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DIRECTOR OF IT INFRASTRUCTURE & SECURITY

City Light & Power, Inc
medical insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, paid time off, paid holidays, 401(k)
United States, Colorado, Denver
4582 S. Ulster Street (Show on map)
Apr 16, 2026
Director of IT Infrastructure & Security \| Location: Denver, CO City Light & Power (CLP) is seeking a Director of IT Infrastructure & Security to lead the stability, resiliency, and security of our enterprise technology environment. This is a highimpact, handson leadership role for an experienced IT leader who enjoys staying close to the technology while setting direction, building teams, and driving operational excellence. In this role, you'll own infrastructure and security operations end to end-ensuring our systems are always available, secure, and scalable to support business continuity and growth. You'll play a critical role in incident response, operational maturity, and modernization while influencing how technology enables a missiondriven organization with national impact. *Why Join City Light & Power* City Light & Power (CLP) is a nationally recognized, private electric utility with more than 40 years of experience delivering reliable and modern power infrastructure to federal, municipal, and utility customers across the U.S. We play a critical role in supporting U.S. military installations, modernizing highvoltage electrical systems that improve reliability and strengthen energy resilience nationwide. CLP is known for pioneering publicprivate partnerships in municipal street lighting and advancing innovative energy solutions-including microgrids and renewable integration. We are proud to be recognized by The Denver Post as one of Colorado's Top Workplaces for 2025, reflecting our peoplefirst culture, collaborative environment, and commitment to meaningful, longterm work. This role offers visibility, accountability, and the opportunity to make a real impact-leading enterprise systems that support infrastructure critical to communities and national security. *What You'll Do:* Infrastructure & Operations Leadership Lead daily operations of IT infrastructure including networks, servers, cloud platforms, and hosted applications Ensure high availability, performance, reliability, and security across all systems and services Act as an escalation point for critical incidents, outages, and security events Lead incident response, root cause analysis, and corrective/preventive actions Maintain accurate system documentation, runbooks, and operational procedures Security Operations Direct security operations including threat detection, vulnerability management, and incident response Oversee endpoint, network, and cloud security controls and risk remediation Manage and optimize tools such as SIEM, EDR, firewalls, and identity & access management systems Support alignment with security and compliance frameworks (e.g., SOC 2, CMMC, NIST) Process, Metrics & Continuous Improvement Develop, implement, and enforce IT operational policies, procedures, and standards Implement and mature ITILbased processes (incident, problem, change, configuration management) Define, track, and report KPIs, SLAs, and operational performance metrics to senior leadership Drive automation, efficiency, and continuous improvement initiatives Leadership & Collaboration Lead, mentor, and develop infrastructure and security team members Provide coaching, performance feedback, and professional development support Oversee Managed Service Providers (MSP), vendors, and thirdparty partners Collaborate with crossfunctional teams to support business initiatives Perform additional duties as assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. What You Bring* Required 8-12+ years of progressive IT experience, including 2-4+ years in a leadership or management role Strong handson experience managing infrastructure operations in cloud, onprem, or hybrid environments Demonstrated experience with security operations, incident response, and vulnerability management Deep technical knowledge of networking, systems administration, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) Proven ability to lead highpressure incident and outage response efforts Strong understanding of IT service management frameworks (ITIL) Experience developing operational policies, standards, and technical documentation Ability to define, measure, and report operational performance metrics Preferred Experience supporting a midsized or scaling organization Familiarity with SOC 2, CMMC Levels 1 & 2, and NIST frameworks Work *Authorization* You must be authorized to work in the U.S. without employer sponsorship. *Benefits & Compensation:* We offer an excellent benefits package that includes medical insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, 401k with company contribution, paid time off and paid holidays. Annual Salary range: $145,000 and $175,000 plus eligible to participate in Short Term Incentive Plan We reserve the right to pay more or less than the posted salary range based on factors unrelated to sex. To learn more visit our website at www.clpinc.com We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.