We are looking for a highly motivated, authentic and engaging leader who will be responsible for TTEK’s entire technology department. Your portfolio of responsibilities ranges from ensuring that the individual team members achieve their goals to selecting and deploying overarching technologies whilst keeping to the company’s vision and exceeding customer expectations.
You will evaluate ways to continually improve the skill set of the technical team through the use of new tools or techniques, or additional training on fundamental skills. You are also responsible for directing the effective delivery of networks and disaster recovery systems and processes.
About TTEK:
Founded in 2016, TTEK Inc. is the leading global technology solutions firm that provides government clients with a trusted and transparent approach for customs and border modernization.
We are a fusion of leading-edge technical knowledge with operational and academic subject matter expertise. Our innovative service offering allows nations to modernize their customs and border processing systems and methodologies. TTEK’s product design roadmap incorporates the development of advanced analytical capabilities using machine learning and artificial intelligence.
We provide risk-based solutions for a broad spectrum of defence, intelligence, law, and regulatory enforcement agencies. Our solutions have helped customs analysts and decision-makers address risks to safety, security, health, and revenue.
What you will do:
Be an owner. Coordinate all activities & project work for the development teams working across multiple projects, and their deployment at the customer site.
Radical collaboration. Create and maintain good and open relationships with everyone involved in the projects. This includes technical teams, the senior leadership team, stakeholders and subject matter expert consultants.
Drive optimization. Review the performance of IT systems to determine operating costs, productivity levels, benchmarks and make recommendations for the improvement of the IT infrastructure of IT systems. Coordinate IT activities to ensure data availability and network services with minimal downtime.
Build high-performing teams. Hire the right mix of competencies. Identify training requirements for current team members, and manage performance and evaluations to ensure that the team are engaged and motivated to succeed.
Manage performance. Track and report important metrics and use data to optimize processes, creatively solve problems, and track results.
Drive financial results by preparing financial budgets and presenting proposals for capital projects to senior executives.
We are looking for someone who has:
The ability and humility to rolls up their sleeves and get in the trenches when their team requires them to.
High emotional intelligence and experience in coaching and mentoring people.
Bachelor's degree in IT/Computer Science, or related field
Minimum 5 years of experience managing the IT department of a software company
Strong knowledge of customs operations and international trade
Why you should apply:
We are a young, exciting company that uses an Agile software development methodology to deliver new functionality to our customers in record time. We refine and iterate our solutions in collaboration with our customers to consistently achieve project success. Our employees take pride in developing systems that satisfy our customers in the demanding world of Customs modernization.
Download the position description here.
How to apply:
Send your CV and cover letter describing relevant experience to Mike Squirrell, our Chief Technology Officer: mike.squirrell@ttekglobal.com.