POSITION: Full-Time Chief Technology Officer; Monday - Friday, 37.5 hours per week; Non-Unit Professional Position

Summary: The Chief Technology Officer works with the Chief Finance Officer (CFO) to ensure the long-term technology strategy aligns with the NECC's overall vision and mission. This position requires an individual with strong management skills and experience who is detailed and process-oriented, and a leader who is technically savvy and accomplished. The position will work closely with administrative, business, academic affairs and technical teams across all organizations and technology providers on the analysis, design, proofing, and implementation of technical solutions.

The individual should be able to demonstrate experience and understanding complex business needs. Demonstrate successful vision, architecting and designing, and delivery of infrastructure and platform-as-a-service solutions, scalable hybrid cloud operations, as well as on-premises deployed platforms.

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

1. Proven ability to lead and motivate cross-functional teams while thriving in a fast-paced environment
2. Demonstrated ability to build strong relationships with internal stakeholders, partners, and vendors
3. Ability to influence others, negotiate to a successful resolution, and engage in effective problem solving. Ability to recognize and set priorities, and to use initiative and independent management decision-making.
4. Experience with integration technologies, methods and processes, cloud and enterprise data warehouse implementations, and integration tools
5. Familiarity with ERP systems and ERP-like architecture and systems
6. Demonstrated experience interacting with all levels of management with strong presentation and facilitation skills
7. Demonstrated success leading multiple teams and personnel, motivating a team to complete tasks and meet deadlines
8. Excellent writing, verbal, and proactive communication skills
9. Proven collaborative attitude and strong technical aptitude
10. Demonstrated success in vendor management working in collaboration with college procurement and finance, creating a multi-year IT vendor contract management plan and the IT operating budget

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in technology or business discipline
• 5 + years of experience in a leadership role
• 5+ years of experience successfully managing technical teams of 10-20 people
• 5+ years of experience successfully developing network infrastructure design and implementation
• 3+ years of experience leading technical teams focused on building, maintaining, and supporting cloud-based web/mobile applications and platforms including Software as a Service (SaaS) and vendor hosted business application platforms

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master's degree in relevant field
• Project Management certificate
• Experience in leading enterprise infrastructure systems teams in a Hybrid Cloud environment to include but not limited to on-premise services, cloud (AWS, Azure, Oracle, and Google) and SaaS platforms
• Proficiency in Microsoft Active Directory, Azure Active Directory
• Experience with M365, Cybersecurity, Network infrastructure, and Cloud telecommunications
• Solid understanding of information security; including system hardening, log analysis, intrusion detection, and vulnerability scanning
• Familiarity and experience with enterprise applications such as Blackboard LMS, Ellucian's Banner ERP and others 
• Experience with successful project management, working with college VPs, develop, implement and maintain a multi-year enterprise-wide IT Project Portfolio with agreed to ranked projects: including monthly status reporting mechanisms
• Bilingual English/Spanish
• Experience working with and supporting a culturally diverse population. 

BACKGROUND CHECK: Candidates will be required to pass a CORI and SORI check as a condition of employment.

COVID VACCINATION: Candidates for employment should be aware that all Northern Essex Community College students, faculty and staff have been fully vaccinated since January 3, 2022. Accordingly, initial employment is dependent upon receipt and verification of full vaccination status records; details of how to fulfill vaccine record verification requirements will be provided during the hire and onboarding process.

SALARY: Anticipated starting salary range is $105,000 - $120,000 annually with complete fringe benefit package including competitive health insurance, dental insurance, basic life insurance, long-term disability insurance, paid sick, vacation and personal leave, educational benefits for employee/spouse/dependents, and excellent retirement benefits

ANTICIPATED START DATE: July 2022

Northern Essex Community College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, religion, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, maternity leave, military service and national origin and any other protected class in its education programs and activities as required by Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, the American with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and other applicable statues and college policies.  The College prohibits sexual harassment, including sexual violence. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding Americans with Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act and related statutes and regulations, Affirmative Action, non-discrimination policies, and Title IX compliance/sexual harassment: Assistant Director of Human Resources, Elizabete Trelegan B-219, 978-556-3928/ etrelegan@necc.mass.edu.  Inquiries or complaints concerning discrimination, harassment, retaliation or sexual violence shall be referred to the College's Affirmative Action Officer/Title IX Coordinator, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission or the United States Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights.

Prospective employees are encouraged to review the College's Annual Security Report (ASR), in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, which can be found on the disclosure page of the College's website at: http://www.necc.mass.edu/clery

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