Director, IT-Cybersecurity

  • Full-time

Company Description

About Us
Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, Wabash Valley Power is a not-for-profit electric cooperative and wholesale provider of reliable, affordable electricity to our 23 electric distribution member cooperatives. These cooperatives in turn serve more than 300,000 homes, businesses, and farms in Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri.

As a not-for-profit co-op, we do things a bit differently—and that’s the point. Because we aren’t influenced by shareholders, we make our decisions with our members in mind. That means we value things like teamwork, and putting families first. It also means a business model that’s designed for stability and growth. It’s a Deliberately Different approach to the energy industry, and that’s great news for the people who count on us.

What You'll Get
We believe what benefits our employees benefits our company. That’s why we put employees first—your health, your family, and your development. These aren’t just slogans: We offer continuing education, flex time, health benefits, a 401(k) match and pension plan, and much more. Here are just a few of the things that make our company culture unique:

•  No Sweat  - We offer a wellness program that includes a payroll credit for medical insurance, an on-site fitness center for your convenience and extra vacation days for participating. We’ll even throw in a fitness device reimbursement to keep you on track!
•  Flex Time  - Our flexible schedule means you can work in your appointments or family events and maintain a comfortable work-life balance.
•  Stay in School  - We value employees who have a desire to learn, so we provide funds for continuing education. We also offer in-house training and ongoing development through our internal GROW program.
•  Keep it Casual  - When you work for us, you work in comfort.  Blue jeans are the norm in our office and we make them look good!
•  Work Hard, Play Hard  - We reward our employees with generous vacation time, to the tune of up to five weeks off a year. Even our new employees receive credit for prior work experience. 

Job Description

In this role, you will lead the development and maintenance of policies, procedures, processes, and training to ensure compliance with North American Reliability Corporation (NERC) technology related Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) requirements, foster a culture of continuous improvement, and develop cyber security programs and process for Wabash Valley Power Alliance  and its member cooperatives.

  • Work with WVPA’s staff and Members on technology compliance to North American Electric Corporation (NERC) Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) cyber security standards and industry best practices, including participation with any CIP data requests or audits and industry standard Cyber Security evaluations and testing
  • Represent Wabash Valley with electric industry committees and teams for cybersecurity and CIP activities in conjunction with the compliance and other technology team members. Also represent Wabash Valley on state and local cyber security committees and groups as assigned.
  •  Lead cyber security policy, procedure, and training development for improving Wabash Valley’s overall cyber posture
  • Participate on internal Wabash Valley committees related to risk, cyber security, and compliance.
  • Assist in the creation of documented processes and procedures for the testing, deployment, management, and secure retirement of business and operational technology solutions.
  •  Work with Technical Services leadership in the establishment and maintenance of a project management methodology for the Wabash Valley Technical Services department.
  • Create a program for mock technology cyber security audits and develop remediation plans for any deficiencies found.
  • Work with the business, operations, and technology teams on the selection of new or replacement technology for the organization and membership.
  • Define cyber security training for technology staff members, business, and operational users to ensure compliance with NERC CIP and industry best practice security standards.
  • Develop, test, and maintain business continuity plans for Wabash Valley power. Create templates and a framework WVPA members can use to develop their own business continuity plans.
  • Participates with the Technical Services leadership team in researching, planning & implementing major strategic initiatives of the organization.
  • Assist membership with technology and cyber security projects, processes, and procedures.
  • May be required to perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor degree in computer technology, project management, or equivalent experience required. 
  • Fifteen years of progressive experience in computer technology.
  • Five to seven years of supervisory or team leadership experience required.
  • Deep technical abilities directly related to cyber security

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.