Job Description

Job Description and Duties

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Under the administrative direction of the Chief Information Officer (CIO), the Technical Solutions Bureau (TSB) Director provides executive leadership across the bureau’s Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) portfolio, overseeing how enterprise technology solutions are designed, developed, tested, and delivered throughout FTB. The Director provides strategic leadership over solution delivery—development, testing, and release—to support modernization, security, and continuous improvement, and advances modern operating models, including DevSecOps practices, to enhance delivery speed, reliability, and consistency across TSD.

The TSB Director leads long-term technology planning, promotes disciplined lifecycle management, and strengthens standard processes and toolsets to ensure systems remain reliable, scalable, and aligned with statewide standards and mandates. Working collaboratively with business partners, TSD bureaus, governance bodies, and statewide stakeholders, the Director ensures that technology solutions support evolving business needs and contribute to FTB’s mission.

As a member of the Executive Management Team, the TSB Director contributes to enterprise governance, policy development, and strategic direction, offering authoritative guidance on solution delivery, technical standards, risk, compliance, and innovation. This position plays a critical role in advancing FTB’s modernization goals and strengthening the enterprise technology foundation that supports California’s statewide tax administration.

Position(s) pending budget approval.

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Working Conditions

This position is eligible for limited remote working within California based on departmental guidelines and operational need. FTB has a minimum in-office requirement of two days per week for all positions including those that are eligible for telework. This is subject to change.

Special Requirements

• The position(s) require(s) a Background Investigation be cleared prior to being hired.

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**IMPORTANT NOTICE** As required by the department's rules of conduct, all employees of the Franchise Tax Board (FTB) must be in compliance with the California Revenue and Taxation Code. During the background investigation portion of the hiring process, FTB will review return information to verify California state income tax compliance.  Any failure to comply with the California Revenue and Taxation Code may prevent you from being hired at FTB. You must verify your filing status by calling 1-800-852-5711 to resolve any potential tax compliance issues, prior to submitting your application and seeking employment with FTB. All applicants not currently employed with the Franchise Tax Board will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation. The investigation will consist of completion of a pre-employment questionnaire, fingerprinting, and an inquiry to the Department of Justice to disclose criminal records. We comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Persons with hearing or speech impairments, call TTY/TDD (800) 735-2929.

Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

1. Ability to influence others toward a common goal, by building consensus and getting buy-in from others on plans and proposals, including enlisting third party support.
2. Knowledge of IT infrastructure, including networks, hardware, software, storage, cybersecurity, privacy standards, and application development methodologies.
3. Ability to engage staff in a collaborative way to empower them and create a positive work environment and increase productivity.
4. Skill to evaluate emerging technologies, conduct cost-benefit analyses, and oversee procurement and contracting processes for IT solutions.
5. Ability to identify, assess, and mitigate risks related to IT projects, ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations, security standards, and data privacy requirements.
6. Ability to set strategic vision, executing complex initiatives, ensuring system reliability and cyber security, driving adoption of cloud-based platforms, and leading multi-disciplinary teams through large scale digital transformation efforts with in a regulated or public sector environment.
7. Skill to lead enterprise-scale IT modernization initiatives, including legacy system replacement, cloud migration, and digital transformation strategies.
8. Ability to provide strategic leadership in adopting and institutionalizing Agile and DevSecOps frameworks across the enterprise; ensures delivery practices integrate security, quality, and continuous improvement; and guides teams and vendors to achieve timely, transparent, and reliable outcomes aligned with State priorities.

Benefits

Benefit information can be found on the website and the website.

• Convenient transportation and commuting options include : Light Rail stop, bicycle lockers, free parking, and carpool/vanpool opportunities.

Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• Resume is optional. It may be included, but is not required.
• Statement of Qualifications -

  The Statement of Qualification is a narrative discussion of how the candidate's education, training, experience, and skills meet the minimum and desirable qualifications to qualify them for the position. The Statement of Qualifications serves as a documentation of each candidate's ability to present information clearly and concisely in writing and should:

  • Be typed using Arial Regular 12-point font.
  • 1-inch margins.
  • Be no more than three pages in length.
  • Specifically answer each item separately and number them on the Statement of Qualifications in the same order as the Desirable Qualifications.

  Applicants who fail to submit the Statement of Qualifications will be eliminated from the examination process. Cover letters and resumes do not take the place of SOQs. Applicants who do not follow these requirements may be disqualified from the examination.

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