About the DFPI

The Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) protects consumers and oversees financial service providers and products. The DFPI supervises the operations of state-licensed financial institutions, including banks, credit unions and money transmitters. Additionally, the DFPI licenses and regulates a variety of financial service providers, including securities brokers and dealers, investment advisers, payday lenders and other consumer finance lenders. The DFPI offers benefit packages, competitive salary, a robust training program and opportunities for advancement.

Position Details

Job Code #:

JC-474309

Position #(s):

410-113-1402-401

Working Title:

Project Manager

Classification:

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST I

$6,323.00 - $8,475.00 A

$6,954.00 - $9,319.00 B

$7,635.00 - $10,230.00 C

# of Positions:

1

Work Location:

Sacramento or San Francisco

Telework:

Hybrid

Job Type:

Permanent, Full Time

Job Description And Duties

The Department of Financial Protection and Innovation is recruiting for one, Permanent Full-time Information Technology Specialist I position within the Information Technology Division, Project Management Office. This position will be located in the Sacramento or San Francisco office. This recruitment may be used to fill subsequent vacancies of these positions within the next 180 days.

Under the direction of the Information Technology Planning & Portfolio Office Manager, the Information Technology Specialist I (ITS I) is responsible for project management for small to medium complexity information technology projects while following frameworks defined by the Project Management Institute, the California Project Management methodology, and the DFPI Project Management Office procedures. The project manager may operate as a project coordinator, contract manager, or as a business analyst for larger and more complex projects.

The incumbent demonstrates a high level of organizational skills utilizing methodologies, processes, and best practices based on the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), California Project Management Methodology (CA-PMM), and California Department of Technology Project Approval Lifecycle (PAL).

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

Final Filing Date: 4/28/2025

Examination Information

Applicants will need to take and pass the online Information Technology Specialist I exam/assessment to be eligible to apply for Information Technology Specialist I positions. Please visit: https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Exams/ExamBulletin.aspx?ExamControlId=1750

Minimum Qualifications

Two years as an Information Technology Associate;

or

Four years of general information technology experience performing technical and/or analytical tasks for computer systems or services in any of the six domains or emerging information technology fields;

or

120 semester units (or 180 quarter units) from an accredited college or university including at least 15 semester units (or 22.5 quarter units) of information technology or closely related course work; or

Any equivalent combination of experience and education.

When using education to meet minimum qualifications, education must include the specified IT or closely related course work.

Consider a rewarding and challenging career with the DFPI!

DFPI Website: www.dfpi.ca.gov