Slingshot Aerospace

Slingshot Aerospace

Director, Information Technology

Remote, United States · Director

No sponsorshipDetected 27 days ago
Cloud PlatformsAI OrchestrationCybersecurityComplianceStakeholder ManagementVendor ManagementLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationSharePoint

About the role

  • Our work directly impacts global security, disaster response, climate monitoring, and the critical infrastructure that connects our world.
  • We're a team of builders, thinkers, and problem-solvers who believe that the next generation of space operations will be powered by better data and smarter software.
  • We move fast, we're not afraid to fail, and we believe the best ideas can come from anywhere-whether you're in engineering, sales, product, or operations.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute the company's IT strategy, ensuring internal technology systems scale effectively alongside business growth.
  • Lead the architecture, implementation, integration, and ongoing optimization of enterprise applications, collaboration platforms, identity management systems, endpoint management solutions, and security tools.
  • Build a modern, automation-first IT organization focused on reliability, self-service capabilities, and exceptional employee experience.
  • Own the Microsoft ecosystem, including Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Intune, Defender, SharePoint, Teams, and related technologies.
  • Partner closely with Security, Engineering, People Operations, Finance, and Business Operations teams to ensure technology investments align with business objectives.
  • Evaluate, select, and implement third-party technology platforms that improve productivity while reducing operational complexity.
  • Develop metrics that measure system reliability, user experience, automation effectiveness, and business enablement rather than solely focusing on help desk ticket volume or support SLAs.
  • Lead and develop a high-performing IT team while fostering a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, and technical excellence.
  • Manage IT budgets, vendor relationships, technology roadmaps, and strategic planning activities.
  • Experience building automation, self-service capabilities, and operational processes that reduce support burden and improve employee experience.

Requirements

  • Strong understanding of modern IT architecture, identity and access management, endpoint management, cloud infrastructure, enterprise security, and business application ecosystems.
  • Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
  • Must be able to obtain a security clearance

Benefits

  • Equity, Diversity & Inclusion are key to our success.

Company info

  • we are currently only able to hire residents of the following U.S. states: AL, AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, RI, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV We are unable to consider candidates residing in other U.S. states at this time.
  • We are unable to consider candidates residing in other countries at this time.
  • we are currently only able to hire residents of the following locations: United Kingdom.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Must be able to obtain a security clearance

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