This role combines executive-level support—strategic planning, project leadership, staff mentoring, and cross-departmental collaboration—with day-to-day technical ownership of network infrastructure (switches, routers, firewalls), Windows Active Directory, Microsoft 365 / Entra ID, cybersecurity tools and operations, backups, and related systems. The Deputy CIO serves as the Town’s Deputy Chief Information Security Officer (Deputy CISO) and assists the CIO (who serves as CISO) in protecting municipal systems, networks, cloud services, data, and related infrastructure.