Director, IT Security

ABOUT THE COMPANY: Bluebird Fiber is a premier fiber telecommunications provider of internet, data transport, and other services to carriers, businesses, schools, hospitals, and other enterprises in the Midwest.

To learn more, please visit bluebirdfiber.com.

Join an amazing team of telecommunication professionals! Bluebird is a dynamic growing company in need of a Director, IT Security to be a part of a collaborative team.

This is a full-time, benefit eligible position.

All of us at Bluebird work hard to meet objectives for the organization and live the mission and values of this growing company to meet a common goal.

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POSITION PURPOSE: We are seeking a highly skilled IT Security Director to help secure the infrastructure, communications, and data within the organization.

This important role will be responsible for designing the organization's cybersecurity strategy.

Elements of this strategy will include a defense-in-depth platform; leading the team responsible for implementing and monitoring those defenses; managing security vendor relationships; spearheading security audits; creating security procedures and policies; and ensuring that our systems are secure, reliable, safe, and accessible for business-critical functions.

The ideal candidate is an experienced security practitioner and leader who can work with stakeholders throughout the business to understand existing systems, networks, and technologies to secure them as the business grows.

This position is full-time and is in the Kansas City, Missouri area.