Executive Director, IT Security & Infrastructure

Essex Solutions Inc.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Essex Solutions Inc. seeks a Director of IT Security and Infrastructure to lead development, implementation, and management of security and infrastructure programs across North America and globally.

The role guides technology standards, budgets, vendor relationships, and IT projects while ensuring reliability, security, and availability of systems. The ideal candidate has extensive leadership experience in IT security and infrastructure, strong risk management skills, and a proven track record

Qualifications

• Eight years of related IT security/infrastructure leadership experience.
• Experience managing IT security and infrastructure in a large enterprise.

Responsibilities

• Provides strategic leadership for IT security and infrastructure operations across servers, networks, cloud services, and related technologies.
• Oversees design, maintenance, and continual improvement of IT infrastructure for reliability, scalability, security, and availability.
• Leads efforts to strengthen IT security posture in partnership with IT Security Manager and stakeholders.
• Conducts risk and vulnerability assessments to identify threats and improvement opportunities.
• Monitors security events and leads response to breaches and incidents.
• Ensures practices align with regulatory requirements, standards, and policies.
• Manages vendor relationships and contracts with Microsoft, AT&T, and partners.
• Collaborates with global IT teams to maintain standards and solutions.

Skills

IT infrastructure

IT security

Vendor management

Budget management

Project management

Leadership

Risk assessment

Cloud security

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelors in IT/CS/Cybersecurity

Job description

Essex Solutions Inc. seeks a Director of IT Security and Infrastructure to lead development, implementation, and management of security and infrastructure programs across North America and globally.

The role guides technology standards, budgets, vendor relationships, and IT projects while ensuring reliability, security, and availability of systems. The ideal candidate has extensive leadership experience in IT security and infrastructure, strong risk management skills, and a proven track record