Director of Information Technology

Bishop OConnell High School located in Arlington VA seeks a dynamic and forward-thinking candidate for the position of Director of Information Technology. This is a senior level position reporting to the Principal. As the leader in the development of innovative technologies that support teaching learning student life and administrative operations the Director will possess in-depth technical expertise and will provide strategic leadership planning and management to all areas of information technology. The Director will manage a staff of full- and part-time employees and will develop and oversee campus-wide technology policies procedures services and facilities.

Qualified candidates will have a passion for technology and education and proven leadership management and decision-making skills. The successful candidate will be a hands-on manager and will have the ability to develop and lead strategic and operational initiatives. Experience in an educational setting and with educational administrative systems such as PowerSchool Google for Education Apps Microsoft Office Adobe Creative Cloud and Google Apps strongly preferred.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Work with the schools academic and administrative leadership provide strategic planning and strong collaborative leadership to set the direction and implement information technologies to support the schools mission.
• Work with academic leadership to develop ways and strategies to effectively integrate technology into the curriculum.
• Manage all information technology resources including personnel budgets network infrastructure academic and administrative systems security systems and VoIP phone services.
• Lead team of fulland part-time IT support staff. Oversee school help desk operations.
• Provide and maintain a high-quality technology support environment for all faculty staff and students.
• Establish and enforce information technology standards procedures and policies.
• Identify and eliminate security risks. Establish user and data security policies and procedures aligned with security best practices.
• Create and administer the technology operating and capital budgets in consultation with the CFO. Prepare progress and budget reports.
• Build and maintain relationships with outside vendors.

Skills and Experience

• Minimum five years of significant Information Technology (IT) leadership experience and proven success in managing information technology resources and services preferably in an educational environment.
• Ability to articulate a vision for information technology in an educational environment andto develop strategic and operational IT plans to achieve that vision in collaboration with keyusers and the academic and administrative leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to build a strong IT team and effective partnerships with end users asthe result of effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• High commitment to quality customer-oriented services and enjoys working in a fast pacedhigh-standards organization.
• Experience in analysis implementation and evaluation of IT systems and their specifications
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent customer service skills pleasant and outgoing personality.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage and prioritize tasks and projects.
• Solid working knowledge of computer hardware software networking and related technologies including: Hyper-V server and desktop virtualization Microsoft Server OS and ActiveDirectory and networking (SANs VLANs Wireless Firewalls.)
• Solid working knowledge of all relevant security protocols and best practices
• Solid working knowledge of FERPA and HIPAA regulations

Compensation

Salary range is $80000-$120000 depending on skills and experience. Full benefits work service oriented and respectful work environment work-life balance generous leave including paid FML medical dental vision life disability 403(b) and retirement plans.

Education

Bachelors degree required Masters degree preferred in IT Educational Technology or related field

To Apply

Candidates should send a letter of interest and current resume to Meghan Lonergan Dean of Mission at

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