Delaware Governor Matt Meyer seeks a strategic, forward-thinking, and operationally strong leader to serve as the State’s Chief Information Officer (CIO) and head of the Department of Technology and Information (DTI). The CIO is a cabinet-level position and is responsible for setting the vision, strategy, and execution of Delaware’s statewide information technology, cybersecurity, data, and digital services functions during a period of rapid technological change and increasing public expectations.
The CIO serves as the State’s principal technology advisor to the Governor and Cabinet, ensuring that technology investments advance policy goals, improve service delivery, protect sensitive data, and maximize value for taxpayers. This role sits at the intersection of technology, operations, public service, and innovation across all state agencies.
DTI provides enterprise IT services and oversight for executive branch agencies, including infrastructure, cybersecurity, application development, data management, cloud services, and end-user support.
This position oversees a department with over 350 employees and an annual operating budget of more than $100 million. The divisions overseen by the CIO include the:
Chief Information Office
Technology Office
Security Office
Operations Office
Partner Services Office
Administration Office
Essential Functions
Essential functions are fundamental, core functions and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties:
- Lead the Department of Technology and Information to effectively and measurably fulfill all statutory responsibilities, ensuring reliable, secure, and cost-effective technology services statewide.
- Serve as the Governor’s chief technology adviser, translating policy priorities into a limited set of executable, outcome-driven statewide technology strategies.
- Act as the Cabinet-level executive accountable for statewide technology outcomes, including delivery performance, risk management, and transparency.
- Partner with state agencies to define, prioritize, and deliver agreed-upon technology initiatives, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality solutions with clear metrics, timelines, and accountability.
- Establish and enforce statewide technology standards and vendor performance expectations, ensuring third-party services deliver measurable value, reliability, and cost efficiency.
- Build, lead, and retain a high-performing technology organization, with clear performance objectives, leadership development, and succession planning aligned to enterprise needs.
- Direct and oversee the administration and operations of the Department of Technology and Information, ensuring organizational structure, resources, and processes support statewide priorities.
- Appoint and manage personnel to achieve defined organizational outcomes, including delivery effectiveness, operational resilience, and workforce sustainability.
- Design and evolve the Department’s organizational structure to improve execution, accountability, and responsiveness, including consolidating, transferring, or realigning functions as necessary.
- Execute contracts and agreements to support statewide technology objectives, ensuring procurement, sourcing, and contracting decisions align with strategic priorities and performance goals.
- Engage consultants and technical expertise strategically, ensuring external resources are used to accelerate outcomes and transfer knowledge, not replace accountability.
- Establish and enforce policies and regulations governing statewide technology services, ensuring compliance, consistency, and adaptability to changing needs.
- Ensure technology facilities and infrastructure are maintained and modernized to support secure, resilient, and efficient statewide operations.
- Develop and manage the Department’s budget to align investments with prioritized outcomes, demonstrating fiscal discipline, transparency, and return on investment.
- Coordinate technology activities across state agencies to drive enterprise alignment, reduce duplication, and improve service delivery to residents and employees.
- Exercise delegated authority to resolve enterprise technology risks and barriers, while remaining accountable for outcomes, transparency, and alignment with statewide priorities.
Skills & Abilities
- Executive leadership of a large, complex organization with enterprise-wide accountability for outcomes
- Enterprise technology strategy development, including prioritization, sequencing, and alignment with executive policy objectives
- Cybersecurity, risk, and resilience leadership, including executive risk communication and incident response
- Leadership of large-scale technology initiatives, with demonstrated ability to deliver results on time and within scope
- Budget, investment, and contract management, with emphasis on value realization, cost control, and transparency
- Change management and organizational transformation leadership, including driving adoption and cultural change
- Vendor, procurement, and sourcing governance, including performance management and risk mitigation
- Enterprise data governance and analytics strategy, supporting decision-making and public accountability
- Crisis, incident, and continuity leadership, including coordination with executive and external stakeholders
- Policy development and regulatory compliance leadership, translating requirements into executable standards
- Exceptional executive communication and stakeholder leadership, including Cabinet engagement, cross-agency influence, and public-facing communication
Job Requirements & Salary
The CIO must establish residency in the state of Delaware within six months of appointment (although an additional 6-month extension may be granted for good cause).
The salary for CIO is set annually by the General Assembly. Current salary is $187,646, with a planned increase to $193,275 in July 2026.
Application Process
Submit cover letter, resume, and any questions to Matthew Rosen, Director of Research at the Office of the Governor, at Matthew.Rosen@delaware.gov.
