Senior IT Director - Contract-to-Hire, Cyber & SAP Ops

United Global Technologies, Inc.; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

United Global Technologies, Inc. seeks a senior IT leader to act as second-in-command of the IT Division. This contract-to-hire role oversees IT operations, vendor relationships, and cybersecurity programs in a regulated financial environment.

You will coordinate with the IT Operations Manager, manage staff, and ensure compliance with audits and policy requirements while driving long-range technology planning and budget oversight.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 6+ years of progressive IT experience managing complex information technology functions.
• 3+ years of full-time supervisory experience in an IT environment.
• Experience managing IT services delivered through MSPs or outsourced vendors, including SLA and performance management.
• Leadership experience in cybersecurity operations: incident response, vulnerability management, and risk assessment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee infrastructure, business applications, and helpdesk services delivered by internal staff and MSPs, with vendors held to performance standards.
• Serve as primary operations liaison to statewide shared-services providers.
• Participate in the Information Security Team, including incident response, vulnerability management, risk assessments, and remediation.
• Support access control reviews, audits, and policy compliance.
• Oversee enterprise system integrations with SAP, financial institutions, and third-party systems.
• Track contract renewals, assist with procurement and budget monitoring, annual audit and reporting, and contribute to long-range technology planning.
• Supervise, develop, and direct IT staff as a member of the leadership team.
• Monitor and perform occasional rotating after-hours work to address incidents and system maintenance.

Skills

IT leadership

Supervisory experience

Vendor management

Cybersecurity leadership

AD / Entra ID / Intune

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

United Global Technologies, Inc. seeks a senior IT leader to act as second-in-command of the IT Division. This contract-to-hire role oversees IT operations, vendor relationships, and cybersecurity programs in a regulated financial environment.

You will coordinate with the IT Operations Manager, manage staff, and ensure compliance with audits and policy requirements while driving long-range technology planning and budget oversight.