IT Director

SAR Academy, co-educational Jewish day school for students in nursery through Grade 8 in Riverdale, NY, is now seeking experienced IT Director.

The IT Director is responsible for the overall planning, organizing, and execution of all IT functions at SAR Academy. This includes managing all IT operations to meet school requirements as well as the support and maintenance of existing applications and development of new technological solutions.

Qualifications:

• 7-10 years or more working in an IT environment
• Experience with managing or mentoring members of a team
• Experience with new device roll-out, management, and maintenance
• Understanding of Windows Server, Win10, OSX, iOS, Chrome OS
• Strong troubleshooting skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Responsibilities:

• Analyzes technological needs of the school, troubleshoots and recommends innovative and creative technological solutions, and enforces standards and procedures.
• Manages, configures, troubleshoots and supports all internal servers and/or network appliances/equipment and backups
• Install and upgrade systems, Windows 10, OSX, iOS and Chrome OS, and related security patches in a timely manner
• Manages employees (3) of the IT team and delegates tasks to the team
• Maintain and manage G Suite for Education management console
• Deploy and manage end user Macbooks and iPads using JAMF Pro and Chromebooks using Google Device Management Console
• Maintain and manage user accounts and groups for all systems including tech ticketing and G Suite for Education
• Monitor help-desk tickets (Zendesk Software)
• Provide technical, audio-visual support, and livestream for various events
• Assist in training staff on new software and hardware devices
• Researches, reviews, and tests all system and network requirements
• Maintains overall IT budget, vendor contracts, and all technology-related purchasing
• Collaborates with Director of Academic Technology to ensure current and potential curricular technology implementations can be supported and maintained by SAR’s IT infrastructure and support staff
• Conducts interviews and makes recommendations for new hires
• Maintains documentation of workflow

Environment:

• SAR has 1000+ devices (500 iPads, 400+ Chromebooks, 100+ Laptops, 50+ Desktops) in their environment which includes PC desktops, PC laptops, Macbooks, iPads, printers, smartboards and chromebooks
• 60+ classrooms with either a Smartboard or Smart interactive flat panel installed
• 30+ printers/copiers
• 1 to 1 iPad Program 6th through 8th grade
• 1 to 1 laptop program (PC & MAC) for staff 1st through 8th grade.
• Infrastructure: Rukus Wifi, Meraki switches, Windows server, G-Suite

To apply for this position, please visit: www.saracademy.org/careers

Job Type: Full-time

Experience:

• Information Technology: 5 years (Preferred)