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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Head of IT Infrastructure and Security job in Las Vegas - **Company:** Skillz Inc. - **Location:** Las Vegas, NV, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $324,034.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Collaborative Software, Cyber Security, Information Systems, Identity and Access Management, Issue Tracking Systems, Software Vulnerability Management, Data Logging, Enterprise Software Applications, Software Security, National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework, Information Technology, Devsecops - **Published:** October 21, 2026 - **Apply:** https://jobs.diversity.com/career/2534859/head-it-infrastructure-security-nevada-nv-las-vegas ## About the Role * 10 or more years of progressive leadership across enterprise IT, infrastructure, cybersecurity, or technology operations, including senior leadership in a technology or digital business. * Demonstrated ownership of a broad enterprise IT environment and a cybersecurity program in a cloud-first, geographically distributed organization. * Direct experience designing, remediating, and operating ITGCs in a public-company SOX environment, including access, change management, program operations, and IT-dependent controls. * Experience leading material control remediation with Finance, Internal Audit, external audit, and technical control owners able to distinguish operational ownership from independent assurance. * Depth in IAM and privileged access, endpoint and device management, networks, AWS or comparable cloud platforms, SaaS governance, ITSM, logging and monitoring, vulnerability management, and incident response. * Track record building business continuity and disaster recovery programs and running executive tabletop and recovery exercises. * Experience with NIST CSF, ISO 27001, PCI, privacy requirements, and third-party risk. CISA, CISSP, CISM, or comparable certification is preferred but not a substitute for operating experience. * Experience leading teams and managed service providers, owning budgets and vendor portfolios, and improving service quality while maintaining cost discipline. * Experience supporting acquisitions, subsidiaries, or complex multi-entity environments is strongly preferred. * Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in information systems, computer science, cybersecurity, engineering, or a related field. ## Description Firy (NYSE: FIRY) is a public technology company whose business runs on reliable, secure technology. In this executive role you'll own enterprise technology, infrastructure and cybersecurity across the company. We're looking for a builder who can strengthen operations, establish strong governance, and turn technology risk into a roadmap the company can deliver. Firy is committed to continued investment in data and cybersecurity infrastructure, and you'll lead that work. You'll drive value across the company by improving resilience and uptime, raising control and audit maturity, and getting the most from our technology spend and vendors. You'll give Finance, Legal, Engineering and business leaders clear service levels and decision rights. You'll also be the trusted voice on technology and cyber risk to the Security Council, Audit Committee and Board. Responsibilities * Set and execute Firy's enterprise IT and security strategy, multi-year roadmap, operating model, architecture principles, budget, and performance measures. * Own reliable and secure corporate infrastructure, networks, cloud workplace platforms, identity, endpoints, collaboration tools, enterprise applications, service management, and asset lifecycle. * Lead operational remediation and sustainable execution of ITGCs, including user and privileged access, segregation of duties, program change management, program operations, evidence retention, and issue tracking, in partnership with Finance and Internal Audit. * Serve as Firy's senior cybersecurity operator and functional CISO, maintaining the risk register, security policies and standards, monitoring, vulnerability management, incident response, employee awareness, and executive reporting. * Direct business continuity and disaster recovery planning, testing, lessons learned, and remediation for critical enterprise services and dependencies. * Build risk-based third-party technology governance spanning diligence, contracting input, onboarding, monitoring, renewals, incident coordination, and exit planning. * Partner with Engineering to define clear ownership at the boundary between corporate IT, cloud and platform infrastructure, product security, DevSecOps, and application security. * Lead technology integration and separation planning for acquisitions, divestitures, subsidiaries, and material vendors, including identity, data, infrastructure, controls, and continuity. * Lead, develop, and scale the internal team and managed service providers establish service levels, documentation, on-call coverage, and a culture of accountable execution. * Translate technology risk, investment choices, incidents, and performance into concise recommendations for the CAO, Security Council, executive leadership, Audit Committee, and Board, as applicable. Key Competencies * Builder and operator who can stabilize today's environment while designing a scalable future state. * Risk-based judgment that balances security, availability, employee experience, cost, and delivery speed. * SOX and controls fluency with the ability to convert requirements into practical system and process design. * Technical breadth across cloud, networks, identity, endpoints, SaaS, enterprise applications, monitoring, security operations, and resilience. * Executive communication that makes complex risks and tradeoffs clear to non-technical leaders and governance bodies. * Cross-functional influence with Finance, Accounting, Internal Audit, Legal, People, Engineering, Procurement, and business leaders. * Calm incident leadership, disciplined escalation, and strong written documentation. * Player-coach, hands-on leadership with high standards, urgency, and the ability to develop a lean team and manage expert providers.