Director of IT and Security

Job Title

Director of IT and Security

Location: Fairfax, VA and occasional travel to other campuses

Work Schedule: Full-time (1.0 FTE, 40 hrs/wk)

Job Type: Full-Time

Sponsorship Eligibility: Not eligible for visa sponsorship

Department: College of Engineering and Computing

Job Category: Administrative or Professional Faculty

The College of Engineering and Computing (CEC) is the largest academic unit at George Mason University with approximately 11,000 students and over 400 faculty and staff and annual research expenditures of over $80M. The IT Department supports and administers all computing systems in the College of Engineering and Computing. The department coordinates with CEC faculty and staff to meet academic and research needs, and coordinates with George Mason central IT (ITS) and other George Mason entities as needed for operational continuity and constituent support.

The Director of IT and Security serves as the Chief Technology Officer for the College of Engineering and Computing (CEC). The position is also responsible for developing and directing implementation of IT strategies, security, compliance, and best practices, and supervising department staff to support all IT functions within CEC or used by CEC constituents.

• Strategic Planning and University
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Works with faculty and school administration to identify and plan for enrollment growth and changes in academic programs.
• Strategic Planning and University
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Works with central IT department and other campus units to prepare for changes to systems, university policies, and regulations.
• Strategic Planning and University
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Plans for needed changes in computing and networking infrastructure.
• Strategic Planning and University
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Serves as subject matter expert and CEC advocate on university committees related to IT technology at George Mason, including, but not limited to, research computing support, pedagogical computing requirements, software management, classroom design and management, and security management.
• Strategic Planning and University
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Disaster planning - in partnership with central IT, works to ensure that there is a plan for business continuity related to CEC IT systems and technology in event of a natural disaster.
• Strategic Planning and University
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Emergency response - is responsible for managing and overseeing the emergency response plan related to CEC IT systems and technology.
• Strategic Planning and University
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Maintains awareness of and plans for implementation of new technology.
• Strategic Planning and University
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Provides advice to faculty and school administration on technology and security issues, including use of technology in research, course delivery on-line and on-campus, audio-visual equipment use, and technology use in labs.
• Strategic Planning and University
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Identifies and prepares for changes in technology, government regulations, and higher education that may affect the role of the department in supporting the community; and
• Strategic Planning and University
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Maintains awareness of changes in higher education landscape that will affect IT functions and support in CEC and GMU.

• Supervisory - Directs Department Staff in Support of:
  Student and educational computing, including classrooms, computer labs, and software license acquisition and management;
• Supervisory - Directs Department Staff in Support of:
  Faculty and staff computing needs, including advice on computer purchases and configuration, application support, and problem diagnoses and remediation;
• Supervisory - Directs Department Staff in Support of:
  Faculty computing needs for teaching and research, to include advice on equipment and services acquisition and use through internal or public resources;
• Supervisory - Directs Department Staff in Support of:
  Network management to provide computer connectivity and maintain systems security;
• Supervisory - Directs Department Staff in Support of:
  Compliance with campus security and other policies and practices;
• Supervisory - Directs Department Staff in Support of:
  Maintenance of inventory of CEC IT resources and assets (e.g., networks, servers, websites, and systems administrators);
• Supervisory - Directs Department Staff in Support of:
  Room scheduling requests; and
• Supervisory - Directs Department Staff in Support of:
  Fixed asset management including acquisition, replacement, and disposal.

• Policy:
  Ensures compliance with federal, state, and George Mason policies, laws, and regulations, including export control restrictions and data security restrictions such as CUI, PCI, PII, HIPAA, FERPA, export controls, and ITAR;
• Policy:
  Educates CEC students, staff, and faculty on security risks and best practices;
• Policy:
  Educates CEC students, staff, and faculty on issues involving software license compliance and risks;
• Policy:
  Ensures policy and legal compliance on central…