Nicholas Bailey

Director, Enterprise Technology & Security @ ProPublica

Brooklyn, New York, United States

About

IT and security leader with over a decade of experience building and running enterprise technology across nonprofits, media, and Fortune 500 environments. I currently serve as Director of IT and Security at ProPublica, where I own the organization's full technology and security posture — from infrastructure and cloud platforms to security policy, vendor management, and team development. I co-chair the internal security committee, drive identity and access management initiatives, and work closely with product and editorial leadership to align technology with the organization's mission. Prior to ProPublica, I spent three years as Global Head of IT Operations at Fortune, leading hybrid infrastructure and 24/7 support across five international offices while managing a $2.2M IT budget and delivering consistent year-over-year cost savings. My approach: hands-on leadership, high standards for security and reliability, quality enterprise support, and a genuine investment in the people and teams I build.

Experience

  • Director of Enterprise Technology & Security at ProPublica
    Oct 2025 - Present · 9 mos

    Leading technology and security operations for one of the country’s leading nonprofit investigative newsrooms. Own the full enterprise technology stack: cybersecurity, networking, endpoint management, and support for 150+ employees across the US. Develop and execute IT and security roadmaps; co-chair the internal security committee and lead the organization’s information security posture. Drive Okta/SSO/SCIM rollout to centralize identity and access management across enterprise services. Manage IT budget, vendor contracts, and outside security consultants; oversee help desk operations and employee on/off-boarding. Mentor and develop the IT team while partnering with product and editorial leadership to align technology with organizational goals.

  • SysOps Consultant at MoonPay
    Aug 2025 - Oct 2025 · 3 mos

  • Head of IT Operations and Infrastructure at Fortune
    Apr 2022 - Mar 2025 · 3 yrs

  • Manager, IT Desktop Products at Marriott International
    Dec 2020 - Apr 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos

    Managed 200,000+ endpoints globally; led cross-functional engineering efforts to improve service reliability and security at scale. Owned endpoint and web security for the enterprise, leveraging CrowdStrike for threat detection and response and Virtru for data protection and encrypted communications. Automated enterprise-wide patching, configuration, and browser management workflows using Google Admin Console and Microsoft Intune, improving deployment speed and reducing security exposure.

  • Senior System Engineer at United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)
    Feb 2020 - Aug 2020 · 7 mos

    • Oversaw infrastructure upgrades and application deployments to improve reliability and security across 450+ user systems. • Managed AD configurations and security policies; leveraged SCCM and Jamf to streamline enterprise system management.