Job Posting: Assistant Deputy Director, Chief Artificial Intelligence and Security Operations Officer

Department of Public Health

JC-522718
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Assistant Deputy Director, Chief Artificial Intelligence and Security Operations Officer
C. E. A.

$12,131.00 - $14,453.00 per Month

Final Filing Date: 7/29/2026

Job Description and Duties

The Assistant Deputy Director (ADD), Chief Artificial Intelligence and Security Operations Officer (CAISOO), supports the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) mission and strategic plan by ensuring that Information Technology (IT) is available to all departmental programs. The ADD is responsible for defining the vision of the modern public health information infrastructure and developing strategies to achieve that vision. Responsibilities include transforming the CDPH public health information technology enterprise via policy creation and oversight of the Artificial Intelligence functions: collaborating internally with other executives, and externally with stakeholders in California Health and Human Services Agency (CHHSA), California Department of Technology (CDT), other departments and agencies, other oversight and governing bodies, local health jurisdictions, and other partners. 

Public health program services include surveillance, response, decision intelligence, and related capabilities under the purview of CHHSA and CDPH, for utility of public health information, and interoperability with local and State public health entities. As the CDPH has over 200 public health programs, the CAISOO is responsible for identifying business and technical capabilities that when deployed can be shared across programs to ensure that innovation aligns with department strategy and goals. 

The CAISOO provides leadership over artificial intelligence innovation and modernization initiatives to build flexible and scalable technological backbones for dynamic public health activities that emphasize artificial intelligence services and licensing activities. 

The CAISOO is responsible for developing policies and processes such as governance for collaboration, prioritization, and strategic blueprints to encourage enterprise-level collaboration throughout the organization; developing policies to enhance enterprise services, expand data access and interoperability to enable data driven decisions, mature systems, infrastructures, and ecosystems; defining and implementing strategies to support responsive and sustainable public health operations across all systems; and identifying opportunities to drive technology innovation and transformation throughout the enterprise. This includes the development and scaling of artificial intelligence solutions, as well as agile, on-demand shared services, all aimed at maximizing return on investment while reducing overall costs. 

The CAISOO serves as an artificial intelligence leader to communicate the artificial intelligence vision and future state direction, major change transformation initiatives, cross-functional business process automation, as well as the real-world transformation challenges and enterprise opportunities including encouraging and supporting employees to become artificial intelligence champions and driving business results via imported transformation execution. 

The ADD is responsible for providing administrative direction, guidance, and leadership to ITSD managers and staff to guide artificial intelligence transformation and drive the future of artificial intelligence across the state and directs project intake, architecture portfolio management, and agile development teams to ensure that their efforts reflect customer needs as well as innovative thinking. 

Responsibilities include overseeing the development and execution of Budget Change Concepts (BCCs), Budget State of California – Health and Human Services Agency California Department of Public Health Budget Change Proposals (BCPs), and projects to implement artificial intelligence strategies that support future state innovation. 

THE CAISOO leads agile transformation delivery for enabling an agile framework for greater agility, scalability, and efficiency to meet continually evolving business needs by developing and implementing policies and strategies to modernize artificial intelligence infrastructure, processes, and systems. Incorporates improved technology interoperability, sustainability, security, and adherence to standardized enterprise-wide artificial intelligence guidelines. 

This position is subject to approval by the California Department of Human Resources and the Department of Finance.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

Minimum Requirements

This position does not have a Classification Specification. Requirements and qualifications for this position can be found in this announcement. For additional questions, please contact the hiring department listed below.

Additional Documents

Position Details

Job Code #:
JC-522718
Position #(s):
580-150-7500-005
Working Title:
Assistant Deputy Director, Chief Artificial Intelligence and Security Operations Officer
Classification:
C. E. A.
$12,131.00 - $14,453.00 B
# of Positions:
1
Work Location:
Sacramento County
Telework:
Hybrid
Job Type:
Career Executive Assignment - Non Tenured, Full Time
Facility:
Exam Mailing

Department Information

At the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), equity, diversity, and inclusion are at the core of our mission to advance the health and well-being of California’s diverse people and communities. We are genuinely and strongly committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion and connectedness where we can grow and learn together with a diverse team of employees. In recruiting team members, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring to us and the work we do. 

California’s population is the most diverse in the world, including immigrants from sixty countries with over 200 languages spoken or read in the State. CDPH is a state department comprised of over 200 programs and 4000 staff who seek to improve the health and well-being of all Californians.
  

