Former CTO Jason Hebbe left the role in August, per his LinkedIn. The spokesperson did not answer whether anyone had held down the role in an interim capacity since Hebbe changed jobs.
According to the state job posting, the role comes with a salary of nearly $210,000, and it reports directly to the state CIO. The hiring team is looking for someone to “strengthen and modernize the state’s enterprise technology strategy and infrastructure.”
In particular, the CTO will focus on “identifying, prioritizing, and addressing technical gaps and risks” as well as on “championing the adoption, implementation, and ongoing improvement of state systems and architecture,” per the listing.
Alongside technical skills, the CTO needs to be adept in management and communication. This role heads the state’s Enterprise Technology Services Office, overseeing a staff that includes a chief operating officer, chief architect, lead business services officer and six Delivery Center Technology Services Office CTOs. Plus, the CTO also needs to be able to communicate effectively with nontechnical leaders both inside and outside the IT office.
According to the spokesperson, Pennsylvania is also turning to the Tech Talent Project for help recruiting. If successful, it wouldn’t be the first time the nonprofit helped lead talent to Pennsylvania’s C-suite. CIO Amaya Capellán previously told Government Technology that the nonprofit got her to start considering public-sector work.
