Director of IT
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Job Description
About us:
GF Immigration Law - Abogada Julia (GFI) is one of the largest humanitarian immigration law firms focusing predominantly in fighting for undocumented human trafficking victims and aiding them to obtain legal status in the US.
Mission driven and with a client-centered approach, GFI deploys cutting-edge technology with highly specialized legal skills, and a proprietary method to enable clients to obtain their legal status and pave a path to legal residency. As a fast-growing company, representing thousands of clients throughout the country, GFI continues its growth with the goal of making a difference for those that are exploited.
Responsibilities:
- Oversees IT operations.
- Leads team of IT staff in all offices.
- Designs and implements IT strategies and infrastructure.
- Identifies and eliminates security risks.
- Analyzes business requirements for IT needs and systems.
- Works to increase user satisfaction.
- Evaluates IT operations with regard to established goals.
- Communicates within the IT team and across departments as needed.
- Assesses need for new equipment and software.
- Maintain and assess the company s system s and program s security.
- Prepares progress and budget reports for upper management.
- Hires new members of IT staff.
- Builds and maintains relationships with outside vendors.
- Manages company help desk support ticketing system.
- Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
- National and international travels are required as per business needs.
Knowledge & Experience:
- Bachelor s degree in information technology, information systems, computer science or related field (graduate degree a plus).
- Minimum eight years experience working and managing IT operations.
- Minimum three years experience overseeing IT teams and projects.
- Sound understanding of computer systems, networks, security, telecommunications, databases and storage systems.
- Strong interpersonal, communication and leadership skills.
- Ability to manage and prioritize tasks and projects.
- Solid working knowledge of all relevant coding languages and security protocols.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Experience implementing and managing Artificial Intelligence (AI).
- Team oriented.
- Bilingual in English and Spanish.
Benefits:
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401(k) plan with 6% company match.
- Generous Paid Time Off policy plus additional Rewarded Time Off (RTO), totaling 30 days per year.
- Work From Home options available for up to 45 days per year.
- Flexible start times with options between 8:00am and 10:00am.
- Life and disability insurance coverage.
Job Type: Full-time
Location: In-Office Position
Schedule: 8 hours shift ; Monday to Friday