The CDPH programs and services, implemented in collaboration with local health departments and state, federal and private partners, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, touch the lives of everyone who calls California home, and the millions who visit here each year. The essential functions of CDPH are critical to the health and wellbeing of people and communities. CDPH's fundamental responsibilities are comprehensive in scope and include infectious disease control and prevention, food safety, environmental health, laboratory services, patient safety, emergency preparedness, chronic disease prevention and health promotion, family health, health equity and vital records and statistics.   

CDPH is committed to achieving a diverse workforce through application of equal opportunity and nondiscrimination policies in all aspects of employment to create an environment that is welcoming to all individuals. The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation. 

 The Information Technology Services Division (ITSD) supports a wide range of enterprise services, platforms, data, and infrastructure, and is responsible for ensuring that responsive and reliable Information Technology (IT) support is available to all departmental programs to maintain the health and wellbeing of all Californians. 

Department Website: https://www.cdph.ca.gov

Application Instructions

Completed applications and all required documents must be received or postmarked by the Final Filing Date in order to be considered. Dates printed on Mobile Bar Codes, such as the Quick Response (QR) Codes available at the USPS, are not considered Postmark dates for the purpose of determining timely filing of an application.

Final Filing Date: 7/29/2026

Who May Apply

Individuals who are eligible to be appointed to this Career Executive Assignment (CEA) by the State of California.

How To Apply

Complete Application Packages (including your Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) and applicable or required documents) must be submitted to apply for this Job Posting. Application Packages may be submitted electronically through your CalCareer Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. When submitting your application in hard copy, a completed copy of the Application Package listing must be included. If you choose to not apply electronically, a hard copy application package may be submitted through an alternative method listed below:

Address for Mailing Application Packages

You may submit your application and any applicable or required documents to:

Department of Public Health
Exam Mailing
Attn: Examination Services Unit
P.O. Box 997378
MS 1700-1702
Sacramento, CA 95899-7378

Address for Drop-Off Application Packages

You may drop off your application and any applicable or required documents at:

Department of Public Health
Exam Drop Off
Examination Services Unit
1615 Capitol Avenue Suite 73.430
Sacramento, CA 95814
08:00 AM - 05:00 PM

Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

  • Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
  • Resume is optional. It may be included, but is not required.
  • Statement of Qualifications - Is a narrative discussion regarding how the applicant’s education, training, experience, and skills meets the minimum qualificationsfor the position. In addition, the Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) serves as documentation of each applicant’s ability to presentinformation clearly and concisely in writing. Cover letter and resume do not take the place of the Statement of Qualifications. Please see instructions below.
Applicants requiring reasonable accommodations for the hiring interview process must request the necessary accommodations if scheduled for a hiring interview. The request should be made at the time of contact to schedule the interview. Questions regarding reasonable accommodations may be directed to the EEO contact listed on this job posting.

Examination Qualification Requirements

All applicants must possess the knowledge and abilities, and any other requirements, described in this announcement.

Note: Eligibility to take a CEA examination does not require current permanent status in the civil service.

General Qualifications

State civil service employees must possess essential general qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, and ability to work cooperatively with others.

Knowledge and Abilities

Applicants must demonstrate the ability to perform high administrative and policy – influencing functions effectively. Such overall ability requires possession of most of the following more specific knowledge and abilities:

  • Knowledge of the organization and functions of California State Government including the organization and practices of the Legislature and the Executive Branch; principles, practices, and trends of public administration, organization, and management; techniques of organizing and motivating groups; program development and evaluation; methods of administrative problem solving; principles and practices of policy formulation and development; and personnel management techniques; the department’s or agency’s Equal Employment Opportunity Program objectives; and a manager’s role in the Equal Employment Opportunity Program.
  • Ability to plan, organize, and direct the work of multidisciplinary professional and administrative staff; analyze administrative policies, organization, procedures and practices; integrate the activities of a diverse program to attain common goals; gain the confidence and support of top level administrators and advise them on a wide range of administrative matters; develop cooperative working relationships with representatives of all levels of government, the public, and the Legislature and Executive branches; analyze complex problems and recommend effective courses of action; and prepare and review reports; and effectively contribute to the department’s or agency’s Equal Employment Opportunity objectives.

