Global IT Director: Hands-On Infra & Security Leader

Meitner Energy; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Meitner Energy seeks a hands‑on Director of Global Information Technology to design, secure, and operate the company’s technology environment across its international organization. This role combines senior architecture with direct execution, including incident response and security oversight.

Based in the United States, the Director will lead an international IT team, oversee budgets and vendor management, and ensure compliance, resilience, and robust cybersecurity across on‑prem and cloud

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 8+ years in infrastructure, systems administration, networking, cybersecurity, or enterprise IT with hands‑on responsibility.
• Proven ability to design, configure, secure, troubleshoot and maintain production systems while leading others.
• Deep knowledge of Microsoft 365, IAM, Windows/Linux, networks, cloud/on‑prem, backup, DR, vulnerability management, and incident response.
• Experience implementing or improving a corporate cybersecurity program.
• Experience supporting multiple locations or an international organization; willing to work on‑site in Dallas and travel internationally.

Responsibilities

• Personally design, configure, implement, maintain, and troubleshoot Meitner’s technology infrastructure across identity, networks, endpoints, servers, and applications.
• Evaluate systems and vendors against security, reliability, scalable cost, and regulatory requirements.
• Lead business continuity, disaster recovery planning, testing, and documentation.
• Directly execute cybersecurity program across identity, endpoints, email, networks, servers, apps, cloud services, and remote access.
• Translate regulatory requirements into practical technical controls and maintain audit‑ready evidence.
• Guide international IT support team and manage budgets, licensing, and equipment lifecycle.
• Communicate technology risks and remediation plans to executive leadership.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic IT planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive communication

Incident response experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT / CS / Eng / cybersecurity

Tools

Microsoft 365

IAM (Identity & Access Management)

Windows & Linux systems

Security monitoring tools

Backups & DR tooling

Cloud & on‑prem infrastructure

Job description

Meitner Energy seeks a hands‑on Director of Global Information Technology to design, secure, and operate the company’s technology environment across its international organization. This role combines senior architecture with direct execution, including incident response and security oversight.

Based in the United States, the Director will lead an international IT team, oversee budgets and vendor management, and ensure compliance, resilience, and robust cybersecurity across on‑prem and cloud