IT Leadership, Project Oversight & Department Alignment
- Partner with IT leadership to oversee operations, strategy execution, project priorities, and department initiatives
- Support planning, prioritization, decisions, and clear communication of risks, dependencies, and tradeoffs
- Translate strategy into executable plans with defined scope, ownership, timelines, milestones, and success measures
Team Management & Performance Leadership
- Manage IT Operations team goals, performance, coaching, development, service quality, and operational outcomes
- Establish, update, document, and enforce IT standards, policies, procedures, and best practices
- Support workforce planning, skills development, succession planning, and team accountability with IT leadership
- Resolve complex personnel, performance, operational, and service delivery issues
- Model clear communication, constructive feedback, conflict resolution, and team engagement
Infrastructure, Security, Documentation & Policy Oversight
- Ensure systems are resilient, scalable, secure, documented, and aligned with business requirements
- Lead improvements to IT documentation, standard operating procedures, and knowledge management practices
- Oversee patching, vulnerability management, access controls, security monitoring, audits, and compliance support
- Drive periodic review and modernization of IT policies, procedures, controls, and service standards
- Support root cause analysis, remediation tracking, and continuous improvement of operational practices
Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity
- Ensure backup, replication, recovery, and continuity processes meet business requirements
- Provide leadership during major outages, recovery events, and post-incident reviews
Operational Support & Escalation
- Provide escalation guidance for high-impact or complex issues
- Support the Help Desk through troubleshooting guidance, standards, and knowledge sharing
- Promote consistent, high-quality IT service delivery across the organization
Stakeholder Collaboration, Communication & Relationship Management
- Build collaborative relationships with stakeholders to understand business needs and operational impacts
- Communicate status, risks, decisions, dependencies, and expectations to technical and non-technical audiences
QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field.
- ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) certification preferred.
- Five years of relevant IT support work experience
- Three years managing direct reports
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Advanced computer skills. Proficiency in Microsoft Suite (Work, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Knowledge of various operating systems, security access, operations security, and database services.
- Knowledge and understanding of enterprise, network, systems/endpoint, application and data protection issues and security risks.
- Well-developed leadership skills in a matrix organization structure.
- Ability to work effectively within a culturally diverse environment.
- Ability to understand and lead technical resources.
- Ability to work independently and with a high degree of professionalism.
- Naturally curious, self-driven and motivated to meet goals and objectives.
- Strong communication, organizational, and listening skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment on deadline and with variable hours.
- Solid time management, organization, and prioritization skills
- Flexible, open to the evolution of processes and new information; adapts behavior and work methods accordingly.
Salary Range: $110,000 to $140,000