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MIT Lincoln Laboratory Division IT Manager in Lexington, Massachusetts
Job Description
Division IT Manager
Division 3 develops and assesses integrated systems for defense against ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and air and maritime platforms in tactical, regional, and homeland defense applications. Activities in this mission area include the investigation of system architectures, development of advanced sensor and decision support technologies, development of pathfinder prototype systems, extensive field measurements and data analysis, and the verification and assessment of deployed system capabilities. A strong emphasis is on developing innovative solutions, maturing technologies, rapidly prototyping systems, and transitioning new capabilities for operational systems to the government and government contractors.
Short Description
Division 3 is seeking professional and experienced candidates for the Division Information Technology (IT) Manager position. The Division IT Manager works to plan, organize, lead, direct and manage Division IT resources, and to make appropriate resource assignments to effectively and efficiently execute the day-to-day activities that drive business results across Division 3. The Division IT Manager is single point of accountability for Division IT management and is responsible for IT personnel career development. The candidate will work with minimal supervision and those reporting to a Division IT Manager may be individual contributors, or Team Leaders.
Short Description
The Division IT Manager will work closely with the ISD department. They will work collaboratively to support all information services projects that will advance the Department, Technical Division and Lincoln Laboratory strategic missions.
The Division IT Manager will work closely with the SSD department. They will assist in shaping Laboratory-wide IT Policy and IT strategy. They will work collaboratively to support all information services projects that will advance the Department, Technical Division and Laboratory strategic missions.
Short Description
Must have demonstrated an effective set of IT technical, management, leadership and relationship building skills. This position will maintain frequent contact with internal department and/or Laboratory user community as well as external vendors to maintain communications related to problem resolution, strategy, services and product research.
Primary Duties
Strategic Planning
Participates in overall Laboratory IT strategy planning activities, bringing a current knowledge and future vision of infrastructure technology and systems best practices as related to the needs of the business
Establishes measurable IT goals that are aligned with Division/Department and Laboratory goals to enable mission success
Contributes to the development and implementation of the infrastructure strategy, architecture, service delivery standards and procedures across the enterprise
Short Description
- Operational Management
Responsible and accountable to both the Division/Department Head and Laboratory CIO for the overall compliance posture of the assigned Technical Division. Responsible and accountable for oversight of all Division/Department IT resources
Leads Division execution of best practices and enterprise efforts
Engages with ISD department peers to establish, implement and maintain appropriate IT controls for infrastructure administration
Proactively researches and recommends courses of action to prevent problems and to maintain high infrastructure service levels in congruence with ISD best practices
Maintains alignment with the Lab’s IT security infrastructure as it relates to the server and desktop areas
Lead Division IT SAPF efforts. Interface with SSD to enable a secure and effective infrastructure utilizing IT Best Practices
Short Description
- Human Resource Management
Responsible for IT personnel career development within their Division/Department
Provides motivational leadership for direct reports at all levels, from team leads to individual contributors, including performance planning and development support; coaching and mentoring; rewards and recognition; and staff retention to develop a continuous improvement culture
Identifies and maintains appropriate staffing levels and provides continuity through succession planning
- Financial Management
Consults on Divisional IT purchases to coordinate effective and efficient operations and investments
Short Description
- Technology Management
Maintain knowledge of current industry standards and trends regarding server and desktop technology, IT security, and the organization’s business direction, to anticipate future infrastructure needs and identify proactive solutions to satisfy those needs
Participate in defining appropriate hardware and software standards to support the organization’s business requirements
Implement policies, procedures, and modifications as required to ensure the integrity of the overall IT infrastructure
Conduct research and make recommendations on products, services, protocols, and standards in support of all infrastructure procurement and development efforts in a coordinated manner across their assigned Division
Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in computer science or business in combination with a minimum of 10 years significant, relevant work experience. Degree can be substituted with additional 5 years of relevant work experience
Extensive hands-on experience executing large scale infrastructures, strong technical knowledge of operating systems, and knowledge of best practices in managing and optimizing networks
Excellent business understanding related to organization goals and objectives
Ability to present ideas in business-friendly and user-friendly language
Leader with a track record of career accomplishments, continued growth and career success
Preferred Requirements
Master’s Degree or other advanced degree in computer science or business
Experience with D0D related infrastructure, networks and security
10+ years of information services experience, successful track record in an organization of similar size (3,000+ employees) and complexity
6+ years of experience in leading and managing cross function teams and influencing senior level management and key stakeholders
Experience in conducting and direction research into IT issues and products
Extensive experience working in team-oriented, collaborative environment and exceptional customer service orientation
Extensive application support experience; proven experience in IT infrastructure planning and development
Ability to obtain and maintain a government security clearance
Extensive experience working in team-oriented, collaborative
Strong working knowledge of project management
Short Description
Occasional off-hour/on-call support is necessary. A certain degree of flexibility of schedule is required as some work (planned/unplanned) must be done outside of major production hours during pre-scheduled maintenance windows. This position requires an individual with excellent communication (both verbal and writing), organizational and analytical / problem-solving skills. The individual must be able to work in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision and execute project and administrative tasks with a high degree of quality, while following existing processes and also establishing new operational procedures and best practices where necessary. Additionally, the position requires the ability to work with Laboratory staff members to achieve department and organizational goals.
At MIT Lincoln Laboratory, our exceptional career opportunities include many outstanding benefits to help you stay healthy, feel supported, and enjoy a fulfilling work-life balance. Benefits offered to employees include:
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans
MIT-funded pension
Matching 401K
Paid leave (including vacation, sick, parental, military, etc.)
Tuition reimbursement and continuing education programs
Mentorship programs
A range of work-life balance options
... and much more!
Please visit our Benefits page (https://hr.mit.edu/benefits) for more information. As an employee of MIT, you can also take advantage of other voluntary benefits, discounts and perks (https://hr.mit.edu/benefits/additional) .
Selected candidate will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation and must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret level DoD security clearance.
MIT Lincoln Laboratory is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, or genetic information; U.S. citizenship is required.
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