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Director of IT Services

Hire IT People, Inc
Jackson, MS Contractor
POSTED ON 9/19/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/17/2026

Role: Director of IT Services

Work Location: Jackson, MS

Work Mode: Onsite

Experience: 10 years

Duration: 12 months


Required Skills:

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability
  • to translate technical issues into business-level communications for
  • executive audiences. Required. 2 yrs.
  • Experience with progressive information technology, including
  • significant experience managing enterprise IT operations and
  • infrastructure. Required. 10 yrs.
  • Experience in leadership or management, including direct supervision
  • of technical teams, managers, engineers, and support personnel. Required. 8 yrs.
  • Demonstrated experience managing enterprise cloud environments,
  • with specific experience in Amazon Web Services (AWS) including
  • EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, CloudWatch, and Landing Zone architectures. Required. 2 yrs.
  • Strong understanding of enterprise networking, including LAN/WAN,
  • DNS, load balancing, wireless infrastructure, and
  • telecommunications. Required. 2 yrs.
  • Experience with enterprise monitoring and observability platforms. Required. 2 yrs.
  • Experience with enterprise monitoring and observability platforms. Required. 2 yrs.
  • Experience managing IT service desk operations, including service level
  • management, incident management, and customer satisfaction measurement. Required. 2 yrs.
  • Experience with IT vendor management, contract oversight, SOW development, and procurement support. Required. 2 yrs.
  • Experience managing data protection and backup solutions. Required. 2 yrs.
  • Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles, compliance
  • frameworks, and IT governance in a regulated environment. Required. 2 yrs.
  • Experience working in state or federal government IT environments,
  • preferably within a Medicaid, healthcare, or human services agency.
  • Desired.
  • Experience with CMS interoperability mandates, including FHIR APIs
  • and federal healthcare data exchange standards. Desired.
  • Experience with identity and access management platforms. Desired.
  • Experience with infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps
  • practices. Desired.
  • Experience with NoSQL databases and healthcare integration
  • engines. Desired.
  • Experience managing technology migrations from on-premises data
  • centers to cloud environments. Desired.
  • Experience with HIPAA Security Rule compliance and CMS ARCAMPE
  • security requirements. Desired.


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