VPIT/ Vice President Information Technology – Los Angeles, Ca or Tulsa, Oklahoma Direct Hire/ Full Time EmployeeNEW

VPIT – Los Angeles, Ca and/or Tulsa, Oklahoma

4/8 update: OFFICIALLY FILLED – Feel free to email Di@DKKDstaffing.com for additional jobs

No relo offered. Must be willing to live in LA or Tulsa, depending on corporate future direction of the business.

• 4/5 update: Offer being extended to a candidate today. Verbal accepted.
  • We have over 100 applicants for this position, so unless you have 95-99% of what they are looking for, then we should probably pass on you. Application & job questions below.
• Looking for somebody who is a still in the weeds, hands-on technical leader, is strong on PCI/ Security and all the other technologies listed below, Virtual and Physical locations, experience working with a small team, directly with the CTO and VP SW Eng to deploy all products across all regions, Direct to consumer vs B2b, GCP and AWS (global and US) and travel and/or auto rental industry.

NOTE: Our website has had a glitch due to a recent upgrade and we are not receiving the applications. Please email application questions and job questions to Di@DKKDstaffing.com

APPLICATION QUESTIONS:

• Name:
• Best Contact Info:
• Your Linked In:
• Where do you live and your desired geographical location:
• Why looking for a new job:
• Availability for interviews and a new job:
• Are you open to relocation if required (Client is looking for LA, Ca or Tulsa, Oklahoma):
• Do you have an active Passport:
• Are you open to travel if needed:
• Are you authorized to work in US (US, Greencard, Other):  Do you require sponsorship at any time or will you in the future?
• Salary Expectations: (I need a range) $
• Sizes of staff overseen and their titles: (include # of direct reports)
• Budgetary Responsibility: $
• Education/Certs/Degrees: (also indicate which certs are active)
• Who Referred You/ How Did You Hear About Job/ DKKD Staffing:

JOB QUESTIONS WHEN APPLYING:

(Please provide your # of years’ experience, & last year used Per Bullet below. Elaborate as needed and state NA if none)

• Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field or related experience:
  • Post Graduate degree preferred.
• 15 -20 years experience within Information Technology and still hands-on:
• TOP SKILLS: Technically Hands-On PCI, CI/CD experience, AWS Server management (EC2 instance, RDS), Linux Server Management, Active Directory, Sharepoint, SDWAN, WAF, Palo Alto Firewall, DLP, Top in Security management and maintaining large physical networks: (please elaborate on this bullet)
• Experience in the following technologies is essential:
  • AWS & GCP:
  • Linux/Unix Systems Management:
  • Windows Systems Management:
  • G-Suite and Active Directory:
  • Vendor & Customer relations management:
  • Database functionality – OLTP vs OLAP:
  • Network Operations:
  • PCI DSS and SOX Compliance, NIST Systems Security Standards:
  • CI/CD:
  • Virtualization:
  • Cloud SaaS operations:
  • Cloud migrations and support:
  • Datacenter Operations:
  • Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity:
  • Development methodologies (Agile, Tribal Model, Squads, Guilds etc.):

JOB OVERVIEW

TITLE: Vice President Information Technology

LOCATION:  Los Angeles, Ca area and the possibility of Tulsa, Oklahoma

HIERARCHY: Reports to CTO – Peer to VP Engineering

SIZE OF STAFF: to be discussed

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: All Infrastructure/Network IT staff and involvement in Data Management and Hosting. Provides support to Development team infrastructure needs for DEV, QA, Pre-Production & Production environments for all product lines of the company.

