Censys is a cybersecurity and internet intelligence company focused on helping organizations understand and protect their internet-facing assets. Its platform supports threat hunting, cloud asset discovery, exposure and risk management, and external attack surface management by combining broad internet scanning with an up-to-date view of connected systems. Built by the creators of ZMap at the University of Michigan, Censys has strong ties to the open source security community and serves teams across financial services, government, healthcare, and other enterprise environments.
Censys Director of IT Business Enablement (Remote, United States)
Lead Censys’s IT infrastructure, endpoint lifecycle, SaaS systems, and secure AI adoption. Manage the teams, budgets, vendors, and technology enablement supporting a global workforce.
Description
- Lead and scale the team and systems responsible for Censys’s IT infrastructure
- Manage company-wide technology needs, including new-hire equipment, IT onboarding, and productivity tools
- Recruit, mentor, and develop IT professionals supporting a global workforce
- Oversee the full endpoint lifecycle, from provisioning and application deployment through patching and asset retirement
- Administer identity systems that provide access to corporate systems and infrastructure
- Advance secure AI adoption by identifying opportunities, leading integrations, and improving tooling effectiveness and ROI
- Assess, select, and manage internal software and technology tools
- Plan software and hardware budgets and manage vendors in partnership with finance
- Create and maintain documentation for IT processes, systems, and support workflows
- Develop and deliver employee training on internal tools and systems
- Take on additional responsibilities as assigned
Requirements
- At least 10 years of experience in IT management, systems administration, or technology operations, including 5 or more years managing a team
- Significant experience managing endpoint provisioning, deployment, and retirement at scale, preferably in a fully or hybrid-remote environment
- Practical experience administering modern SaaS environments, including identity and access management, MDM, and collaboration platforms
- Experience evaluating whether to build or buy solutions and whether to consolidate or expand tooling
- Demonstrated success integrating AI tools into business workflows and driving adoption across a team or organization
- Experience overseeing software and hardware budgets and vendor partnerships
- Ability to explain technical decisions in terms of cost and return on investment to finance and executive stakeholders
- Strong history of creating documentation, processes, and support systems from the ground up
- Excellent communication skills across functions
- Ability to translate technical concepts for engineering, finance, and non-technical employees
Benefits
- Eligibility for a bonus or annual bonus plan for qualifying non-sales positions
- Equity compensation
- Health coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Retirement plan with a company contribution
- Parental leave
- Mental health and wellness support
- Flexible paid time off
- Professional development stipend
- Reasonable accommodations for employees with disabilities
- Remote work with compensation ranges adjusted to the employee’s work location
- In-person onboarding visit to Ann Arbor, Michigan