Posting Description
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR NETWORK COMPUTING SYSTEMS Media Lab toassume a leading role in the design operations and maintenance ofthe systems and infrastructure operated by NeCSys for the Lab. The Assistant Director will supervise all five main functions of NeCSys and their corresponding staffnetworkingcomputing multimedia communications and support center; responsible for staffing performance management training and development ofNeCSys employees and temporary staff including student workers; prepare annual budget for NeCSys operations; establish computing priorities determines necessary activities and allocates stafftime budget and equipment accordingly; implement and provide significant input into the development of NeCSys strategiesworkflows policies and procedures technical standards and methods and priorities.
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Job Requirements
REQUIRED:Bachelors degreein Computer Science or related discipline and five years of related experience; demonstrable experience in the following areas:Systems software development; TCP/IP and Ethernet networking;Hypervisor and Container platforms; Datacenter and Cloud operations; Configuration management systems; HPC cluster deployment and operations; Cybersecurity monitoring and auditing tools; Linux/Windows/OS X internals and interoperability; Active Directory; familiarity with Audio Visual equipment and multimedia networking; excellent interpersonal communication solid systems architecture softwaredevelopment and sharp problem-solving skills and the ability to learn and adapt quicklyto new technologies.PREFERRED:Masters degree or equivalent; two years academic study in a business or finance heavy discipline; or ten years experience in information technology in a higher-education researchenvironment.
3/18/2026
Required Experience:
Director
The MIT Media Lab is an interdisciplinary research lab that encourages the unconventional mixing and matching of seemingly disparate research areas.