Information Technology Manager

IT Manager

Location: Fremont, CA

Salary: 100K-130K

Company Overview

We are a precision-driven provider of conformal coating services for printed circuit boards (PCBs), proudly serving high-reliability markets including aerospace, defense, drones, and advanced technology. Our clients demand timeliness, traceability, and white-glove service—values that guide every step of our operation.

Position Summary

We are seeking an IT Manager who will have a willingness to grow and lead the IT department here at Specialized Coating Services LLC.

Specialized Coating Services, LLC has an exciting opportunity for someone wishing to extent their experience IT. The role is new and will be leading the company’s CMMC compliance initiative for NIST 800-171, as well as maintaining compliance with ITAR and related cybersecurity requirements. The role will also have, and be assisted in, core projects including selection of new equipment in support of key compliance initiatives, directing the buildout of the new server room, owning the development, maintenance of SSP POA&M and changing management plans. The role will coordinate with external assessors, supporting consultants and company stakeholders. Maintaining documentation of the system setup. Regularly assess control adequacy and maintain documentation of testing events.Maintain awareness of evolving regulatory requirements from CMMC, DOD or the industry in general.

This role would support the company in Fremont, CA as well as in Billerica, MA. Site travel is expected to be about 5-10% of the time.

Core Responsibilities

• CMMC & NIST SP 800-171 Governance: Serve as the internal owner of the company's System Security Plan (SSP) and Plan of Action and Milestones (PoAMs). Maintain alignment with NIST SP 800-171 assessment objectives.
• GRC Tool Management: Drive accountability and continuous monitoring by managing compliance workflows, uploading artifact packages, and tracking milestone completion directly within the company's GRC platform.
• Policy & Procedure Development: Author, formalize, and maintain administrative information security policies, Standard Operating Procedures, and physical facility security protocols that accurately reflect corporate operations.
• MSP Oversight & Collaboration: Coordinate frequently with our external Managed Service Provider (MSP) to ensure technical configurations (such as firewall boundaries, IAM/IdP, MFA, MDM, SIEM logging, and EDR tools) align seamlessly with written policy definitions.
• Security Awareness & Culture: Establish, deploy, and track company-wide security awareness training and role-based training programs. Develop and test Insider Threat awareness program.
• Incident Response & Resilience: Maintain and update the corporate Incident Response Plan (IRP). Coordinate and lead annual incident response tabletop exercises, manage reporting metrics, and define escalation paths.
• Physical Security Oversight: Monitor, review, and audit physical facility access controls, supporting infrastructure protections, and visitor logging mechanisms for core computational and production plant environments.
• Audit Readiness & Continuous Monitoring: Conduct internal self-assessments and ongoing risk management reviews.

Candidate Qualifications (Experience & Skills)

• CMMC / NIST SP 800-171 Expertise: Minimum of 3–5 years of dedicated experience managing information security compliance frameworks, with verifiable exposure to NIST SP 800-171.
• GRC Software Familiarity: Direct experience navigating, updating, and managing compliance evidence lifecycles.
• Technical Literacy: While this is not a hands-on firewall engineering role, the candidate must deeply understand core security architectures (identity providers, network segmentation, centralized log management, and full-disk encryption) to successfully audit configurations.
• Strong Documentation Skills: Exceptional written communication skills with proven experience authoring enterprise-level policies, incident response plans, and process workflows.
• Project Management Capability: Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage cross-functional initiatives involving executive stakeholders, internal employees, and third-party vendor teams.

Preferred Certifications

• CMMC Registered Practitioner (RP), Certified CMMC Professional (CCP), CISSP, CISA, or Security

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Master's degree or equivalent experience in IT governance or security is a plus

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and leadership incentives
• Full benefits package (health, dental, vision, 401k)
• Paid vacation and holida
• Daily engagement with an active team that’s leading the way in PCB coating technology