Director, Information Technology

Amro Fabricating Corporation • US,

8h • $150,000 - $190,000

About The Position

Karman Space & Defense provides concept-to-production solutions for mission-critical systems on spacecraft, launch vehicles, missiles, hypersonics, and integrated defense systems. We believe that solving the industry’s most complex and mission-critical challenges requires relentless determination and a willingness to push the boundaries of possibility. Karman Space & Defense brings to bear unparalleled production capabilities, unmatched engineering expertise, and unflinching analysis to render the impossible, possible.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or a related discipline; master’s degree preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive IT experience, including meaningful leadership responsibility.
• Experience leading IT operations in aerospace, defense, manufacturing, engineering, or another regulated environment strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated success supporting multi-site infrastructure, cloud platforms, IT support, cybersecurity readiness, and operational standardization.
• Experience with Microsoft 365, Azure, Entra ID, Intune, endpoint management, networking, infrastructure, and IT service management.
• Familiarity with CMMC, NIST 800-171, DFARS, CUI, and ITAR requirements strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting post-acquisition IT integration, systems standardization, or operational transformation preferred.
• PMP, ITIL, CISSP, CISM, Security+, Microsoft, Azure, or related certifications preferred.
• U.S. Person status may be required based on access to export-controlled information.

Nice To Haves

• GCC High experience is strongly preferred.
• Master's degree preferred.
• Experience leading IT operations in aerospace, defense, manufacturing, engineering, or another regulated environment strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with CMMC, NIST 800-171, DFARS, CUI, and ITAR requirements strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting post-acquisition IT integration, systems standardization, or operational transformation preferred.
• PMP, ITIL, CISSP, CISM, Security+, Microsoft, Azure, or related certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise IT operations across company sites, including infrastructure, networks, telecom, endpoints, collaboration tools, and end-user support.
• Ensure IT services are reliable, secure, scalable, and responsive to business needs.
• Improve operational discipline through ticketing, service levels, documentation, asset management, change control, monitoring, and performance metrics.
• Drive continuous improvement in IT support responsiveness, issue resolution, user experience, and operational transparency.
• Establish practical standards for infrastructure, endpoint management, access control, backup, disaster recovery, and system availability.
• Lead operational execution and administration of Microsoft 365, Azure, Entra ID, Intune, endpoint management, and related enterprise platforms.
• Support secure adoption and management of regulated cloud environments, including Azure GCC High where applicable.
• Strengthen identity and access management practices, including account provisioning, privileged access, device compliance, and lifecycle management.
• Partner with cybersecurity and compliance stakeholders to ensure cloud and endpoint platforms support company security and regulatory requirements.
• Help standardize tools and platforms across sites to reduce complexity, improve supportability, and increase operational efficiency.
• Partner with cybersecurity and compliance leadership to implement and maintain technical controls supporting CUI, ITAR, DFARS, NIST 800-171, and CMMC Level 2 readiness.
• Support remediation activities, evidence collection, documentation, and executive status reporting related to IT-owned compliance deliverables.
• Help ensure infrastructure, endpoints, identity, logging, backup, and access control processes align with security and compliance expectations.
• Promote disciplined operational evidence practices across IT, including documentation, control execution, and audit readiness.
• Support incident response, vulnerability remediation, risk tracking, and security-related operational improvements as needed.
• Lead IT standardization efforts across business locations, including infrastructure, endpoints, collaboration tools, service processes, and operational procedures.
• Support post-acquisition IT integration planning and execution, including users, systems, vendors, networks, devices, and support processes.
• Identify integration risks, dependencies, cost impacts, and sequencing needed to support business continuity.
• Balance the need for standardization with practical business realities, site-specific requirements, and operational priorities.
• Manage key IT vendors, service providers, contracts, renewals, and performance expectations.
• Partner with finance and leadership to support IT budgeting, forecasting, cost tracking, and vendor accountability.
• Evaluate opportunities to simplify the technology environment, reduce duplication, improve service quality, and optimize spend.
• Ensure vendors and managed service providers are held accountable for performance, responsiveness, documentation, and deliverables.
• Lead, develop, and mentor IT team members while building a culture of ownership, service, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Partner effectively with Operations, Engineering, HR, Finance, Security, Compliance, and Business Systems teams.
• Translate business needs into practical IT priorities, execution plans, and operational improvements.
• Communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Provide concise, accurate status updates on IT operations, risks, priorities, and progress.

Benefits

• As a federal contractor, Karman Space & Defense is committed to compliance with all federal employment eligibility requirements. We participate in E-Verify, a web-based system that allows enrolled employers to confirm the eligibility of their employees to work in the United States. As an E-Verify employer, federal compliance mandates that we require documentation to verify your identity and employment authorization upon hire.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director