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.

You’ll thrive here if you:

• 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.

The ideal candidate is:

• 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 degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related…