Director IT & Security

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Salary Full-Time Management Hawthorne, NJ, US

Salary Range: $ To $ Annually

SALARIED JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title:Director, IT & Security

Department:Information Technology

Reports to:Chief Financial Officer

Supervises:Manager, IT Infrastructure & Support;
Sr. Programmer / Business Analyst; IT Support Lead; IT Business Analyst/Consultant resources; project-based contractors, MSPs, and consultants

POSITION INFORMATION:

Job Summary:The Director of IT & Security provides strategic direction and hands-on leadership for Fisk Alloy's technology environment, cybersecurity posture, enterprise applications, and business systems that support manufacturing and corporate operations across the company's global footprint (Hawthorne NJ, Oriskany NY, and international entities including FSP one in France and operations in China and Vietnam). The role is accountable for IT governance, infrastructure reliability, application enablement, information security, vendor oversight, AI strategy and governance, and continuous improvement of business processes.

The Director partners closely with Finance, Operations, Sales, Quality, Supply Chain, Human Resources, and executive leadership to align technology investments with business priorities while maintaining secure, resilient, and efficient operations.

This is aworking leader position — the incumbent must balance executive-level strategy with direct technical involvement in infrastructure, security, ERP, and application environments.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute the IT strategy, technology roadmap, cybersecurity priorities, and tactical initiatives aligned with Fisk Alloy’s business objectives.
• Establish, maintain, and improve IT policies, standards, and procedures for architecture, security, disaster recovery, business continuity, procurement, service management, access control, AI use, and acceptable use of technology.
• Lead, coach, and develop the IT team; establish goals, performance expectations, development plans, and succession planning as appropriate.
• Manage IT budgets, capital planning, vendor relationships, contracts, service agreements, and third-party technology resources.
• Oversee IT infrastructure and operations, including servers, networks, cloud systems, endpoints, Microsoft 365, remote access, backups, disaster recovery, and business-critical system availability.
• Manage the company’s enterprise application portfolio, including ERP, CRM, quality, analytics, financial, productivity, and manufacturing support systems.
• Support ERP modernization, system upgrades, integrations, reporting, and application lifecycle management in partnership with business leaders and outside consultants as needed.
• Establish and maintain an information security program and incident response plan to protect company systems, data, intellectual property, and confidential information.
• Coordinate security assessments, penetration testing, vulnerability reviews, cyber awareness activities, and timely remediation of findings.
• Lead technology due diligence, integration planning, and IT-related transition activities for acquisitions, carve-outs, and organizational changes.
• Partner with department leaders to identify process improvement opportunities and technology solutions that improve efficiency, reporting, quality, and decision-making.
• Maintain awareness of emerging technologies, including AI, and evaluate appropriate tools, policies, training, and governance for responsible business use.
• Ensure compliance with software licensing, technology contracts, audit requests, and applicable IT…