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Senior Director, Information Technology Senior Director

Pantex


Job Location:

Amarillo, TX - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 21 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 18 October 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Location: Amarillo TX - Pantex Plant
Job Title:
Senior Director Information Technology Senior Director
Career Level From: Senior Director
Career Level To: Senior Director
Organization: Information Technology ()
Job Specialty: Information Technology

What Youll Do

The Senior Director for Information Technology (IT) is responsible for providing strategic leadership supervision and technical direction for IT Enterprise Applications IT Infrastructure IT Business Operations and IT Service Management within Information Technology.

Responsibilities include:

  • Ensures alignment with organizational goals policies and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) mission for Pantex.
  • Establishes organizational procedures policies and strategy
  • Manages and ensures all budget targets schedules staffing and performance standards are met across all areas.
  • Works enterprise-level issues to assist with strategic plans and initiatives partnering with senior management and external stakeholders to achieve enterprise-level goals.
  • Works closely with Cyber Security to ensure controls are in place for the protection of IT assets.

The candidate will have previous leadership experience with demonstrated results and outstanding people skills with the ability to energize organize and lead groups of IT personnel. As a manager at a senior level must possess the ability to develop comprehensive strategies for implementation of subject; the ability to effectively communicate and structure messages to achieve end strategy; and the ability to maintain cognizance of the team progress along with necessary adjustments is required. This position requires strong communication skills and the ability to effectively motivate and manage personnel coordinate and resolve technical issues with peer managers and engage other organizations as necessary. The ability to present complex data and other material to senior leadership is imperative. The candidate will demonstrate an ability to lead under and propane a culture defined in The Pantex Way outcomes: Mission Delivery Operational Excellence and Pantex Citizen. On-site colocation with direct reports and coordination with management and organization interfaces is required.

Minimum Job Requirements
  • Bachelors degree: Minimum 15 years relevant experience. Minimum 5 years of relevant supervisory/management experience.
  • OR applicants without a bachelors degree may be considered based on a combination of at least 23 years of completed education and/or relevant experience
Department of Energy (DOE) 426.2A Requirements
  • Not Applicable
Preferred Job Requirements
  • Advanced Degree in information technology engineering or related field.
  • Minimum 7 years of supervisory/management experience.
  • Demonstrated leadership of various IT disciplines and enterprise-wide teams within the Nuclear Security Enterprise.
  • Strong familiarity with enterprise products and platforms Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) principles awareness desire knowledge ability and reinforcement (ADKAR) communication software development processes and methodologies Agile principles and SCRUM processes.
  • Strong familiarity with Department of Energy (DOE)/National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Cyber Security program and requirements and specific knowledge of Federal cyber security and risk management requirements with an emphasis on National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publications (i.e. 800-53).
  • Experience managing services in a classified or highly regulated environment.
  • Knowledge and experience of ITIL and Service Management processes (e.g. incident problem change management) and how to integrate them to improve service delivery.
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Notes
The minimum education and experience for the lowest career level in the job posting range are listed under Minimum Job Requirements. Successful candidates hired into a higher career level than the minimum in the range must meet the requirements listed in the job leveling charts for the career level into which they are being hired.
If a range of Career Levels is posted i.e. Senior Associate to Senior Specialist internal applicants already in one of the Career Levels would come across at their current Career Level. Internal applicants currently in a lower level Career Level would move to the lowest posted Career Level.
Requires a Q clearance; however all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of their current clearance status. The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required.
Position may require entry into Materials Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (HRP). If HRP is required candidate must complete a counterintelligence-scope polygraph pursuant to 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 709. Medical requirements may apply.
Pantex is a drug-free workplace. Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre-placement physical drug screening and background investigation. As an employee you may be required to receive and maintain a security clearance from the United States Department of Energy in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to sensitive information or matter. U.S. citizenship is a requirement for security clearance applicants. All employees are subject to random selection for drug testing without advance notification.
Pantex is an equal opportunity employer and does not tolerate discrimination in the terms and conditions of employment on the basis of race color sex sexual orientation pregnancy age religion national origin ancestry genetic information disability veteran status or other characteristic protected by law. Such terms and conditions of employment include but are not limited to hiring training promotion discipline compensation benefits and termination of employment. Pantex takes affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans; including disabled veterans recently separated veterans active-duty wartime or campaign badge veterans and Armed Forces service medal veterans. All employment decisions are based on business needs job requirements and individual qualifications.

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