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The Director IT, Cyber Security acts as a chief information security officer (CISO) within the organization and is responsible for establishing and maintaining the enterprise vision, strategy, and program to ensure information assets and technologies are adequately protected.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the planning and development of an enterprise information security strategy and best practices in support of the enterprises information security architecture. The individual will collaborate with key business and IT leaders to develop security and business continuance standards and action plans as well as direct all security audits and tasks to ensure that the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of information to end-users, is not compromised.

The Director IT, Cyber Security ensures legal and regulatory compliance with existing laws and regulations and also ensures the enterprises IT environment is secure. The successful candidate also acts as a corporate advocate for Cyber security and business continuance best practices and consults with senior IT and business leaders regarding their Cyber security risks and responsibility in minimizing those risks. As a result, the Director IT, Cyber Security will maintain reliable, up-to-date information across the industry regarding identification of new threats and vulnerabilities

The successful candidate will be a graduate of a recognized university or technical school with a Bachelors or Masters Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.  The successful candidate will maintain one or more Cyber security certifications (CISSP, CISM, GIAC, or comparable) and will typically have 10 to 15 years of IT and business/industry work experience, with at least 3 years of leadership experience in managing multiple, large, cross-functional teams or projects, and influencing senior level management and key stakeholders.