Ready for wherever the work takes us
We work collaboratively with our agency customers in 69 state offices and countless remote locations throughout Colorado. We work normal business hours, after hours, weekends and holidays in support of our agency partners and Colorado residents—whatever it takes to keep the state's technology running smoothly.
Our organization is made up of:
- Communications Office
- Customer Office
- Data Office
- Financial Services Office
- Human Resources Office
- Information Security Office
- Operations Office
- Enterprise Project Management Office
- Service Management Office
- Strategy, Performance & Administration Office
- Technology Office
- Colorado Broadband Office
- Colorado Digital Service
Communications Office
The Communications Office is a collaborative and energetic group that provides a full range of internal and external marketing communications (marcom) strategies to tell OIT's story and support our people, programs, projects, products and services. This dynamic team plans and executes marcom initiatives to educate and engage a diverse stakeholder group to elevate trust and satisfaction. The Office consists of staff uniquely experienced in customer and employee communication, marcom, branding, creative services and media relations.
Contact: OIT_CommunicationsTeam@state.co.us
Customer Office
The Customer Office is where OIT technology services and the business needs of agencies meet. We are the front door, with IT Directors focusing on business relationship management as our customers' strategic partners. We also collaborate closely with the Service Management Office throughout the entire service lifecycle; from working to develop a detailed Service Catalog to billing.
Customer Delivery & Engagement
IT Directors, Program Directors, Program Specialists, Solutions Engineers and User Experience Designers.
- The Solutions Engineers are OIT process and enterprise product experts.
- The User Experience team are experts in understanding the end user journey.
- The Solutions Engineer and User Experience teams work alongside the IT Director to support solution evaluations.
The teams assess business needs, help define desired business outcomes and deliver on agency strategic directives. By working side-by-side with agency partners, we are able to develop effective business solutions to better meet our customers' needs.
Customer Care
IT Change Management & Governance, IT Service Management (Process & Analytics) and Service Desk
Our Service Desk provides technical support to state employees and county customers via telephone, email or ServiceHub Customer Portal. We strive for first-call resolution and customer satisfaction through consistent and repeatable processes.
Product Management and Customer Support for myColorado
The Product Management and Support for the State of Colorado’s official mobile app are also within the Customer Office. The app provides residents with access to the Colorado Digital ID and many other digital government services and our agency partners with a channel to offer their services via a mobile app.
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Data Office
The Governor’s Office of Information Technology (OIT) Data Office is dedicated to harnessing the power of data to improve the lives of Coloradans. Our mission is to promote data-driven decision-making across state agencies by providing strategic leadership, advanced analytics and data management services. We work to ensure that data is accessible, secure and used ethically to drive innovation and efficiency in public services.
Key Functions and Benefits:
- Data Operations: Because our core initiative is to empower informed decision-making, we are committed to providing the necessary tools and services for state agencies to meet their goals. This involves not only providing the right data and analytics but also fostering a deeper understanding of how policies and actions translate into real-world outcomes. Our data services include architecture, modeling, cataloging, quality, lineage management, lake/warehouse management, data science, analytics and visualization. The result is an ecosystem that fosters data governance and a DataOps culture. We combine agile development, DevOps and statistical process controls to support data analytics, improve data quality and enable OIT and its customers to leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning, ultimately reducing time to market for data products and services.
- GIS: We play a crucial role in promoting the widespread adoption and effective utilization of geospatial technologies throughout the state. Our efforts enable better-informed decision-making, enhance public services and support sustainable development across various sectors, contributing to the overall well-being of Coloradans.
- Data Strategy & Programs: We develop and help guide cross-agency and enterprise programs to support data initiatives across the state. Key focus areas include data governance, metadata management, the Statewide Longitudinal Data System (SLDS), supporting the Linked Information Network of Colorado (LINC) and facilitating the Government Data Advisory Board (GDAB). Leveraging the expertise of our Data Operations and GIS counterparts, we are responsible for charting the course for how Colorado leverages its data assets to improve government services and inform policy decisions.
Through our data and GIS efforts, the Data Office helps create a smarter, more responsive state government that is capable of addressing complex challenges and delivering better outcomes for all Coloradans.
