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Rutgers University

Director, Information Technology

🇺🇸 Hybrid - New Brunswick, NJ 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $143K - $219K 💻 Information Technology 🗓️ May 28th, 2026
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Edtech.com's Summary

Rutgers University is hiring a Director, Information Technology for the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences. The Director leads all IT operations within the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station and SEBS, ensuring secure, scalable systems, aligning departmental and central IT initiatives, and supporting research computing, web development, and cybersecurity efforts.

Highlights

  • Provides strategic leadership and oversight of IT operations including web development, IT research, information security, and high-performance computing.

  • Manages technological infrastructure, associated staff, and budgets for NJAES and SEBS units.

  • Aligns functional leads, departmental staff, and university central IT initiatives to improve communication and service quality.

  • Collaborates closely with the Office of the Chief Information Officer and represents SEBS/NJAES in university IT committees.

  • Offers expert guidance on cybersecurity, infrastructure modernization, and emerging technologies.

  • Requires a bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent and at least seven years of IT leadership experience.

  • Demands extensive knowledge of networking, programming, databases, hardware, software, interface design, and security.

  • Preferred experience includes web development and managing secure relational databases for web applications.

  • Utilizes MS Office Suite, web form design tools, and specialized software relevant to IT management roles.

  • Salary range is $143,027 to $218,835 annually, with comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, retirement plans, and educational benefits.