IT - STO - Enterprise Program Manager - Project Lead - Interim Assistant IT Director, South Carolina

Location: 1200 Senate Street, Suite 218, Columbia, SC 29201 (fully onsite). Contract: 12-month staff augmentation/contract-to-hire starting November 30, 2026, with potential conversion to full-time state position (not guaranteed). No travel or driving required. Candidate must currently reside in South Carolina — relocation not permitted.

About the role

The South Carolina State Treasurer’s Office seeks a senior IT leader to serve as second-in-command of its IT Division. The selected consultant will oversee IT operations in coordination with the IT Operations Manager (who reports to this position) and manage daily operations. The role combines staff leadership, infrastructure and application oversight, managed-service provider accountability, cybersecurity operations, audit and compliance support, enterprise integrations, procurement, and technology planning. The environment is a regulated financial setting requiring sound judgment, discretion with sensitive information, and effective communication with internal staff, external vendors, statewide shared-services providers, and agency leadership. This is an operational IT leadership position — project management experience is valuable but does not replace required IT management, supervisory, vendor-management, and cybersecurity experience.

Scope of project

• IT Division leadership
• Infrastructure services oversight
• Business application services oversight
• Helpdesk services oversight
• IT staff supervision and development
• Managed-service provider relationships and outsourced vendor performance
• SLA accountability
• Statewide shared-services coordination
• Cybersecurity operations: incident response, vulnerability management, risk assessments and remediation
• Access control reviews
• Audit and policy compliance
• Enterprise system integrations: State SAP environment, financial institution interfaces, third-party system connectivity
• Contract renewals, IT procurement, budget monitoring
• Annual audit and reporting activities
• Long-range technology planning
• Rotating after-hours operational support

Responsibilities

• Oversee infrastructure, business application, and helpdesk services delivered by internal staff and managed service providers
• Hold vendors accountable for service performance and delivery commitments
• Coordinate IT operations with the IT Operations Manager
• Serve as primary operations liaison to statewide shared-services providers
• Participate in the agency’s Information Security Team
• Support incident response activities
• Lead or coordinate vulnerability-management activities
• Participate in risk assessments and remediation
• Support access control reviews
• Support audits and policy compliance
• Oversee integrations with the State’s SAP environment, financial institutions, and third-party systems
• Track contract renewals
• Assist with procurement and budget monitoring
• Support annual audit and reporting requirements
• Contribute to long-range technology planning
• Supervise, develop, and direct IT staff
• Communicate operational priorities, risks, and service issues to stakeholders
• Participate in occasional rotating after-hours work
• Address incidents, support maintenance, and meet critical deadlines

Requirements

Required experience & skills

• 6+ years progressive IT experience managing complex information technology functions
• 3+ years full-time supervisory experience in an IT environment
• Experience managing IT services delivered through managed service providers or outsourced vendors, including SLA and performance management
• Leadership experience in cybersecurity operations covering incident response, vulnerability management, and risk assessment
• Working knowledge of Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, and Intune
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or related field
• Highly effective written and verbal communication
• Ability to build and support a team-oriented environment
• Sound judgment and discretion with sensitive information
• Ability to prioritize competing work and meet deadlines
• Availability for occasional after-hours and weekend work
• Ability to meet stated physical requirements
• Ability to complete required pre-employment screening

IT leadership screening standard (must demonstrate)

• Managed multiple IT service areas
• Supervised IT employees in a full-time capacity
• Set staff priorities and evaluated performance
• Managed services delivered through an MSP or outsourced vendor
• Reviewed vendor SLAs and performance results
• Escalated and resolved vendor service failures
• Led or coordinated cybersecurity incident response
• Overseen vulnerability identification, prioritization, and remediation
• Participated in risk assessments
• Supported access control reviews
• Supported audits and compliance activities
• Worked with Active Directory, Entra ID, and Intune
• Coordinated enterprise system integrations
• Managed competing operational priorities
• Communicated risks and service issues to agency or business leadership

Preferred qualifications

Preferred experience

• State-government IT
• Financial services IT
• Other regulated environments
• Audit, compliance, and risk management
• State-government shared-services models
• Project management
• Enterprise systems and integrations
• SAP integration oversight
• Financial institution interfaces
• Secure file transfer
• IT procurement
• Contract management
• Budget management or monitoring

Preferred certifications

• CISSP
• CISM
• CompTIA Security+
• ITIL
• PMP

Especially strong profiles may also show

• State-government shared-services experience
• Financial services or public-sector IT leadership
• SAP or financial-system integration oversight
• Secure file-transfer interfaces
• IT procurement and contract renewals
• Budget planning or monitoring
• Long-range technology planning

Schedule

Monday through Friday, day shift, 38 hours per week. Detailed position description states 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; portal fields list 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Final daily schedule and weekly-hour arrangement require clarification. Candidate will participate in an on-call rotation; occasional after-hours and intermittent weekend work may be required for incidents, maintenance, and deadlines.

Work arrangement

Fully onsite in Columbia, SC. No remote or hybrid arrangement. Candidate must reliably report onsite throughout the engagement.

Residency requirement

Hard screening requirement: candidate MUST currently reside in South Carolina. No relocation allowed. Candidates residing in North Carolina or Georgia do not meet this requirement. Willingness to relocate does not satisfy the requirement. Current resident city and state must be confirmed before proceeding.