Director of Information Technology

Lyntris•San Diego, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This full-time, onsite position requires an active U.S. national security clearance. The Director of Information Technology will develop and execute the organization’s IT strategy, roadmap, policies, and operating model in alignment with business objectives and DoD customer requirements. This role involves leading enterprise IT infrastructure, networks, cloud environments, endpoints, identity and access management, collaboration platforms, business applications, and end-user services. The Director will advise executive leadership on technology investments, cybersecurity risk, infrastructure requirements, IT modernization, and emerging technologies. Key responsibilities include establishing and maintaining IT governance, service management, asset management, change management, configuration management, backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity practices. The role also requires partnering with cybersecurity and compliance stakeholders to support CMMC, NIST SP 800-171, DFARS, RMF, and other applicable DoD and federal requirements, as well as supporting the protection of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), security assessments, audits, remediation activities, POA&Ms, vulnerability management, and incident response. The Director will manage IT budgets, technology lifecycle planning, licensing, vendors, contracts, and third-party service providers while driving cost-effective and scalable solutions. Establishing measurable IT service levels, operational metrics, documentation standards, and continuous improvement initiatives are also crucial. This position involves leading, mentoring, and developing IT personnel and fostering a responsive, security-focused, service-oriented technology organization. Collaboration with program, engineering, security, contracts, operations, and executive teams is essential to ensure technology solutions support mission and contractual requirements. The Director will lead the management of the IT and DevOps teams and associated infrastructure and cloud environment such as Artemis.

Requirements

Currently holds an active U.S. national security clearance.
10+ years of progressive information technology experience, including significant responsibility for enterprise technology operations.
5+ years of IT leadership or management experience with responsibility for teams, infrastructure, budgets, vendors, and technology strategy.
Demonstrated experience supporting a DoD contractor, Defense Industrial Base organization, federal contractor, or similarly regulated environment.
Strong knowledge of enterprise infrastructure, networking, cloud technologies, identity and access management, endpoint management, and cybersecurity.
Working knowledge of CMMC, NIST SP 800-171, DFARS 252.204-7012, and applicable DoD cybersecurity and compliance requirements.
Experience supporting cybersecurity assessments, audits, remediation activities, security controls, IT governance, and technology standards.
Strong vendor, contract, licensing, IT budget, and technology lifecycle management experience.
Excellent leadership and communication skills, including the ability to translate technical risks and recommendations for executive and non-technical stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
Master’s degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
Experience leading IT operations within a growing or geographically distributed DoD contracting organization.
Experience with Microsoft 365 Government environments, Azure Government, AWS GovCloud, or comparable government-authorized cloud environments.
Experience preparing for or supporting CMMC assessments and certification activities.
Familiarity with DoD RMF, NIST SP 800-53, FedRAMP, and related federal cybersecurity frameworks.
Relevant certifications such as CISSM, CISM, PMP, ITIL, Security+, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute the organization’s IT strategy, roadmap, policies, and operating model in alignment with business objectives and DoD customer requirements.
Lead enterprise IT infrastructure, networks, cloud environments, endpoints, identity and access management, collaboration platforms, business applications, and end-user services.
Advise executive leadership on technology investments, cybersecurity risk, infrastructure requirements, IT modernization, and emerging technologies.
Establish and maintain IT governance, service management, asset management, change management, configuration management, backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity practices.
Partner with cybersecurity and compliance stakeholders to support CMMC, NIST SP 800-171, DFARS, RMF, and other applicable DoD and federal requirements.
Support protection of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), security assessments, audits, remediation activities, POA&Ms, vulnerability management, and incident response.
Manage IT budgets, technology lifecycle planning, licensing, vendors, contracts, and third-party service providers while driving cost-effective and scalable solutions.
Establish measurable IT service levels, operational metrics, documentation standards, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Lead, mentor, and develop IT personnel and foster a responsive, security-focused, service-oriented technology organization.
Collaborate with program, engineering, security, contracts, operations, and executive teams to ensure technology solutions support mission and contractual requirements.
Lead the management of the IT and DevOps teams and associated infrastructure and cloud environment such as Artemis.