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IT Director of Public Safety

Philadelphia, PA, usFull-time$120k–$149k2026-11-13
On-site · United States

Core

Strategic planning, technology evaluation, and implementation of IT infrastructure systems and services for the Police Department, Department of Prisons, and Public Safety units.

Role type

Senior IT Director (Public Safety)

Builds

IT infrastructure ecosystem, strategic roadmaps, and service delivery programs for public safety agencies

Domain

Public Safety (Police, Prisons, Fire, OEM) + Government IT

Required skills

Strategic planning, budgeting, IT program management, vendor management, change leadership, stakeholder management, conflict resolution, financial planning, IT architecture, domain expertise in Public Safety (911, Police, Prisons, Fire)

Preferred skills

Experience in large governmental environments, experience in highly regulated entities

Technologies

911 systems, Police systems, Prison management systems, Fire and OEM systems

Responsibilities

Create IT roadmaps leveraging modern design principles, lead strategic planning to improve efficiency, oversee program execution and solution delivery, manage operating and capital budgets, ensure high availability of IT infrastructure, implement service level agreements (SLAs), build diverse and inclusive teams, train and mentor employees, partner with key stakeholders across City and State, keep CTO informed of risks and outages

Seniority

Director, strategic & operational leadership