Head of Information Security & Infrastructure

Inizio Partners is a top-rated business consulting, executive placement and IT staffing firm serving clients globally. Inizios clients include fortune 500 companies, consulting firms, startups, private equity & venture capital firms etc.

We are currently recruiting for a Manager of Infrastructure for one of our clients. Our client is a leader in building technology-enabled business process solutions for industrial producers globally. They develop highly integrated software solutions that increase both the effectiveness and efficiency of customer-facing business processes in a wide range of business-to-business applications. The client will consider offering relocation assistance for out-of-state candidates and are also open to considering Sponsorship(visa transfer) for the right candidates.

The Director of Infrastructure is responsible for managing IT infrastructure on-prem and in the cloud (Azure and GCP) along with establishing and administering the overall strategies and procedures for the Information Security function of the company. You will be responsible to satisfy the scaling needs of the platform and the trust needs of clients, customers, and employees. Experience managing IT corporate, and sales offices distributed globally is preferred. The Director of Infrastructure and Security reports to the Chief Digital and Information Officer.

Manage a team (internal and partner staff) of system engineers, network engineers, security engineers, database engineers, DevOps engineers, site reliability engineers, and other IT operations staff (that includes the helpdesk)

Maintain and optimize the company servers and networks (LAN, WAN, and Wireless) globally

Define and implement IT policies and security policies across the organization

Implement Zero-Trust security principles within the hybrid cloud environment and raise security awareness within the enterprise

Collaborate with Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) in setting up a security operations center (SOC) for the enterprise

Define and implement best practices around user access controls

Protect data assets from unauthorized user access (on-prem and cloud)

Protect O365 and D365 environments (Email, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, etc.)

Perform business impact analysis (BIA) and implement a disaster recovery plan to meet organizational resiliency goals

Facilitate audits and certifications needed to promote trust in the platform

Implement modern DevOps practices to support platform operations in terms of scalability, availability, security, and resiliency

Engage third-party service providers to perform network penetration and vulnerability testing

Perform Information Technology Risk Assessments to identify potential control gaps

Control costs and budgets around IT systems (including security)

cloud providers, SaaS/PaaS application providers, Software vendors, and telecommunication companies)

Minimum 10 years of experience leading IT operations on-premises and in the cloud

Experience in developing IT policies and procedures

Strong knowledge of information security best practices, standards, and frameworks

Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related technical field

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