Manager Information Technology
The Manager Information Technology provides College-wide leadership in relation to Information Technology services needs and manages the Department in support of the academic mission and institutional objectives.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Provides leadership for IT related responsibilities and gathers current and projected needs, requirements and provide options/recommendations, in a collaborative manner with other college managers
• Ensures the short, medium and long-term planning of the college’s technical infrastructures to support current and future requirements in a post-secondary educational context and implements industry’s best practices
• Manages departments’ human, financial and material resources, which encompasses the hiring, coordination, supervision, evaluation and development of all personnel under their supervision, budget planning, inventory management, etc.
• Supports the College systems: Finance, HR and Payroll, Student information, computer networks plus telephony, cameras, emergency communication systems, etc.
• Responsible for negotiation of hardware and software purchases and contracts, acts as principal vendor liaison with third party agreements for implementation, maintenance and contract renewals
• Documents policies, processes and procedures for information systems related to operations, hardware, networks, etc… and ensures adherence through various measures and controls
• Addresses cybersecurity, maintenance of user accounts, maintain and continually improve security postures
• Represent the College on external committees, as needed
• Review, improve and regularly test the disaster recovery plan and procedures
PROFESSIONAL ATTRIBUTES
• Proven capacity of effective leadership, teamwork, collaboration and consensus-building
• Strong organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong sense for ethics and discretion
QUALIFICATIONS
• Minimum of eight (8) years of relevant experience in Information Technologies, of which at least four (4) have been in a management position, ideally within a post-secondary educational milieu or non-profit organizations
• University degree in an appropriate Information Technologies discipline or a related field
• Knowledge and experience with Project Management methods is an asset
• Experience with Windows Servers (2019/2022) and cloud based solutions (Microsoft Azure)
• Hands on experience with firewalls, routers, switches (Barracuda, Fortinet)
• Proven experience with creating and implementing disaster recovery planning
• Working knowledge of Exchange Server (to be decommissioned)
• Working knowledge of variety of security technologies in areas of: End Point Protection, Malware Protection (Network), Patch Management, URL filtering, Identity and Access management (IAM), network segmentation
• Excellent knowledge of technology environments, including telecommunications, network infrastructure, MS 365, VMWare virtual operating environment, data communications, storage array technologies
• Experience with network technologies including network access control (NAC) and IP management
• Able to communicate fluently in both English and French languages
This is a permanent on-site role with an annual salary of $120,000.00-$130,000.00 with 6 weeks vacation and benefits.