Full-Time Director IT Infrastructure Services

We are seeking a highly skilled and dynamic professional to lead our IT Infrastructure Services team. You'll oversee critical departmental functions, drive the development and implementation of cutting-edge IT infrastructure strategies, and ensure our systems remain robust, reliable, and secure. Your expertise will directly shape PSI's technological roadmap.

Department Management

• Hires and dismisses IT Infrastructure Services staff
• Oversees initial and ongoing training of IT Infrastructure Services staff
• Evaluates performance, facilitates professional development and career advancement of departmental staff

IT Infrastructure Management

• Develops, implements and manages a 24x365 IT infrastructure, ensuring its scalability, integrity, performance, economy, and reliability
• Communicates with partners and company management to ensure IT infrastructure agendas align with company objectives and create competitive advantage
• Acts as liaison for IT infrastructure needs between management and PSI departments
• Assists and consults other departments on PSI IT infrastructure services
• Approves and supervises strategic plans for company-wide IT infrastructure and oversees compliance, follow up and support
• Oversees the development of PSI's IT technology roadmap for automation, network monitoring, cloud, infrastructure and security

Supervises and manages IT projects

Develops disaster recovery and business continuity plans

Plans the IT infrastructure budget and communicates priorities

Supervises and controls purchasing of infrastructure hard- and software

Supervises IT managers and provides strategic guidance

Prepares for and attends quality assurance audits

Information Security

• Defines and leads the implementation of security controls (Security Operations Center, Identity Access Management, Endpoint Security, etc.)
• Leads operational engagement and manages metrics for measuring Information Security maturity
• Tracks and coordinates Information Security involvement in business projects
• Keeps abreast of Information Security trends and articulates security-related principles in business terms
• Drives the delivery of Information Security plans and implementation of leading practice controls
• Leads the team of Information Security Specialists
• Implements ISO 27001
• Responsible for Security Risk Management, supports the life cycle of security risk assessments
• Assesses and addresses deviations from security policies and contractual provisions, develops strategies to mitigate risks
• Supports security incident response team, takes responsibility of postmortem and remediation plans
• Trains and consults PSI staff on information security awareness

Minimum requirements

• 7+ years' experience in IT
• 5+ years' experience in Information Security
• Experience in a managerial position
• Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Information Technology
• One or more technical security certifications (CISSP, CISM, CCSP, CISAS)
• Solid understanding of computers, OS, networking, distributed computing, databases, and programming languages
• Advanced skills in administering well-known OS and platforms
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft products and Cisco solutions
• Knowledge of IT security technology, architecture, processes, information security management systems, industry standards (ISO270xx, CIS Controls, ICH)
• Knowledge of IT-related regulatory and legal requirements
• Experience with security operations and incident response
• Experience leading advanced projects
• Full working proficiency in English

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