Director of Technology

Valley Christian Schools•Chandler, AZ

12h•Onsite

About The Position

Valley Christian Schools is seeking a Director of Technology that is a servant leader who provides strategic vision and operational leadership for Valley Christian Schools' technology systems and services while supporting the school's mission through innovation, collaboration, and excellent customer service. The Director must be a professing and maturing Christian who enthusiastically supports Valley Christian Schools' Statement of Faith and mission, demonstrating biblical leadership and integrity in all aspects of the role. The Director of Technology is responsible for day-to-day operations of the technology department. This includes all services and equipment that support the function of the school, managing the Technology Department staff, and working with the Executive Director of Business and Operations to forecast, build, and operate within the Technology Department budget.

Requirements

Demonstrates a personal relationship with Jesus Christ that is a consistent testimony to others
Agrees to uphold Valley Christian’s Mission & Beliefs
Faithfully attends and financially supports a local church whose beliefs are in agreement with our school
Must have and maintain a valid level one IVP fingerprint card
Must have excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
Ability to communicate effectively both written and verbally
Must be able to lead a team working within time constraints and within budgets
Ability to build, troubleshoot and maintain cloud and local services
Ability to build, troubleshoot and maintain automated deployment tools
Ability to work independently and with very little supervision, while maintaining humility and a willingness to take direction
Ability to build, troubleshoot and maintain secure communications between public and private services
Ability to build, troubleshoot and maintain networks running on multiple hardware vendors
Must be proficient in all duties throughout the Technology Department
Ability to multi-task with organization
Ability to exercise initiative and sound judgment and to react with discretion under varying conditions
Ability to establish and maintain effective and appropriate relationships with outside vendors and businesses
Ability to perform project management and drive strategic IT initiatives
Bachelors degree or equivalent experience
Minimum 5-10 years of Information Technology experience
Each certification in a product related to the job can replace 1 year of experience
High School diploma or GED required

Nice To Haves

Experience working for a rapidly growing company
Experience managing Microsoft 365
Experience managing Windows Server
Experience managing Juniper Networks, Aruba Networks, and Meraki networks
Experience with Aruba Clearpass
Experience managing JAMF cloud services
Experience with Apple School Manager and the purchase and deployment of institutionally owned hardware

Responsibilities

Manage all Technology Department staff
Work with Chief Operating Officer to form and maintain the Info Tech Dept budget
Work with Principals and Department Heads to determine needs of each school and department
Research requests and emerging technologies and to determine if they are a fit for the school
Work with team leaders and possibly vendors to build projects and work to completion
Responsible for all technology vendors and service contracts
Responsible for all connections and data security between the different onsite and cloud services
Maintain all core network and system services
Maintain data integrity across all services
Troubleshoot and resolve all issues that the Technology Department staff cannot resolve
Serve on Valley Christian Schools' Deans and Directors Leadership Team
Adhere to Valley Christian policies, procedures/processes, and codes
Performs other related assigned duties