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This position provides support and oversight for a broad range of services, including technological needs in respect to facility renovations, teaching and research laboratories, and various high-profile and high-traffic event, meeting, and teaching classrooms across the engineering neighborhood, which encompasses eight buildings. The Assistant Director provides high-level computing and technical support for over 200 faculty and staff within the school and deploys others at his/her discretion. Using complex trouble-shooting skills and sound decision-making skills, this role is a strong advocate and knowledge expert, and regularly reviews technology as it relates to business processes, teaching needs, and research laboratory operations, and pro-actively leads initiatives on how to more efficiently utilize technology.\nAdditionally, this position serves as a key resource on the University's critical infrastructure standards & practices committee and provides direct oversight of the School of Engineering's gas monitoring systems including its design, implementation, and ongoing maintenance.\nThis position is onsite.\nResponsibilities\nIT Leadership and Management\nServes as key strategic technology advisor to the Dean, Vice Dean, Associate Dean of Admin and Finance, and other senior leaders within the school (including departmental chairs and center directors).\nHolds regular meetings with technical staff across eleven units within SEAS; defines, implements, communicates, and continually improves the applied use of technology in SEAS' administration, research, scholarship, and pedagogy.\nServes as the main point of contact for technical aspects of capital projects, building renovations, and infrastructure upgrades.\nRepresents SEAS at conferences/meetings with education peers; manages one full-time staff member.\nMaintains technical certifications relevant to current IT trends in operating systems, IT security and project management.\nComputing Support\nEnsures efficient and effective support of departmental desktops, laptops, tablets, smart phones, printers, projectors, and other electronic and audio-visual devices and equipment.\nProvides guidance to over 200 faculty and staff on computing purchases (hardware, software, mobile technology, and other applications) and maintains over 600 devices school-wide.\nPerforms research and analysis necessary for developing appropriate recommendations regarding hardware/software configurations, policy standards, user needs, and capabilities/limitations of hardware and software.\nManages back-ups, system life-cycles, software versioning, and technology assets.\nOffice Productivity\nSupport all office productivity applications, including Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, email, University business applications, and in-house applications.\nMaintain standardized Intune, JAMF and FCP machines, CyberArk, EntraID Directory, and Windows server administration.\nAdminister, design, and develop Smartsheet, PowerApps, MS SharePoint applications for broad SEAS deployment, such as automating nominations for undergraduate awards and SEAS research project funding applications.\nCommunicate all OIT alerts and best practices to faculty staff, and students.\nAdminister procedures and configure devices ensuring safe travel abroad for faculty and staff, compliant with University policies.\nBe familiar with TigerData, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive cloud storage solutions.\nData and Web Management\nDevelops and supports in-house database systems, inventory systems, and building technology infrastructure.\nDesigns and deploys user databases on new printing/imaging/copier system(s) ensuring security and functionality for electronic documents.\nServes as a consultant to departmental technical support on school-wide projects such as platform adaption (i.e., Drupal).\nWorks closely and serves as main point of contact within the engineering community on OIT initiatives.\nPlays an integral role in implementing new or improved building technology for school-wide systems and acts as system administrator for infrastructure systems such as nitrogen gas meter billing system and mail room automation services.\nCritical Infrastructure\nEnsures the availability, reliability, and performance of mission-critical infrastructure of the gas monitoring services, including server environments, networks, workstations, and cloud solutions.\nDevelops and maintain disaster recovery and business continuity plans for all critical infrastructure across multiple sites.\nManages and executes software and hardware integrations with research, operations, and other campus systems to ensure seamless functionality across multiple platforms and locations.\nEnables change management processes, ensuring that new systems, software updates, and hardware changes are thoroughly evaluated, tested, and implemented with minimal disruption to daily operations across all facilities.\nApply IT best practices for service delivery, system lifecycle management, and continuous improvement of critical infrastructure and software solutions across multiple facilities.\nReview and recommend the use of new technologies and systems that may improve operational efficiency, security, or research capabilities.\nTraining and Liaison Services\nEducate and train faculty and staff on proper computing techniques. Train faculty, staff, students, and visitors on using conference and meeting rooms AV equipment.\nAssist faculty in use of classroom technology equipment. Monitor, inventory, and maintain department AV technologies.\nAct as liaison to OIT for all technical issues and projects. Facilitate engineering SCAD meetings to share best practices in an ever-changing research and teaching environment.\nFully leverage training opportunities provided by the SCAD/DCS program. Represent SEAS at monthly SCAD/DCS and OIT security meetings.\nSupport 10 event/meeting spaces across multiple buildings, some with large outside usage.\nProvide technical guidance and support at all large events in school by directing all AV and technical needs.\nQualifications\n7+ years of prior work experience in IT\nProven leadership with respect to solutions using technology\nComfort with senior leadership and ability to thrive in high pressure situations\nAbility to prioritize, delegate and manage multiple, competing goals and tasks\nExceptional communication skills, project management skills, & ability to speak to and generate documentation for a broad-range of constituents.\nExperience in managing teams and/or individuals directly\nCertifications in Microsoft and Apple products\nStrong experience in MS Windows and Apple hardware/software\nBachelor's degree in information technology or a related field\nPreferred qualifications:\nExperience in a university setting.\nExperience in renovation projects and the intersection of new facilities and technology.\nUnderstanding of and appreciation of Princeton's culture.\nCertified Information Systems Security Professional certification (CISSP)\nPrinceton University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.\nThe University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's qualifications, work experience, education/training, key skills, market, collective bargaining agreements as applicable, and organizational considerations when extending an offer. The posted salary range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate for a full-time position; salaries for part-time positions are pro-rated accordingly.\nIf the salary range on the posted position shows an hourly rate, this is the baseline; the actual hourly rate may be higher, depending on the position and factors listed above.\nThe University also offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. 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