Director, Information Technology; Government Solutions

At Altarum
, we’re driven by a simple but powerful mission: improving the health of individuals with fewer financial resources and populations underserved by the healthcare system. We partner with federal and state agencies to design and deliver solutions that make a real, measurable difference.

We’re looking for a mission-driven Director of Information Technology to lead our enterprise IT strategy, strengthen internal technology operations, and serve as a senior technical partner on client-facing solutions.

This role requires experience delivering or advising on technology solutions for federal or state government clients.

As Director of Information Technology, you’ll lead Altarum’s enterprise IT function while also advising on technology solutions for federal and state government clients. This is a dual-mandate leadership role: part enterprise IT executive, part client-facing technical advisor.

• Enjoy balancing strategy, security, compliance, innovation, and practical delivery
• Can lead both internal IT operations and external technical solutioning
• Have experience supporting technology in public sector, healthcare, or government contracting environments
• Are comfortable advising leaders, project teams, and clients on secure, scalable technology approaches
• Care about using technology, including AI, responsibly and in service of public health impact

• Develop and execute an enterprise IT strategy aligned with Altarum’s mission, growth priorities, and operational needs
• Lead internal IT operations, including infrastructure, cloud environments, enterprise systems, helpdesk support, business continuity, and vendor management
• Evaluate service delivery models and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, modernization, and user experience
• Manage IT budgets, resource allocation, vendors, service priorities, and financial accountability
• Build, develop, and manage a high‑performing IT team focused on service delivery, governance, security, and technical partnership

• Own information security, compliance, and risk management practices across the organization
• Support and maintain required security certifications, authorizations, audits, documentation, and testing
• Stay ahead of regulatory, compliance, and certification changes and build readiness plans
• Partner with General Counsel in co‑leading Altarum’s Security Assessment Group
• Guide responsible AI adoption, including governance, acceptable use, data privacy, vendor risk, and practical implementation

• Partner with business and project leaders to scope, evaluate, and support client‑facing IT solutions for government clients
• Advise on architecture, security, compliance, scalability, integration, and long‑term sustainability
• Serve as a flexible technical thought partner, shifting between advisory, hands‑on, and oversight roles as needed
• Support proposals and business development by contributing technical approaches, solution considerations, risk assumptions, and cost inputs
• Offer creative, practical alternatives when standard technology approaches do not fit client constraints, budgets, or delivery needs

We’re looking for a senior IT leader who brings strong technical judgment, business acumen, and the ability to lead across a complex, mission‑driven organization.

• Strategic, practical, and able to connect technology decisions to business and mission outcomes
• Experienced leading enterprise IT operations in a secure, compliance‑driven environment
• Comfortable operating in both internal leadership and client‑facing advisory roles
• Strong in information security, governance, risk management, and technology modernization
• Able to lead through influence in a matrixed, multi‑division environment
• A clear communicator who can translate complex technical concepts for business, legal, operational, and client audiences
• Flexible, collaborative, and comfortable balancing competing priorities and trade‑offs
• Committed to responsible, secure, and mission‑aligned technology adoption

• Bachelor’s…