Information Technology Manager

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The IT Manager’s primary responsibility is to participate in and lead the development and management of the IT department to ensure the achievement of the organization’s current and future business goals.

The Manager will proactively plan, coordinate, design, and direct all IT activities. This individual will work closely with other decision-makers to identify, recommend, develop, implement, and support cost-effective technology solutions for the organization, and to ensure the IT department achieves its performance and productivity goals.

Responsibilities:

• Actively participate and guide Development team on Software / Application Projects, ensure timeline for new releases.

• Lead and oversee the entire application development life cycle, ensuring alignment with business goals and technical standards.

• Participate in user acceptance testing, mentor software developers, and maintain detailed change logs for compliance.

• Develop and implement the organization’s IT strategy in order to meet agreed performance standards and objectives within budget and specified timelines.

• Monitor performance of IT systems to determine operating costs and productivity levels, and to identify potential opportunities for enhancement.

• Oversee the deployment, development, maintenance, and support of Azure Cloud infrastructure.

• Oversee negotiation and administration of all IT-related contracts (i.e., vendors, consultants, etc.)

• Oversee a heterogeneous computing environment, combining diverse software platforms and devices.

• Maintain policies, procedures and goals that support the organization’s IT needs and to ensure compliance.

• Develops and maintains all IT systems documentation and ensures IT operates in accordance with standards, policies, and procedures.

• Develop, deploy, and monitor appropriate performance metrics.

• Plan, organize, and direct daily work schedules for team members.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, or related field.

• Minimum 5+ years of successful experience in a similar role; proven ability to build and lead teams.

• Experience in IT project management and analysis/redesign of business processes highly desired.

• Experience working with SaaS solutions such as office 365, SharePoint, OneDrive and Exchange.

• Experience managing projects in a hybrid environment which include on-prem Active Directory and cloud-based Azure Active Directory

• Working experience in Azure DevOps / Infrastructure design and architecture within Azure

• Working experience in Databases like SQL, MySQL, or PostgreSQL

• Working Experience in Nodejs or similar skillset.

• Demonstrated problem-solving skills and the ability to leverage IT to support business objectives.