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Director of IT and Space Technology
2 months ago
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Director of IT and Space Technology to join our team at Varda Space Industries Inc. As a key member of our organization, you will be responsible for managing our IT systems, processes, and controls. You will lead a team of experts in information technology, enterprise applications, information security, and spacecraft mission operations.
Your primary responsibilities will include overseeing IT infrastructure, managing sophisticated IT services, and designing highly reliable and powerful integrations. You will work closely with our engineering teams, spacecraft operations teams, and vehicle production organization to provide an information technology strategy for the company.
Key Responsibilities- Recruit, retain, and empower a diverse team of engineers to design and build next-generation information technology infrastructure for Varda Space Industries Inc. and the Winnebago spacecraft.
- Manage the site reliability, IT, and infosec teams to define business processes and identify areas of improvements/automation.
- Scope projects including requirements capture and initial design trades to open-ended problems.
- End-to-end ownership of IT systems including vendor relationships, testing, networking, mission control, and ground station design/build/maintenance.
- Provide day-to-day support and administration for our portfolio of enterprise software applications.
- Partner with Avionics, Software, and Mission Operations teams to develop mission-critical hardware, software, and networking support for space missions.
- Work closely with Varda engineers to gather requirements, research, evaluate, design, plan, deploy, and support software platforms and related technologies in a world-class environment.
- Build highly-resilient, high-performance, scalable, and flexible systems.
- Drive scripting and automation to develop solutions to common problems and software integrations.
- Implement best practices and controls across all information technology functions.
- Prepare schedules and supporting documentation related to information security audit requirements, and interact with external auditors as required.
- Handle special projects, taking full responsibility for the successful and timely completion of the project.
- Communicate complex concepts with senior management, technical personnel, and external entities including senior representatives of the US Government and teammates.
- Audit and verify security controls as part of industry standard system hardening or in accordance with customer or government requirements.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, physics, information systems, or similar technical discipline and 10+ years of systems engineering experience
- Direct experience as a people manager
- Ability to receive Top Secret or TS/SCI clearance
- Strong written and verbal communication
- Independently motivated with a demonstrated track record of delivering complex technical projects
- Experience with Linux servers in physical and virtualized environments
- Experience with Python or other scripting and automation languages
- 18+ years in the IT industry with demonstrated leadership experience as a team manager or a comparable role within the startup ecosystem
- Experience leading multiple production deployment and test programs with varied timelines
- Demonstrated experience building and growing lean teams in a fast-paced environment
- Demonstrated strengths in organizational, attention-to-detail, follow-through, reasoning, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
- Experience with ITAR compliant infrastructure management and design
- Experience with HRIS systems and integrations with Active Directory and IAM solutions
- Salary Range: $165,000—$215,000 /per year
- Leveling and base salary is determined by job-related skills, education level, experience level, and job performance
- You will be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of stock options and/or long-term cash awards
- Offer compensation also includes the ability to purchase company stock through the Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- 401(k) matching
- Health insurance, including Vision and Dental
- Lunch and snacks provided on site every day. Dinners provided twice a week
- Maternity / Paternity leave
