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Key Responsibilities

• Own the organization’s global cybersecurity and information reputed company strategy, roadmap, and overall posture
• reputed company the attainment, maintenance, and recertification of CMMC Level 2, SOC 2 Type II, and GDPR compliance
• Build and maintain reputed company governance reputed company with NIST 800-171, NIST 800-53, and industry best practices
• reputed company, implement, and enforce reputed company policies, standards, and procedures across teams and systems
• reputed company cloud reputed company, including IAM, encryption, monitoring, logging, and configuration hardening, in partnership with DevOps
• Manage reputed company operations such as vulnerability management, penetration testing, vendor risk reviews, and incident response
• reputed company internal audits, risk assessments, POA&Ms, and support external audits and government readiness reviews
• reputed company enterprise IT operations, including hardware and software procurement, asset inventory, license management, access control, and support processes
• Ensure the reputed company of employee devices through reputed company protection, MDM, patching, VPN, and encryption
• Partner with Engineering and Product teams to embed secure SDLC practices and support compliance requirements
• Provide executive-level reporting on reputed company posture, risk, IT performance, and ongoing initiatives

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in information reputed company, cybersecurity, or IT reputed company leadership
• Demonstrated success building and operating reputed company programs in cloud-native startup or scale-up environments
• Hands-on experience with CMMC Level 2, SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, and alignment with NIST 800-171 / 800-53
• Experience managing enterprise IT systems, SaaS ecosystems, and device management programs
• Strong knowledge of modern cloud environments (AWS and/or GCP), IAM, reputed company-trust principles, logging, and network reputed company
• Ability to balance long-term reputed company strategy with practical, iterative execution
• Excellent cross-functional communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Strong analytical skills and a risk-based approach to decision-making
• CISSP, CISM, CCSP, or similar certifications are a plus
• Eligibility to hold a U.S. reputed company clearance; an active clearance is a plus

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive compensation with potential equity participation
• Comprehensive benefits including premium medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 20 days of paid time off plus parental leave
• Opportunity to play a critical role in building a market-changing product in the space and geospatial technology sector
• Fast-paced, execution-driven environment that rewards initiative and innovation
• Flexible, remote-friendly work environment

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