Mount Saint Mary Academy seeks a dedicated, skilled, and experienced Director of Technology with strong project management skills and knowledge of cybersecurity procedures.  This is a 12-month, full-time, in-person position, which will begin this March and continue into the 2025-2026 school year.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Director of Technology oversees all information technology and data systems used by the school. This position is responsible for developing and administering the technology budget, monitoring contracted services, supervising vendors, managing the IT Department staff, and maintaining relationships with other departments, school constituencies, and outside organizations. The Director of Technology establishes policies and procedures for the safe, efficient, and reliable operation of all data, networking, computing, and communication systems. This includes the management of equipment and services, data maintenance, network administration, cyber security, and distribution of technology equipment.  Additionally, this individual is responsible for monitoring all software and technology assets and their life cycles, preparing the annual technology budget and ordering both hardware and software.  This position also provides leadership for short- and long-range planning for all technology initiatives. While the position is technical in nature, about 35% of the position is devoted to project management and planning duties.

JOB DUTIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

• Directs school’s technology growth and development in conjunction with the Administration
• Develops and monitors annual technology budget, makes decisions about what hardware and software will be purchased

• Prepares multi-year budget projections for planning purposes

• Administers the schools Microsoft 365 subscription and all related apps/and software including the Azure AD environment
• Works with technology vendors to troubleshoot and resolve campus wide issues
• Develops, implements and monitors the Academy’s Cyber Security strategy with the assistance of our technology vendor Ricoh
• Develops and manages annual summer work schedule and hiring of summer interns
• Ensures IT staff is trained on new systems and hardware
• Ensures IT department procedures are documented and updated as needed
• Ensures IT staff cross trains as appropriate to ensure department continuality
• Maintains web filtering software, applies policies and rules as needed

• Overall responsibility for the One-to-One laptop initiative, negotiates and maintains lease information and model selection

• Annually prepares master computer images for each machine model
• Oversees all Classroom AV technology
• Oversees Technology Help Desk
• Oversees campus telephone system
• Oversees the school’s mobile device contract and devices and replacement cycle
• Reviews and schedules all tickets submitted to the IT Help system
• Maintains software license inventory and ensures all software is properly licensed
• Oversees technology asset inventory
• Reviews technology asset inventory to determine asset life cycles and replacement schedules
• Platform manager for the K-12 system, maintains all security roles and their members, performs annual system rollover tasks, performs data uploads/downloads, creates reports and advanced lists for users, troubleshoots system issues and liaisons with Blackbaud Support personnel
• Works with the Database Administrator on Blackbaud projects & initiatives
• Works with the Manager of MIS regarding network infrastructure planning and problem resolution
• Develops long range network infrastructure plans and related budgets
• Works with Academic Technology coordinator to identify Faculty/Staff/Student training needs
• Works with Facilities Manager as needed for physical plant issues
• Works with Director of Security to resolve security camera issues and building access system issues and support of the Ruvna system
• Identifies and researches new technology applications and hardware that may assist the staff and students in technology integration
• Networks with other One-to-One schools to identify best practices
• Continuously monitors new hardware or software that may be applicable for One-to-One program
• Other duties as assigned by the administration

Qualifications:

The Director of Technology must be willing to remain technically competent in an environment that is always in flux. The knowledge and skills required for this position are constantly changing as technology evolves.

• Minimum bachelor’s degree, additional education, training, certifications or experience desirable
• Broad knowledge of application software, operating systems, database design and administration
• Knowledge/experience with educational Student Information Systems (SIS)
• Knowledge of network infrastructure and design
• Knowledge of Cyber Security threat landscape and mitigation tactics
• Knowledge/experience with the Microsoft 365 ecosystem, including Azure AD, Intune, etc.
• Strong project management skills including multi-year planning/execution
• Strong budgeting skills
• Strong written skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of school staff
• Ability to lead technology planning efforts
• Ability to manage financial resources
• Ability to multi-task and monitor many activities at once
• Ability to train educators in the use of hardware and software

Work Environment:

On-site in person position; 40+ hours per week; potential to work late night and during school holidays especially for campus wide network projects or classroom projects.

Physical Demands:

Ability to lift and carry up to 20 pounds; ability to climb a 4-step ladder; ability to bend and squat under a desk.

Qualified applicants should send an updated resume and letter of interest to:

Mrs. Jacqueline Muratore, Assistant Directress, at itjob@mountsaintmary.org.

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