Sr VP/CIO Tech Sol

Agency Community College System Division Technology Solutions, Distance Learning Job Classification Title NCCCS Exempt Officials & Administratior (NS) Position Number 60087999 Grade FLATRATE

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The North Carolina Community College System (System Office) is a statewide network of 58 public community colleges. The system enrolls over 500,000 students annually. It is the 3rd largest in the nation based on the number of colleges. It also provides data to the North Carolina Learning Object Repository by collecting, contributing, and sharing digital learning resources for use in traditional or distance learning environments. The mission of the North Carolina Community College System is to open the door to high-quality, accessible educational opportunities that minimize barriers to post-secondary education, maximize student success, develop a global, multicultural, and competent workforce, and improve the lives and wellbeing of N.
C. citizens. Description of Work SALARY RANGE: $160,000-$207,265 Important: This posting closes at 11:59:59 PM the night BEFORE the End Date above. Visit www.studentaid.gov to learn more. The mission of the North Carolina Community College System is to open the door to high-quality, accessible educational opportunities that minimize barriers to post-secondary education, maximize student success, develop a global, multicultural, and competent workforce, and improve the lives and wellbeing of N.
C. citizens. To learn more about the NC Community College System Office and the Great 58 visit our website

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| NC Community Colleges. Knowledge Skills and Abilities/Management Preferences The North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS) seeks a strategic, collaborative, and forwardlooking Chief Information Officer (CIO) to provide executive leadership for enterprise technology and digital enablement across the System. Reporting to the System President and serving as a member of the executive leadership team, the CIO will develop and execute an enterprise technology strategy that supports the System Office and enables North Carolina’s 58 community colleges to advance student success, workforce development, institutional effectiveness, and operational excellence. The CIO will provide executive leadership for enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, infrastructure and cloud services, enterprise applications, systems integration, data platforms, artificial intelligence enablement, technology governance, vendor management, and IT service delivery. The CIO will also serve as a key convener of technology leadership across North Carolina’s community colleges, building partnerships that promote collaboration, interoperability, shared capabilities, innovation, cybersecurity, and effective technology investment while recognizing the operational responsibilities and needs of individual colleges. This is an opportunity to help shape the future technology ecosystem of one of the nation’s largest community college systems. The CIO’s mission: Build and sustain the secure, connected, data-enabled technology ecosystem that makes enterprise transformation and student success possible. DESCRIPTION OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES Enterprise Technology Strategy & Leadership — Develop and execute a multi-year enterprise technology strategy and roadmap aligned with NCCCS strategic priorities. Advise the President and executive leadership on technology opportunities, investments, emerging capabilities, risks, technical debt, and long-term sustainability. Translate business and student needs into enterprise technology capabilities. Enterprise Architecture & Integration — Establish an enterprise architecture that promotes interoperability, security, scalability, accessibility, reuse, and sustainability. Develop architecture and technology standards for applications, integration and APIs, identity, cloud, data, security, artificial intelligence, automation, and digital experience. Reduce unnecessary fragmentation and improve connectivity across the technology ecosystem. Enterprise Applications & Digital Platforms — Provide executive technology leadership for major enterprise platforms and capabilities, including ERP, SIS, CRM, LMS, ILS, data and analytics, digital credentials, digital wallet, identity management, integration, and emerging technologies. Establish lifecycle and modernization strategies that enable these capabilities to operate as an increasingly connected digital ecosystem. Cybersecurity & Resilience — Lead the System’s enterprise cybersecurity and technology-risk strategy. Strengthen security governance, identity and access management, threat detection and response, vulnerability management, incident response, disaster recovery, business continuity, third-party risk, and security awareness. Collaborate with colleges and appropriate state partners to strengthen cybersecurity capabilities across the System. Data Infrastructure and Integration— Lead the technical foundation for e