Senior IT Manager - CMMC / NIST 800-171

Johnson Service Group, Inc.; Garden Grove (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision

401(k) with match/Roth

PTO 3 weeks

13 paid holidays

15% annual bonus

Weekly pay

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Johnson Service Group, Inc. seeks an experienced Senior IT Manager to lead IT operations across multiple manufacturing sites, standardizing processes, strengthening cybersecurity, and aligning technology with site needs.

You will mentor site IT Managers, drive policy rollout, manage budgets, and support CMMC readiness, with a hands-on leadership style and strong communication for stakeholder clarity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, or related field required; Master’s preferred.
• 8–10+ years IT management experience in multi-site manufacturing/industrial environments is required.
• Strong hands-on experience with network infrastructure, cybersecurity tooling, cloud computing, and virtualization.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a distributed team of site IT Managers (in-person and remote).
• Build and roll out standardized IT policies, procedures, and protocols across multiple sites.
• Drive IT roadmap alignment with enterprise security programs and business priorities.
• Lead cross-site IT projects, ensuring scope, timeline, quality, and stakeholder alignment.
• Establish and track KPIs (uptime, efficiency, security/compliance, service performance).
• Oversee budgets, licensing compliance, and cost-effective technology utilization.
• Provide oversight/auditing support toward CMMC readiness and compliance alignment.

Skills

Leadership

Multi-site management

Stakeholder communication

Project leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Tanium

CrowdStrike

Rapid7

VMware vSphere/ESXi

Hyper-V

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Senior IT Manager to lead IT operations across multiple manufacturing locations. This position will be responsible for standardizing IT processes, strengthening cybersecurity and compliance, driving technology improvements, and ensuring IT strategies support the operational needs of each site. Each location has a dedicated IT Manager who will report directly to this role. The Senior IT Manager will provide leadership, oversight, and mentorship while creating consistency and accountability across the organization. This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on IT leader with strong multi-site manufacturing experience and expertise in NIST 800-171 and CMMC compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a distributed team of site IT Managers (in-person and remote).
• Build and roll out standardized IT policies, procedures, and protocols across multiple sites.
• Drive IT roadmap alignment with enterprise security programs and business priorities.
• Lead cross-site IT projects, ensuring scope, timeline, quality, and stakeholder alignment.
• Establish and track KPIs (uptime, efficiency, security/compliance, service performance).
• Oversee budgets, licensing compliance, and cost-effective technology utilization.
• Provide oversight/auditing support toward CMMC readiness and compliance alignment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, or related field (Master’s preferred).
• 8-10+ years of IT management experience (multi-site manufacturing/industrial strongly preferred).
• Strong hands-on experience across: Network infrastructure
• Cybersecurity tooling (Tanium, CrowdStrike, Rapid7 preferred)
• Cloud computing and enterprise systems
• Virtualization/hypervisors (VMware vSphere/ESXi and/or Hyper-V)
• Proven ability to implement standardized processes across multiple locations.
• Excellent communication skills (including translating technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders).

Direct Hire | Onsite | $140K - $160K #D800

Benefits

• *Client offers comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) with match and Roth option
• 3 weeks of PTO to start
• 13 paid holidays
• 15% annual performance bonus
• weekly pay
• opportunities for annual salary increases and career growth

Johnson Service Group (JSG) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. JSG provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.