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Southwest Research Institute · 20 hours ago

SR. MANAGER-R&D - IT Management - Boulder, CO

Boulder, CO

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$158K/yr - $263K/yr

15+ years exp

Southwest Research Institute is a collaborative research organization located in Boulder, CO, focusing on science research and space mission management. The Senior Manager for R&D in IT Management will lead the IT team, manage cybersecurity practices, and ensure compliance while supporting the Division's technical and administrative needs.

Innovation ManagementMarket ResearchMechanical EngineeringNon ProfitProduct Research

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Lead all technical and administrative aspects of the Division IT team, a group of IT professionals with diverse skills, tasks, and cross-training

Contribute to and execute the IT vision, strategy, and innovation roadmap for the Division. This involves collecting and reviewing the user and business requirements and developing a comprehensive strategy

Manage the development and enforcement of cybersecurity configurations and best practices for data security and integrity, and steer the IT team through an upcoming major security audit over the next two years

Balance increasing security and audit demands, IT maturity and standardization, and diverse needs and workflows of the primarily science and engineering users

Define the interface of local IT systems with the Institute-wide systems, and represent the Division IT usage and needs

Provide leadership beyond that typical for an enterprise IT management position, including providing hands-on solutions to support both ongoing and new science, engineering, and mission work of the Division while maintaining evolving compliance standards

Manage IT budget, purchasing, and personnel

Oversight of teams working on security and audits

Serve as the lead representative for Division IT to the SwRI-wide ITC (Information Technology Center) group

Attend online meetings with IT teams from the SwRI headquarters in San Antonio and with external groups (e.g. auditors)

Collect and coordinate requests from various users and projects for IT needs, and provide information to Division staff about IT guidelines and issues

Work as part of Division upper management team representing the Division IT team

Qualification

ITIL CertificationCybersecurityTechnology LeadershipProject ManagementPMP CertificationWindowsMacLinuxVirtualizationProblem SolvingTeam Management

Required

Requires a Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Network Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Cybersecurity or related degree field with directly related work experience

15 years: Experience in computer/IT related field. Prior experience in providing IT support to a scientific, research, and/or technical group is a strong plus

10 years: Experience in technology leadership roles, with a proven track record of implementing diverse sets of technologies. Strong familiarity across multiple operating systems e.g., Windows, Mac, and Linux, and virtualization

Demonstrated experience in IT technology, project management, managing an IT team, working with audit and security requirements, promoting and leading projects of considerable complexity and size, normally involving several technical teams, clients, and teaming arrangements

Demonstrated experience in managing enterprise-level technology projects that includes industry security compliance frameworks and best practices, while finding the middle ground between competing requirements and user needs. Strong ability and interest in problem solving

A valid/clear driver's license is required

Work assignment is in Boulder, Colorado. Must be a U.S. person (i.e., U.S. citizen, non-U.S. citizen national, lawful permanent resident, asylee, or refugee) due to ITAR work in section