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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Head of Information Technology - **Company:** Castelion Corporation - **Location:** Torrance, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Linux, Disaster Recovery, Identity and Access Management, Network Architecture, Network Segmentation, Trusted Systems, Software Vulnerability Management, Data Logging, High Performance Computing, Information Technology, Operational Systems - **Published:** November 7, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/28_25196_c97bc7debc39a7e2ca61c044d2bfe14b ## About the Role This is a hands-on leadership role for someone equally capable of troubleshooting a critical outage, challenging a network architecture, recruiting exceptional technical leaders, and making high-impact investment decisions. The successful candidate combines exceptional technical judgment with a relentless bias toward action, high standards, and accountability for results., * Demonstrated record of exceptional personal technical achievement, with specific examples of complex systems built, difficult technical problems solved, and measurable results delivered. * Proven success leading a substantial IT or infrastructure organization, including managing managers and multiple technical disciplines. * Experience scaling an IT organization through rapid business growth while improving reliability, responsiveness, security, and technical quality. * Deep technical expertise across networking, identity and access management, Windows and Linux systems, compute, storage, cloud infrastructure, and automation, with exceptional depth in multiple areas. * Experience supporting demanding engineering, manufacturing, or test environments where infrastructure failures have immediate operational consequences. * Strong architectural judgment and the ability to translate ambiguous requirements into reliable, scalable solutions quickly. * Proven ability to attract exceptional talent, recognize technical excellence, develop future leaders, and address performance issues directly. * Excellent communication skills, decisive prioritization, and a demonstrated commitment to personal ownership and measurable outcomes. Preferred Skills and Experience * Experience with factory networks, operational technology (OT), and infrastructure supporting manufacturing and test operations. * Experience deploying IT infrastructure for new facilities, factories, and geographically distributed sites. * Familiarity with engineering compute environments, high-performance computing, and specialized technical workloads. * Experience implementing security controls in defense, aerospace, or other environments handling sensitive or controlled technical information. * Track record of building scalable, automated infrastructure that improves reliability, security, and operational efficiency. * Demonstrated ability to build and develop high-performing technical teams, establish strong leaders, and maintain exceptional execution standards. * Proven success balancing hands-on technical problem-solving with organizational leadership, strategic planning, and resource allocation. ## Description * Build and lead an exceptional IT organization. Recruit, develop, and retain outstanding talent across infrastructure, networking, systems, cybersecurity, and end-user support. Establish clear ownership, develop strong technical leaders, and maintain a high bar for performance and execution. * Maintain deep technical ownership. Design systems, review configurations, write automation, and troubleshoot complex failures alongside the team. Personally engage when critical problems demand your expertise and ensure solutions are technically sound and operationally durable. * Scale infrastructure across multiple sites. Deliver the connectivity, compute, storage, endpoints, and support required to bring new engineering facilities, manufacturing operations, and test locations online. Own deployment, commissioning, and operational readiness against aggressive program schedules. * Ensure reliability and operational readiness. Build resilient infrastructure, effective monitoring, tested disaster recovery, and disciplined incident response. Resolve recurring issues at their root cause and minimize downtime across critical business operations. * Accelerate engineering, manufacturing, and test. Partner directly with engineering, manufacturing, flight test, and business leaders to understand operational requirements and eliminate infrastructure bottlenecks. Treat lost engineering productivity and interrupted production as problems to solve with urgency. * Automate and standardize aggressively. Build repeatable processes for provisioning, identity and access management, configuration, patching, monitoring, and recovery. Use automation and sound architecture to improve reliability while increasing the organization's capacity to support growth. * Implement practical, effective security. Lead IT security implementation across access controls, network segmentation, endpoint hardening, logging, vulnerability management, and protection of sensitive information. Build secure systems and workflows that enable speed without compromising required controls. * Own technology strategy and resource allocation. Manage budgets, vendors, capacity planning, and technology investments. Make sound build-versus-buy decisions, communicate tradeoffs clearly, and ensure resources deliver measurable operational value. * Establish accountability and continuous improvement. Define meaningful service and reliability metrics, set clear expectations, and ensure commitments are met. Build an organization that anticipates problems, responds decisively, and continuously raises its technical and operational standards.