Director of Technology Services
Director of Technology Services
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$ 164500 - 246700
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Job Description
This posting is scheduled to close on September 7 2025 at 11:59pm. If a sufficient number of qualified applications are received this posting may close early.
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About the job:
At Montana State Fund our mission to partner with Montana Employers and employees champions a culture of workplace safety. The Director of Technology Services is an important role that offers an experienced IT leader the ability to makes a tangible difference by ensuring the security reliability and scalability of technology services. This position requires applying technical expertise with a purpose: Ensuring seamless and secure services for policyholders and injured workers.
The Director of Technology Services provides comprehensive strategic and operational leadership for Montana State Funds (MSF) technology services landscape encompassing enterprise architecture cybersecurity cloud and on-premises infrastructure communications networking compliance and help desk operations. This pivotal role ensures the security scalability sustainability and optimal performance of MSFs technology services environment directly supporting enterprise objectives and advancing MSFs mission to partner with employers and their workers. The Director leads the planning governance and execution of technology-related initiatives that directly support MSFs mission of delivering exceptional service to policyholders and injured workers and upholding the organizations core values of integrity service excellence and collaboration.
This position is located in Helena Montana requiring routine on-site presence. Relocation to the state of Montana is required and can be provided.
- Learn more about careers at Montana State Fund.
- Learn more about the Helena Montana Community
Required Skills
What you will do:
- Security Leadership and Governance: Provide strategic leadership from cybersecurity operations ensuring the protection of MSFs data and systems Oversee the development and enforcement of security policies standards and controls that safeguard the trust of customers and vendor partners. Work closely with risk management and MSF compliance to proactively manage security risks monitor threats and ensure alignment with regulatory requirements. Lead security initiatives that provide reliable safe and secure services customers including vulnerability management incident response and security awareness training.
- Enterprise Architecture and Technology Strategy: Establish and maintain enterprise architecture standards that support efficient secure and customer focused technology solutions. Ensure all architecture decisions prioritize the protection and seamless services to MSFs customers. Provide strategic direction for cloud system design integrations and technology lifecycle management with a focus on enabling responsive high-quality services that align with MSFs use of Guidewires Insurance Suite. Serve as the architecture advisor to IT leadership and executive management ensuring thoughtful investment is sustainable secure and customer-centered.
- Infrastructure Network Operations and leadership: Provide leadership and strategy for planning implementing and maintaining MSFs IT cloud and on-premises infrastructure. Ensure the high availability performance and reliability of all servers storage data centers cloud environments disaster recovery planning and network connectivity.
- People Leadership and Team Development: Build lead and develop high-performing teams across security and architecture while directing leadership of infrastructure networking and help desk. Foster a collaborative and innovative environment where team members are passionate about supporting MSFs mission and delivering excellent service to policyholders and injured workers.
- Additional functions:
- Develop and execute comprehensive strategic plans for enterprise architecture and cybersecurity ensuring alignment with MSFs overarching business goals and mission.
- Champion a culture of security awareness and risk mitigation throughout the organization ensuring robust compliance with all relevant regulatory requirements.
- Manage vendor relationships and budgets effectively to optimize technology investments and secure essential services.
- Foster strong relationships with stakeholders across all levels of the organization leveraging outstanding communication and leadership to drive collaborative initiatives.
Required Experience
What you will need (minimum qualifications):
Required:
- Bachelor degree and ten (10) years of relevant experience to include:
- 10 years of progressive IT leadership experience including:
- Five years managing enterprise architecture or cybersecurity teams
- Experience developing and implementing enterprise security strategies and architecture governance
- Three years experience managing and developing cloud infrastructure
Preferred:
- Masters degree in Information Technology Business Administration Cybersecurity or related field
- Experience in workers compensation or property and casualty insurance with demonstrated understanding of the unique needs of policyholders and injured workers
- Experience working with Guidewire Insurance Suite or similar insurance solutions
- Experience leading or supporting networking help desk and development functions
- Experience with AWS cloud
- Certifications such as CISSP CISM TOGAF AWS Solution Architect PMP Agile
Job location: This position requires routine on-site presence in the Helena MT office. Relocation to Helena MT is required within 6 months of hire. MSF will provide relocation support for this role.
Compensation and Benefits: Starting salary for this exempt position begins at $164500-$246700 per year.
Montana State Fund offers excellent benefits paid time off and a competitive compensation program including:
- Excellent health insurance with dental vision life long-term disability and more with optional dependent coverage.
- Flexible spending accounts for dependent care and medical expenses.
- Public employees retirement plan tax-deferred contributions with a generous employer match.
- Optional 457(b) deferred compensation to further increase retirement savings.
- Higher education reimbursement and other training and development programs.
- Robust personal leave paid holidays and extended leave.
Are you a skilled IT leader looking to make a real impact Apply today!
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
