Director, Information Technology (Government Solutions)

About the role

This role requires experience delivering or advising on technology solutions for federal or state government clients. As Director of Information Technology, you’ll lead Altarum’s enterprise IT function while also advising on technology solutions for federal and state government clients. This is a dual-mandate leadership role: part enterprise IT executive, part client-facing technical advisor.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute an enterprise IT strategy aligned with Altarum’s mission, growth priorities, and operational needs
• Lead internal IT operations, including infrastructure, cloud environments, enterprise systems, helpdesk support, business continuity, and vendor management
• Evaluate service delivery models and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, modernization, and user experience
• Manage IT budgets, resource allocation, vendors, service priorities, and financial accountability
• Build, develop, and manage a high-performing IT team focused on service delivery, governance, security, and technical partnership
• Own information security, compliance, and risk management practices across the organization
• Support and maintain required security certifications, authorizations, audits, documentation, and testing
• Stay ahead of regulatory, compliance, and certification changes and build readiness plans
• Guide responsible AI adoption, including governance, acceptable use, data privacy, vendor risk, and practical implementation
• Partner with business and project leaders to scope, evaluate, and support client-facing IT solutions for government clients
• Advisory, hands-on, and oversight roles as needed
• Support proposals and business development by contributing technical approaches, solution considerations, risk assumptions, and cost inputs
• Offer creative, practical alternatives when standard technology approaches do not fit client constraints, budgets, or delivery needs

Requirements

• Strategic, practical, and able to connect technology decisions to business and mission outcomes
• Experienced leading enterprise IT operations in a secure, compliance-driven environment
• Comfortable operating in both internal leadership and client-facing advisory roles
• Strong in information security, governance, risk management, and technology modernization
• Able to lead through influence in a matrixed, multi-division environment
• A clear communicator who can translate complex technical concepts for business, legal, operational, and client audiences
• Flexible, collaborative, and comfortable balancing competing priorities and trade-offs
• Committed to responsible, secure, and mission-aligned technology adoption

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field; master’s degree preferred
• 10+ years of progressive IT leadership experience, including 5+ years in a senior or director-level role
• Must have experience delivering or advising on technology solutions for federal or state government clients
• Strong knowledge of information security and compliance frameworks relevant to public-sector or health-related work
• Experience with AI/ML strategy, governance, or responsible adoption in an organizational setting
• Experience managing cloud platforms, enterprise systems, IT service delivery, cybersecurity operations, and modern technology governance practices
• Familiarity with DevSecOps concepts
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams in a matrixed, multi-division environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in nonprofit or healthcare environments
• Familiarity with health data standards or interoperability frameworks such as FHIR, HL7, or USCDI
• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, PMP, AWS, Azure, or equivalent credentials