Director Of Enterprise Services
Arlington, Va, Us
Responsible primarily for planning, creating, implementing, securing, and maintaining StraighterLine’s information systems and processes. This includes defining the strategic direction for business information systems, identifying and recommending new technologies, managing information programming, conducting feasibility studies, performing systems analyses, and approving the use of the enterprise hardware and software platforms.Focused on continuous improvement processes, including driving improvement measures across all business and technology areas of the organization.Responsible for managing all corporate physical and cloud data centers, operational support systems, and remote office technologies. Successfully migrated all physical and hosted data centers to the AWS cloud platform and facilitated the closure of the HQ office.Maintained and updated the comprehensive framework of IT policies, standards, and strategies to align with the needs of various business units, enabling the fulfillment of their commitments to the overall corporate strategy.Optimized and managed the technology operational systems to ensure high efficiency, adequate resilience, optimal security, and effective cost management.Accountable for ensuring audit compliance, cybersecurity, disaster recovery, and business continuity processes and initiatives. Offered guidance on adjusting controls as needed due to new technology controls and requirements.Maintained and updated the comprehensive framework of IT policies, standards, and strategies that empowered businesses and individuals to meet their commitments to corporate strategies and budgets.Managed the IT budget and expenditures, yielding savings of over $1.2 million within the first six months of employment.