Director of Information Technology - $73.56 - $105.77 per hour

About the Role

This opportunity is for a Director, Information Technology to lead and scale the internal technology ecosystem of a growing technology organization. This is a highly technical leadership role focused on designing, implementing, integrating, and operating the systems that support a modern workforce. The role is not primarily focused on managing support queues or maintaining legacy infrastructure. It is centered on selecting strong technologies, integrating them into a cohesive environment, automating workflows, improving reliability, and building internal systems that work efficiently at scale. This position is best suited for a technical IT leader who has personally led major technology implementations and understands enterprise architecture, identity management, endpoint management, SaaS ecosystems, automation, and security.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the IT strategy, ensuring internal technology systems can scale effectively alongside business growth.
• Lead the architecture, implementation, integration, and ongoing optimization of enterprise applications, collaboration platforms, identity management systems, endpoint management solutions, and security tools.
• Build a modern, automation-first IT organization focused on reliability, self-service capabilities, and an exceptional employee technology experience.
• Establish technology standards and governance processes that improve security, compliance, operational efficiency, and scalability.
• Own the Microsoft ecosystem, including Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Intune, Defender, SharePoint, Teams, and related technologies.
• Partner closely with Security, Engineering, People Operations, Finance, and Business Operations teams to ensure technology investments align with business objectives.
• Evaluate, select, and implement third-party technology platforms that improve productivity while reducing operational complexity.
• Develop metrics that measure system reliability, user experience, automation effectiveness, and business enablement, rather than relying only on help desk ticket volume or support SLAs.
• Lead and develop a high-performing IT team while fostering a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, and technical excellence.
• Manage IT budgets, vendor relationships, technology roadmaps, and strategic planning activities.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive IT leadership experience, including experience leading enterprise IT functions within high-growth technology organizations.
• Demonstrated success leading IT for an organization that scaled from approximately 200 employees to 500 employees, or through a similar growth stage.
• Deep hands-on expertise within the Microsoft technology ecosystem, including Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Intune, Defender, SharePoint, Teams, endpoint management, and identity management.
• Proven experience implementing and integrating third-party SaaS platforms and enterprise business systems.
• Strong understanding of modern IT architecture, identity and access management, endpoint management, cloud infrastructure, enterprise security, and business application ecosystems.
• Experience building automation, self-service capabilities, and operational processes that reduce support burden and improve the employee experience.
• Ability to balance strategic planning with hands-on technical execution.
• Strong leadership experience managing and developing technical teams.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence leaders across the organization.
• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Must be able to obtain a security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting distributed and hybrid workforces across multiple geographies.
• Experience operating within regulated environments such as government, aerospace, defense, or national security industries.
• Familiarity with compliance frameworks such as SOC 2, NIST, CMMC, or ISO 27001.
• Experience implementing enterprise automation platforms and workflow orchestration tools.
• Experience leading significant Microsoft migrations, consolidations, or modernization initiatives.
• Relevant Microsoft, security, or cloud certifications.

Remote Eligibility

This is a remote role for candidates based in the United States. At this time, candidates must reside in one of the following locations: AL, AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, RI, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, or WV.

Compensation

$153,000 - $220,000 per year