Deputy Chief Technology Officer - Infrastructure/Operations/Security

Job Description

The Napa Valley

Napa County is home to 140,000 residents who share a strong sense of community and a legacy of preserving and protecting our rich agricultural heritage. Located in the heart of California's preeminent wine region, the Napa Valley is also part of the dynamic San Francisco Bay Metropolitan Area. With its sunny Mediterranean climate and proximity to the mountains and ocean, the Napa Valley offers residents easy access to virtually unlimited shopping, dining, cultural and recreational opportunities. The Napa Valley's strategic location, natural and cultural resources, history of responsible land use planning and attractive quality of life provide the ideal mix of small town living and big city amenities.

Napa County as an Employer

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The Position

This open recruitment is being conducted to fill one (1) full-time vacancy for the position of Deputy Chief Technology Officer - Infrastructure/Operations/Security - for the Information Technology Services (ITS) Division of the County Executive Office at Napa County.

This is an at-will, management position. The earliest the selected candidate can start is in 2027. Napa County offers a hybrid work schedule. Napa County supports a telework schedule that consists of a maximum of two (2) days of telework per week.

ABOUT THE POSITION:

• Hourly Rate: $96.79 (Step 1) - $117.43 (Step 5)
• Annual Salary: $201.323.20 (Step 1) - $244,254.40 (Step 5)
• Summary of Benefit s: Management Non-Classified (Other) Benefits Summary
• Job Description: Review the full job description, including the examples of duties, HERE.

Napa County Information Technology Services (ITS) is a Division the County Executive Office (CEO) that provides technology services and solutions to all County departments, as well as a range of technology services to five special districts within the County. Each of these functional areas and special districts provide their unique services to the Napa County community and ITS plays a strategic role in fulfilling technology needs in support of these varying businesses.

The Deputy Chief Technology Officer - Infrastructure/Operations/Security (DCTO) assists the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) in planning, directing, managing, and overseeing the day-to-day management, internal operational oversight, administration, and technical oversight of the Information Technology Services Division within the County Executive Office, including assigned programs and functional areas; coordinates assigned activities with other departments and outside agencies; provides highly responsible and complex administrative support to the CTO; and may act as the CTO in their absence.
This position provides executive-level leadership and accountability for the County’s enterprise infrastructure and operational technology services. The position is responsible for establishing operational priorities, developing long-term infrastructure strategies, managing multidisciplinary technical teams, and ensuring secure, reliable, and effective delivery of centralized technology services. The position balances enterprise standardization, cybersecurity requirements, operational continuity, and the unique service needs of County departments and special districts, including hybrid and independently managed technology environments. Working collaboratively with the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), the position is responsible for implementing, maintaining, and monitoring cybersecurity controls within assigned infrastructure and operational services, consistent with established enterprise security policies and standards.

Overall, this leadership role is responsible for ensuring the security, reliability, availability, performance, and resilience of critical technology services supporting County departments, special districts, and partner agencies. Directs infrastructure modernization, technology lifecycle planning, secure network architecture, operational service delivery, contract and vendor management, and resource allocation. Ensures infrastructure and operational practices align with established enterprise cybersecurity policies, security standards, regulatory requirements, and risk management objectives while supporting evolving business needs and long-term fiscal sustainability.
Key Responsibilities:

• Direct infrastructure standards, technology stacks, and reference architectures across departments.
• Direct hybrid/multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure), cloud governance and strategy
• Direct the planning preparation and management of data center, network, and compute infrastructure to support enterprise AI workloads
• Oversee the management of core identity systems (Active Directory, Entra ID, Okta, MFA, Zero Trust identity architecture)?
• Serve as the executive escalation point during major network outages, critical infrastructure failures, or ransomware events
• Lead active, regular testing (tabletop exercises, failovers) of critical business continuity procedures.
• Direct the oversight of physical assets, including data centers, co-location facilities, edge environments, heating/cooling/power resilience, and cabling systems.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge, skills, and abilities would be:

• Experience: Six (6) years of increasingly responsible information technology experience including two (2) years of management and administrative responsibility.
  
• Education: A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in computer science, management information systems, public administration, business administration, or a related field. An advanced degree is desirable.
  
• License or Certificate:* Possession of a valid California driver's license.
  
  *Any license, certification, or registration required for this position shall be maintained (i.e. active and in good standing) at all times during employment with Napa County. For continued employment with Napa County, you must maintain such license, certification, or registration to meet the minimum qualifications of this position.
  
  

THE RECRUITMENT & SELECTION PROCESS:

ONLINE APPLICATION DEADLINE 5:00 PM PST ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2026

Supplemental Question Scoring
Tentatively scheduled for the week November 16, 2026.

Supplemental questions will be scored by subject matter experts. The most qualified applicants from the scoring of the supplemental questions will be invited for a panel interview.

Panel Interview Tentatively scheduled for the week of November 30, 2026
The first round will be virtual. Those invited to the second round will be in person in Napa, CA.

Establish Eligibility List Tentatively scheduled for the week of November 30, 2026

The eligibility list established from this recruitment may also be used to fill current and future full-time, part-time, limited term, and extra help vacancies for up to twelve (12) months from the establishment date.

The Napa County Human Resources Department reserves the right to make changes to the recruitment process at any time.

Example of Duties

Review the full job description, including the examples of duties, HERE.
DISASTER SERVICE WORKERS
Napa County employees automatically become Disaster Service Workers. This means that when Napa County experiences emergencies (earthquake, wildfire, power outage, flood, etc.) you may be asked to pivot from your regular duties to provide critical services to those affected by the emergency (CA Govt Code § 3101).

ADA ACCOMMODATION
Applicants requiring accommodation during the application and/or selection process pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) should contact the County of Napa Human Resources at (707) 253-4303.

Napa County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Non-Classified - Other

Closing Date/Time: 11/16/2026 5:00 PM Pacific