The IT Department's mission is to provide the information technology required for the fulfillment of the laboratory’s mission in an efficient and effective manner through building world-class competencies in the technical analysis, design, procurement, implementation, operation and support of computing infrastructure and services.
The CERN IT Department is a highly demanding computing environment, maintaining extensive networks on both local and global scales, pushing new technologies to their limits and providing a neutral ground for carrying out advanced R&D with various partners.
| Department Head | DH | Frederic Hemmer |
| Deputy Department Head | DDH | David Foster |
| Departmental Planning Officer | DPO | Christian Isnard |
| Department Administrative Officer | DAO | Nathalie Thiers |
| Deputy Department Planning Officer | DDPO | Sue Foffano |
| Deputy Department Administrative Officer | DDAO | Joelma Tolomeo |
| Department Training Officer | DTO | Maria Dimou |
| Computer Security Officer | CSO | Stefan Lueders |
| Externally Funded Projects | EFP | Bob Jones |
| Human Resources Adviser | HRA | Florence Licci-Ounnough |
| WLCG Project Leader | LCG | Ian Bird |
| Department Safety Officer | DSO | Tony Cass |
| IT Secretariat | Birgitta Thornborough | |
| IT Secretariat | Florence Moura | |
| Assistant to Department Head | Fabienne Baud-Lavigne | |
| Assistant to Deputy Department Head | Yasemin Hauser | |
| Financial administration | Isabelle Droux | |
| IT website manager | Catharine Noble |
| openlab administration | ||
| openlab communications officer | Melissa Gaillard | |
| WLCG Project Office | Catharine Noble | |
| Externally Funded Projects Office | Florida Estrella Cainglet |