Senior Assistant Director / Deputy Director, IT Operations
Core
Senior leadership role driving IT strategy, service delivery, and operational outcomes for the College of Engineering at a research-intensive university.
Role type
Senior Assistant Director / Deputy Director, IT Operations
Builds
Enterprise IT infrastructure, platforms, and services supporting teaching, learning, and research
Domain
Higher Education / Enterprise IT Operations
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
IT strategy formulation, multi-stakeholder demand prioritization, large-scale program delivery, enterprise architecture alignment, governance framework establishment, federated team leadership, senior stakeholder engagement, resource optimization
Preferred skills
Higher education or public sector experience, enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, data governance, centralized or federated IT organizational models
Technologies
None explicitly stated
Responsibilities
Define and drive the College IT roadmap and operating model; Lead and prioritise IT demand across multiple Schools; Oversee delivery of IT programmes and initiatives; Own IT service delivery performance; Drive standardisation of platforms, systems, and processes; Establish and enforce governance frameworks; Lead and develop a federated organisation of School IT teams; Act as the senior IT interface between the College and CITS; Influence stakeholder behaviour and decision-making; Optimise utilisation of IT resources and investments
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic leadership scope