Director, Infrastructure and Security

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The American Lung Association has an excellent opportunity for a Director, Infrastructure and Security . Working as a member of the Information Technology department, you will join an outstanding group of professionals dedicated to our mission : to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease through research, education, and advocacy.

The Director, Infrastructure and Security oversees the architectural and security aspects of the American Lung Association's infrastructure. This role reports to the Chief Information and Technology Officer (CITO) and ensures the design and security of the organization's IT systems and partnerships. The role will work closely with internal departments to align technological initiatives with the organization's mission and goals.

Location : The position is located at the American Lung Association’s Chicago, IL office and will be a hybrid of in-person and virtual work.

Responsibilities :

• Provides strategic leadership in enterprise infrastructure architecture, emphasizing cloud- design and AI-driven innovation.
• Serves as a cyber risk advisor and advocate, driving security initiatives (Third Party Risk Management), assessments and innovation.
• Leads strategic resilience architecture (e.g., enterprise continuity planning).
• Accountable for emerging technology evaluation (e.g., GenAI, cloud computing) and scaling innovative solutions that improve efficiency.
• Defines architectural governance for technology initiatives and ensures alignment of internal, SaaS, and hosted systems with enterprise strategy.
• Collaborates with internal stakeholders to align IT capabilities with enterprise risk management and security posture.
• Champions enterprise strategy, aligning regulatory frameworks with architectural and security objectives.
• Defines strategic vendor partnerships and evaluates third-party architectures for alignment with security and infrastructure goals.
• Provides oversight and advises executive leadership on enterprise-level security and architectural risk events, ensuring alignment with strategic resilience objectives.
• Leads continuous innovation by evaluating industry trends and integrating forward-looking security and infrastructure strategies.

Qualifications :

Compensation : Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location. The target hiring range for this position is between $122,500 and $150,000 per annum.

Benefits : The Lung Association offers a comprehensive benefits package including :

Questions? For more details about this role please reach out to alahr@lung.org.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The American Lung Association is committed to employ, in its best judgment, the most suitable candidates for approved positions while engaging in recruitment and selection practices that are in compliance with all applicable employment laws. We are an equal opportunity employer : women, minorities, veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Policy Statement

It is the policy of the American Lung Association to prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type and to provide equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants, without regard to their , , , , , marital status, , , alienage or citizenship status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or physical and / or mental disabilities, veteran status, or any other status protected by law. The American Lung Association will take affirmative action to employ, advance in employment and otherwise treat all individuals in the foregoing categories without discrimination in all employment practices. This policy applies in all Human Resources actions including recruitment, selection, evaluation, promotion, compensation and training.

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