Senior IT Director, Technical Systems

Los Angeles Unified School District

2d • $190,956 - $237,941

About The Position

We are LAUSD. We are at the forefront of innovation in public education, focused on a clear and inspiring vision of the future for all of our students as they venture forward on their journey as lifelong learners. Here, you will have the opportunity to exercise your potential in a role supporting the business of education. Our work directly contributes toward the goal of ensuring that our students graduate ready for the world – ready to thrive in college, career and life.

LAUSD is the second largest school district in the nation with an enrollment of nearly 575,000 students. We serve an area totaling 710 square miles, with over 1,190 schools and educational centers, and we employ over 74,000 individuals, making us one of the largest employers in our city.

LAUSD EMPLOYEES: Please be advised that all LAUSD employees must sign in to the GlobalProtect Virtual Private Network (VPN) in order to submit an application from an external network outside of an LAUSD location. For assistance with installing the GlobalProtect virtual network, please contact Information Technology Services at [phone] or [phone] or via their page https://www.lausd.org/helpdesk.

LAUSD's Information Technology Services (ITS) division provides critical technology solutions and support for students, staff, and families, focusing on enhancing learning through innovation, strong cybersecurity, and customer-focused service, aiming to align technology with the District's mission for college and career readiness by managing infrastructure, applications, and security for the massive school system. They offer extensive support, from in-person help centers to online resources, ensuring secure and effective tech access for the nation's second-largest district.

LAUSD's Information Technology Services (ITS) provides essential technology infrastructure, support, and strategic solutions for over 1.5 million users (students, staff, families), managing vast networks, data systems, security, email, and device support to drive student achievement and operational efficiency for the nation's second largest K-12 district. They focus on 21st-century tools, cybersecurity, data-driven insights, and ensuring equitable access, aligning technology with LAUSD's educational goals through innovative services and direct help desks. PROJECTThe Senior IT Director, Technical Systems directs, plans, and ensures the implementation and governance of the District’s enterprise technical infrastructure, platforms, and/or data analytics systems in complex IT environments.

Requirements

• PROMOTIONAL STATUS IS REQUIRED: You must be a current or retired employee of LAUSD with 130 paid days in regular status in the Classified Service or permanent status in the Certificated Service or have been laid-off within the past 39 months from a regular, permanent LAUSD position in which you passed probation.
• Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, data analytics, engineering, or a related field. A master’s degree in a related field is preferred. Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for up to two years of the required education on a year for year basis provided that graduation from high school or evidence of equivalent education proficiency is met.
• Five years of management level experience over IT infrastructure, applications, data analytics, and/or systems integration. Three years of concurrent or three additional years of experience designing and engineering IT systems is required.
• A valid AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional, MS Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE), or equivalent may be substituted for one year of the required experience.
• A valid driver’s license to legally operate a motor vehicle in the state of California and the use of a motor vehicle.

Nice To Haves

• The ideal candidate has a proven track record of leading technical teams within a large IT organization. They possess deep engineering and architectural expertise in network systems, infrastructure, enterprise applications, or data governance/analytics, including migration of critical services to the public cloud.
• Enterprise infrastructure, including, but not limited to, servers, data centers, cloud services, middleware, virtualization, containerization, local and wide area networking.
• DevOps practices, including large-scale infrastructure as code and automation tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible)
• Enterprise reporting and analytics platforms (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, SSRS)
• Principles of business intelligence, data warehousing, and predictive analytics
• Data integration, governance, and quality frameworks
• Service-oriented architecture (SOA) and enterprise integration patterns
• ITIL service management principles and project lifecycle methodologies
• Federal and state data security, privacy, and reporting regulations
• Budget development, procurement, and resource planning
• Best practices in change management, user adoption, and digital literacy
• Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including requirements gathering, design, coding, testing, deployment, and documentation of custom-built and third-party applications
• Translate business needs into technical requirements to ensure technologies are appropriately adopted to be scalable, efficient, and reduce total cost of ownership.
• Build scalable, secure, and cost-effective enterprise network infrastructure, virtual system environments, and/or data integrations leveraging public cloud.
• Lead strategic initiatives involving cross-functional technology and data projects.
• Direct technical and analytics professionals across multiple domains.
• Communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
• Establish clear priorities, manage competing demands, and deliver measurable results.
• Foster collaboration across departments and create a culture of innovation and accountability.
• Lead the monitoring and enhancement of network performance and reliability using appropriate tools and metrics.
• Manage cross-functional technology teams, ensuring alignment of reporting tools, dashboard functionality, middleware services, and system administration practices
• Supervise and mentor subordinate management and technical staff
• Establish, enforce, and monitor a standardized release management processes, including planning, testing, deployment, and rollback procedures

Responsibilities

• Directs and leads enterprise-wide business intelligence and analytics strategy, ensuring delivery of performance metrics, KPIs, and analytics dashboards within integrated reporting environments.
• Oversees the integration and convergence of legacy and modern systems to unify various forms/types of systems data.
• Directs the design, planning, implementation, deployment, migration, optimization, and support of the District’s enterprise architecture and application integration, including on premises and cloud hosted servers, data centers, databases, reporting and database platforms, cloud infrastructure, storage environments, and scalable middleware systems and system interoperability.
• Guides the integration of AI and advanced analytics into operational processes and service delivery models and the use of large language models (LLMs) to enhance user support, workflow automation, and knowledge management.
• Oversees the architecture, deployment, performance, and maintenance of wired, wireless, hybrid and cloud-native networked systems and supporting infrastructure.
• Oversees the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and development and implementation of data governance structures, including data integration policies, master data management, metadata standards, best practices, and analytics.
• Directs the deployment, maintenance, and optimization of enterprise server operating systems (Windows / Linux), virtualization infrastructure, and/or equivalent runtime cloud environments.
• Partners with Division leadership and school site stakeholders to identify, plan, and deliver District wide technology that includes data, infrastructure, and platform needs.
• Directs the development of performance metrics, KPIs, and analytics dashboards. Oversees vendor and contract management.
• Leads governance committees to align strategic technology initiatives with LAUSD’s mission and goals.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Insurance: District paid premiums for your choice of several medical, dental, and vision for you and your dependents; and life insurance plans.
• Retirement: Membership in the California Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS).
• Vacation: 24 days each year.
• Paid Holidays: Up to 13 days.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees