and collaboration
• Directing the operation, maintenance, monitoring, and emergency restoration of the ConnectArlington fiber-optic network, to provide reliable connectivity for County facilities, Arlington Public Schools, public safety operations, transportation infrastructure, and other essential services
• Managing fiber infrastructure projects from planning through completion, including engineering design, construction oversight, network expansion, resiliency initiatives, permitting, testing, documentation, and project delivery while managing scope, schedule, budget, risk, and stakeholder expectations
• Managing program finances, contracts, and vendor performance, including operating and capital budgets, cost estimates, procurements, purchase orders, professional services, contractor deliverables and oversight, invoices, and compliance with County standards and contractual requirements
• Providing strategic and operational leadership for the ConnectArlington program, including developing policies, technical standards, emergency procedures, performance measures, infrastructure investment plans, executive briefings, and long-range recommendations addressing network growth, redundancy, resiliency, and changing County needs

Benefits

• Some scheduling flexibility

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager