IT Director

Job Summary:

The Senior IT Manager is responsible for leading the IT infrastructure and Cybersecurity strategy and execution for the organization. This role directs, organizes and oversees the daily operations of the Infrastructure and Security team and establish quantitative and qualitative metrics, guidelines, and standards for the team and the organization and identify opportunities for improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead IT Infrastructure and Cybersecurity Strategy: Direct, oversee and hands-on technical planning and design of IT network infrastructure and cyber security systems.
• Manage IT Teams: Provide daily leadership and management to the Infrastructure and Security teams/department including personnel management functions, budgeting, and controlling expenses, while ensuring compliance with agency policies and procedures.
• Assist in Strategic Planning: Assist the Director of IT and the CIO in drafting goals and objectives, including contributing to the strategic plan; establishing, developing, and approving schedules, priorities, and standards for achieving goals; performing ongoing planning functions to meet performance targets and improving operations while following division and agency policies and procedures.
• Recommend Business Solutions: Recommend the selection, design, development, configuration, implementation, and maintenance of business solutions.
• Expertise in Cloud Infrastructure and Security: Expert in the latest cloud infrastructure and security technologies with capabilities to implement and support.
• Collaborate with Stakeholders: Work closely with management, application support and staff to assess and respond to infrastructure and security business systems and reporting needs.

Requirements:

• Minimum 10 Years of Experience: Minimum ten (10) years' hands-on technical management experience leading and maintaining IT network operations and security departments, employees, teams and projects.
• Extensive Experience in Azure: Extensive experience and knowledge of Azure over Microsoft technologies, including Azure, DevOps, IT Ops, etc.
• Strong Cybersecurity Experience: Strong experience improving large corporate organization's Cybersecurity posture (capabilities, processes, controls, etc.) including cybersecurity audits and penetration testing
• Expertise in O365 and Microsoft Environment: Expert in O365 and Microsoft environment.
• Excellent Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills: Excellent analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
• Endpoint Protection and Remediation: Endpoint protection and remediation
• Proficient in MS Office and Business Software: Proficient with MS Office and various business software (e.g. ERP, CRM)
• Superior Communication and Interpersonal Skills: Superior verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills