Manager, IT Infrastructure and Security
Job Description
We are seeking a Manager, IT Infrastructure and Security to join our client’s team in Vancouver, BC, with an annual compensation of $130,000. This key leadership role is responsible for IT strategic and tactical planning, resource management, hiring, and fostering the development, motivation, and performance of the IT Infrastructure and Security team, which includes employees, contractors, and vendors. You will play a critical role in implementing large-scale business systems and technology solutions that enhance business productivity, improve management decision-making, and strengthen our overall cyber security posture. Additionally, you will lead efforts to build and maintain strong vendor partnerships, working collaboratively to achieve strategic business outcomes with a focus on technology. You will split your time between working remotely and being on-site in our Vancouver office, adhering to established safety protocols.
Responsibilities:
Compile and execute on an IT strategy that is developed in conjunction with key business stakeholders and the IT leadership team.
Research, design and implement the appropriate technologies and processes to support and improve corporate functions, end-user productivity and access to timely and accurate information to generate key business metrics and analytics to support management decision making.
Ensure the effective achievement of IT Infrastructure department objectives by scheduling activities, setting priorities, managing performance, providing formal and informal training, feedback, and appraisal, attracting, developing, retaining, and motivating the Infrastructure team.
Ensure hardware, software and network installs, re-installs, upgrades, moves, changes, and relocations are made when necessary with minimal disruption and downtime to the business.
Ensure adequate resources to support the continuous functioning and integrity of the network, systems, and applications, as well as servers, telecommunications equipment, printers, and copiers.
Developing and implementing business continuity plans.
Support communications to IT Leadership on IT initiatives and projects, performance against planned objectives and budgets, technology changes and advancements, security issues, and associated impact on expenses.
Drive knowledge share of emerging trends, technologies, hardware and software advancements and opportunities to improve customer/user satisfaction, productivity, communication, access to information or reduce operating costs to the benefit of the organization.
Responsibility for growing the cybersecurity program and evolving the transition to a mature secure and operational robust environment.
Proposing a strategy for information security and IT infrastructure technologies\services.
Implementing and overseeing the deployment of information security and IT infrastructure technologies.
Ensure security and privacy of information systems, communications, and equipment.
Ensure appropriate enterprise-wide IT risk and disaster recovery plans are in place, implemented and reviewed on an ongoing basis.
Requirements
Minimum 10 years of experience in an IT professional capacity with at least five years of work experience in an IT leadership function with direct operating responsibility for large scale systems and infrastructure planning for scalability and sustainability.
Post-secondary education in Computer Science / Management Information Systems.
Proficiency with VPN networks, firewalls, encryption, and other aspects of network security technologies.
Strong customer service skills, strong leadership abilities, excellent communication skills, demonstrated ability to establish and maintain credibility.
Ability to adopt and encourage innovative and strategic thinking, and excellent problem-solving skills to find solutions to complex problems.
Strong business acumen.
Strategic thinker and problem solver with a demonstrated ability to apply technology solutions to business issues, able to see the big picture and the value add contribution of IT initiatives.
Sound leadership, staff management, and teambuilding skills.
Please submit all resumes to Erin Boyd at boyd@catchrecruitment.com