Executive Director IT Networking

Pay Grade/Pay Range: Minimum: $114,600 - Midpoint: $160,500 (Salaried E16)

Department/Organization: 200721 - Enterprise Technology

Normal Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:45pm

Job Summary: The Executive Director of IT Networking oversees and manages a complex, highly redundant network architecture and infrastructure. Provides strategic direction, supervision, and mentorship to assigned employees, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence. Advances the professional practices, processes, and documentation for the areas of responsibility and initiates change proposals to realize continuous process improvements.

Additional Department Summary: Supports the Office of Information Technology (OIT) by overseeing and managing a complex, highly redundant network architecture and infrastructure. Provides strategic direction, supervision, and mentorship to assigned employees, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence. Oversees key operational areas within OIT, specifically Network Engineering, Infrastructure Operations and Enterprise Data Center Operations. Advances the professional practices, processes, and documentation for the areas of responsibility and initiates change proposals to realize continuous process improvements.

Required Minimum Qualifications: Master's degree and six (6) years of network engineering experience; OR bachelor's degree and eight (8) years of network engineering experience.

Additional Required Department Minimum Qualifications: Must have valid U.S. driver's license. Must be at least 19 years of age at time of hire and have an acceptable Motor Vehicle Report that is in compliance with University policies. Applicants under the age of 21 will have some driving restrictions.

Skills and Knowledge: This position requires a broad range of technical knowledge as well as personnel management.

Background Investigation Statement: Prior to hiring, the final candidate(s) must successfully pass a pre-employment background investigation and information obtained from social media and other internet sources. A prior conviction reported as a result of the background investigation DOES NOT automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration for this position. A candidate with a prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags will receive an individualized review of the prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags before a hiring decision is made.

Equal Employment Opportunity: The University of Alabama is an Equal Employment/Equal Educational Opportunity Institution. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment or volunteer status without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age, genetic or family medical history information, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, and will not be discriminated against because of their protected status. Applicants and employees of this institution are protected under Federal law from discrimination on several bases.