IT Manager

Overview of School

Park Day School, an independent school founded in 1976, offers an outstanding progressive K-8 program with 300 students. The school community embraces and serves the ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic diversity of Oakland. The program is rooted in the tenets of progressive education and reinforces 21st century pedagogy. Our student-centered approach cultivates deep thinkers and compassionate and courageous people who work to shape a more equitable and sustainable world. Park Day is a leader in public purpose initiatives and social justice efforts, and our historical four-acre campus is located in the vibrant Temescal neighborhood of Oakland, CA.

POSITION SUMMARY

The IT Manager is responsible for the design, implementation, maintenance, and security of the school's entire technology stack, ensuring reliable network, data, and voice services for all students, staff, and administrative functions, acting as a general IT support resource.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

• Strategic management of Park Day School’s IT Infrastructure: Oversight and ownership of Park Day School’s entire IT stack. The IT manager is responsible for the overall health of the infrastructure, ensuring that the school takes a proactive approach to managing its IT infrastructure while responding to issues that arise.
• Planning: Research new technologies, recommend hardware/operational software purchases, and plan for network growth.
• Maintenance & Monitoring: Monitor network vulnerability/suspicious activity and performance, security posture, disaster recovery plans, and maintain IT inventory.
• Implement and manage security tools: Antivirus/EDR, intrusion detection/prevention, DNS Filtering VPNs, etc.
• Device Management: Ensure devices are up-to-date, accounted for, and properly configured.

• Strategic management of Park Day School’s IT Infrastructure.
• Planning, maintenance, and monitoring of the school's IT infrastructure.
• Implementation and management of security tools.
• Device management and inventory control.
• Proactive approach to managing IT infrastructure and responding to issues.