Director of IT

Rockford Public School District is seeking applications for the following position: Director of IT-Infrastructure and Security Location: Administration-Information Technology/Services Summary: Leads the team responsible for reliable, resilient district infrastructure and security, and establishes and administers strategies and procedures for assigned infrastructure, information security and disaster recovery programs in accordance with organizational information security standards while evaluating information risk, planning improvements and promoting information security awareness within the organization. Qualifications: Bachelor of Applied Science degree or equivalent; at least five years of directly related experience and/or formal training in IT security prevention and response planning; or equivalent combination of education and experience.Relevant professional certifications in infrastructure, cloud administration or cybersecurity preferred.Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Certification preferred. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: Ability to demonstrate qualities aligned to our core values of Character, Communication, Collaboration and Continuous Improvement.Experience with virtualization, storage, networking, identity and access management, single sign-on, disaster recovery, and IT security required. Experience with Nutanix and hyperconverged infrastructure, Veeam backup and recovery, Splunk for security information and event management (SIEM), and SQL database infrastructure.Knowledge of E-Rate (specifically Category 2), evidence-based funding, and education-related grants is preferred.Experience deploying and integrating multifactor authentication, identity federation, secure directory services, and secure data transmission required.Knowledge and understanding of state and federal student data privacy laws, including but not limited to FERPA, COPPA, CIPA, and ISSRA highly recommended.Must have a strong understanding of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0. The ability to lead and mentor a multidisciplinary infrastructure and security team is required.Must be able to lead and direct a team, meet deadlines, and promote a culture that is centric to the District values.