Security and Infrastructure Manager

Every day, MTI Motion associates around the world set the future in motion by solving our customers’ most vexing motion-control challenges. Serving various industries including commercial aerospace, defense, oil and gas, and transportation, MTI Motion designs and manufactures an innovative portfolio of custom, precision motion-control products and solutions, including high-performance motors, drives and controllers, as well as windings, gears and ball screws.

We’re committed to promoting a collaborative team environment that focuses on accountability, honesty and integrity to ensure customer satisfaction. We take pride in the work we perform and are committed to continuous improvement. In addition to offering a competitive benefits package, we strive to offer our employees opportunities to achieve career advancement.

MTI Motion is a wholly owned operating company within the Steel Partners (NYSE: SPLP) family of companies and is headquartered in Pleasant Prairie, WI, with facilities worldwide.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Security and Infrastructure Manager leads the work of internal resources, vendors, contractors, and consultants, providing analytical, development, testing, and/or implementation services across the different business units. They will oversee and manage standards and relationships of third party managed service providers.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Work with leadership to develop company’s IT vision and translate into actionable goals.
• Analyze IT infrastructure and systems performance to assess operating costs, productivity levels, upgrade requirements, and other metrics and needs.
• Curate and maintain a strategic roadmap for the provision of IT Operations to support all IT      activities and services.
• Partner with VPs, Manufacturing to maintain and support Manufacturing IT needs.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to develop an overall IT strategy for applications, infrastructure-based business needs and enterprise-best practices.
• Ensure business process and business requirement analyses are conducted to determine optimal solution strategy, architecture, and design.
• Interface with other departments and management through the project process and manage changes to project plans. Propose budgets and schedules, set timetables for information systems projects, allocate resources, monitor progress, and troubleshoot solutions to project challenges.
• Determine and define technology objectives, tactics and budget, and align with strategic business objectives in coordination with key internal and external IT stakeholders.
  Provide technological guidance and improve organizational capabilities through enhanced IT standards, process, and procedures.
• Define, develop, and implement IT standards and technologies and coordinate security, compliance and change-control methodologies.
• Design, establish and oversee a network infrastructure for local, wireless and wide area connectivity, remote access and helpdesk systems and maintain the operational integrity of these systems within defined SLA’s.
• Oversee departmental budgeting and forecasting. Develop annual capital and operating budget plans. 
• Maintain a depth of knowledge in sub-functions of IT Infrastructure and systems (LANs, WANs, Internet, intranet, security, telephony, wireless, desktop, etc.) and impact of actions on related
  aspects of IT infrastructure, applications, processes, requirements, governance, etc.
  Coach, mentor, and train new and existing team members in organizational, behavioral, and technical skills.

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS & PREFERRED Experience

• BS/BA degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, MIS, IT related degree, or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum seven (7) years of IT experience required; ten (10) years or greater preferred.
• Current certification in a Cybersecurity Domain. (e.g., CISSP, CISM, CISA, etc.)
• Experience with security frameworks and regulations (e.g., NIST 800-171, FAR, ISO 27001, etc.).
• Experience with the review and creation of mitigation reports from compliance and vulnerability scanning tools (e.g., Tenable Nessus).
• Advanced knowledge of the following: data backup and recovery, intrusion detection methodologies and techniques for detecting host and network-based intrusions, business continuity & disaster recovery, encryption algorithms, network traffic analysis methods, new & emerging IT and cybersecurity technologies, current and emerging threats/threat vectors, system & application security threats and vulnerabilities (e.g., buffer overflow, mobile code, cross-site scripting, Procedural Language/Structured Query Language [PL/SQL] and injections, race conditions, covert channel, replay, return-oriented attacks, malicious code), network security architecture concepts including topology, protocols, components, and principles.
• Advanced system security knowledge of M365, Cloud Platforms, Hardware Virtualization, Backup Systems, Endpoint Detection & Response, Operating Systems (Windows 10/11/Server) Client and Server hardware, Network Switches, Firewalls (+IDS/IDP), SAN hardware, Web Filtering software/systems.
• Outstanding problem-solving, critical thinking skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to multi-task as well as prioritize and organize your work.
• Excellent written and oral communication, listening, interpersonal skills.

Please note: This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

MTI Motion is an equal employment opportunity (EEOC) employer such that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age or other legally protected status.

We will ensure individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact MTI Motion to request accommodation.