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IT Senior Manager, Government, Aerospace, and Defense Solutions Job in Cleveland, Ohio US

IT Senior Manager, Government, Aerospace, and Defense Solutions

Lincoln Electric - Cleveland, OH

Posted: 10/30/2025 - Expires: 11/29/2025

Job ID: 292818168

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Job Description

Lincoln Electric is the world leader in the engineering, design, and manufacturing of advanced arc welding solutions, automated joining, assembly and cutting systems, plasma and oxy-fuel cutting equipment, and has a leading global position in brazing and soldering alloys. Lincoln is recognized as the Welding Expert™ for its leading materials science, software development, automation engineering, and application expertise, which advance customers' fabrication capabilities to help them build a better world. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln Electric is a $4.2B publicly traded company (NASDAQ:LECO) with over 12,000 employees around the world, with operations in 71 manufacturing and automation system integration locations across 21 countries and maintains a worldwide network of distributors and sales offices serving customers in over 160 countries.

Location: Euclid - 22801
Employment Status: Salary Full-Time
Function: Information Technology
Pay Range: ($150,594.00 - $203,745.00)
Target Bonus: 30.0%
Req ID: 27657



Purpose

The Senior Manager, IT Government, Aerospace and Defense Solutions (GADS), plays a critical leadership role in ensuring the organization's IT environment is secure, compliant, and operationally resilient. This position is responsible for sustaining the implementation of CMMC requirements in partnership with the GADS business team and external service providers.

This individual will be responsible for fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement across IT operations, security and compliance, ensuring that business users receive reliable, secure and compliant technology services, and that all IT activities are governed by standardized policies and procedures. The ideal candidate will bring a blend of technical expertise, regulatory knowledge, leadership acumen and vendor management expertise to guide the organization through evolving cybersecurity and operational challenges.

Job Duties and Responsibilities


* Oversee the design, deployment, and maintenance of IT infrastructure across all GADS sites.
* Ensure system uptime, performance, and scalability to support business operations.
* Conduct regular risk assessments, vulnerability scans, and incident response planning and execution in collaboration with external service providers
* Coordinate internal and external audits and manage remediation efforts.
* Collaborate with GADS business users to ensure IT infrastructure services meet operational, security and compliance requirements.
* Implement user training and awareness programs to improve IT literacy and security hygiene, in collaboration with the external service providers.
* Manage relationships with external IT service providers, MSPs, and cybersecurity vendors.
* Define and monitor service level agreements (SLAs), performance metrics, and contract compliance.
* Evaluate and onboard new vendors as needed to support IT and security initiatives.
* Develop and execute IT strategies aligned with business goals.
* Prepare and manage IT budgets, forecasts, and resource planning.

Job Duties and Responsibilities


* Lead and mentor IT staff across multiple locations, fostering a culture of accountability and innovation.
* Manage performance and outcomes of the team within their designated discipline function.
* Provide executive-level reporting on compliance posture, risk metrics, and operational performance.
* Lead the organization's CMMC readiness, self-assessment certification efforts (Level 1 and 2 or higher).
* Lead the sustainability program to meet CMMC and NIST 800-171 requirements.
* Ensure effective liaisons with DoD stakeholders, third-party assessors, and intern

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Job Summary

Employment Type:
Full Time Employee
Job type:
Regular Employment
Skill Based Partner:
No
Education Level:
High school graduate
Work Days:
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
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Applied Math: 5
Graphic Literacy: 5

Workplace Documentation: 6