Director, Infrastructure and Network Engineering (A01097)

About

Montgomery College, Central Services Campus, has an immediate need for a FT Director, Infrastructure and Network Engineering in the Office of Information Technology. The work schedule is 5 days/40 hours a week. This is a Non‑Bargaining, Exempt, grade 39 position. Montgomery College promotes and creates a working and learning environment rooted in the basic tenets of fairness, belonging, and inclusiveness. This position is eligible for telework 1 day a week after six months of employment. This eligibility is subject to change based on the needs of the unit.

The Director, Infrastructure and Network Engineering position is a strategic and operational leader responsible for overseeing all networking technologies, infrastructure, telephony, facilities technology, and their associated applications within the College. This position plays a pivotal role in shaping the College's technological landscape, driving innovation, and enhancing operational efficiency. This position interacts with staff, administrators, other stakeholders, and vendors in managing applications, infrastructure, and network engineering operations.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the VP/CIO, peers, and team to develop a vision and direction for long‑range planning of the enterprise systems.
• Lead and direct the overall architecture, design, deployment, utilization and enhancement of the enterprise architecture, data centers, network operating center, data and voice networks, application infrastructure, facilities infrastructure planning, and facilities access and security systems.
• Lead multiple, complex projects to achieve results within required deadlines, functionality, performance, quality and budget.
• Manage, mentor, coach and develop managers and staff.
• Lead the development and evolution of the College’s state‑of‑the‑art data center, telecommunications, directory services, storage, server, and practice methodologies to design, extend, and maintain a reliable and robust computing environment.
• Oversee the improvement of service performance, scalability and reliability by optimizing IT infrastructure, tools, support practices and integration protocols.
• Keep current of and assess relevant industry and market trends to evaluate their potential impact on the College’s strategic priorities and the enterprise technology architecture.
• Oversee and facilitate the research, evaluation and selection of hardware and software technology and product standards, and design of standard configurations.
• Responsible for understanding and ensuring compliance with relevant collective bargaining agreements—ensuring employees are led, managed and supervised in accordance with relevant agreement; may be required to participate in employee and labor relations activities such as collective bargaining negotiations, grievance and discipline hearings, labor and management committees and governance councils.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree.
• Seven years of IT design and implementation experience, with knowledge in infrastructure and network design, middleware, clustering technologies, servers and storage, cloud technologies, and Active Directory and protocols.
• Five years of experience supervising or leading professional staff.
• The equivalent combination of education, training, certification and/or experience that provides the required knowledge and expertise to perform the essential functions of the job may be considered.
• Eligible applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States and not require employer visa sponsorship.

Hiring Range

• $131,751‑$181,143 annually.
• Initial salary placement for new hires falls between the minimum and midpoint of the range and is based on relevant candidate experience and internal equity.
• The maximum salary for this position is $230,535 annually.

Application Process

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For degrees earned outside of the U.S., a copy of your education equivalency, conducted by a nationally recognized evaluation service, must be included in your application.

Conditions of Employment

• Successful completion of a background check and degree verification (if applicable).
• Participation in a Maryland State Retirement System plan (Pension or Optional Retirement Plan, depending on the position). If you are already retired from the Maryland State Retirement System, you may not enroll in a Maryland State Retirement System plan at Montgomery College and may have earnings restrictions, per state law.

Benefits

• Generous paid vacation, sick, paid holidays
• Medical, dental, vision
• Group legal benefits
• Professional development
• Retirement plan
• Educational assistance, tuition waiver for employee and dependents
• Wellness programming including onsite gyms, pools and classes

Accommodation

If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact Human Resources and Strategic Talent Management at 240‑567‑5353 or HRSTM@montgomerycollege.edu. We require at least two weeks advance notice to enable us to provide the requested accommodation.

Equal Opportunity

Montgomery College is an equal opportunity employer committed to promoting and fostering diversity among its student body, faculty, and staff.

Workplace Policy

Montgomery College is a tobacco‑free and smoke‑free workplace.

Closing Date

Open Until Filled