Financial Services Office
Focused on integrity, strategic support, timely processing and financial reporting, Financial Services supports OIT's efforts to securely enable effective, efficient and elegant delivery of government services through technology and trusted partnerships with agency customers in order to better serve Coloradans. In addition to managing the acquisition of goods and vendor services for OIT, Financial Services is statutorily responsible for purchasing, contracting and managing vendor performance and contract compliance of information technology for Colorado's executive branch agencies.
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Human Resources Office
Together with coworkers at all levels, Human Resources works to foster a culture that inspires employees and prioritizes development and learning for all. Working across OIT's statewide workforce of more than 1100 employees, we facilitate Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) efforts to ensure all employees have a voice and are heard. We partner with leaders on organizational design to match business needs and create the best employee experience to attract and retain people who advance our mission and values. Human Resources strives to build engagement through teamwork and prioritizing a balance of professional and personal life so employees take pride in delivering critical services valued by all Coloradans.
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Contact: oit_jobs@state.co.us
Information Security Office
Created by statute, the Information Security Office (ISO) protects, defends and deflects the State of Colorado from cybersecurity risks. To ensure a secure Colorado and help safeguard state systems and the data entrusted to us, this team develops statewide information security policies, standards and guidelines, and directs security audits and assessments in state agencies. The ISO also provides information awareness and training programs to help state employees understand their role in securing state assets.
Contact
We're here to help with network security vulnerabilities and threats in Colorado. State employees can submit a ticket regarding any security concerns and Colorado residents can contact us at infosec@state.co.us.
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Operations Office
Enterprise Project Management Office
The Enterprise Project Management Office operates at a strategic level in collaboration with the Executive Staff as a centralized office to provide organization-wide guidance, governance, standardized processes, portfolio, program and project management best practices, tools and techniques.
Service Management Office
We serve as the "front office" of OIT, designing, packaging and managing the lifecycle of our services, as well as developing and managing the processes of how we deliver services, with a focus on making it easy to do business with us. Service Management also is responsible for forecasting demand and ensuring the services we offer are financially sustainable.
Strategy, Performance & Administration Office
Strategy, Performance & Administration builds capacity across OIT to ensure our performance is monitored and improved in order to exceed customer and employee expectations. Through strong collaboration with the Executive Staff, OIT teams and employees, our partners and stakeholders, we coordinate agency-wide strategic planning, process improvement and performance management; lead all legislative efforts; provide office management and administrative support to OIT Executive Staff; and run the Technology Accessibility Program (TAP).
Technology Office
The Technology Office ensures a strong infrastructure, including our data centers, cloud operations, state networks, database services and more.
The office works with our Customer Office and Service Management Office to review customers’ technology needs. The office works collaboratively to design, build and run the applications our agency customers rely on to serve the public or their employees. Nearly 120 deskside support services personnel are co-located with agency customers to provision devices and troubleshoot and resolve problems.
Service areas include:
- Infrastructure Operations
- Platform Services
- Solutions Delivery & Support
- Transformation
Colorado Broadband Office
The Colorado Broadband Office leads a statewide effort to expand broadband coverage and quality for all Coloradans. Access to affordable and reliable broadband service is critical to advancing Colorado’s economic growth and competitiveness. High-speed broadband can create new jobs and attract new industries, expand markets for new and existing businesses, enable better access educational opportunities and resources, facilitate the delivery of healthcare services, and support public safety. Broader deployment of broadband infrastructure and services will improve the quality of life for Coloradans and support the state’s global economic competitiveness.
Contact: oit_broadband@state.co.us
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Colorado Digital Service
Formed in 2019, Colorado Digital Service (CDS) is a diverse, cross-functional team of senior engineers, human-centered design specialists, product managers and procurement and contracting specialists within OIT. Our mission is to help to mature state agencies’ approach to delivering high quality products and services to all of Colorado by focusing on people, process and technology.
We practice modern software delivery practices, including human-centered design, agile iterative development, DevSecOps and modular active procurement and contract management. We believe these methods allow us to focus on outcomes over optics and orient on finding answers to problems rather than jumping to solutions.