IT Senior Manager

About the position

The Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) is seeking an IT (Information Technology) Senior Manager. The Senior Manager will have oversight and responsibility for all IT operations, systems, and infrastructure. This person will lead our IT team in providing overall IT services to internal and external customers and ensure integrity and availability of information systems. At SDL, we take pride in and highly value our employees. We are a growing company that maintains both a family feel and high retention rate with over 90% job satisfaction. We offer competitive salaries and fantastic benefits.

Responsibilities

• Works with division leadership to strategically plan Information System goals, initiatives, and organizational structures
• Leads large team of IS professionals; responsible for motivating, training, delegating, and holding accountable all employees of the team
• Responsible for budgeting and resource management for IT needs
• Responsible for all IS projects and supervising individual project managers
• Responsible for maintaining a secure network environment, identifying, managing, and mitigating risks
• Works closely with Lab stakeholders to support all SDL networks
• Participates in proposals to identify and support program needs
• Assists in policy development and procedure enforcement
• Ensures systems are properly designed, maintained, licensed, monitored, documented, protected, secured, available, and supported
• Develops and monitors IT metrics
• Ensures all appropriate compliance and audit requirements are implemented; serves as a representative in IT audits

Requirements

• BS degree in a related field (industry certifications are desired)
• 15+ years of experience in Information Systems (IS) or technically related field (experience in leading technical teams is highly desired)
• Managerial experience with a multidisciplinary team
• Understanding of government and industry standards and the ability to implement secure information systems
• Customer service-oriented personality with a keen focus on project and the mission
• Follows through on commitments and assignments
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
• Ability to make difficult decisions quickly
• Demonstrated ability to solve large and complex issues
• Trusted by team, leadership, and customers
• Competent in managing budgets and schedules
• Must be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain a US Government Security Clearance

Benefits

• Generous paid leisure and sick leave
• Favorable company locations with average commute times of less than 15 minutes
• High-quality, low-cost health, dental, and life insurance
• A 14.2% employer retirement contribution into a 401(a) account - no matching required!
• Utah State University undergraduate tuition discounts of 50%, full reimbursement for graduate tuition, and free course audits for employees and dependents meeting eligibility requirements
• A team environment that works together to support and focus on the mission
• Relocation assistance available for most positions