IT Manager

Simulation Technologies•Huntsville, AL

About The Position

IT Manager Overview SimTech, Inc., recognized as one of the 2026 Best Places for Working Parents , is seeking a to join our dynamic and diverse corporate team in Huntsville, AL. This is an immediate opening with opportunities for growth and professional development. SimTech offers a market leading compensation package with excellent benefits, work/life balance, outstanding retirement plan, career advancement and much more. We are seeking a IT Manager that will be responsible for overseeing and maintaining IT systems and infrastructure across multiple sites, ensuring reliability, scalability, performance, and cybersecurity. This role directs resources to meet mission requirements, collaborates closely with the ISSM to ensure policy compliance, and proactively plans for emerging needs while maintaining compliant and secure IT networks, hardware, and software.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Engineering, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution.
CompTIA Security+ or equivalent DoD-approved baseline certification preferred.
Strong leadership, organization, and task management skills, with experience managing workloads, schedules, and competing priorities.
10+ years of demonstrated relevant IT experience, including systems administration, endpoint management, and user support.
Experience supporting Windows and Linux environments.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively with all stakeholders.
U.S. Citizenship with Active Secret Security clearance and ability to maintain the designated security clearance level is required.

Nice To Haves

Advanced certifications such as CISSP, CASP+, Microsoft Certified Associate, or CompTIA Linux+ are a plus.

Responsibilities

Provide management and direct support for help desk operations across corporate, engineering, and manufacturing sites.
Manage and mentor a team of help desk technicians responsible for troubleshooting and resolving IT issues related to hardware, software, and network systems.
Plan, prioritize, and coordinate help desk activities while balancing high-priority issues, long-lead tasks, and support volume.
Implement and manage secure remote access, monitoring, and support tools to effectively support geographically dispersed facilities and ensure continuous end-user IT support.
Perform day-to-day maintenance, patching, install software and updates.
Ensure all IT infrastructure remains STIG compliant.
Install new or rebuild servers, both physical and virtual, and configure hardware, services, settings, and storage.
Design, implement, and maintain secure remote access architectures, including VPNs and encrypted tunnels, VDI, SSH, RDP, and Zero Trust / identity-based access.
Experience with hybrid-cloud solutions and maintaining DoD approved cloud service providers to provide IT services and capabilities
Resolve hardware and software problems, schedule upgrades, and collaborate with engineers and end users on network / system optimization.
Understand software configuration management.
Implement and manage standardized desktop images and PXE-based deployment processes to support consistent, repeatable, and secure workstation provisioning.
Support CMMC Level 2 compliance by implementing NIST SP 800-171 controls across IT systems and software environments in coordination with the SimTech ISSM.
Support ATO activities by implementing required technical controls and providing operational guidance in coordination with the ISSM.
Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

SimTech offers a market leading compensation package with excellent benefits, work/life balance, outstanding retirement plan, career advancement and much more.
SimTech offers an industry-leading comprehensive compensation and benefits package.

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