IT Director I​/II​/III

Information Technology Director I/II/III

High Tech High ("HTH") was developed by a coalition of San Diego civic leaders and educators and opened in September 2000 as a small public project-based charter school with plans to serve approximately 450 students. HTH has evolved into an integrated network of sixteen charter schools serving approximately 6,500 students in grades K-12 across four San Diego County campuses (Point Loma, Clairemont, North County, and Chula Vista).

The HTH organization also includes a comprehensive adult learning environment including a Teacher Credentialing Program and the High Tech High Graduate School of Education, offering professional development opportunities serving national and international educators.

Job Type: Employee

Salary: commensurate with experience

Salary ranges:

• IT Director I ($87,356.06 to $)
• IT Director II ($94,073.10 to $)
• Director III ($ to $)

Application Opening Date: 12/23/25

Final date to receive applications: 2/28/26

As a member of the HTH IT Department, the IT Director will perform the responsibilities of architecting and leading the installation, configuration, testing, documenting, and managing the maintenance of core infrastructure systems under the guidance and direction of the CTO. The IT Director will provide higher level support to I.T. admins, coordinate support for our schools, and provide direct I.T. support for students, staff and faculty at our various High Tech High Charter schools.

This position supports the HTH IT Department and intermediate to advanced knowledge of computer systems and networks is required.

• Research, plan, design, coordinate, install, and maintain server and networking infrastructure (Windows, VMWare, MacOS, Linux, Cisco) for organization-wide IT operations
• Monitor and ensure high availability and redundancy of mission critical I.T. infrastructure
• Manage upkeep and maintenance of data center, server upgrades & patches, and backups
• Setup and maintain internal school databases and reporting tools
• Create and maintain automated account management tools and scripts
• Setup and maintain I.T. cybersecurity systems (firewalls, IPS/IDS, internet filtering/proxy systems)
• Configure and maintain VOIP phone systems; setup, manage, & troubleshoot AV equipment and systems
• Maintain and manage Windows, macOS, chrome
  
  OS, & iOS devices in a multi-user environment
• Create, maintain, and archive user accounts in Active Directory/Google Workspace/Power School
• Create materials to educate staff and students about IT policies and equipment/software usage
• Create I.T. infrastructure, policies, and I.T. support documentation for internal use
• Purchase equipment, communicate, and coordinate projects with vendors
• Create budgets and research I.T. solutions for schools, staff, and students
• Manage and provide Level 2 & 3 support for school I.T. admins as well as direct on-site I.T. support for staff & students
• Perform related duties as assigned

• Strong work ethic, team player
• Multi-task, manage multiple projects, and prioritize work
• Communicate mindfully with a wide variety of audiences, staff, faculty and K-12 grade students
• Demonstrates decision-making, problem-solving, and analytical skills
• Demonstrates attention to detail and ability to complete repetitive tasks
• Demonstrates a professional focus on continuous improvement
• Take direction and follow it through

• Minimum bachelor’s degree (ideally in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field) or equivalent work experience (at least 3 years of experience)
• Prior experience working in education preferred, not required
• Experience with various operating systems (Windows, macOS, iOS, chrome
  
  OS, etc)
• Experience with virtualization systems (Hyper‑V, VMWare)
• Experience with DNS, DHCP, NPS (802.1x), File/Print, SMTP, SNMP, TCP/IP, etc
• Experience managing images and software deployment (Windows MDT, Windows Intune, Google Admin console, Mosyle MDM, etc)
• Intermediate to expert level understanding of Cisco networks, wireless controllers and access points, and security fundamentals
• Intermediate to expert level…