Director of Technology

Job Description

Job Description

Stoneleigh-Burnham School, an independent girls’ boarding and day school for grades 7-12, seeks a Director of Technology for the 2026-2027 school year. This is a full-time, twelve month position. Preference will be given to candidates who are available to live on campus and serve as an administrator on duty one-night per week and every fourth or fifth weekend.

Located in the Pioneer Valley, a short drive from the Five College Consortium (University of Massachusetts and Smith, Mount Holyoke, Hampshire, and Amherst Colleges), Stoneleigh-Burnham School is the only girls’ school in New England to offer the IB Diploma Programme and attracts students from the local area and around the world. Our mission centers around helping our students discover and use their authentic voices. Faculty who thrive at SBS are collaborative and dynamic colleagues who are excited by professional growth and excellence in teaching, deeply passionate about education, and committed to fostering an inclusive community.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Leadership

• Oversee every facet of the Technology Department

• Establish and execute IT strategies and operational protocols that are aligned with the goals of the school.

• Coordinate the department’s budget planning, track spending and manage partnerships with vendors and service providers.

• Act as a strategic advisor to school leadership on cybersecurity developments, educational technology and emerging digital tools.

• Ensure clear communication of technology plans, system adjustments, and support resources to employees, students and families.

Operations

• Direct, assess and execute the implementation, functionality, and lifecycle of IT infrastructure and software.

• Manage the institution’s data security protocols, risk mitigation strategies, and disaster recovery frameworks to ensure operational stability.

• Oversee all enterprise platforms, including SIS, LMS, and other mission-critical systems supporting school operations.

• Manage all significant technology initiatives, system migrations and institutional data transitions.

• Manage all on-premises hardware and systems: server, network, printer, emergency notification and security infrastructures

• Maintain secure and appropriate access to digital assets and technological resources for all members of the school community.

• Other duties as assigned by the CFO and Head of School

Support

• Deploy and support all employee and work space devices

• Create, maintain and support the use of user accounts across all platforms

• Troubleshoot all employee and student issues both software and hardware

• Develop and maintain support resources

Qualifications:

Familiarity with Blackbaud, Google Workspace and Windows Server required. Experience with Ruckus, Fortinet, Zoom, Mosyle, Apple Manager, Informacast and Securly preferred.

Experience in a school environment, particularly a boarding school.

The range of salary is 60 - 65K with on-campus housing and meals when school is in session.

Applications:

Please send cover letter, resume, and references to:

Bett Alter, Interim Head of School

[email protected]

In order to achieve our mission of preparing students to actively engage a diverse and inclusive world we must first emulate the values we hope to instill in our students. Stoneleigh-Burnham is committed to increasing the diversity — in backgrounds and in experiences — of our faculty, staff and student community.

Stoneleigh-Burnham strives to hire and support an inclusive community of employees; candidates from communities that are statistically and systemically underrepresented in independent schools are encouraged to apply. Stoneleigh-Burnham School is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Salary is commensurate with experience.

Our Mission:

Stoneleigh-Burnham School is an academic community that fosters an international perspective. We inspire girls to pursue meaningful lives based on honor, respect, and intellectual curiosity. Each student is challenged to discover her best self and graduate with confidence to think independently and act ethically, secure in the knowledge that her voice will be heard.

To learn more about Stoneleigh-Burnham School, please visit our website: sbschool.org.