Director Of Information Technology

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Oversee execution of the IT budget.

• Hires and trains IT staff.

• Schedules, organizes, and assigns projects to members of the IT team.

• Conducts performance evaluations that are timely and constructive.

• Handles discipline and termination of employees as needed and in accordance with company policy.

• Leads development and implementation processes for the organizations IT systems and department.

• Develops and implements business continuity protocols to minimize disruption to business operations in the event of emergency situations or data loss.

• Establishes efficiency and efficacy standards, providing recommendations for improvement of IT infrastructure.

• Analyzes IT infrastructure and systems performance to assess operating costs, productivity levels, upgrade requirements, and other metrics and needs.

• Oversees security of systems, networks, and enterprise information.

• Facilitates IT security audits or investigations.

• Develops and maintains relationships with external IT vendors and service providers.

• Coordinates multisite IT systems via enterprise resource planning (ERP).

• Procurement and tracking of IT assets.

• All other duties as assigned.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• This position works in a comfortable office setting with a computer for a large percentage of the workday.

• The noise level in the work environment is usually mild.

Minimum Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Proficient in latest technology for IT systems and management.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or related software.

• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Excellent analytical and management skills.

• Excellent interpersonal skills.

• Excellent documentation skills.

• Through understanding of IT and practical applications to support the company's goals.

• Must be familiar with legacy and proprietary technology from a conceptual perspective and have the knowledge to understand, modernize, manage and migrate these technologies to consumable platforms as the business requires.

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, or equivalent certifications and 4 years of technical experience required.

• At least five years of experience managing an IT department

Preferred Requirements, Special Skills or Knowledge

• At least (8) years working experience in IT.

• Strong ability to build teams and expand knowledge base of IT department.

• Strong ability to lead and manage.

• Proficient with all Windows Servers operating systems beginning with Server 2012R2.

• Proficient with all Windows desktop operating systems beginning with Windows 10.

• Proficient with all types of network hardware including L2/L3 routers and switches.

• Any types of certificates regarding servers, workstations, networking or network security a plus.

• Knowledge of hyper-visors for Windows Server(s).

• Knowledge of Cyber-Security standards and implementation.

• Knowledge of IT standards such as NIST.

• Knowledge of phone technologies including T1/PRI circuits, SIP Trunks and POTS lines.

• Prior experience of implementing phone systems a plus.

• Excellent troubleshooting skills and ability to teach others processes for troubleshooting.

Compensation

• Commensurate on education and experience.