Title: IT Gov & Enable Eng Mgr DSP00487
State Role Title: Info Technology Specialist III
Hiring Range: $115,456 to $166,261 Final compensation is based on Virginia's 13 Pay Factors, internal alignment, and relevant experience. Top-range placement is not guaranteed.
Pay Band: 6
Agency: Department of State Police
Location: North Chesterfield, Virginia
Agency Website: vsp.virginia.gov
Recruitment Type: Agency Employee Only - A
Job Duties
About the Position:
The Virginia State Police (VSP) is seeking to hire an Information Technology (IT) Governance and Enablement Manager in our Enterprise Technology Center at our Administrative Headquarters in North Chesterfield, Virginia. The job duties for this position include but are not limited to:
• Functioning as the Manager of the Governance and Enablement Section of the IT Division.
• Overseeing the research, creation, and ongoing maintenance of IT policy, procedure, career development, and development methodologies.
• Developing and managing IT's methodology for measuring project metrics, staff work effort, and individual competency measurement and tracking.
• Leading IT's audit response effort.
• Planning, organizing, and controlling the activities of a staff of highly skilled professionals through subordinate supervisory and technical personnel.
• Developing and administering cross training plans and/or developing desk procedures for subordinate staff to ensure continuity of operations.
• Participating in effective continuity of operations planning by serving as a member of the Continuation Team.
Minimum Qualifications
Knowledge:
• Considerable knowledge of information systems development life cycle methodologies.
• Considerable knowledge of agile DevOps.
• Considerable knowledge of project management techniques.
• Considerable knowledge of the principles and techniques associated with designing and developing multi-tier application systems.
Skills:
• Skill in using computers and Microsoft Office applications.
Abilities:
• Demonstrated ability to provide strategic direction, planning, reviewing, and analysis of IT policy, procedure, staff development, and project and staff development metrics.
• Demonstrated ability to manage and work within an Agile development framework.
• Demonstrated ability to motivate technical staff and work effectively with others and to communicate effectively orally and in writing in English with internal and external customers.
• Extensive experience supervising information technology staff.
• Extensive experience negotiating and managing vendor contracts.
• Graduation from high school or equivalent.
Additional Considerations
N/A
Special Instructions
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
Elements of the selection process include the screening of application(s); the interviewing of qualified candidate(s), to include pre-employment testing, a presentation and/or a work sample, if applicable; salary negotiation(s) if applicable; a background investigation; and a medical evaluation if applicable. The anticipated duration of the pre-employment process is determined by the successful completion of the above items.
Applications, cover letters and/or resumes shall only be accepted on-line through the PageUp recruitment management system at https://jobs.virginia.gov and must be received by 11:55 P. M. on November 20, 2026. Please limit resumes to four pages and cover letters to one page. Any additional attachments received in excess of this will not be considered.
PageUp provides confirmation of receipt of your application, resume and/or cover letter submitted successfully. Please refer to your PageUp account to check the status of your application for this position. For questions, please contact the Talent Acquisition & Employee Relations Section of the Human Resources Division at [redacted].
