Roles And Responsibilities Of Information Technology Department

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[Rajkumar Agarwal]

The information technology department in an organization is responsible for the architecture, hardware, software and networking of computers in the company.

IT professionals working in this department perform a number of duties to ensure that employees have full access to the computer system

IT department has two basic functions:

1. Managing the information technology infrastructure to provide IT services, which requires;

Managing and protecting the information technology

Managing and protecting the data resource

Managing and protecting the system applications

2. Developing and adapting information systems and IT infrastructure.

Other functions:

Identifying and eliminating security vulnerabilities with strategic solutions that increase data security
Directing and supporting the implementation of new software and hardware
Identifying and recommending new technology solutions
Managing the organization’s help desk (internal, external, or both)
Coordinating IT activities to ensure data availability and network services with as little downtime as necessary
Overseeing departmental finances, including budgeting and forecasting
Implementing executive policies
Reporting back to the C-suite level

The skills needed to be a successful IT director include:

Technical knowledge, so you can understand without being too lost in technical details
Communication, both written and verbal, as you’ll need to communicate with technically-minded employees and non-technical colleagues
Leadership and management skills
Analytical mindset to develop and utilize reliable metrics
Understanding of other, non-technical parts of the business
Cooperation and collaboration
Financial skills including budgeting, forecasting, and justifying