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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Head of Information Technology (IT) - **Company:** Formlabs - **Location:** Somerville, MA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $150,000.0 - $190,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Proxmox, 3D Printing, Artificial Intelligence, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing Security, Cyber Security, Information Systems, Information Leak Prevention, Desktop Computing, Disaster Recovery, Identity and Access Management, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Python (Programming Language), Routing, Network Administration, Windows PowerShell, Remote Access Technology, Runbook, Server Virtualization, Software Vulnerability Management, Wide Area Networks, Wi-Fi Technology, Data Logging, Scripting, Enterprise Software Applications, IT General Controls (ITGC), AWS Security Fundamentals, Firewalls (Computer Science), National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework, Falcon Platform, Information Technology, Patch Management, Cloudflare, Gsuite, Terraform, Network Server - **Published:** October 20, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/head-of-information-technology-it-somerville-ma--c2c96b7f-be48-49fb-b781-cf4e56a18480 ## About the Role Information Technology & Information Systems, Printers, Research Skills, Desktop PC, Technical/Engineering Design, Leadership, Technical Support, Customer Support/Service, Coaching, Information Technology & Information Systems, * Experience: 8+ years in IT infrastructure and/or security, including 2+ years leading teams, ideally in a mid-sized (500-2,000 person) company with multiple international sites. * Network & Systems Depth: Hands-on expertise in enterprise networking (routing, VPN, firewalls, segmentation, Wi-Fi) and server virtualization; you can review a firewall rule set or a backup design yourself. * Security Leadership: Practical experience building or running a security program at a company without a large dedicated security team - including EDR, identity, vulnerability management, and incident response. * Service Mindset: You care how employees experience IT, measure service quality, and lead a help desk with the same rigor as a network. * Vendor Management: Proven ability to design a team's staffing and sourcing model, and to select, negotiate with, and hold managed service providers accountable. * Communication: Translate technical risk into clear business decisions for executives, and write clear policies, runbooks, and recommendations. * Controls & Compliance: Experience with frameworks such as NIST CSF, ISO 27001, or SOC 2, and with IT general controls in an audit-ready environment. * Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent experience. Bonus Points: * Experience with Cisco Meraki, Proxmox, CrowdStrike, Google Workspace, and Cloudflare. * Experience operating IT in China (cross-border connectivity, local regulations, remote-site support). * Familiarity with GCP and AWS security fundamentals (IAM, logging, network controls). * Scripting/automation skills (Python, PowerShell, Terraform, or similar) and hands-on use of AI tools in IT or security operations. * Security certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or CCNP Security. * Experience in a hardware or manufacturing company with R&D labs and lab networks. ## Description Join Formlabs if you want to bring ground-breaking professional 3D printers to the desktop of every designer, engineer, researcher, and artist in the world. As the Head of Information Technology (IT) at Formlabs, you will own the foundation the whole company runs on: our global network, on-premise servers, endpoints, IT service desk, identity and access, and the security program that protects Formlabs and our customers' data. This is a single, combined leadership role - where you will lead as a player-coach. You will lead a global team of 7 spanning network administration, systems administration, help desk, and cybersecurity, and support offices in Somerville, Germany, Budapest, and Shenzhen. You will join the Systems team, which enables every Formlabs team with enterprise applications, infrastructure, data, AI, and security. You will report to the CIO. This role is based in our Somerville, MA office and is an onsite role. The Job: * Team Leadership: Lead, coach, and develop a team of 7 across network, systems, help desk, and cybersecurity. Set clear priorities, build strong technical leadership within the team, and grow the team's automation and scripting skills. * Network & Connectivity: Own our Cisco Meraki estate across four countries - SD-WAN and site-to-site VPN, firewalls, segmentation, Wi-Fi, ISP circuits, cloud VPN tunnels, remote access, and the specific connectivity and compliance requirements of operating in China. * Strategy & Roadmap: Define and drive a combined infrastructure and security roadmap that balances reliability, risk, cost, and user experience - and explain it in business terms to the CIO, CFO, and company leadership. * Servers & Resilience: Own on-premise compute (Proxmox) and the services that run on it - lifecycle, patching, monitoring, backup and tested restores, and disaster recovery - and make deliberate decisions about what stays on-prem versus moves to cloud or SaaS. * Security Program: Own Formlabs' cybersecurity program end to end: policy, risk register, vulnerability and patch management, endpoint protection, email and SaaS security, logging, data loss prevention, and incident detection, response runbooks, and exercises. * Staffing Model & Services: Provide leadership on how the team is staffed and which services it relies on - deciding what to build in-house versus source from managed service and security partners - and hold those partners accountable to clear scope and SLAs. * Identity & Access: Own the joiner/mover/leaver process, SSO and MFA, privileged and break-glass access, and admin hygiene across Google Workspace and core SaaS - with the evidence trail auditors expect. * IT Service Desk & Endpoints: Ensure a fast, friendly, measurable help desk for ~800 employees - ticket SLAs, onboarding/offboarding, laptop lifecycle and MDM, conference room and A/V, and site support - and personally own the hardest escalations. * Automation & AI: Replace manual, repeatable work with automation and AI-assisted workflows across provisioning, monitoring, ticket triage, and reporting, so the team scales with the company. * Vendors & Budget: Own the infrastructure and security vendor portfolio and budget - contracts, renewals, licensing, and hardware refresh plans - and make clear build/buy/partner tradeoffs. * Documentation & Continuity: Maintain current diagrams, inventories, runbooks, and on-call/escalation coverage so no system depends on a single person's knowledge.