Executive Director of Information Technology, Cockrell School of Engineering Full-time

Executive Director Of Information Technology, Cockrell School Of Engineering

Hiring Department: Cockrell School Of Engineering

Position Open To: All Applicants

Weekly Scheduled Hours: 40

FLSA Status: Exempt From FLSA

Earliest Start Date: Immediately

Position Duration: Expected To Continue

Location: UT MAIN CAMPUS

The Executive Director Of Information Technology directs the Cockrell School Of Engineering (CSE) Information Technology Group (ITG) to bring vision, structure, coordination, and alignment to meet customer IT needs throughout the CSE at large and as a liaison to campus, system, and industry to partner and leverage respective strengths toward the benefit of the School.

• In collaboration with Cockrell School Of Engineering (CSE) Leadership Team and others, define the vision, goals, and multi-year roadmap for Information Technology (IT) to support its research and teaching missions, including technology modernization, digital transformation, and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence. Develop a School-wide perspective of IT needs regarding hardware, software, and associated IT needs of the engineering departments and research units. Coordinate with managers of other IT units within CSE.
• Oversee all aspects of IT operations, including system administration for the full spectrum of IT services from networking infrastructure and desktops to servers, directly or in partnership with distributed IT partners. Coordinate the work of IT personnel; maintain awareness of operations through observations, analysis, and reports; set and align work with priorities; recruit and develop staff and conduct annual evaluations of the Information Technology Group (ITG) staff.
• Manage the ITG budget and ensure budget compliance. Oversee vendor management, contracting, and procurement of IT infrastructure for the Dean's Office complex and CSE operations at-large.
• Provide leadership on ensuring that the CSE IT infrastructure meets UT security standards, including cybersecurity risk management, business continuity, and data governance.
• Advise the dean on all matters related to IT and represent CSE on important University IT committees and other associated organizations.
• Meet periodically with heads of Dean's Office complex units to identify IT needs, recommend solutions, and confirm progress.
• Oversee A/V technology systems in all CSE classrooms and centrally managed conference rooms.
• Provide IT operational support to departments and organized research units, as requested, on a cost recovery basis.
• Work with departments, Organized Research Units (ORUs), and the central administration to ensure that UT's IT infrastructure is adequate to meet the current and the anticipated needs of the CSE researchers.
• Establish and lead IT governance and project prioritization processes across CSE.
• Oversee annual IT inventory and compliance reporting.
• Perform other relevant functions as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Engineering or a related field.
• At least ten (10) years of progressive information technology leadership experience, including significant responsibility for technology strategy, major technology initiatives, staff, budgeting, and vendor management.
• Demonstrated experience leading a broad technology organization or portfolio spanning several areas such as application development, data and analytics, infrastructure, end-user services, cybersecurity, cloud services, or technology planning.
• Experience developing and executing technology strategy, including leading significant modernization, digital transformation, systems implementation, or organizational change initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience managing technology professionals and leaders, including staff development, performance management, and organizational planning.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity, technology risk management, business continuity, data management, and IT governance.
• Demonstrated ability to advise senior executives, communicate complex technology issues to nontechnical audiences, and lead through influence across varied stakeholders in a complex organization.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Engineering or a related field.
• Fifteen (15) or more years of progressive information technology leadership experience.
• Experience serving as a CIO, CTO, senior technology executive, or in a comparable enterprise technology leadership role.
• Experience leading technology in higher education, government, another public institution, or a similarly complex, mission-driven organization, particularly within Texas.
• Experience working within a federated or decentralized technology environment.
• Experience with enterprise architecture, system integration, and project portfolio management.
• Demonstrated experience modernizing legacy applications, including retiring legacy systems or measurably reducing technical debt.
• Experience establishing enterprise project prioritization and portfolio decision processes.
• Experience developing organizational approaches to artificial intelligence or other emerging technologies.
• Experience supporting technology requirements for academic instruction or research.
• Experience with University of Texas policies, procedures, and administrative systems or experience in higher education or an academic environment.
• CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional), CISM (Certified Information Security Manager), CRISC (Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control) or CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor).

Salary Range

Open

Working Conditions

• Work is performed in a standard office environment.
• Repetitive use of keyboard at workstation.
• The position may be required to travel.
• Some evening and weekend hours may be required for system incidents, critical deadlines, and school or industry events.
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States. This position is not eligible for sponsorship of work visas.
• Position is based in Austin, Texas

Work Shift

• Standard business hours are Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Work outside of normal business hours may be required on an occasional basis during peak times.

Required Materials

• Resume/CV
• Letter of interest
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor