IT Director

St. Louis, Missouri • Permanent • $100,000 - 150,000 per year

Responsibilities

• Designs, deploys, maintains, and administers organization-wide IT infrastructure including, but not limited to, Cloud based operations, LAN/WAN operations, and organization-wide software.
• Develops and implements business continuity protocols to minimize disruption to business operations in the event of emergency situations or data loss.
• Develops and implements strategies as they relate to the organization's cybersecurity to ensure industry compliance, including the facilitation of IT security audits or investigations.
• Coordinates, researches, designs, and deploys multisite enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.
• Oversees e-commerce operations to ensure 24/7 availability and to ensure sites are properly configured for B2B and B2C customers.
• Guides the integration of acquired business' IT processes into the organization's system.
• Keeps current with trends and issues in the IT industry and advises, counsels, and educates executives and management on their competitive or financial impact.
• Establishes and monitors key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness and efficiency of third-party services on a regular basis.
• Analyzes IT infrastructure and systems performance to assess operating costs, productivity levels, upgrade requirements, and other metrics and needs.
• Develops and maintains relationships with external IT vendors and service providers, including the negotiation and administration of vendor and consultant contracts and service agreements.
• Develops and manages the IT budget, ensuring cost-effective solutions and efficient use of resources.
• Provides resources and/or conducts user training relative to the operation and use of the organization's IT systems.
• Oversees the day-to-day operations of the IT department, ensuring high levels of system performance and reliability.
• Develops knowledge and understanding of Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification and implements as necessary.
• Manages projects using traditional and Agile methods, including Scrum, Kanban, and waterfall.
• Directly manages and supports the activities of the IT team; hires, trains, motivates, and manages team members.
• Schedules, organizes, and assigns projects to members of the team.
• Conducts performance evaluations that are timely and constructive.
• Manages discipline and termination of assigned staff in accordance with organization policy.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• B.S. in information technology, information systems, computer science or equivalent required.
• Minimum 12 years’ experience working in IT operations.
• Minimum 5 years’ management experience.

Skills

• Sound understanding of computer systems, networks, security, telecommunications, databases, and storage systems.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, including attention to detail.
• Strong leadership and project management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work under stressful conditions, multi-task, and effectively manage and prioritize tasks and projects.
• Ability to understand how parts interact with the whole and integrate with future plans.
• A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings.
• Short-term disability.
• 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

Schedule

9am to 5pm

Pay

$100,000 - 150,000 per year