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With a 30-year track record as an innovator in the hospitality industry, this forward-thinking company provides expert guidance through all stages of the property cycle, from planning and development through recapitalization or disposition. Highgate continues to demonstrate success in developing a diverse portfolio of bespoke lifestyle hotel brands, legacy brands, and independent hotels and resorts, featuring contemporary programming and digital acumen. The company utilizes industry-leading revenue management tools that efficiently identify and predict evolving market dynamics to drive outperformance and maximize asset value. With an executive team of seasoned hospitality leaders and corporate offices worldwide, Highgate is a trusted partner for top ownership groups and major hotel brands. www.highgate.com\nLocation\nHighgate Corporate Offices Irving, TX\nOverview\nThe Director of IT Security will oversee all security responsibilities for both the hotel level and corporate operations. The position will require both a technical understanding and a comprehension of modern security practices. Activities would include executive level security briefings, control of security training programs, management of our PCI control program and developing and implementing security best practices across all systems.This position is based in Irving, Texas.\nResponsibilities\nCollaborate with the CISO and partner with executives and their direct leadership teams to build robust Security roadmaps and plans.\nCollaborate and oversight of multiple Managed Security Services Partner's.\nChampion security practices and major security & compliance initiatives.\nWork closely with Enterprise Risk Management to create quarterly, annual, and long-term security and risk management goals.\nArticulate strategies, define metrics, and provide necessary updates to executive leadership.\nLead audit responses to 3rd party owner auditors, regarding IT security controls.\nPartner with business unit leadership for the development, planning, and execution of major security initiatives.\nDevelop and maintain an asset prioritization program according to an asset’s risk and business impact.\nConstantly updates the cybersecurity and information security strategies to address new threats.\nMaintain a multi-year cybersecurity and information security roadmap with key performance indicators focused on reducing risk.\nEnsure the development and implementation of an ongoing employee and member security awareness program.\nProduce and maintain security policies and identifies area where new polices are needed.\nDirects development and execution of an enterprise-wide Incident Response Plan.\nOversees and prepares the security budget.\nStay abreast of latest security news and trends to guide the mitigation of threats.\nOther duties as assigned.\nQualifications\nBS in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.\n6+ years of security experience with 2+ years of senior leadership experience.\nDemonstrated ability in a combination of risk management, information security, and engineering roles.\nMust have experience and knowledge of working with PCI standards.\nAbility to identify, attract, hire, develop, and retain the best security professionals needed to staff a world class organization and ensure they have the vision, plan, support, and culture in place to deliver impact.\nDomain expert on the threat landscape and innovative security strategies and products.\n“Hands-on” operating style and approach but a view towards the future and willingness to invest in people development and in developing an organization that will support a large company.\nProven experience as a business-focused, change-driven, credible leader in a fast-growing business.\nExpertise in understanding sophisticated technology & applying it in a practical way to build solutions.\nKnowledge of IT control frameworks with experience in implementation of the following examples (ISO, NIST, PCI, ITIL).\nBenefits\nWe are pleased to offer to our full-time associates a comprehensive and competitive benefits package designed to support your health, well-being, and financial future.\nMedical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matching contributions\nPaid holidays\nPaid vacation\nPaid sick leave (provided in accordance with applicable law)\nEmployee assistance program (EAP)\nEducational opportunities / Tuition reimbursement\nPaid jury duty leave, personal leave, medical leave, and military leave in accordance with applicable law\nFor Employees Based in Washington:\n8 paid holidays per year\nUp to 20 days of paid vacation per year, based on classification and length of service\nPaid Sick & Safe Time accrues at 1 hour for every 30 hours worked, with up to 72 hours of unused time carried over from one anniversary year to the next.\nFor Employees Based in Colorado:\n8 paid holidays per year; 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For such associates, eligibility for and the terms and conditions of benefits are governed by the applicable CBA and any applicable plan documents, and may differ from the benefits described above. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency, the terms of the applicable CBA and governing plan documents will control, as applicable.\n**The above-referenced benefits do not apply to part-time positions\nPosting Date\nThis job opening was posted on October 23rd 2026 and will remain open for at least 75 days.","description_format":"text","description_chars":6932,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":6,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Dental insurance","Health insurance","Life insurance","Retirement plans","Vision insurance"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Real Estate Investment","Hotels & Resorts"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-26T00:07:14Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":81,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.903,"p_room":0.9,"age_days":4,"expected_fill_days":12,"reasons":["conf:2","velocity","win:mid","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-30T05:48:23Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/highgate-director-it-security","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/highgate-director-it-security.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-30T07:52:10Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":11049,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-31T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1901308},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1901308"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fhighgate-director-it-security"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fhighgate-director-it-security"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fhighgate-director-it-security"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/highgate-director-it-security\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fhighgate-director-it-security"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3254128}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"highgate.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3254128},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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