Head of IT (1 Position)

Head of IT (1 Position)

Duties & Responsibilities:

    • Work with our internal business associates to understand the best technology investments to address their processes and concerns.
    • Create documentation to address business requirements based on the viewpoints of each department in the workplace.
    • Translate business requirements to technology plans and budgets
    • Review vendor products and services to ensure all technologies properly integrate together
    • Responsible for the successful transition of the project to operations
    • Manage the IT System & Network Administration team and IT Tech Support Team to make sure all IT systems are functioning well and the team promptly response to the need of our users.
    • Develop processes for problem management and resolution that can return services to normal without delay
    • Develops and implements policies and procedures related to network hardware and software acquisition, use, support, security, and backup.
    • Develops and implements design, configuration, installation, and maintenance of network hardware, software, and telecommunications services.
    • Complete ownership of additions, deletions and major modifications to the supporting infrastructure including:
      • Windows Active Directory Infrastructure
      • Exchange 2013 server
      • QuickBooks Infrastructure
      • Firewalls and Switching environment
      • Mobile Device Management system
      • PBX Phone System
      • Biometric and DVR systems
      • Backup and restore systems
      • Development, testing and staging environments for software development
    • Oversee all Tech Support activities including:
      • Interaction with users to help resolve IT-related issues and provide answers in a timely manner
      • Development and maintenance of infrastructure to host centralized system management tools.
      • Research, procurement, installation, configuration, analysis, and debugging of peripherals such as printers, scanners, keyboards, etc.
      • Perform complex diagnostics and resolve networking, hardware, and software problems
      • Inventory management of all equipment and software licenses

Qualification & Requirement:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent experience
  • 7+ years of experience in management
  • 10+ years of hands on technical experience
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Advanced knowledge of system administration techniques for Windows
  • Advanced knowledge of system administration of Exchange 2013 and Windows servers.
  • Proven knowledge of common network and authentication protocols/technologies such as TCP/IP, NAT, VPN, LDAP, Microsoft Active Directory, NAS, NFS, etc.
  • Knowledge of IPsec VPN configuration
  • Excellent knowledge of Firewalls and Switches
  • Desirable knowledge of VMware, EMC Storage, Storage Virtualization
  • Proven experience in installing, configuring, and updating application software
  • Advanced knowledge of backup policies, practices, and technologies
  • Knowledge of both hardware and software firewall construction techniques, and experience with installing and testing network equipment and cabling
  • Experience with computer peripheral setup, configuration, and troubleshooting
  • Familiarity with server operating systems sufficient to interpret and troubleshoot issues
  • Must be able to travel to assigned sites to complete work