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
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure | dashboards & analysis
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