IT Director - Higher Education & Design Tech

University of Georgia; Athens (GA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Georgia seeks an IT Manager to serve as the senior technology leader for the College of Environment and Design (CED). You will provide strategic vision and operational oversight for IT resources, services, and learning environments across campus.

Responsibilities include developing technology strategies, budgeting, and collaborating with faculty, staff, students, and Enterprise Information Technology Services (EITS) to ensure secure and reliable IT resources that support

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent plus 10 years of professional experience, including 3 years of supervisory experience.
• Master's degree in IT, Information Systems, Higher Education Administration, or related field (preferred).
• Experience with GIS, CAD/BIM, visualization technologies, digital fabrication, and high-performance computing environments (preferred).

Responsibilities

• The IT Director serves as the senior technology leader for the College of Environment and Design (CED), providing strategic vision and operational oversight for all information technology resources, services, and technology-enabled learning environments.
• The role develops and implements technology strategies to support instruction, research, outreach, and administration.
• The IT Director oversees technology infrastructure, cybersecurity, classroom and studio technologies, technical support services, software/hardware procurement, digital innovation initiatives, and technology budgeting.

Skills

Enterprise IT infrastructure

Project management

Cybersecurity

Networking

Cloud services

Windows/macOS

Classroom technology

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

10 years professional IT experience

3 years supervisory experience

Job description

The University of Georgia seeks an IT Manager to serve as the senior technology leader for the College of Environment and Design (CED). You will provide strategic vision and operational oversight for IT resources, services, and learning environments across campus.

Responsibilities include developing technology strategies, budgeting, and collaborating with faculty, staff, students, and Enterprise Information Technology Services (EITS) to ensure secure and reliable IT resources that support