SALARY: to be discussed

OVERVIEW: Are you a seasoned Global VPIT who is still pretty hands-on? Do you enjoy working with smaller companies that are growing? Are you experienced at strategic planning and forecasting a company’s long-term systems needs and hardware acquisitions? PCI DSS and SOX Compliance, NIST Systems Security Standards experience is very important in this role.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (When applying please provide your # of years’ experience, & last year used Per Bullet. Elaborate as needed and state NA if none)

• Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field or related experience
  • Post Graduate degree preferred.
• 15 -20 years experience within Information Technology
• Experience in the following technologies is essential:
  • AWS & GCP
  • Linux/Unix Systems Management
  • Windows Systems Management
  • G-Suite and Active Directory
  • Vendor & Customer relations management
  • Database functionality – OLTP vs OLAP
  • Network Operations
  • PCI DSS and SOX Compliance, NIST Systems Security Standards
  • CI/CD
  • Virtualization
  • Cloud SaaS operations
  • Cloud migrations and support
  • Datacenter Operations
  • Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
  • Development methodologies

Job Summary

The Vice President of Information Technology determines the organization’s long-term systems needs and any hardware acquisitions needed to accomplish the organization’s business objectives. Establishes and directs the strategic long-term goals, policies and procedures for an information technology department. Gives technical guidance on high-priority projects and orients the company to trends in the information technology industry.

In addition, the Vice President of Information Technology reports to the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and is responsible for the development of functional or business unit strategy for the entire organization. Implements corporate vision and establishes IT strategy for the department. Executes multiple high-impact initiatives to achieve overall corporate goals.

Among others, the responsibility of the Vice President IT is the management, planning, strategy, security and execution of IT infrastructure for a globally dispersed and online enterprise organization. This position will in conjunction with the CTO, set overall infrastructure strategy, security posture and oversee technical projects in alignment with organizational goals and direct the effective delivery of networks, development, security and disaster recovery systems and processes.

In conjunction with the CTO, the Vice President IT will supervise Directors, Managers and teams of engineers actively working on the company environments, while working closely with management, external vendors and advisors to advance systems operations throughout the organization.  Other duties include researching and recommending new products, identifying new market opportunities and leading efforts to improve IT processes.

Supervisory Responsibility

All Infrastructure/Network IT staff and involvement in Data Management and Hosting. Provides support to Development team infrastructure needs for DEV, QA, Pre-Production & Production environments for all product lines of the company.

Principal Responsibilities

1. Directs the IT Infrastructure function, providing leadership and escalation support to the Systems and Network Operations, Security, DevOps, Service Desk and Database teams
2. Develops and analyzes complex business needs presented by the user community and/or clients and recommends technical solutions based on thorough research and analysis
3. Audits systems and network security to ensure compliance with all Security policies and Compliance efforts
4. Ensures the consistency and maintainability of existing applications by creating, maintaining, and enforcing standards/procedures and ensures compliance with all security measures
5. Directs and manages operations in executing production tasks according to a documented schedule that meets or exceeds customer expectations
6. Directs, prioritizes and audits the workload and work product of IT personnel
7. Approves all business requirements prior to the implementation of technical solutions
8. Participates on all hardware and software evaluations
9. Negotiates and  maintains vendor contracts with relation to the IT budget
10. Represents the IT function at review meeting when appropriate
11. Perform liaison duties between users, operations, and development personnel in the areas of systems design, modifications or trouble shooting
12. Performs salary administration and conducts interviews and makes recommendations for new hires, consultants and/or replacement personnel.
13. Partners with the Vice President of Engineering to implement newly developed technology solutions in production environments.
14. Reviews and approves new technology standards and ensures compliance with all approved technology standards
15. Manages IT Operations at each physical site as needed
16. Designs and builds new physical rental sites

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Hands-on experience in implementing effective and innovative software development methodologies
• Highly experienced hands-on in Network Operations in a high volume production e-commerce and operational environment
• Proven ability to lead a progressive customer-focused IT group
• Proven ability to lead in an organization in aggressive growth
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences
• Solid writing and communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and motivate professional staff
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated aptitude for researching and learning new technologies
• Broad in-depth knowledge of data processing systems, concepts, and methodologies
• Understanding of general business, Finance and Accounting, Human Resources and other departments

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