Salary : $93,072.72 - $155,120.58 Annually
Location : FAIRFAX (EJ32), VA
Job Type: FT Salary W BN
Job Number: 26-00613
Department: Office of Elections
Opening Date: 04/18/2026
Closing Date: 5/1/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
Pay Grade: S31
Posting Type: Open to General Public
Job Announcement The Office of Elections is seeking an Election IT Manager with experience in leading an IT team exhibiting extensive technical knowledge and skills.
The position serves as the Office of Election lead and technical expert for the agency's voting technology systems. Serves as the agency point-of-contact for all agency specific information technology system needs. This position works under the general direction of the Deputy General Registrar. Specific duties include, but are not limited to:
- Safeguards, programs, tests and maintains the agency's voting systems and elections technology.
- Interacts with the Department of Information Technology staff and system vendors on system related issues and needs as required.
- Ensures that all agency data that is maintained within its systems is properly secured
- Creates reports using system data to support agency information management program needs.
- Investigates complex system problems and designs corrective procedures.
- Configures Commercial Off the Shelf software to meet agency needs and requirements.
- Creates and maintains documentation on software usage including standard operating procedures, Compliance, and security policies.
- Contributes to agency strategic plan development and implementation to meet current and future information and voting system technology needs.
- Manages and authorizes required agency user access to the facilities management systems.
- Participates on system management teams collaborating with other county agencies staff.
- Collaborate with internal and external agency staff to ensure Office of Elections systems are supporting the agency's strategic needs.
Employment Standards MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:(Click on the aforementioned link to learn how Fairfax County interprets equivalencies for "Any combination, experience, and training equivalent to")
Bachelor's degree in computer information systems, business administration, or related field; plus five years of experience in information systems and process redesign, managing and implementing all phases of the systems development life cycle, including at least one year of supervisory experience.
CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED:Must be registered voter in the state of Virginia or ability to become one within 30 days of employment.
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check to the satisfaction of the employer.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:- At least four years of experience supporting or operating voter registration systems, election management systems, and voting platforms.
- At least two years of experience with relational databases management systems.
- At least two years of experience and expertise in project management techniques and tools, ideally in the field of elections administration.
- At least four years of experience analyzing, documenting and improving business processes and system/business workflows.
- At least two years of experience designing/implementing audit plans and procedures.
- At least two years of experience developing standard operating procedures to support users.
- At least four of experience training users on software use and preparing training documentation.
- Strong customer service skills supporting managers, upper management, including directors.
- Experience managing multiple priorities, tasks and projects with competing deadlines and resources.
- High level of interpersonal skills and the ability to successfully collaborate with team members.
- Experience and ability to read, interpret and understand election laws, regulations, and technical documents.
- Demonstrated supervisory or management experience.
- Proficient in and experience with Election Management systems (i.e., ES&S, Dominion, Hart, Knowlnk, etc.).
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:Job is generally sedentary in nature, and requires walking, standing, sitting (for long periods of time), kneeling, reaching, and bending at times. Requires the ability to assemble files, lift, move, push and pull equipment, documents, and supplies up to 40 lbs. Visual acuity is required to read data on a computer monitor, operate keyboard driven equipment and computer, and ability to communicate in person and on the phone. Requires ability to work extensive overtime hours under demanding conditions during elections. Generally, works in an office environment but may occasionally be required to perform job duties outside of the typical office. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.
SELECTION PROCEDURE:Panel interview and may include exercise.
Fairfax County is home to a highly diverse population, with a significant number of residents speaking languages other than English at home (including ) We encourage candidates who are bilingual in English and another language to apply for this opportunity.
Merit PositionsFairfax County is proud to offer employees an attractive and comprehensive benefits program, including the following:
- Medical/Vision/Dental Insurance Coverage
- Group Term Life Insurance
- Long Term Disability
- LiveWell Program
- Flexible Spending Programs
- Paid Leave (annual, sick, parental, volunteer activity, and more!)
- Paid Holidays
- Deferred Compensation
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employees' Child Care Center
- Continuous Learning Opportunities
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NOTE: Fairfax County Government is a qualifying employer under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. For more information about the PSLF program:
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Non-Merit Positions- Non-Merit Benefit Eligible: scheduled to work a minimum 1,040 hours and no more than a maximum of 1,560 hours in a calendar year.
