Systems Manager - IT Information Security - Security Engineering

Overview

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and mentor a high-performing engineering team, fostering a security-first, innovation-driven culture and supporting staff development through training and feedback.
• Define and execute infrastructure and cybersecurity strategies aligned with enterprise goals, ensuring alignment across business and technical teams.
• Serve as the primary liaison between engineering and business stakeholders to drive strategy, delivery, and operations.
• Provide leadership across technology domains, including Cloud, Data, Network, Application and Endpoint Security.
• Drive the development and implementation of security architecturesboth conceptual and physicalacross infrastructure and security domains.
• Own and optimize key security platforms, including EDR/XDR, Endpoint Management, Email Security, Network Detection and Response, API Security, and Vulnerability Detection.
• Establish and enforce operational standards, metrics, and governance frameworks to ensure consistent performance and compliance.
• Support IT infrastructure operations and develop modernization roadmaps, reducing technology debt and consolidating tools for seamless integration.
• Develop and manage automation pipelines to enhance team efficiency and streamline operations.
• Integrate Endpoint and Network solutions into SOC workflows and SIEM/SOAR platforms, collaborating closely with Information Security and Cyber Operations teams.
• Manage cross-functional projects, including scope, resources, budget, and timelines, ensuring successful delivery and alignment with strategic goals.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree 6 years of experience in information technology or information security field. or
• Bachelor's Degree 8 years of experience in information technology or information security field.

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Cyber Security, Computer Science, Math, Engineering or business-related discipline preferred.
• Master's Degree in Information Technology, Cyber Security, Computer Science, Math, Engineering or business-related discipline preferred.

• Minimum of 6 years' experience designing, developing, implementing Information Security or Information Technology solutions, required.
• 3 years' supervisory / managerial experience, required.
• Expert understanding of network communication protocols and standards, required.
• Expert understanding of cybersecurity principles, required.
• Experience with implementing or integrating commercially available infrastructure components, required.
• Experience in evaluating technology and establishing standard implementations, required.
• Must have a solid understanding of architectural concepts and practices leading to solutions that are reliable, maintainable, reusable, scalable and extensible, e.g. service oriented architectures, required.
• Must be comfortable and skilled at selling new processes and techniques, required.
• Must be able to communicate designs and give persuasive presentations.
• Must be able to interact with all levels of management and communicate technical concepts to a non-technical audience, required.
• Ability to handle multiple assignments with changing priorities while meeting deadlines, required.
• Ability to establish medium and long-term plans and priorities and estimate investment requirements, required.
• Must be flexible and able to work off-hours as required to support deployments, resolve production problems or respond to corporate emergencies, required.
• Must be conversant in emerging technologies and practices, e.g. Cloud technologies, SIEM, and Threat Management, preffered.

• Ability to lead/manage others
• Builds and manages effective teams
• Ability to inspire and develop staff
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent collaboration and team building skills
• Possesses strong technical aptitude
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint, etc.
• Ability to simultaneously handle multiple priorities
• Demonstrates excellent judgment and decision making skills
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment

• Driver's License Required
• Other: CISSP, CISM Preferred

• Ability to push, pull, and lift up to 25 pounds
• Sit or stand to answer a phone for the duration of the workday
• Sit or stand to use a keyboard, mouse, and computer for the duration of the workday
• Possess manual dexterity and the ability to use hands for the duration of the workday
• Ability to read small print and symbols

• The selected candidate will be assigned a System Emergency Assignment (i.e., an emergency response role) and will be expected to work non-business hours during emergencies, which may include nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Must be able and willing to travel within Company service territory, as needed.