CareerPlan

Senior Manager, Information Security

Santa ClaraFull-time2026-09-30 → 2026-11-09

Core

Building a unified information security function to protect proprietary chip design IP, EDA workflows, software supply chain, and infrastructure for an AI inference silicon company.

Role type

Senior Manager, Information Security

Builds

Unified security roadmap, budget, and team for a hardware/AI startup

Domain

Semiconductor hardware engineering and AI infrastructure security

Required skills

Information security program leadership, IP protection (RTL/GDSII), supply chain security, cloud security, compliance management, hardware security, AI agent security

Preferred skills

Semiconductor supply chain security, hybrid lab infrastructure security, SOC 2/ISO 27001 audit management, CISSP/CISM certifications

Technologies

Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, SIEM, MDM, Zero Trust architectures

Responsibilities

Build and execute unified security roadmap and budget; Partner with IT/SRE to mature identity governance and incident response; Protect chip design IP and EDA workflows; Assess hardware supply chain risks and co-architect hardware roots of trust; Establish trusted software supply chain practices; Secure cloud and inference environments with Zero Trust; Govern internal AI agents and emerging AI regulations; Partner with Facilities on physical security

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership