Director of Information Technology/ Ops – Valencia, CA Direct Hire/ Full Time Employee

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TITLE: Director of Information Technology

LOCATION: Valencia, CA (must live locally. NO remote and client does not offer relocation assistance)

DURATION: This is an FTE/ Direct Hire position

SALARY: To be Discussed

HIERARCHY/ REPORT TO: Reports to CIO and may have an opportunity to become a successor, so a well-rounded IT/SW Director on their way up the ladder is ideal.

STAFF TO OVERSEE:  Currently 1 direct report (Manager SW Dev) with 20 on the team. 35 in IT, 350 employees, and 7 locations across the states.

NOT open to Corp to Corp

Those authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply.

DKKD Staffing does not sponsor and cannot support H1, EAD, TN, etc. No outside agencies please.

JOB OVERVIEW:

The Director of IT requires strong people management skills and should be somebody who aspires to be a CIO in 8-10 years. The Director of IT directs and coordinates development and production activities of the Information Technology department. Provide Technical leadership, vision, and mentoring for IT Operations,  IT Software Development teams, Telecommunications and Security. This person will be responsible for both IT Operations and Software Development teams.

JOB REQUIREMENTS & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Strong people and management skills to interact with staff, colleagues, cross-functional teams, and third parties
• Ability to translate Business needs to sometimes complex technical requirements into functional software using best practices
• Have led IT development teams in .NET/C# and/or other common platform buildouts.
• Have led IT operations teams (system/network/applications administration, Helpdesk, systems cyber security, telecommunication, hardware/software procurement, and other IT services)
• Deep understanding of MS SQL operability/applicability
• Knowledge of other functional areas of IT (Operations, Telcom, Security, and PMO)
• 10+ years information systems experience
• 5+ years management experience, (some Director level experience preferred)
• Bachelors Degree in business or technical field required, Master’s degree preferred

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Oversees all development and maintenance support activities of the Information Technology department
• Consults with management to analyze computer system needs for management information and functional operations, to determine scope, feasibility, priorities of projects, to discuss system capacity, equipment acquisitions and strategic planning
• Manages, tracks and reports budget expenditures for the IT department
• Recommends and develops plans for software development and operations, hardware and software purchases, budgets, and staffing
• Directs the development identification, implementation, installation, and operation of information and functional systems for the organization
• Ensures effective coordination of communication/activities/follow-ups with the Development and Operations teams w/the Project Management Office (PMO)
• Consults with management regarding project specifics and determine requirements, boundaries, and priorities
• Oversees the development, implementation, and monitoring of information systems policies and controls to ensure data accuracy, security, legal and regulatory compliance
• Oversees the managing of computer operations scheduling, backup, storage, and retrieval functions
• Reviews reports of computer and peripheral equipment production, malfunction, maintenance to determine costs and impact and address problems
• Oversees the maintenance and testing of disaster recovery plans
• Develops goals and objectives for the Information Technology Department to support the overall strategy of the company
• Assure effective scheduling of development and operations resources to appropriately support project initiatives/timelines
• Interviews, selects, ensures orientation, training, and when necessary, disciplines and/or discharges departmental personnel
• Effectively manage vendors to maximize value to the Company
• Miscellaneous projects as assigned by Chief of Information Technology (CIO)

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APPLICATION QUESTIONS (Please answer all questions)

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JOB-RELATED SCREENING QUESTIONS/ JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• What is your 10-15 year plan? (This role will lead to a possible CIO position in 8-10 years).
• How many users supported:

Please provide your # of years of experience (per bullet/colon) and last year used below when applying. Elaborate if needed. If no experience, please indicate NA or none. 

• 10+ years information systems experience:
• 5+ years management/ Director level experience:
• Ability to translate Business needs to sometimes complex technical requirements into functional software using best practices:
• Led IT development teams in .NET/C# and/or other common platform buildouts:
• Led IT operations teams (system/network/applications administration, helpdesk, systems cyber security, telecommunication, hardware/software procurement, and other IT services):
• MS SQL operability/applicability:
• Knowledge of functional areas of IT:
  • Operations:
  • Telcom:
  • Security:
  • PMO:

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