IT Manager
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Senior IT Manager, Government, Aerospace, Defense Solutions
Lincoln Electric
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Euclid • Ohio • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $150,594 - $203,745 per year
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
CloudCyber SecurityPMP
About the role
- Oversee the design, deployment, and maintenance of IT infrastructure across all GADS sites.
- Ensure system uptime, performance, and scalability to support business operations.
- Conduct regular risk assessments, vulnerability scans, and incident response planning and execution in collaboration with external service providers.
- Coordinate internal and external audits and manage remediation efforts.
- Collaborate with GADS business users to ensure IT infrastructure services meet operational, security and compliance requirements.
- Implement user training and awareness programs to improve IT literacy and security hygiene, in collaboration with the external service providers.
- Manage relationships with external IT service providers, MSPs, and cybersecurity vendors.
- Define and monitor service level agreements (SLAs), performance metrics, and contract compliance.
- Evaluate and onboard new vendors as needed to support IT and security initiatives.
- Develop and execute IT strategies aligned with business goals.
- Prepare and manage IT budgets, forecasts, and resource planning.
- Lead and mentor IT staff across multiple locations, fostering a culture of accountability and innovation.
- Manage performance and outcomes of the team within their designated discipline function.
- Provide executive-level reporting on compliance posture, risk metrics, and operational performance.
- Lead the organization’s CMMC readiness, self-assessment certification efforts (Level 1 and 2 or higher).
- Lead the sustainability program to meet CMMC and NIST 800-171 requirements.
- Ensure effective liaisons with DoD stakeholders, third-party assessors, and internal teams.
- Monitor security controls across networks, endpoints, and cloud environments.
- Collaborate with legal and risk teams to ensure data protection and regulatory compliance.
- Accountable for providing critical support outside regular hours and responding to and managing priority (P1) incidents, serving as escalation point for the external service providers.
- Oversee the lifecycle management and upgrade planning of technology equipment to ensure optimal performance, reliability, and alignment with organizational standards, in collaboration with the external service provider.
- Stay current on evolving IT and security compliance requirements impacting GADS.
- Collaborate and liaise with Lincoln Corporate IT.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, Information Technology or equivalent through certification and or training.
- Minimum 8–10 years of experience in IT security, compliance, infrastructure operations, and end-user support.
- At least 8-10 years in a leadership or management role, overseeing cross-functional IT teams.
- Proven experience managing multi-site IT operations and cybersecurity programs.
- Experience managing CMMC compliance programs, including readiness assessments, remediation, and audit preparation preferred.
- Familiarity with CMMC, NIST 800-171, and other regulatory standards.
- Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, PMP, ITIL, or equivalent are highly desirable.
- CMMC certifications such as CCP desirable.
- Experience with enterprise applications and collaboration platforms (e.g., Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Teams, EntraID).
- Willingness to travel between sites as needed.
- Proven track record in managing enterprise infrastructure, including cloud and hybrid environments.
- Experience working with regulated industries (e.g., defense, aerospace, manufacturing) is highly desirable.
- U.S. Citizenship required due to access to Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and federal contract obligations.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present to executive leadership and external auditors.
- Strong team building, mentoring, and stakeholder engagement capabilities.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
IT infrastructure designsystem uptime managementrisk assessmentsvulnerability scansincident response planningservice level agreements (SLAs)performance metricsCMMC complianceNIST 800-171enterprise infrastructure management
Soft skills
leadershipmentoringstakeholder engagementcommunicationteam buildingaccountabilityinnovationcollaborationreportingtraining
Certifications
CISSPCISMPMPITILCMMC certificationsCCP
