Variable Hours Officer

Columbia University
United States, New York, New York
Dec 09, 2025
Job Type: Officer of Administration Bargaining Unit: Regular/Temporary: Temporary End Date if Temporary: 6/30/26 Hours Per Week: <20 Standard Work Schedule: Building: Salary Range: $165/hour The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. Position Summary The VHO will provide support to the IMC to ensure a smooth handoff of responsibilities to the successor and will complete knowledge transfer and training related to the Director, Infrastructure role. Responsibilities Knowledge transfer Training Cyber Security Drive the development of security policies, procedures, and documentation Participate in analyzing security breaches to identify the root cause and implement corrective actions Manage security awareness training for the IMC staff including phishing and in person training sessions Monitor, manage and patch our infrastructure Collaborate with the development team to ensure security controls are integrated into system designs and CI / CD pipelines Infrastructure Management Direct our Managed Service provider to manage and enhance our Azure and AWS infrastructure Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery planning, policies, procedure and testing Manage productivity tooling including Teams, Zoom, Office 365, etc Collaborate with our A/V vendor to ensure a robust and dynamic hybrid work environment across our five recently built conference rooms. Ability at a high level to troubleshoot third party and bespoken in-house systems Work along side our Managed Service provider to test AWS changes and desktop computing setups Project Manage Digital Efforts Collaborate with our operations and investment teams to identify opportunities to leverage new products and technology that can help execute our mission Support our mission to adopt Artificial Intelligence with secure infrastructure and data privacy Vendor Management Identify and select key vendors to help further our risk management and organization efficiency efforts. Perform Vendor due diligence and manage vendor relationships All other duties as assigned. Minimum Qualifications 7+ years related experience. Bachelor's degree. Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.