These knowledge and abilities are expected to be obtained from the following kinds of experience with substantial participation in the formulation, operation and/or evaluation of program policies (experience may have been paid or volunteer; in State service, other government settings, or in a private organization):

CEA Level A - Responsible for broad administrative and program activities, including the execution and/or evaluation of program policies.

CEA Level B - Responsible for extensive managerial and program administration or broad program manager experience with substantial participation in the formulation, operation, and/or evaluation of program policies.

CEA Level C - Responsible for extensive highly professional influence and contributes to program, policy, and the methods to provide professional services needed to set policies, to meet the mission of the State department and often exercising technical and or professional skills that are required at this level.

Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:
  • Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with all levels of management and stakeholders within the department
  • Knowledge of existing and emerging Artificial Intelligence technologies
  • Knowledge of fundamentals of accounting and budgeting
  • Demonstrated experience with State contracting procurements
  • Working knowledge of the California legislative and budgetary processes necessary for effective program implementation
  • Demonstrated experience in leading or supervising multi-disciplinary staff
  • Ability to perform high administrative and policy-influencing functions effectively
  • Knowledge of the organization and functions of California State Government
  • Ability to plan, organize, and direct the work of multidisciplinary professional and administrative staff
  • Ability to think strategically and effectively set and execute a vision 
  • Customer service, communication, and collaboration skills
  • Experience planning and executing technical innovation, digital transformation, and modernization efforts
  • Project management experience
  • Security and privacy management experience

Examination Information

When completing the SOQ applicants must follow these guidelines: 

  • Responses must be typed and limited to one (1) page per question 
  • No smaller than 12-point Arial font size 
  • Answer each numbered item separately and clearly indicate the corresponding question number for each response
  1. Describe why you are interested in this position and why you believe your knowledge, experience, skills, and education make you the right candidate for this position.
  2. How have you leveraged innovative artificial intelligence technology to help your organization? What was the business problem? What role did you play? What were your biggest obstacles, and how did you overcome them? What was the outcome?
  3. Which IT metrics would you monitor on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis to determine business value from the implementation of modern artificial intelligence technologies? How would you communicate this value to business programs, stakeholders, and oversight agencies? 
  4. Describe your experience and ability establishing governance processes within IT to manage risks, resources, and achieve objectives. 
  5. Describe your experience and ability developing creative and innovative solutions to complex infrastructure problems and initiatives to support the delivery of products and services leveraging IT and stakeholder engagement. 

If you meet the requirements stated in this announcement, you may take this competitive examination. Possession of the Examination Qualifications requirements does not assure a place on the eligible list. Your performance in the examination will be compared with the performance of others who take this examination, and all successful candidates will be ranked according to their scores.

A minimum rating of 70% must be attained in the Examination to obtain list eligibility for this position. All candidates will receive written notification of their examination results.

The results of this examination will only be used to fill this position. Applications will be retained for twelve months.

Hiring interviews for the Job may be conducted with the most qualified candidates.

The examining Department reserves the right to revise the examination plan to better meet the needs of the service, if the circumstances under which this examination was planned change. Such revision will be in accordance with civil service law and rules and all competitors will be notified.

Special Testing Arrangements

If you have a disability and need special testing arrangements, answer the Reasonable Accommodations question appropriately on your Application (STD 678). You will be contacted to make specific arrangements. Questions regarding reasonable accommodations may be directed to the EEO contact listed on this announcement.

Benefits

Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website.

Contact Information

The Human Resources Contact is available to answer questions regarding the application process. The Hiring Unit Contact is available to answer questions regarding the position.

Department Website: https://www.cdph.ca.gov
Human Resources Contact:
Liliya Trofimuk
(279) 217-0744
Liliya.Trofimuk@cdph.ca.gov
Hiring Unit Contact:
Marshay Castrogiovanni
(279) 667-0063
Marshay.Castrogiovanni@cdph.ca.gov

Please direct requests for Reasonable Accommodations to the interview scheduler at the time the interview is being scheduled. You may direct any additional questions regarding Reasonable Accommodations or Equal Employment Opportunity for this position(s) to the Department's EEO Office.

EEO Contact:
EEO Office
(916) 445-0938
CivilRights@Cdph.CA.gov
California Relay Service: 1-800-735-2929 (TTY), 1-800-735-2922 (Voice) TTY is a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, and is reachable only from phones equipped with a TTY Device.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.

It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free work place. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing Civil Service, and the special trust placed in public servants.

Application Methods:
Electronic (Using your CalCareer Account)
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