NCARB is a nonprofit organization and global leader in architectural regulation. Located in Washington, D.C., our mission is to protect the public health, safety, and welfare by leading the regulation of the practice of architecture through the development and application of standards for licensure and credentialing of architects.

Our members are the architectural licensing boards of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. While each jurisdiction is responsible for regulating the practice of architecture within its borders, NCARB develops and administers national programs for licensure candidates and architects to ensure they have the mobility to go wherever their career takes them.

The NCARB Information Systems (IS) Directorate has been building enterprise software for over 10 years, effectively positioning the Council as a leader in technology implementation and innovation in the non-profit sector. With its core processes properly supported, NCARB is now able to innovate and improve in how the Council manages information, and creates new opportunities for new services and products, even with commercial viabilities.

NCARB is searching for a Director, Information Systems, to provide leadership, direction, and growth to a high-performing, talented team of technical professionals.  This position reports to the Chief Innovation and Information Officer (CIIO) and is responsible for daily management of short and long-term objectives while also providing vision and fostering collaboration and alignment with the Council's technology strategy.

The director leads the 20-person information systems functions of the Council that includes enterprise software development and technology operations, engineering best practices, information security, infrastructure and cloud, data science, help desk, agile and lean innovation practices, technology education and training, project management, change management, and vendor management.

The directorate, with a healthy annual budget, is a high performing team that uses the latest technology and engineering best practices. The team uses the scrum agile methodology with 2-week sprints and 2-month release cycles. Some of its infrastructure is in a private cloud’s vSphere environment, and part on AWS. The team uses Docker and Heroku, Octopus Deploy, Team City, Travis CI, and GitHub for DevOps and CI/CD. The enterprise software uses a mix of technologies including C#, .NET Core, SQL Server, MongoDB, Node.js, Angular, NServiceBus, and more. NCARB’s data practices use redshift, docker, and python, plus some visualization tools like Tableau.

The leader we are seeking will have a combination of extensive knowledge and technical expertise that includes experience as a software developer, a successful record of leading enterprise level projects and teams balanced with exceptional people skills building relationships and supporting teams in reaching their full potential while successfully developing and implementing sophisticated technology solutions, products and services.

This individual will play a critical role in leading continuous improvement efforts, team growth and development, and fostering and maintaining a positive and empowering work environment. If you are a positive person with a passion for people and technology, we want to hear from you.

Duties will include:

• Partner with the CIIO on technology vision, strategy, and organizational roadmap; lead and empower team on development, management and implementation of technology initiatives; set positive example and tone for the team as part of a commitment to a strong culture aligned with our values.
• Continually develop knowledge and understanding of the Council's programs, services, members, and customers to lead development, delivery and continuous improvement of technology products and services that align Council objectives and customer needs.
• Build and foster strong relationships throughout the Council and with leadership to accomplish objectives and goals.
• Lead the Council in advancing its technical knowledge and expertise; advocate and support life-long learning and development; and lead technology education sessions and training.
• Position NCARB’s proprietary software tools for commercialization.