IT/InfoSec Manager

Cybersecurity Jobs; Folsom (CA); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Cybersecurity Jobs is seeking a hands-on IT operations and information security leader based in Folsom, CA. The role coordinates production infrastructure, cloud security, and a multi-disciplinary team to drive AWS migration and secure, scalable environments.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in IT and cybersecurity, with 5+ years guiding tech teams, and deep expertise in AWS IAM, networking, monitoring, and incident response. Hybrid on-site with occasional travel may be required.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive experience across IT infrastructure, cloud operations, and cybersecurity.
• 5+ years leading technical teams or technology functions.
• Hands-on experience with production AWS, IAM, networking, logging and monitoring, and AWS migrations.
• Experience managing enterprise IT and security operations, including SIEM/SOC and incident response.

Responsibilities

• Run IT operations and information security for infrastructure, cloud, cybersecurity, staffing, budgets, projects, and policies.
• Provide regular reporting to executive leadership on risk, operations, and AWS migration progress.
• Own IT financial management: budgeting, purchasing, vendor and contract negotiation, licensing and renewals, and AWS/cloud spend.
• Design, operate, and govern secure, scalable AWS environments including account structure, networking, compute, storage, logging, monitoring, backup, and cost optimization.

Skills

IT operations

cloud security

AWS

team leadership

budget management

vendor management

incident response

SIEM/SOC

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field

Tools

Splunk Enterprise Security

SAST/DAST

CI/CD security

Job description

Lead IT operations and information security across production infrastructure and AWS migration in a hands-on management role based in Folsom, CA.

Responsibilities

• Run IT operations and information security for infrastructure, cloud, cybersecurity, staffing, vendors, budgets, projects, and policies.
• Provide regular reporting to executive leadership on risk, operations, and AWS migration progress.
• Manage IT staffing including recruiting, supervision, scheduling, development, evaluation, and performance or disciplinary actions.
• Own IT financial management: budgeting, purchasing, vendor and contract negotiation, licensing and renewals, and AWS/cloud spend.
• Partner with Help Desk for end-user issues and coordinate communication of infrastructure and security changes.
• Own technical delivery of continued migration of infrastructure, applications, and services to AWS.
• Evaluate workloads for migration, modernization, re-platforming, or retirement.
• Design, operate, and govern secure, scalable AWS environments, covering account structure, networking, compute, storage, database services, logging, monitoring, backup, and cost optimization.
• Maintain enterprise infrastructure during the cloud transition, spanning AWS, Microsoft 365/Entra ID, networking, firewalls, telecom, datacenter or colocation, and remaining on-premises and VMware environments.
• Oversee production availability, backup, disaster recovery, patching, capacity planning, and change management with appropriate documentation.
• Own the company’s cybersecurity architecture and posture across AWS, infrastructure, endpoints, applications, and users, including IAM and least-privilege design plus AWS-native security tooling.
• Lead security operations using SIEM/SOC monitoring with Splunk Enterprise Security, including detection and alerting; manage endpoint security (EDR/XDR), vulnerability management, and email/web security and awareness training.
• Serve as primary escalation point for incident response.
• Maintain a NIST CSF-aligned cybersecurity governance program: audits, assessments, cybersecurity insurance requirements, and customer or vendor security questionnaires.
• Partner with Software Engineering to integrate security into the SDLC with penetration testing, SAST/DAST, dependency and IaC scanning, and CI/CD security controls for cloud-native AWS applications.
• Maintain security policies, standards, and procedures; track risks and remediation for leadership visibility.

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive experience across IT infrastructure, cloud operations, and cybersecurity.
• 5+ years leading technical teams or technology functions.
• Hands-on experience architecting, operating, troubleshooting, governing, and securing production AWS, including IAM, networking, logging and monitoring, native AWS security services, and meaningful contribution to AWS migrations.
• Experience managing both enterprise IT operations and security operations, including building or operating SIEM/SOC and incident-response capabilities.
• Hands-on knowledge of Microsoft technologies: Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Windows Server, Active Directory, DNS, Exchange, and group policies.
• Enterprise networking experience: Cisco IOS, router and switch configuration, SNMP, TCP/IP, WAN/LAN, firewalls, and remote access.
• Knowledge of vulnerability management, and security across endpoints, network, identity, application, and cloud; experience with NIST CSF supporting audits and assessments.
• Experience managing highly available production infrastructure, backup, and disaster-recovery environments.
• Strong analytical skills and communication including oral, interpersonal, and technical or business writing; ability to translate complex technical and cybersecurity risk for executive and business leadership.
• Project management, vendor management, budget management, and people management skills; ability to work independently, prioritize, and handle multiple initiatives amid changing business demands.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.

Technical Environment & Tools

• AWS Organizations, IAM, VPC, EC2, S3, RDS, ELB/ALB, Route 53
• CloudWatch, CloudTrail, GuardDuty, Security Hub, Inspector, Config, IAM Access Analyzer, KMS, WAF/Shield, Secrets Manager, AWS Backup
• Infrastructure as Code, Splunk Enterprise Security, SIEM, EDR/XDR
• Cisco Secure Endpoint, Cisco Umbrella, IDS/IPS
• Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Exchange Online, SSO, MFA, Conditional Access, Active Directory, DNS, group policies, DLP
• Penetration testing, SAST/DAST, Veracode, CI/CD security
• AWS Bedrock, Copilot, Claude, Kiro
• NIST CSF, cloud governance, incident response, risk management
• Additional infrastructure: VMware vSphere, VDI, Windows Server, Cisco firewalls and switches and routers, telecommunications

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Hybrid role headquartered in Folsom, CA with several days on-site required during initial onboarding.
• After training, location flexibility with a requirement to travel to the Folsom office monthly for on-site team visits and attend occasional company-wide events or executive meetings.
• On-call availability required.
• Close vision and ability to communicate via speaking and listening.
• Ability to use a computer keyboard, mouse, and other devices for significant portions of the workday.
• Occasional handling of computer components, tools, cables, and moderately heavy objects such as computers and peripherals; occasional inspection of cables in floors and ceilings.
• If remote: reliable high-speed internet access and a quiet, private workspace free from distractions.
• Additional job-related physical requirements may apply as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect and/or AWS Certified Security – Specialty.
• CISSP, CISM, CCSP, Microsoft, VMware, Cisco, or comparable professional certifications.
• MBA or advanced degree with a technology, cybersecurity, or business leadership focus.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code and cloud automation.
• Experience securing cloud-native applications, containers, APIs, and CI/CD environments.
• Experience in organizations with mature cybersecurity, compliance, audit, and cybersecurity insurance requirements.

Compensation: USD 170,000 - 220,000 per year.