Job ID 2021-10861 Overview Are you a Technology Leader looking for the next step in your career? Our client has an immediate need for a Chief Technology Officer to join their Owings Mills, MD team. This is a key role for the organization, where you will work together with the CIO to ensure process improvement and management oversight for the strategic direction and design of the enterprise-wide technology infrastructure. The organization has significant growth initiatives in place, and the CFO has provided the needed funding to support the IT Infrastructure improvements needed to accomplish this growth.This position offers an excellent benefits package, including healthcare, FSA, and a Retirement plan with employer contribution. Our client supports your professional development and personal advancement through a variety of on-site courses, certification programs, and tuition reimbursement. Our Client Contract requires US Citizenship.Responsibilities Manage and expand operational activities associated with the universitys network, servers & telecommunications infrastructure Manage budgets and negotiate and manage service contracts and vendor relationships Create and present reports on the university's technology status, goals, and progress The infrastructure includes over 200 servers, both physical and virtual, a wired and wireless network in excess of 15,000 endpoints across three campuses and in over 60 buildings, two Data Centers, 126 printers, 100+ terabytes of SAN storage, and a VOIP telephone system with more than 1500 phone lines, voicemail, and unified communications Manage a team of 3 System Administrators and a Communications Engineer This position is a 24x7x365 support position which includes rotating on-call support responsibilities Qualifications Bachelors degree in IT or related field 12+ years of experience with technology infrastructure with 7+ years focused on people and project management General understanding of policies, laws, and technologies relevant to higher education Thorough knowledge of data communications, network technologies and server hardware, storage systems, and operating systems Excellent project management skills: ability to organize and prioritize multiple complex projects Excellent team-building skills with technical and non-technical colleagues and clients; excellent supervisory skills Experience and knowledge of the following: Project and operational budgeting Formal change management control Implementing and administrating common TCP/IP-based services, including DNS, DHCP, HTTP, FTP, SMTP, etc. Performance monitoring and analysis on large networks Using tools associated with packet sniffing and packet shaping Network security principals Preferred Qualifications Security Certification AWS Certification Experience with requirements development and RFP processes, vendor evaluation, and relationships management Experience with Nortel, Cisco, MS Server, and IP Telephony products Check out our Referral Program!The Squires Group will pay you up to $3000 for every qualified professional that you refer and we place. If you see a position posted by The Squires Group and know the perfect person for the job, please send us your referral. For more information, go to .The Squires Group, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.#Diby Jobble