What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Information Technology position at Maxwell Bond?
Director of Corporate IT
📍 Hybrid – Cambridge / Greater Boston Area
💼 Full-time | $170,000 – $230,000 (DOE)
Are you a strategic technology leader with a background in infrastructure, security, and enterprise IT within complex environments?
We’re hiring on behalf of an established and mission-focused R&D and engineering organization that operates in a highly regulated sector, supporting government and national-level initiatives. This is a rare opportunity to step into a Director-level role where you’ll lead enterprise IT strategy and transformation, drive innovation, and align IT services with business-critical outcomes. A background working with government, defense, or public sector contractors would be highly advantageous.
🔧 What you’ll be doing:
- Defining and delivering IT strategy, infrastructure, and services aligned to business priorities and regulatory compliance.
- Leading IT operations across enterprise systems, cloud platforms, and real-time collaboration environments.
- Overseeing secure, scalable network and infrastructure environments (on-prem and cloud).
- Driving digital transformation initiatives and continuous improvement across the IT portfolio.
- Partnering closely with security and compliance teams to ensure alignment with industry standards (e.g., NIST, DFARS).
- Managing IT governance, architecture, resource planning, budgeting, and vendor engagement.
- Leading a talented team of engineers, architects, and operational staff.
🧠 What we’re looking for:
- 15 years of experience in IT leadership roles, with strong hands-on and strategic oversight.
- Deep expertise in infrastructure design, cloud (Azure, AWS), networking, and enterprise services.
- Experience in architecting and leading secure, compliant environments in regulated industries.
- Proven success in managing large-scale IT programs and budgets.
- Strong collaboration skills with an ability to influence at all levels across business and technical teams.
- Exposure to IT governance, portfolio management, and service design.
- Relevant certifications (ITIL, CISSP, PMP, etc.) are desirable.
This role offers a unique chance to work in a mission-led environment, supporting impactful work at the intersection of technology, security, and innovation.
📩 Interested in learning more? Drop me a message for a confidential chat.
Salary : $170,000 - $220,000
