Director of Information Technology
Houston, TX, United States
IT Director ( not managing people but managing technology )
Full-time position
Location: Houston, Texas 77054 (Medical Center) HYBRID
Salary $140-170K DOE
Interview: 1st with Brent CISO; 2nd in person with CEO
Start: ASAP
Company size: 145-150 people
Company Culture: Good work/life balance; very hands-on CEO; looking to do a 13-14 state expansion down the road
We are looking for an IT super hero who wants to grow with our growing company!!
We currently have 150 employees and are looking to do a 10+ state expansion down the road! This department is currently a one-person IT team with most of the support outsourced to MSP's.
We currently have (2) separate Azure cloud networks, (1) AWS and 5-6 on-prem servers & would like to consolidate all (3) into 1 cloud network. The database is already set up and functioning.
We are looking :
Someone who is open-minded person who has a can-do attitude;
Need someone who is a doer; doesn’t wait around to be told next steps
Someone who likes a challenge & likes to learn & figure out problems;
Someone who figures out the next steps/forward thinking;
Someone who can mentor others & also be comfortable with being mentored too
Someone who has a drive to learn/solve problems- if you don’t know how to do something- are you the type of person who will look it up or take a class to learn?
Someone who isn’t scared easily, is comfortable being uncomfortable; able to ask/discuss the hard questions.
Experience Required
7-10 years of experience in Information Technology management with increasing levels of responsibility.
5-7 years of experience leading a technical group.
Bachelor’s Degree in Information Security, Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, Management or equivalent work experience
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) - Highly preferred
Primary Position Responsibilities
Works closely with Information Technology leadership, business leaders and vendors to develop and maintain information security programs aligned with business strategy.
Develops and maintains policies, procedures, and standards related to the selection, implementation, support and administration of technology and information security.
Develops and reports on relevant metrics related to information security and department performance.
Mentors Information Security leadership.
Negotiates security hardware, software and service-related contracts.
Develops and ensures adherence to annual capital and operating budgets.
Ensures compliance with security software license provisions.
Manages relationships with Information Security vendors.
Ensures adequate disaster recovery, data protection and business continuity planning are performed for our technology infrastructure.
Performs other duties as required.
Establishes and maintains Information Security Handbook, procedures, and guidelines. Responsible for reporting suspected information security incidents to CIO/CSO.
Manages O365 and Azure environments, onboarding/offboarding, Active Directory, and provisioning of hardware/software.
Supervisory Responsibilities
Information Security Manager
IT Helpdesk
Recruits, interviews, hires and trains management-level staff.
Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations.
Manages third party vendor staff and project staff.
Experience Preferred
Experience working with security standards and frameworks such as C2M2, NIST CSF, PCI-DSS, and HIPAA.
Intake note: familiar with healthcare auditing processes or HC enrollment
Skills and Abilities Preferred
Accounting and budgeting skills.
Planning and organization skills.
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