Job Title: Director of IT Operations
Job Location: Atlanta, GA
Workplace Type: on-site
Workplace Schedule: Monday through Friday 8am to 5pm
The Director of IT Operations oversees and manages the IT operations, strategy, and team within the IT department. The Director will be responsible for the alignment of technology with business objectives, managing day-to-day IT functions, and leading digital transformation initiatives. This role requires strong leadership, hands-on technical expertise, and an ability to drive innovation, security, and efficiency across all IT platforms.
Position Requirements:
- Bachelors degree
- 15+ years of IT experience including 5 years of management
- Experience in managing cross-functional teams and executing large-scale IT projects.
- Proven track record in managing IT infrastructure, operations, security, and digital transformation.
- Ability to analyze collected data, define and validate problems and resolve using common analytical methods of reasoning.
- Knowledge of variety of IT systems, networks, databases, and cloud-based technologies, including: VMware configuration and management
- SAN management with VMware integration
- IBMi (AS/400) administration is preferred
- Unitrends backup, Spanning365 and recovery and DRaaS Forever Cloud
- Sonicwall Firewall management and configuration
- Disaster Recovery and Incident response planning
- Microsoft Azure resource planning
- Info Security knowledge: IT governance, security frameworks, and compliance standards (such as GDPR, HIPAA)
- Expertise in managing IT budgets, vendor contracts, and resource allocation.
- Excellent leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong problem-solving, analytical, and decision-making skills.
- Familiarity with industry trends and emerging technologies.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks and prioritize effectively.