IT Director – Development, Operations & Security

Job Title: IT Director – Development, Operations & Security

Ruiz Foods has been family owned since 1964, is one of the largest Hispanic-owned companies in the country and is the proud maker of two #1 brands: El Monterey frozen Mexican food and Tornados roller grill taquitos in grocery stores and convenience stores across the US and Canada.

Are you looking for career development opportunities in an exciting company that cares about its team members and consumers alike? Come join our team and help us continue our industry-leading track record of growth, quality, and delicious food!

The IT Director – Development, Operations & Security (DevOps) is a critical member of the Chief Information Officer’s (CTO’s) team.  The DevOps is a leadership role and is an empowered representative of the CIO on all activities pertaining to development and infrastructure.  This position requires an individual with a strong technical background, as well as an ability to work across all departments to align priorities and plans with key business objectives.  The Director provides strategic direction for the organization’s technical infrastructure and security (including hardware, software, servers, databases, storage solutions, networks, audiovisual equipment or physical facilities) in support of critical district business needs.

COMPENSATION: $160 – $200K/Year DOE

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Leadership: 

  • Provides leadership, motivation, coaching, professional development and day-to-day support to foster an engaged work environment with a focus on customer service.
  • The Director will oversee the selection, development, deployment, monitoring, maintenance, and enhancement of Ruiz applications and infrastructure.
  • Assists staff in developing methods and processes to improve the effectiveness, efficiency and security of the network services, desktop support and user support functions.
  • Stays current in technology trends and proactively provides technology recommendations.
  • Work closely with the VP of Enterprise Applications to ensure the technical platform support business needs.
  • Establishes service level agreements and monitors progress toward key service delivery performance indicators (KPI’s) or metrics.
  • Manages the development and delivery of IT standards, best practices, architecture and systems to ensure information system security across the enterprise.

Operations:

  • Manages the daily operations of the Enterprise Development and Infrastructure Group (applications, networking, server administration, database management, data warehouse)
  • This position will directly and indirectly manage exempt employees and contractors.
  • Implements and maintains all network services infrastructure with special emphasis on the security and stability.
  • Manages and participates in the planning and implementation of security standards, practices and procedures to ensure system security and legal compliance.
  • Manage vendor relationships ensuring that service levels and vendor obligations are met.
  • Develop, schedule, test and communicate the IT Disaster Recovery plan and Procedures.
  • Collaborate with the CIO on the evaluation, allocation, and management of physical and financial resources and administer the hiring, development/training, management, evaluation, and effective assignment of development and infrastructure personnel.
  • Architect appropriate technological, procedural, and educational/training security practices that result in an appropriate level of information security for Ruiz.

Project Management:

  • Provide guidance and counsel to the CIO and key members of the leadership team, in defining objectives for enterprise hardware technology initiatives.
  • Responsible for creative technical problem solving, and proficient management of projects, resources, and new technologies in a dynamic environment.
  • Develop and maintain multiple project plans; define scope and objectives for technology initiatives.
  • Prioritizes work efforts to balance operational tasks with long-term strategic initiatives.

Oversee Information Security:

  • Works with internal and external auditors to ensure compliance with adopted IT policy and procedures, and legislation related to data privacy or security provisions in safeguarding specific information.
  • Facilitates migration of non-compliant environments to compliant environments based on legal requirements, audit findings and risk assessment recommendations.

Knowledge of:

  • Compliance, disaster recovery planning and testing, auditing, risk management, business resumption planning, and contingency planning is important.
  • Secure and effective access controls, authentication, password management, DNS, cryptography fundamentals, ICMP, IPv6, public key infrastructure, Linux, Windows servers, AVD, SCCM, network mapping, and network protocols.
  • Technologies that support a strong security posture for a complex infrastructure.
  • Information security standards (e.g., NIST, ISO, OWASP, etc.), rules and regulations related to information security and confidentiality and other various security standards and policies.
  • A proven track record in developing information security policies, privacy policies, and procedures, and successful execution
  • Extensive knowledge of business risk, risk assessment and risk-based decision making
  • Technical acumen including but not limited to: OSI, IT infrastructure, cloud, application development languages, tools and frameworks, database technologies, web technologies, next gen mobile, network architecture, enterprise architecture, and directory services
  • Security technology acumen and experience including but not limited to: firewall, intrusion detection, cyber-attack tools and defenses, encryption, certificate authority, web filtering, anti-malware, anti-phishing, identity and access management, multi factor authentication.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor’s degree in management information systems, computer science or closely related field.
  • 10+ years of experience overseeing development and infrastructure function.
  • Experience in controlling information technology budget
  • Experience in analysis, implementation and evaluation of IT systems and their specifications
  • Outstanding management and communication abilities

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Education (Required): Bachelors or better in Information Technology or related field.
  • Education (Preferred): Masters or better in Information Technology or related field.
  • Experience (Required): 10 years: Overseeing development and infrastructure functions
  • Experience (Preferred): 5 years: Managing budgets

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Ruiz Foods is an equal opportunity employer.
EOE: Male, Female, Vets, Disabled (M/F/V/D).
Ruiz Foods enforces a policy of maintaining a drug-free workforce, including pre-employment substance abuse testing.

El Monterey®, Tornados®, and Ruiz 4 Kids® are trademarks owned by Ruiz Food Products, Inc., registered in the United States and other countries. Artisan Bistro®, Three Bold Brothers™, and Not Your Nonna's™ are trademarks owned by Ruiz Brands LLC, registered in the United States and other countries, and licensed for use by Ruiz Food Products, Inc.
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