Deputy Director of IT , Space Sciences Laboratory

Deputy Director of IT (0499U), Space Sciences Laboratory - 83911

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The Space Sciences Laboratory (SSL) serves the University of California as one of the country's preeminent space research units. Its projects, programs, and more than 300 scientists and staff are funded by $300+ million of primarily federal contracts and grants. The mission of the UC Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory is to expand scientific understanding of Earth, the wider solar system, and the cosmos.

We pursue, lead, and execute a range of high‑impact space science and astronomy projects. We develop state‑of‑the‑art scientific instrumentation and efficiently operate flight systems. We also train, educate, and mentor the next generation of space scientists, engineers, and staff in a supportive and collaborative environment where they can realize their full potential.

As our deputy IT manager, you will collaborate with our IT manager to balance high‑level strategy with hands‑on execution. You’ll balance systems maintenance with design as you devise a network to meet our future needs. You’ll manage project team relationships, oversee security protocols, lead a small support team, and ensure that our tech stack empowers the lab's space scientists and engineers.

If you have leadership experience/potential and combine a can‑do attitude with broad experience of hardware and software solutions, we would love to hear from you. A critical aspect of the role will involve succession planning. This is the perfect role for someone looking to become the future leader of an IT group embedded within a unique research lab environment.

The First Review Date for this job is: 02/11/2026.

• Performs employee staff selection, salary actions, disciplinary actions, terminations, and performance evaluations.
• Interacts regularly with members of staff: reviewing, assisting, coaching, training and advising as needed.
• Delegates work, monitors work and ensures objectives associated with timelines and deliverables are being achieved.
• Has regular meetings with subordinate staff to determine if implementation and management of existing and future projects will need further engineering or course changes.
• Participates in developing and monitoring operational and budget processes, staff FTE, finance, human resources and space planning.

• Applies advanced network concepts to define, design, implement and operate the department's complex internal data network communications systems and solutions, including wired and wireless LANs and the physical infrastructure.
• Supervises and leads a team of IT professional staff to ensure the health and productivity of Departmental systems and IT resources.
• Deploys, monitors…