Info Tech Program Director I

Salary : $118,646.94 - $225,429.15 Annually
Location : FX. CTY. GOVERNMENT CENTER, 12000 GOVERNMENT CENTER PKWY., FAIRFAX (EJ32), VA
Job Type: FT Salary W BN
Job Number: 26-01562
Department: Information Technology
Opening Date: 10/17/2026
Closing Date: 10/30/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
Pay Grade: M03
Posting Type: Open to General Public

Job Announcement

The Fairfax County Department of Information Technology (DIT) is seeking an experienced IT Director to serve as the Assistant Director of Infrastructure, reporting to the Chief Director of Infrastructure. This senior leadership position directly manages the Architecture & Engineering (A&E) Team and Business Operations & Logistics Team (BOLT) while helping shape technology strategy, modernization, investment planning, and engineering capabilities across the Infrastructure Division.

The successful candidate must possess sufficient technical depth to engage meaningfully with engineers and technical specialists while translating complex technical concepts, risks, and recommendations into clear business terms for executives and non-technical stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities
• Lead the Infrastructure Architecture & Engineering (A&E) and BOLT teams.
• Develop infrastructure architecture, engineering standards, and technology roadmaps.
• Guide modernization, innovation, lifecycle planning, and engineering capabilities.
• Coordinate major initiatives across Network, Platform, Unified Communications, Security Infrastructure, Cable, and I-Net Fiber.
• Translate complex technical issues, risks, and recommendations into clear business terms.
• Support operating/capital budgets and multi-year technology investment planning.
• Oversee infrastructure procurement, contracts, vendors, assets, and lifecycle activities.
• Support workforce, capacity, succession, and resource planning.
• Provide executive-level reporting and serve as a senior advisor to the Chief Director.

This position offers an opportunity to help shape the next generation of Fairfax County's enterprise technology infrastructure while bridging the technical, operational, and business considerations necessary to support the County's evolving technology needs.
Employment Standards
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
(Click on the aforementioned link to learn how Fairfax County interprets equivalencies for "Any combination, experience, and training equivalent to")
Possession of a bachelor's degree in computer science, or closely related field; plus seven years of progressively responsible experience in applying information technology to meet the needs of a government or business organization.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5+ years of supervisory or management experience in a large enterprise IT environment.
• Experience directly leading an Architecture & Engineering function.
• Strong technical knowledge of enterprise infrastructure technologies, and experience working with engineers and technical specialists across multiple infrastructure disciplines.
• Broad technical knowledge across network, data center, cloud/platform, UC, security, fiber, and cabling technologies.
• Experience with IT financial and business operations, logistics, asset management, procurement, and vendor management.
• Experience developing multi-year technology roadmaps and capital/operational investment plans.
• Experience with enterprise resiliency, disaster recovery, and business continuity.
• Experience presenting technology strategy, architecture, risks, and investments to executive and non-technical audiences.
• Experience with workforce development, succession planning, KPIs, and executive reporting.
• Experience in a large government, public-sector, regulated, or similarly complex enterprise environment.
• Relevant technical/management certifications or an advanced degree.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Work is generally sedentary and performed in a normal office environment. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.
SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Panel interview

Fairfax County is home to a highly diverse population, with a significant number of residents speaking languages other than English at home (including We encourage candidates who are bilingual in English and another language to apply for this opportunity.

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Merit Positions

Fairfax County is proud to offer employees an attractive and comprehensive benefits program, including the following:

• Medical/Vision/Dental Insurance Coverage
• Group Term Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability
• LiveWell Program
• Flexible Spending Programs
• Paid Leave (annual, sick, parental, volunteer activity, and more!)
• Paid Holidays
• Deferred Compensation
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employees' Child Care Center
• Continuous Learning Opportunities

Please click for a summary of our benefits.

NOTE: Fairfax County Government is a qualifying employer under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. For more information about the PSLF program:

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Non-Merit Positions

1. Non-Merit Benefit Eligible: scheduled to work a minimum 1,040 hours and no more than a maximum of 1,560 hours in a calendar year.
   • Medical/Vision/Dental Insurance Coverage
   • Flexible Spending Program
   • Deferred Compensation
2. Temporary: scheduled to work a maximum of 900 hours in a calendar year.
   • No benefits

01

What is the highest level of education that you have completed?

