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About the Role

This is a move toward specialized leadership, not a rescue mission. The foundation is solid. The opportunity is to unify and advance it.

Why This Role, Why Now

Technology has been overseen by a senior executive carrying broad operational and P&L responsibility. As the business grows, that executive is moving into an elevated role — and the organization has made the decision to stand up a dedicated technology leadership position with the focus and bandwidth the function deserves.

The Environment

• Approximately 300 users across two Lycoming County sites
• An IT budget in the $1–3M range across operating and capital spend
• A stable, established regional managed service provider supporting core infrastructure
• A multidisciplinary technology team of 13–15 spanning infrastructure, applications, and support, with eight reporting directly to this role
• A technology stack including Windows and Linux, Oracle and MS SQL, Java EE, Vue and .NET, Extreme Networks, Microsoft Intune, Azure, and Jenkins/GitLab

What You'll Own

• Strategy and roadmap. Establish a pragmatic, business-aligned technology roadmap with clear priorities, rationale, and cost.
• People and structure. Lead, mentor, and develop a technology team of 13–15 — and bring your own lens to how the function is organized, from reporting lines to where to invest in capability, for where the business is heading.
• Software and delivery. Accountability for the software development lifecycle and the applications the business runs on.
• Infrastructure and security. Ownership of infrastructure, cybersecurity posture, and the standards that protect the organization and its clients.
• Budget and vendors. Manage the technology budget and the vendor and partner relationships behind it, including the MSP.
• Leadership voice. A seat at the leadership table and a genuine say in how technology shapes the direction of the business.

The Kind of Leader This Suits

This is a genuine player-coach role. You'll set strategy, manage the budget, and develop the team — and you'll also stay close enough to the work to evaluate an architecture, review code, weigh a security decision, and troubleshoot when it matters. Candidates who have moved fully out of the technical work, and those who want to stay entirely in it, will find this role a poor fit in opposite directions.

What You'll Bring

• 10+ years of progressive technology experience, including 3+ years in a leadership capacity
• Accountability for software development and the SDLC
• Depth in infrastructure and cybersecurity
• Experience owning a technology budget and managing vendor and partner relationships
• The judgment to know when to standardize, when to invest, and when to leave something alone
• Willingness to work on-site in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, five days per week

Your First Year

• First 90 days. Develop a working command of the environment, the team, and the vendor landscape. Build relationships across the business.
• By six months. Deliver a prioritized technology roadmap with clear rationale and cost, along with a point of view on how the team should be organized to deliver it.
• By twelve months. Demonstrable progress against that roadmap, and a team structured to sustain it.