- Medical/Vision/Dental Insurance Coverage
- Flexible Spending Program
- Deferred Compensation
- Temporary: scheduled to work a maximum of 900 hours in a calendar year.
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What is the highest level of education that you have completed?
- Less than 12th grade
- High school diploma or GED
- Some college
- Associate's degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Master's degree
- Doctorate degree
02
If you answered "Some college" for the highest level of education completed, please indicate the number of quarter or semester hours you have completed towards a degree.
- Less than 45 quarter hours
- 45 to less than 90 quarter hours
- 90 to less than 135 quarter hours
- 135 to less than 180 quarter hours
- 180 or more quarter hours
- Less than 30 semester hours
- 30 to less than 60 semester hours
- 60 to less than 90 semester hours
- 90 to less than 120 semester hours
- 120 or more semester hours
- Not applicable
03
Please indicate the major(s) or minor(s) for your completed degree(s). Check all that apply.
- Computer information systems
- Information technology
- Business administration
- Computer science
- Software engineering
- Other (related field)
- Other (non-related field)
- None of the above
04
If you answered "Other (related field)" or "Other (non-related field)" for the previous question, please list all of your majors and minors. If this question does not pertain to you, or you do not have a degree, enter "Not applicable".
05
How many years of full-time equivalent professional level experience do you have in information systems and process redesign, managing and implementing all phases of the systems development life cycle?
- None
- Less than one year
- One to less than two years
- Two to less than three years
- Three to less than four years
- Four to less than five years
- Five to less than six years
- Six to less than seven years
- Seven to less than eight years
- Eight to less than nine years
- Nine or more years
06
How many years of full-time equivalent supervisory experience do you have?
- None
- Less than one year
- One to less than two years
- Two to less than three years
- Three to less than four years
- Four to less than five years
- Five to less than six years
- Six to less than seven years
- Seven to less than eight years
- Eight to less than nine years
- Nine or more years
07
Are you a registered voter in the state of Virginia or able to become one within 30 days of employment?
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Please indicate which of the following you have at least two (2) years of full-time equivalent professional experience. Check all that apply.
- Relational databases management systems
- Project management techniques and tools in the field of elections
- Project management techniques and tools in the area other than elections
- Designing/implementing audit plans and procedures
- Developing standard operating procedures to support users
- None of the above
09
As a follow up to the previous question, please list the relational databases management system(s) in which you have experience using. If this does not apply to you, enter N/A.
10
Which of the following do you have at least four (4) years of full-time equivalent professional experience. Check all that apply.
- Supporting or operating voter registration systems, election management systems, and voting platform
- Training users on software use and preparing training documentation
- Supervisory or management experience
- None of the above
11
How many years of full-time equivalent professional experience do you have interpreting and applying state laws and regulations?
- None
- Less than one year
- One to less than two years
- Two to less than three years
- Three to less than four years
- Four to less than five years
- Five to less than six years
- Six to less than seven years
- Seven to less than eight years
- Eight to less than nine years
- Nine or more years
12
How many years of full-time equivalent professional experience do you have managing multiple priorities, tasks and projects with competing deadlines and resources?
- None
- Less than one year
- One to less than two years
- Two to less than three years
- Three to less than four years
- Four to less than five years
- Five to less than six years
- Six to less than seven years
- Seven to less than eight years
- Eight to less than nine years
- Nine or more years
13
How many years of full-time equivalent professional experience do you have supporting managers, upper management, and/or directors?
- None
- Less than one year
- One to less than two years
- Two to less than three years
- Three to less than four years
- Four to less than five years
- Five to less than six years
- Six to less than seven years
- Seven to less than eight years
- Eight to less than nine years
- Nine or more years
14
How many years of full-time equivalent professional experience do you have developing and implementing project management plans?
- None
- Less than one year
- One to less than two years
- Two to less than three years
- Three to less than four years
- Four to less than five years
- Five to less than six years
- Six to less than seven years
- Seven to less than eight years
- Eight to less than nine years
- Nine or more years
15
Which election management system(s) do you have experience with? Check all that apply.
- Elections Systems & Software (ES&S)
- Dominion
- Hart
- KnowInk
- Konnech
- Other
- None of the above
16
If you selected 'other' in the previous question, please list the election management system(s). If this does not apply to you, enter N/A.
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