OKGOV

Director of Incident and Change

Oklahoma County Full time

Job Posting Title

Director of Incident and Change

Agency

090 OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND ENTERPRISE SERV

Supervisory Organization

CIO

Job Posting End Date

Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)

Full/Part-Time

Full time

Job Type

Regular

Compensation

Job Description

As the Director of Incident and Change with OMES you will enjoy:

  • Generous leave including 15 days of vacation, 15 days of sick leave and 11 paid holidays annually.

  • A comprehensive Benefit Package with a generous benefit allowance to offset the cost of insurance premiums for employees and their eligible dependents.

Job Details

  • Full-time 40-hour work weeks.

  • Support the Information Services Division.

  • Salary is based on education and experience.

Position Summary

The Director of Incident and Change is responsible for leading and managing the enterprise-wide Command Center operations to ensure the stability, resilience, and performance of critical IT services. This role oversees the Incident Management and Change Management functions, driving operational excellence and minimizing business disruption through proactive monitoring, rapid response, and structured governance. The Director will establish and enforce best practices for incident detection, escalation, and resolution, while ensuring all changes to the IT environment are assessed, approved, and implemented with minimal risk. This position requires strong leadership, strategic thinking, and collaboration across infrastructure, application, and business teams to maintain service continuity and meet organizational objectives.

Position Responsibilities

Command Center Leadership

  • Direct the 24x7 IT Operations Command Center team responsible for monitoring, triaging, and resolving critical incidents.

  • Develop and maintain operational dashboards, KPIs, and reporting for service performance and incident trends.

Incident Management

  • Own the enterprise Incident Management process, ensuring rapid identification, classification, and resolution of incidents.

  • Lead major incident response efforts, including coordination of technical resources and executive communication.

  • Implement continuous improvement initiatives to reduce Mean Time to Detect (MTTD) and Mean Time to Resolve (MTTR).

  • Oversee staffing, succession planning, training programs, and performance evaluations to build an effective incident response team.

Change Management

  • Oversee the Change Management process to ensure all changes are properly assessed for risk, impact, and compliance.

  • Chair Change Advisory Board (CAB) meetings and enforce adherence to ITIL-based change policies.

  • Drive automation and standardization of change workflows to improve efficiency and reduce errors.

Collaboration & Communication

  • Act as the primary liaison between IT operations, infrastructure teams, application owners, and business stakeholders during incidents and planned changes.

  • Provide executive-level updates and post-incident reviews with actionable recommendations.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

This position works in a comfortable office setting with a computer for a large percentage of the workday. The noise level in the work environment is usually mild. Occasional travel may be required.

Minimum Qualifications

Requirements include a bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field and 10 years of experience in an information technology field, 5 years of which must be in a managerial or supervisory capacity.

Preference will be given to candidates who possess

  • Deep knowledge incident response and change management methodologies.

About OMES

The Office of Management and Enterprise Services provides excellent service, expert guidance and continuous improvement in support of our partners’ goals. We are a highly qualified workforce committed to serve those who serve Oklahomans and make government run in the most efficient, innovative manner possible.

OMES is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities may be provided upon request.

Equal Opportunity Employment

The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.

Current active State of Oklahoma employees must apply for open positions internally through the Workday Jobs Hub.

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