Director of IT
Arlington, Virginia
Hybrid
Full Time
$140k - $180k
Director of IT
This hands-on leadership role requires a strong blend of technical expertise, strategic vision, and effective communication to drive organization-wide impact.
The company is located in Washington D.C. and will be a hybrid model of 3 days onsite a week.
What You Will Be Doing:
This position doesn’t provide sponsorship.
This hands-on leadership role requires a strong blend of technical expertise, strategic vision, and effective communication to drive organization-wide impact.
The company is located in Washington D.C. and will be a hybrid model of 3 days onsite a week.
What You Will Be Doing:
- Direct all facets of IT operations, including infrastructure, servers, cloud platforms, databases, telephony, and software systems.
- Lead and develop a team of internal IT professionals and oversee work from external consultants and vendors.
- Drive strategic IT initiatives, including system migrations and infrastructure upgrades.
- Develop and maintain a forward-looking technology roadmap aligned with organizational goals.
- Ensure timely resolution of technical issues and support needs across all departments.
- Maintain robust security protocols, including access control, data backup, and cybersecurity best practices.
- Contribute to budgeting and vendor management activities (experience owning budgets is a plus).
- Oversee internal technology-related training, documentation, and change communication.
- Serve as the key IT liaison for senior leadership and external-facing technical initiatives.
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical field or equivalent work experience.
- Minimum of 7 years of progressive IT experience, including leadership roles.
- Proven track record managing IT teams and delivering complex technology projects.
- Strong knowledge of IT infrastructure, databases, email systems, and hardware.
- Solid grasp of cybersecurity principles and modern IT best practices.
- Exceptional communication, project management, and organizational abilities.
- Energetic, self-driven, and collaborative team player with a problem-solving mindset.
This position doesn’t provide sponsorship.