Headquartered in the United States, Pattern has a global portfolio of more than 30 power facilities and transmission assets, serving various customers that provide low-cost clean energy to millions of consumers.

Responsibilities:

Job Purpose

The AVP, Technology Infrastructure, Operations and Security will be responsible for leading Pattern’s technology operations and ensuring the security and reliability of critical systems in a hybrid IT and OT environment. This senior leader will be responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive IT and OT strategy that supports our business objectives, drives innovation, and mitigates cyber security and reliability risks associated with managing a geographically dispersed renewable energy and transmission infrastructure. The ideal candidate will possess a strong technical background, exceptional leadership skills, a proven track record of managing complex IT and OT environments, encompassing both cloud and on-premises infrastructure, deep experience in cyber security practices in regulated environments.

• Maintain and execute information security strategy and improvement plan.
• Execute IT and OT technology improvement projects, including delivery of technology for new sites (e.g. SunZia).
• Lead day-day IT and OT operations and plan, including implementation of service management processes across Enterprise technology.
• Evaluate and deploy technology solutions to improve collaboration and productivity for the company, while ensuring minimizing impact to existing production systems/infrastructure, Maintain a best-in-class internal technology for the company.
• Recruit, lead, direct, develop, coach and evaluate direct reports.
• Engage and manage key stakeholder relationships to communicate and review SLAs, understand business needs and drive continuous improvement in service delivery.
• As a member of the Enterprise Technology leadership team, support broader execution of the Enterprise technology and transformation strategy and planning.

Qualifications:

Experience/Qualifications/Education Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or a related field (Master’s degree preferred).
• Minimum of 15+ years of progressive experience in IT and OT leadership roles, with a focus on the management of technology infrastructure in a hybrid environment (Cloud and onPremise) ideally within the regulated energy sector.
• Exceptional leadership skills with a track record of leading and inspiring high-performing teams (with both internal and external resources) and demonstrated capabilities to influence technology and business leaders.
  • Proven records implementation company-wide information security strategies and maintaining a risk-based posture, inclusive of IT and OT standards.
  • Proven track record of developing, implementing and managing successful IT and OT technology strategies, including workplace applications (MSFT Teams, WebEx, Office Management Systems, Networks, Laptop and mobile provisioning).
  • Experience managing IT and OT budgets and vendor relationships.
  • Experience implementing disaster recovery plans.

Additional Requirements

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain highly technical information in a concise and effective manner to an audience of varying technical aptitude and to senior leaders of the Company.
• Sense of urgency to assess impact of security events, mobilize & influence resources from multiple departments and effectively communicate across leadership levels.
• Effective problem solving, with an emphasis on diagnosing and resolving root causes, and on building and supporting robust solutions.
• Data-driven approach to managing performance and driving continuous improvement.
• Ability to work independently, as a team member, and across the organization with colleagues at any level in a fast-paced environment.

Technical Skills

• Deep technical understanding of cloud computing (Azure, AWS), onPremise infrastructure & managed data center environments, networking, server administration, cybersecurity principles, and OT security principles, with experience in managing hybrid environments.
• Experience with OT specific standards and regulations like NERC CIP, with a focus on their application in the energy sector, and its dependencies to cyber security practices.
• Proven experience in designing and implementing secure hybrid architectures (cloud and onPremise) and managing cloud security tools and services.
• Experience managing cloud based and on-premise identity management systems.
• Experience managing technology infrastructure for remote monitoring and control systems, SCADA systems.
• Demonstrated experience implementing ITMS/ITIL processes and managing production environments (Change management, Incident management, problem management, etc.