Who We Are
Technology Services provides campuswide technology solutions that support the teaching, learning and research missions of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. We partner with other departmental IT staff to serve nearly 70,000 faculty, staff and students.
Current openings
Deputy Chief Information Officer, Chief Information Security & Privacy Officer
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign seeks an exceptional Chief Information Security and Privacy Officer to provide campus-wide leadership for a comprehensive cybersecurity, identity and access management, and privacy program that supports the university’s academic, research, and administrative missions. The ideal candidate is a strategic, collaborative leader with deep experience in cybersecurity and risk management, proven ability to guide policy and governance in a complex environment, and a strong commitment to operational excellence. This individual will set multiyear roadmaps, lead institutional incident response, partner closely with university counsel and campus leadership, and ensure compliance with evolving regulatory requirements for a major Research 1 institution. Candidates should bring substantial management experience; demonstrated success communicating with both technical and non-technical audiences; and the judgment, integrity, and relationship-building skills required to advance a resilient, forward-looking security posture for the university. Fully remote work may be possible for this position per the University’s Workplace Flexibility policy. Travel to campus may be required. Sponsorship for work authorization is not available for this position.
This position closes 1/12/2026
Why work at Technology Services?
We are dedicated to becoming the premier place to work at the University of Illinois. We invest in our staff to enable them to do their best work and prepare for inevitable changes in the technology landscape. We encourage and provide opportunities for continuous learning and development.
We are an advocate for remote work and flex-time/telecommuting to provide flexibility and balance to our staff.
We dedicate time and resources to your career development by helping you advance skills in support of our services and actively working with you to align your interests and experiences with opportunities.
Staff spend up to 10% of their time working with other groups in the organization to learn, grow and gain expertise in different areas.
Develop your leadership skills through campus programs such as Manager Development, IT Leadership Workshop, Lunch and Learn sessions and HR Training Series.
We pair members of our Leadership team with staff to develop skills through a series of time-limited, confidential one-on-one conversations and other learning activities.
Work together with other Technology Services staff to reflect on current practices, expand, refine and build new skills, share ideas, conduct classroom research or solve problems in the workplace
Our Employee Award and Recognition Program is a peer-nominated initiative that rewards individuals and teams who achieve performance excellence by supporting the Technology Services mission, vision and values with monetary awards.
We have a team of staff volunteers dedicated to being an advocate for our staff. We encourage social events, wellness opportunities and a variety of services to enhance work-life balance for you.
In alignment with our mission to foster a supportive environment for all members our university community, positions are open to all eligible persons regardless of race, color or national origin.
Our teams
Administration and Planning
Leadership in business and IT functions to Technology Services in areas of IT governance, communications, marketing, budgeting, finance, HR and project and process management.
Application Services
Provides campuswide communication tools, teaching and learning technology, web hosting, quality assurance and software development.
Infrastructure Services
Provides campus networking, virtual hosting, structured database storage and administration and installation and maintenance for managing data and voice services between campus buildings.
Privacy and Cybersecurity
Dedicated to helping reduce risk, and protect people, devices and information at the University of Illinois.
Innovation and Technology Strategy
Provides IT access and support for advanced computing resources for the University of Illinois research community.
Service Delivery
Provides the entry point into Technology Services, including direct support for the everyday technology needs of the campus community.
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