IT Manager - Digital Infrastructure & Cybersecurity (Fairbanks)

Role: IT Manager – Digital Infrastructure & Cybersecurity

Location: Fairbanks, Alaska

Job Type: Full Time

Experience: 15+ Years

Work authorization: We are currently unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced IT Candidate to oversee enterprise technology infrastructure, cybersecurity, network architecture, systems reliability, and technology integration support. This position combines strategic technology leadership with advanced technical oversight. The candidate will be responsible for maintaining secure, resilient, and high-performing IT environments while coordinating with operations, engineering, automation, and corporate technology teams. The role requires strong architectural judgment, experience managing complex infrastructure, and the ability to resolve high-impact technical and cybersecurity challenges.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead site technology strategy, infrastructure modernization, architecture, and delivery of secure, scalable, and highly available enterprise IT services.
• Oversee enterprise networks, servers, storage, virtualization, telecommunications, identity services, and business-critical applications.
• Manage complex LAN/WAN, routing and switching, VLANs, firewalls, VPNs, wireless networks, DNS, DHCP, and secure remote access.
• Drive cybersecurity initiatives covering vulnerability management, privileged access, endpoint protection, incident response, security controls, and risk remediation.
• Oversee IT/OT integration, network segmentation, and secure connectivity with industrial environments involving SCADA, PLCs, HMIs, and process-control networks.
• Lead disaster recovery, backup validation, business continuity, infrastructure risk assessments, and root-cause analysis for critical technology incidents.
• Manage technical teams, technology projects, capital budgets, vendors, service-level agreements, and stakeholder communication.

Required Skills & Experience

• 15+ years of progressive experience in enterprise IT infrastructure, systems architecture, networking, cybersecurity, or technology operations, including leadership of complex environments.
• Advanced expertise in enterprise networking, infrastructure architecture, virtualization, storage, high availability, monitoring, and lifecycle management.
• Strong knowledge of cybersecurity architecture, identity governance, vulnerability remediation, incident response, network segmentation, and privileged access management.
• Experience with IT/OT integration, industrial network security, legacy systems, and operationally critical technology environments.
• Familiarity with NIST Cybersecurity Framework, NIST SP 800-82, ISO 27001, and IEC 62443.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot complex, multi-layer infrastructure issues, assess architectural risks, and develop effective remediation and recovery strategies.
• Strong leadership, project delivery, budget management, vendor governance, and stakeholder communication skills.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.

Preferred Background

• Experience supporting remote facilities, mining operations, industrial plants, energy facilities, or other critical operational environments.
• Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CCNP Enterprise, CCNP Security, or equivalent credentials.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional technical teams, external service providers, and enterprise technology initiatives.