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Role: IT Director / Technical
Location: 100% in-office, Washington DC (Foggy Bottom) Client: Telecommunications Firm
Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, PTO, and Paid Holiday Leave
Classification: DIRECT HIRE/Full time
Company Overview
Our client is a multinational, Tier 1 facilities-based ISP, consistently ranked as one of the top five. They specialize in providing businesses with high-speed Internet access, Ethernet transport, and Colocation services. Their facilities-based, all-optical IP network backbone provides IP services in over 219 markets globally.
Qualifications:
Computer Science or related Bachelor's Degree and 10+ years of relevant IT experience
Minimum 5 years of leading / managing IT Teams and hands-on technical operations.
MUST HAVE prior Networking experience.
Prior experience in a hands-on technical role of systems, storage, and database administration
Prior experience as a Help Desk Manager would be helpful in this role as well.
Strong experience in Windows and UNIX operating systems
Experience with VMware and NetApp a plus
Implementation and project management of large-scale technology implementations
Determine skills of current staff align resources for best fit/future state, staff development/mentorship.
Manage vendor relationships and negotiations.
Establishing and maintaining accountability and adaptability
Excellent communication and organization skills
Ability to write and present formal documentation.
Job Summary:
The Director of Information Technology will possess technical expertise and provide strategic leadership, vision, planning, and management to all areas of corporate IT. The Director will develop and oversee company-wide technology policies, procedures, services, and facilities. The Director will work collaboratively with the CIO and other leadership to develop effective strategies for integrating and advancing our technology.
The successful candidate will be a hands-on manager, leader, and mentor. Candidate must have the ability to develop and lead strategic and operational initiatives and will possess exceptional communication, collaboration and customer service skills.
Candidate MUST HAVE previous Networking experience.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Manages IT staff including recruitment, performance management and evaluations, and professional development.
Analyzes IT infrastructure and systems performance to assess operating costs, productivity levels, upgrade requirements, and other metrics and needs.
Prepares, submits, and manages operating and capital expenditures for technology needed to support the organization's technology projects.
Oversees the purchase, installation, and maintenance of computer hardware, software, networks, telecommunication equipment on premises and the cloud environment.
Develops overall technology roadmap and plans, formulates, sets and implements polices for current and future information/communication/ telecommunications systems and activities.
Collaborates with Director of IS on development, staging and production platforms.
Collaborates with cybersecurity team on risk assessment, response and remediation.
Provides weekly updates and strategies on all projects to CIO and CEO
Perform reviews and updates, promote and ensure policy awareness, track exceptions, and perform testing / auditing / monitoring on policy compliance.
Keeps abreast of new knowledge, research, products, and services in technology that will benefit the organization.