Information Technology & Security Manager

The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) is the regulatory body for horseracing in Ireland, responsible for the integrity and reputation of Irish racing domestically and internationally, including the licensing of participants in Irish Racing.  We are currently seeking an Information Technology & Security Manager. This position is a leadership role which includes the responsibility to plan, coordinate, and supervise all activities related to the design, development and implementation of organisational information systems and software applications, and the operations and maintenance of information systems through best practices and the appropriate staffing and management of technical teams. The role is also responsible for technology risk management including the management of business continuity, disaster recovery and information security and supporting business needs by liaising with appropriate partners and suppliers, preparing and evaluating tenders, and making appropriate recommendations.

Main Responsibilities & Duties:

• Management of the IT team, including external resources, responsible for the portfolio of business-critical information and software applications
• Set the goals and objectives for the team, managing performance and professional development, identifying and arranging appropriate training to develop the team’s knowledge and expertise
• Responsible for the delivery of Information Systems and associated support services across the business including systems availability and performance, operations support and change management services
• Responsible for implementing the strategic approach to information and information systems portfolio management
• Develop and maintain a roadmap of the existing information systems portfolio ensuring that upgrades and enhancements are evaluated and deployed appropriately in collaboration with business users and technical colleagues
• Ensure that the Information Systems within the portfolio are compliant with internal security policies and external legislative requirements such as data protection
• Ensure appropriate organisational and technical controls are in place to meet the cyber security needs of the business and regulatory compliance
• Work cross functionally to ensure repeatable processes for transitioning new services to the live environment
• Develop and quality assure project proposals and business cases for new information systems and ensure that they meet strategic objectives
• Advise the SMT of the relative opportunities, costs and risk of the proposed projects and current portfolio
• Work cross functionally to ensure that information systems projects are appropriately resourced and deliver the scope, schedule, budget and quality expectations of the business
• Responsible for business continuity and disaster recovery management for the company
• Responsible for the information security management system for the company

Qualifications/Skills/Knowledge:

• 3rd level qualification in a technical discipline or equivalent industry experience
• Experience in a leadership position to include providing high quality operational support and maintenance, system development and project management
• Extensive knowledge of IT infrastructure, application architecture, system development methodologies
• Knowledge of standards and best practices relating to IT and Information systems development (e.g ITIL, ISO27001, NIST, CoBIT, etc)
• Detailed knowledge of IT controls and governance procedures including risk management strategies
• Knowledge of software development lifecycles and methodologies including Agile methods
• Experience in the presentation and interpretation of complex information to non-technical audiences
• Previous experience of AWS Cloud environments, on premise server deployments including hyper-converged infrastructure, windows and linux servers, virtualisation technologies
• Strong system administration in Microsoft technologies that include Windows server and Active Directory, Group Policies, Windows 10, Exchange
• Experience of upgrading Microsoft Server Operating systems and services, HPE servers, networking and storage or similar
• Working knowledge of Microsoft 365 including Exchange online administration and virtualisation such as Microsoft Hyper-V, or equivalent
• Strong knowledge of systems and networking software, hardware, and networking protocols
• Strong knowledge of implementing and effectively developing helpdesk and IT operations best practices aligned to the ITIL framework
• A working knowledge of system and networking monitoring, auditing and reporting tools

Desirable Experience:

• Experience of a scripting or programming language such as PowerShell, VBA / PHP and automation tools are an advantage
• Experience of managing web servers such as Microsoft IIS, Apache and Tomcat are an advantage
• Experience of managing web-based applications including content management systems
• Experience of a database technology such as Microsoft Access, SQL or other similar solutions including data extraction and reporting are an advantage
• A working knowledge of telephony services such as Voice over IP (VoIP)

If you are interested in applying for this role, please send your curriculum vitae, no later than close of business Friday 16^th September 2022 to:   [email protected]