skilora Looking for Director of Information Technology & Security (Remote) at Remote

TELECOMMUTE Location: Remote, US

Master’s degree or equivalent work experience required

Security related certifications or experience preferred

10 years IT experience with 5+ years leading, managing and fostering the continual growth of a technical team

Experience in high-growth technology businesses

Direct experience balancing the requirements of ISO 27001 (or other security standard) with budget and schedule commitments

Professional written and verbal communication skills

Well organized and self-directed in managing own work and identifying needs of the company

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States

Skills:

• Information security
• Proactive Leadership Skills
• Managing Skills
• Decision Making
• Written & Verbal Communication
• ITES (Information Technology Enabled Services)

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Remaining knowledgeable of current technology trends and challenges, and determining when and how the company might benefit from emerging technologies.
• Being an in-house expert on which current security and privacy topics should have our full attention, and which new attack vectors require us to make changes and improvements.
• Proactively communicating to the executive leadership team: threats, decisions on relative priority, evolution of tools and platforms – the leadership team should be confident that they know what’s coming, and why. You are responsible for giving them that confidence.
• Working with your team to identify and evaluate potential technology vendors, negotiating contracts, and evaluating short-term and long-term budget impact. You will have direct ownership over and responsibility for the IT and Security Budget.
• Providing disaster recovery & business continuity planning. This is a department that can’t afford to be caught unprepared. There needs to be an explicit playbook for any scenario, and your team needs to be ready to apply that playbook without panic or delay.
• Managing, developing, mentoring, and growing a team of IT and Security professionals. Your entire department must be engaged and effective in order for your group to have success. It won’t be enough for you to be individually competent and productive – you need to support, mentor, and inspire your managers and staff. The best employees have high expectations for their work environment and their leaders. You need to meet those expectations.

Required Experience and Qualifications:

• Experience: 10 – 11 years in Information Technology (Required)
• Graduation: Master’s Degree (Required)
• Proficient in English (Required)