Exciting Opportunity: Director of Systems Engineering

Location: McLean, VA

The Opportunity:
Are you ready to make a significant impact at a rapidly growing organization? As the Director of Systems Engineering, you'll have the opportunity to shape the future of IT infrastructure for a company on a mission to make a difference. This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll drive change, stabilize operations, and lead the transformation of systems engineering into a robust, scalable, and efficient model.

This is your chance to join a forward-thinking organization and spearhead the modernization of key IT processes such as account creation, onboarding automation, and cloud system administration (O365, Google Workspace, Azure). You'll lead a team, work with vendors, and help optimize how the organization supports both corporate and educational environments.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead, design, and implement systems engineering initiatives to improve operational efficiency and support business growth.
• Take charge of account creation automation for Google, Windows, and Azure environments, transforming how manual tasks are handled.
• Manage and implement solutions for Microsoft environments including Intune, MFA, Azure AD, and help the organization stay ahead of the latest platform updates.
• Drive automation efforts in large environments, with a particular focus on software patching and operational support.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external vendors, ensuring that deliverables meet business needs and are aligned with strategic goals.
• Oversee and guide the management of external vendor partnerships, ensuring that third-party providers are held accountable for performance and results.
• Work closely with leadership to establish SLAs, and ensure critical business processes are met within the required timelines.
• Analyze and optimize existing systems and processes, improving efficiency, and ensuring scalability as the company grows.
• Implement tools, standards, and operational procedures for logging, alerting, and ongoing system monitoring.
• Stay ahead of technological advancements and provide visionary guidance on future updates to Microsoft and Google platforms.
• Cultivate a team-oriented environment and provide mentorship to your direct reports, helping them to grow and excel.

What You Need to Have:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Strong systems administration background with expertise in cloud platforms (O365, Azure, Google Workspace).
• Experience leading teams and managing external vendor relationships.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft products/platforms (Intune, MFA, Azure AD, etc.) and ideally Google Workspace.
• Visionary, forward-thinking mindset with the ability to anticipate the next steps in evolving tech ecosystems.
• A passion for automating processes, reducing manual work, and driving operational efficiency.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to interact with senior leadership and business partners.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, lead a team, and influence change at a strategic level.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to execute effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Bonus Points If You Have:

• Experience with Google Chromebooks for education environments.
• Experience with large-scale migrations and implementations of Microsoft products.
• A track record of driving change management in a growing organization.

Why Join Us?
This is a rare opportunity to step into a high-impact role where your contributions will directly shape the future of an organization undergoing rapid growth. You’ll be at the forefront of automating processes, leading an engineering team, and optimizing a broad tech stack, all while working in a collaborative and innovative environment.

The Interview Process:

• 1st round
• 2nd round
• Decision/Offer: Final decision following interviews.

If you're ready to roll up your sleeves, build scalable systems, and make a lasting impact at a company that values innovation and efficiency, apply now to become the Director of Systems Engineering!

Posted On: Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Compensation: 160,000