Director, Information Technology

Provides strategic direction and develops information technology policies, procedures and controls within the School and Station, ensuring compliance with university policies and standards.

Supervises the entire Office of Information Technology and Research Services operations and staff, and directly supervises one Associate Director, one Research Computing Consultant and four Web Developers.

Oversees all budgeting and financial planning of the Office.

Serves as a liaison with local IT support units in departments that have decentralized control of IT.

Serves as the chief liaison with the University Office of Information Technology and works collaboratively with university colleagues.

Serves as the main technical advisor to decision makers across the school.

Monitors and minimizes information security risks.

Identifies specific needs of individual researchers, devises and revises technological solutions to meet ever changing needs and taking advantage of emerging technologies.

Supervises the development of new technologies to enhance learning spaces for students and improve the capabilities available to instructors.

Oversees project initiation, prioritization and resource allocation to ensure efficient workload distribution for web development projects.

Provides oversight and serves as a liaison to executive management for large programming projects.

Evaluates programming and web development techniques and provides final approval prior to deployment.

Reviews all technical aspects of projects during the development phase to ensure compliance with coding, accessibility and documentation requirements.

Bachelors degree in computer science or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

A minimum of seven years of directly related experience managing a large information technology department, with evidence of increasing responsibility in a leadership or managerial role that demonstrates knowledge and understanding of strategic planning, team-building, management, and leadership skills.

A valid driver’s license would be required for this position.

MS Office Suite and web forms design.

Familiarity with or ability to learn the office equipment, software, and specialized programs and/or materials needed to support the effective and efficient performance of this position.

Use of a personal car is required to attend to business at various on and off campus locations.

Safe Driving Record.