Sr. Manager, IT
M-F 8-5 with on call responsibilities for after hours, weekend, holidays, etc.
The Senior IT Manager is a proactive and strategic leader responsible for overseeing IT operations, projects, client relationships, and team performance in a dynamic academic environment. This senior-level role requires a highly organized individual with strong technical expertise in systems administration, network concepts, and enterprise IT solutions. In addition to direct team leadership, this position plays a key role in aligning and coordinating efforts across other IT managers and senior systems engineering staff to ensure consistency, standardization, and strategic execution across the organization.
The Senior IT Manager is instrumental in mentoring staff, driving operational excellence, and ensuring alignment with institutional goals, security standards, and service expectations. This role oversees end-to-end IT service delivery, including staffing, purchasing, inventory management, compliance initiatives, and process standardization, while serving as a trusted partner to university leadership and departmental stakeholders.
This is an ON-
SITE position.
About UIT University Information Technology ( UIT), the central IT service provider for the University of Utah, reports to the U’s
Chief Information Officer and is responsible for many of the U’s shared IT services including the wired and wireless network; Campus Information Services (
CIS) portal; UMail, telephone, and online collaboration; digital learning technologies; information security; software licensing; and a host of other IT systems and services.
About the University of Utah Located in Salt Lake City, the U is the flagship institution of the State of Utah’s system of higher education, home to
arts and museum venues and a member of the
BIG-12 Conference Skiing and snowboarding opportunities are a short distance from campus, and opportunities to pursue activities from
biking to hiking to fishing abound Salt Lake City is home to the
Utah Symphony and Opera,
Ballet West,
professional sports teams, and a wide range of other cultural and recreational activities.
The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). Eligible new hires with prior
URS service, may elect to enroll in
URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at (801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from
URS are subject to URS’ post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or University Human Resource Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.
This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.
The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education.
Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.
Consistent with state and federal law, the University of Utah does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or protected veteran’s status. The University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and 34
CFR part 106. The requirement not to discriminate in education programs or activities extends to admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its regulations may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, to the Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, or both.
To request a reasonable accommodation for a disability or if you or someone you know has experienced discrimination or sexual misconduct including sexual harassment, you may contact the Director/Title IX Coordinator in the Office of Equal Opportunity and Title IX (
OEO). More information, including the Director/Title IX Coordinator’s office address, electronic mail address, and telephone number can be located at the:
University of Utah Non‑Discrimination pageOnline reports may be submitted at
https://oeo.utah.edu
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As per
University of Utah policy 5-108: Transfer of Benefits Eligible Staff Members, a new hire to the University of Utah who is still serving a 12 month probationary period will not be hired into another University of Utah job (a transfer) until the successful completion of the probationary period.