• Less than 12th grade
• High school diploma or GED
• Some college
• Associate's degree
• Bachelor's degree
• Master's degree
• Doctorate degree

02

If you answered "Some college" for the highest level of education completed, please indicate the number of quarter or semester hours you have completed towards a degree.

• Less than 45 quarter hours
• 45 to less than 90 quarter hours
• 90 to less than 135 quarter hours
• 135 to less than 180 quarter hours
• 180 or more quarter hours
• Less than 30 semester hours
• 30 to less than 60 semester hours
• 60 to less than 90 semester hours
• 90 to less than 120 semester hours
• 120 or more semester hours
• Not applicable

03

Please indicate all major(s) or minor(s) for your completed degree(s). Check all that apply.

• Computer science
• Information technology
• Other (related field)
• Other (non-related field)
• Not Applicable

04

If you answered "Other (related field)" or "Other (non-related field)" for the previous question, please list all of your majors and minors. If this question does not pertain to you, or you do not have a degree, enter "Not applicable".
05

How many years of full-time equivalent progressively responsible experience in applying and/or managing information technology systems and resources to meet the needs of a government or business organization do you possess?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five to less than six years
• Six to less than seven years
• Seven to less than eight years
• Eight to less than nine years
• Nine to less than ten years
• Ten to less than eleven years
• Eleven or more years

06

How many years of full-time equivalent professional supervisory or management experience do you have in a large enterprise IT environment?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five to less than six years
• Six to less than seven years
• Seven to less than eight years
• Eight to less than nine years
• Nine to less than ten years
• Ten or more years

07

Which best describes your experience leading or providing oversight for an enterprise Architecture & Engineering function or team?

• None
• Participated as a technical team member
• Served as a technical lead or senior engineer/architect
• Managed or supervised an Architecture & Engineering team or function
• Led an enterprise Architecture & Engineering function with responsibility for technical standards, architecture, engineering practices, and technology roadmaps

08

Which best describes the breadth of enterprise infrastructure technologies in which you have sufficient technical knowledge to engage meaningfully with engineers and technical specialists?

• Primarily one infrastructure discipline
• Two infrastructure disciplines
• Three to four infrastructure disciplines
• Five or more infrastructure disciplines
• Five or more disciplines, including experience coordinating technical decisions across multiple infrastructure areas

09

Which best describes your experience with IT financial and business operations, including budgeting, capital/operational investment planning, procurement, contracts, vendor management, asset/lifecycle management, or related functions?

• No direct experience
• Limited participation or supporting experience
• Responsible for one or more of these functions within a technical team or program
• Managed multiple IT financial, procurement, vendor, lifecycle, or business operations functions
• Provided leadership for these functions across a large enterprise IT organization or multiple technology disciplines

10

Which best describes your experience translating complex technical infrastructure issues, risks, architecture, or investment recommendations into clear business terms for executives or non-technical stakeholders?

• No experience
• Limited experience
• Occasionally performed this role as part of projects or technical initiatives
• Regularly performed this role as part of current or previous responsibilities
• Regularly presented complex technical issues, recommendations, risks, and decision points to executive or senior organizational leadership

11

Which of the following enterprise infrastructure areas do you have sufficient professional experience and technical knowledge to engage in meaningful technical discussions, understand architecture and operational considerations, and contribute to technology strategy or decision-making? Check all that apply.

• Enterprise networking, routing/switching, WAN, SD-WAN, and Internet connectivity
• Enterprise wireless technologies and architecture
• Network and application security infrastructure, including firewalls, application security, DNS/DHCP/IPAM, and related security controls
• Data center platforms, virtualization, compute, storage, and backup/recovery technologies
• Cloud and hybrid infrastructure technologies
• Unified Communications, enterprise voice, collaboration, and contact-center technologies
• Fiber-optic infrastructure, telecommunications, structured cabling, and facility technology infrastructure
• Disaster recovery, business continuity, high availability, and infrastructure resiliency
• Infrastructure monitoring, performance management, automation, and operational tooling
• None of the above

12

How many years of full-time equivalent professional experience do you have with workforce development, succession planning, KPIs, and executive reporting?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five to less than six years
• Six to less than seven years
• Seven to less than eight years
• Eight to less than nine years
• Nine to less than ten years
• Ten or more years

13

How many years of full-time equivalent professional experience do you have working in a large government, public-sector, regulated, or similarly complex enterprise environment?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five to less than six years
• Six to less than seven years
• Seven to less than eight years
• Eight to less than nine years
• Nine to less than ten years
• Ten or more years

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