VP, Chief Information Security Officer
Core
Build and lead a modern, engineering-driven information security organization protecting critical digital assets, networks, systems, and IP against nation-state and insider threats across classified and unclassified environments.
Role type
VP/Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Builds
Unified security organization spanning InfoSec, Network Engineering, IT, and Cyber Compliance
Domain
Defense technology, cybersecurity, government contracting
Required skills
Strategic security leadership, network security, application security, security operations, incident response, identity and access management, cloud security, risk management, government compliance frameworks
Preferred skills
Securing complex classified/unclassified environments, high-growth venture-backed tech experience, software engineering background, CI/CD pipeline security, infrastructure-as-code, zero trust architecture
Technologies
NIST 800-171, CMMC, ISO 27001, FedRAMP, DoD requirements
Responsibilities
Develop and execute comprehensive information security strategy; Lead a unified security organization; Partner with CIO and CSO; Drive threat detection and response; Own cyber risk management; Ensure global cyber compliance; Build an engineering-first security culture; Secure enterprise IT and infrastructure at scale; Drive operational effectiveness through metrics
Seniority
VP level, executive leadership