Senior Manager, IT Infrastructure & Cybersecurity

COMSOL is seeking a Senior Manager, IT Infrastructure & Cybersecurity to join our Global IT team onsite in Burlington, MA. Job DescriptionWe are seeking an experienced Senior Manager of IT Infrastructure & Cybersecurity with 15+ years to serve as a senior technical leader within our global IT organization. This highly visible role combines extensive technical expertise with operational leadership and cross-functional collaboration. Approximately 50% of the position is dedicated to enterprise infrastructure, networking, firewalls, cybersecurity governance, and strategic initiatives. The remaining 50% focuses on driving project execution, mentoring technical staff, managing priorities, and ensuring the successful delivery of initiatives across the Help Desk, Systems Administration, Infrastructure, Networking, and DevOps teams.ResponsibilitiesDemonstrate expertise in enterprise networking and partner with the Network Engineering team to design, implement, and support global switching, routing, SD-WAN, BGP, OSPF, VPNs, VLANs, and Palo Alto Networks firewalls.Develop and maintain cybersecurity policies, standards, procedures, and governance.Participate in risk assessments, security audits, incident response, and vulnerability management.Coordinate cross-functional infrastructure projects from planning through implementation.AI policy and governance methodologiesMentor engineers and administrators while promoting accountability and technical excellence.Manage priorities, schedules, risks, documentation, and project reporting.Serve as a senior technical escalation point for complex enterprise issues.Lead enterprise infrastructure initiatives spanning servers, storage, virtualization, Active Directory, Microsoft 365, Exchange, Azure, backup, disaster recovery, and endpoint management.Minimum Qualifications15+ years of enterprise IT experience.Strong knowledge of Palo Alto Networks firewalls.Working knowledge of SD-WAN, BGP, OSPF, routing, switching, VPNs, DNS, and DHCP.Excellent project management, communication, organizational, and leadership skills.Experience writing cybersecurity policies and procedures.Extensive Windows Server, Active Directory, virtualization, storage, networking, and security experience.Experience with VMware or Nutanix.DevOps or coding experience a plus.Current eligibility to work in the U.S.; no sponsorship for employment-based visas will be offered for this position. F-1 visa holders not accepted.Preferred QualificationsCISSP, PCNSE, CCNP/CCIEVMware VCP, Microsoft certificationsPMP and/or ITIL.Experience supporting multinational organizations.Experience with automation technologies such as PowerShell, Python, or Ansible.Technical EnvironmentPalo Alto Networks, MFA, Enterprise Switching, Vulnerability management, SIEM, scripting, and enterprise monitoring.Windows Server, Active Directory, EntreID, Microsoft 365, Exchange, Nutanix, SAN/NAS storage, enterprise backup, endpoint management.Leadership CompetenciesDetail orientedExceptional time managementStrong project leadershipExecutive communicationMentoring and coachingStrategic planningCalm under pressureCollaborative leadershipAbout COMSOLCOMSOL is the leading innovator of multiphysics software for research and development (R&D). Our products are continuously pushing the boundaries of computer-aided engineering (CAE), so that our customers can solve challenging science and engineering problems and develop better products, faster.The COMSOL product family enables our end users to solve even the most sophisticated science and engineering problems, thanks to our intuitive and flexible graphical user interface. We create the tools that drive new breakthroughs in physics and engineering — and we love what we do.Working at COMSOLThe Burlington, MA, location has offices instead of cubicles or an open-floor plan, and is spacious, bright, and comfortable. Our kitchens are always stocked with fresh fruit and coffee. Employees enjoy a casual dress code, relaxed atmosphere, and free gym access. Our office is in an easy-to-find central location and we are within walking distance of many restaurants and the Burlington Mall.The COMSOL Group is a fast-growing, high-tech engineering software company that was founded in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1986 and has grown to include 16 offices and a distributor network throughout the world. At COMSOL, Inc. we offer our employees:Compensation commensurate with skills and experience.Health and 401(k) plans with a company match and other benefits.Generous vacation time.A spacious, bright, and comfortable office with private workspaces.A surrounding office park with onsite restaurants, hotels, bars, and a free fitness center with workout classes ( is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.Compensation: $150k-$170k commensurate on experience.Apply NowReferenceREF-9892Job titleSenior Manager, IT Infrastructure & CybersecurityLocationBurlington, MA, USA