Executive Director Enterprise Application Development, Administration, and Support

Executive Director Enterprise Application Development, Administration, and Support JobID: 104556

• Date Posted:
  10/28/2026
• Location:
  Instructional Support Center
• Date Available:
  12/07/2026

Job Code: Exec Dir Enterprise App Admin - 020287 Standard Hours: 40 Department: Enterprise Support Services - 282665 Empl Class: NA

License and Certification Qualifications:

• Must hold or be eligible for a valid Georgia Educator's Certificate in Educational Leadership and/or Support Personnel License issued by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission Required
• Relevant certifications in application development, cloud platforms, enterprise architecture, project management, IT service management, cybersecurity, or data governance (Preferred). Preferred

Education Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or 10 years of experience in a related field Required
• Master's Degree in information technology, computer science, business administration, education leadership, or a related field Preferred

Experience Qualifications:

• 10 years years of progressive experience in enterprise application development, administration, integration, support, data management, or related technology functions Required
• 3 years years in an executive or senior leadership role overseeing cross-functional technical teams and major enterprise systems Preferred
• Experience modernizing administrative platforms and processes in a large, complex organization; K-12 or public-sector experience Preferred

Skills Qualifications:

• Executive leadership and project portfolio management experience in a complex technology organization.
• Strong knowledge of modern application architecture, software development life cycle practices, systems integration, APIs, automation, testing, release management, and production support.
• Ability to assess current administrative requirements, identify process and system gaps, and translate business needs into secure, scalable solutions and modern workflows.
• Strong understanding of data governance, data security, privacy, access controls, data quality, integration, and enterprise reporting repositories.
• Ability to lead platform modernization, cloud and vendor-managed solutions, technical debt reduction, and legacy system retirement.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, personnel management, communication, budget, and vendor-management skills.
• Ability to build trusted partnerships across academic, operational, financial, human resources, and technology teams.

Primary Responsibilities:

Provide executive leadership for the design, development, administration, integration, modernization, and support of District enterprise applications. Ensure platforms and workflows reflect current operational requirements and modern business processes, and that data is governed and reliably delivered to the enterprise data platform for reporting, analytics, and decision-making.

• Support the Chief Technology and Innovation Officer in developing enterprise technology strategy, governance, plans, budgets, and executive communications, and report regularly on performance, risks, resource needs, and improvement opportunities.
• Lead and mentor teams responsible for enterprise application development, administration, integration, release management, production support, and vendor-managed solutions, fostering accountability, collaboration, service, and continuous improvement.
• Establish and execute an enterprise application strategy and multiyear modernization roadmap aligned with instructional, administrative, operational, and reporting priorities, guiding the consolidation, replacement, and retirement of legacy applications while maintaining continuity of critical District operations.
• Direct the assessment and documentation of current business requirements, rules, workflows, integrations, controls, and service expectations with process owners and end users.
• Lead the identification and prioritization of process and system gaps, duplication, manual work, technical debt, unsupported platforms, fragmented data, and control weaknesses by business value, risk, user impact, and sustainability.
• Direct the design, configuration, development, integration, testing, implementation, and support of systems that