Cherokee Nation Businesses · 9 hours ago
Director IT Security
Tulsa, OK, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
15+ years expCherokee Nation Businesses is seeking a Director IT Security to develop, coordinate, and oversee the implementation of security policies and procedures. The role involves leading the information security team, ensuring compliance with laws and regulations, and providing strategic risk guidance for IT projects.
Business DevelopmentHealth CareHospitalityInformation ServicesService Industry
Responsibilities
Develops, publishes, educates, and maintains comprehensive enterprise-wide information security strategy, plans, policies, procedures, and guidelines
Leads and facilitates an information security steering committee and maintain a security dashboard to provide an information security and cyber threat overview
Provides strategic risk guidance for IT projects and initiatives, including the evaluation and recommendation of technical controls
Recruits, mentors, develops, and retains a staff of information security technology professionals
Leads information security team, including providing work direction and decision making, planning, and budgeting as well as activities to increase the awareness of information security
Ensures that security programs are in-compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and policies to minimize or eliminate risk
Supervises/manages a department and has authority over hiring/termination/performance decisions
Work is primarily performed in a climate-controlled office setting
Work may require travel, including overnight stays
Performs other job-related duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree and fifteen (15) years of information security or other cross-functional IT leadership experience in a mid- to large-sized environment
Advanced knowledge of enterprise-wide multi-platform operating system security, network security, application security, database security, regulatory compliance, risk management, etc
Advanced leadership skills including excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills
Excellent critical thinking skills including the ability to think outside of the box
Ability to flex styles to work well with a range of personalities from extremely technical team members to non-technical business leaders
Ability to work with a sense of urgency in a fast-paced often-stressful environment
Preferred
Master's degree in information security, or other related field
Information security and/or other industry related certifications (CISSP, CISM, CISA, CEH, MCSA, MCSE, CCNP, CCIE, etc.)
Experience designing security architectures for new applications and for vendor product integration
Company
Cherokee Nation Businesses
Cherokee Nation Businesses provides hospitality, federal, cultural, and economic development solutions.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Chuck Garrett
Chief Executive Officer
Brandon Scott
Chief Communications Officer (CCO)
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