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Vice President – Information Security and Infrastructure
American College of Education. Lead ACE’s enterprise cybersecurity, technology risk, infrastructure, and operational resilience efforts .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates extensive expertise in enterprise cybersecurity leadership, risk management, and infrastructure resilience, with a strong focus on developing and executing multi-year strategies and governance frameworks. Proficient in managing cybersecurity programs, incident response, and compliance with regulatory standards.
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Cybersecurity LeadershipRisk ManagementMicrosoft 365NIST Cybersecurity FrameworkCISSP Certification
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Hard Skills
Cybersecurity Program ManagementIncident ResponseVulnerability ManagementData ProtectionCloud SecurityDisaster RecoverySecurity ArchitectureIdentity and Access ManagementGovernance FrameworksRegulatory Compliance
Soft Skills
Executive CommunicationLeadershipCollaborationAdaptabilityDetail-Oriented
Tools & Technologies
AzureEntra IDDefenderPurviewSentinelIntuneNetworkingBackup and RecoveryMonitoringService Management
Certifications & Qualifications
CISSPCISMCRISCCCSPCGEITITIL 4
Industry Keywords
Higher-Education ComplianceFERPAGLBA Safeguards RulePCI DSSCyber InsuranceExecutive Risk ReportingMaterial Cybersecurity EventsCrisis ManagementThird-Party RiskSecurity Assessments
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesAzureCloudCyber Security
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead ACE’s enterprise cybersecurity, technology risk, infrastructure, and operational resilience efforts
- Report to the Chief Information Officer and advise executive leadership and Board committees
- Define and execute multi-year cybersecurity, infrastructure, cloud, identity, and resilience strategies
- Serve as senior executive authority for enterprise cybersecurity risk
- Own the cybersecurity program, roadmap, governance framework, policies, standards, risk register, and remediation portfolio
- Establish security requirements for identity, data protection, encryption, vulnerability management, monitoring, incident response, third-party risk, cloud security, secure development, continuity, disaster recovery, AI, and records retention
- Direct security operations, threat monitoring, vulnerability management, identity protection, endpoint and cloud security, incident response, digital forensics coordination, and managed security providers
- Serve as executive incident commander for material cybersecurity events
- Lead infrastructure and cloud strategy across Microsoft 365, Azure, Entra ID, networks, endpoints, collaboration platforms, backup, recovery, monitoring, and end-user technology
- Establish security architecture and security-by-design requirements for technology acquisitions, contracts, implementations, applications, integrations, cloud services, and AI solutions
- Define AI risk-tiering, authorization, data protection, audit, monitoring, data loss prevention, and exception requirements
- Own enterprise technology resilience, business continuity, disaster recovery, cyber recovery, crisis management, availability, identity recovery, vendor continuity, and recovery testing
- Ensure compliance with higher-education, privacy, contractual, payment-card, and cyber insurance obligations
- Sponsor security assessments, penetration tests, audits, maturity reviews, and executive exercises; own remediation responses and evidence
- Manage infrastructure and security vendors, contracts, service levels, performance, continuity, and risk
- Develop operating and capital budgets, workforce plans, sourcing strategies, and investment business cases
- Report executive performance measures covering risk, controls, availability, remediation, incident response, recovery, third-party risk, vendors, employee experience, and maturity
- Recruit, lead, coach, and retain infrastructure and security teams
- Maintain current knowledge of cyber threats, regulations, cloud and infrastructure practices, and emerging technologies
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s degree in information technology, cybersecurity, computer science, business, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant executive experience
- 15+ years of progressive technology and cybersecurity leadership experience
- At least 7 years leading enterprise infrastructure, cybersecurity, risk, or resilience functions
- Accountability for managers, senior technical professionals, and strategic service providers
- Experience as a Vice President, Deputy Chief Information Security Officer, senior security executive, or equivalent technology executive
- Experience developing and executing multi-year cybersecurity and infrastructure strategies, roadmaps, policies, standards, governance models, and investment plans
- Deep working knowledge of NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 or comparable security and control practices
- Experience with enterprise security policies, control frameworks, risk acceptance, exception governance, regulatory assurance, audit remediation, and executive or Board-level risk reporting
- Experience directing material cybersecurity incident response or enterprise crisis exercises
- Strong experience with Microsoft 365, Azure, Entra ID, Defender, Purview, Sentinel, Intune, networking, backup and recovery, monitoring, identity and access management, and service management, or comparable enterprise platforms
- Leadership of security operations, vulnerability management, data protection, third-party risk, security architecture, business continuity, disaster recovery, cyber recovery, and security awareness capabilities
- Experience applying FERPA, the GLBA Safeguards Rule, PCI DSS, privacy obligations, cyber insurance requirements, and breach-response requirements
- Strong executive communication, financial, commercial, budget, business-case, contract negotiation, vendor governance, service-level management, workforce planning, and technology cost optimization skills
- Ability to lead organizational change, establish institutional accountability, develop talent, and operate across a distributed, virtual-first organization
- CISSP or CISM certification required
- CRISC, CCSP, CGEIT, ITIL 4, or relevant Microsoft cloud and security certifications preferred
- Must be self-motivated, collaborative, detail-oriented, adaptable, and able to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
- Must support and embrace the College’s Impact mission
Benefits
Comp & perks- Annual bonus eligibility for full-time employees
- Medical, dental, & vision insurance
- HSA and FSA options
- Paid parental leave
- Paid volunteer time
- Tuition reimbursement & reduction programs
- Generous PTO
- 401k and employer match
- Full-service wellness and EAP program
- Employee recognition and awards programs
- Employer-paid life & AD&D insurance
- Short-term disability
- Employer-paid long-term disability
- Virtual-first work environment
- Inclusive work environment
- Remote work internet service support requirements and flexibility
- AI-enabled workplace tools and productivity support