Database Unit

To ensure that the Department databases are always available with a high level of data integrity, responsiveness, and that they meet the needs across all of Colorado Department of State (CDOS).

As a Database Administrator, you will be a valued member of the database unit. You will work in the production and development environments for multiple databases supporting all of the production databases including Informix, SQL Server, Mongo, and Postgres. You will perform daily data maintenance and database analysis, as well as work on requirements and modeling.

The ideal candidate will be a critical and creative thinker with strong problem-solving skills. To succeed in this role, it is important that you have outstanding database programming skills.

Information Technology (IT) Division

Provides information systems and computer support for employees, customers of the Department of State, and therefore the people of Colorado. Most of the work completed by the division can be done remotely, contributing to the positive work-life balance of its employees. This includes maintaining computer hardware and peripherals. Staff develops, upgrades, enhances, and maintains computer applications and system software for the use of Departmental staff and the public. Processing and storing data received from Colorado counties for voter registration, charitable gaming licenses, UCC filings, domestic and foreign corporations, notary, campaign finance, and lobbyist systems. The Colorado Department of State is unique from many state agencies in that we are a smaller agency with an in-house IT division, as a result our employees maintain greater collective impact over the work product of the Department.

Elections Division

The Elections Division supervises elections in the State of Colorado. The Division supports 64 counties in planning and executing elections that comply with relevant federal and state election laws.

Within the Division, the project management and support team serves to improve Division programs through managing projects, supporting and maintaining the Division's performance metrics program, advising in the strategic planning process, monitoring trends and industry standards, collaborating with other teams to collect and analyze data, structuring large datasets to find useful information, visualizing data using graphs and infographics, developing process improvements, supporting employee engagement, and identifying and addressing short-term problems that are hindering the operational efficiency and effectiveness of Division programs while implementing long term solutions to bring about positive changes in Division operations.

Bingo and Raffle Program in the Business and Licensing Division

The work unit exists to carry out the mandate of the Secretary of State to support and regulate the bingo and raffle sectors in the state of Colorado. The Bingo-Raffle program carries out this mission through various outreach, assistance, and enforcement activities, with a focus on consistently improving service to a diverse customer base, including licensees, hall owners, games managers, players, manufacturers, and suppliers.

Investigations and Compliance Unit in the Business and Licensing Division

In this role, you will be a valued member of the Investigations and Compliance Team. You will serve as a field investigator for our Charities and Bingo-Raffle Programs, as well as our Notaries Public and DME Programs. You’ll also conduct audits for compliance with regulations and standards, examine complaints, and examine physical locations, depending on the particular program involved.

OST Work Unit in the Business and Licensing Division

The Operations Support Team (OST) functions as an internal consulting group for the Business and Licensing Division (the Division). The primary goals of the OST are to identify and address short-term problems that are hindering the operational efficiency and effectiveness of the Division and to implement long-term efforts to bring about significant positive change in the operations of the Division.

The Junior Business Analyst will serve a variety of functions within the OST Unit.

Elections Division

The Elections Division supervises elections in the State of Colorado. The Division supports 64 counties in planning and executing elections that comply with relevant federal and state election laws.

The position will:

• support the Division through collecting, analyzing, and visualizing data.
• support the Division through designing, editing, and visualizing GIS data.
• maintain confidentiality of all voters confidential and personal identifying information, personnel information, and any other confidential or proprietary information, as well as comply with all State and Department policies regarding professional conduct and professional practices.

Elections Division

The Elections Division supervises elections in the State of Colorado. The Division supports 64 counties in planning and executing elections that comply with relevant federal and state election laws.

As the Elections Training Coordinator, you will be responsible for:

• Developing and delivering online and in-person training.
• Managing certification and training related administrative tasks.
• Collaborating with internal and external stakeholder groups.
• Maintaining confidentiality of all voters confidential and personal identifying information, personnel information, and any other confidential or proprietary information, as well as comply with all State and Department policies regarding professional conduct and professional practices.

Description of Job

The Legal & Policy Advisor to the Secretary of State will:

• Analyze the federal Administration’s orders and document requests regarding elections and draft memos for senior management.
• Serve as an advisor to the Secretary of State (Secretary) and other senior management concerning the Department’s strategic objectives related to elections and core department functions.
• Review civil inquiries from external parties, including the federal government and private parties, and use expertise to draft memos and brief senior management regarding the Department’s appropriate responses.
• Develop policies and manage all major document productions stemming from requests from salient external parties.
• Liaise with the Attorney General’s office to determine appropriate data and records to gather from the Department to respond to litigation.

Database Unit

To ensure that the Department databases are always available with a high level of data integrity, responsiveness, and that they meet the needs across all of Colorado Department of State (CDOS).

Illustration of Duties

As the Database Manager, you will be the leader of the highly valued database unit. You’ll supervise a team of Database Administrator professionals while also working in multiple database production and development environments yourself.

The ideal candidate will be a critical and creative thinker with strong leadership and problem-solving skills. To succeed in this role, it is important that you have outstanding database programming skills and experience with supervision of staff.