Fractional Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

We’re looking for a Fractional (part-time) Chief Information Security Officer who will help us lead, architect and implement our information security program. Lead our security architecture, cyber planning, define and implement security policies and procedures.

Join a small team of experts and make a huge impact on the rapidly growing industry.

Responsibilities

• Develop and drive implementation of a short and long term security strategy and goals in alignment with Peach's business objectives and culture.
• Oversee information security in enterprise IT infrastructure and in deployment and management of enterprise applications.
• Secure operations involving Engineering, and development operations, requiring connectivity and integration with third party partners.
• Responsible for the 24 x 7 x 365 Security Operations Center and accountable for availability of global security systems including monitoring, vulnerability management and other information protection capabilities.
• Perform gap analysis of current state versus industry best practices.
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert ('SME') and liaison for all InfoSec teams during discussions on technical architecture and design reviews; provides input, feedback, advice, and guidance.
• Manage communications with security leaders from clients and partner organizations.
• Prepare and present accurate and timely information in response to audits and inquiries; institutes a proactive culture to align activities and measurement with internal policy and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee management of information security tools, contracts, documentation, standards, and processes to ensure an operating environment that is sound, sustainable, and compliant with company policies and requirements.
• Identify and classify risks related to new implementations or existing infrastructure and application solutions and provision of guidance for remediation.
• Establish and enhance Policies and Procedures to ensure the following of security best practices and compliance.
• Assess and identify security controls for sensitive and regulated data; refine and oversee compliance programs aligned with regulatory and international standards (e.g., ISO27001, SOC2).
• Evolve Peach's capability to monitor threats and vulnerabilities as well as detect, investigate, respond to, and recover from incidents.

Requirements

• 7+ years of enterprise information security or relevant technology experience.
• 2+ years experience leading a team of InfoSec/cybersecurity professionals.
• A breadth of hands-on and senior leadership experience in security, engineering, or IT management.
• In-depth understanding and management of global information security, and security technologies such as intrusion detection and content filtering, threat patterns, security architecture, application architecture, and compliance criteria.
• Thorough understanding of SDLC and Application Security Policies, Design and Documentation.
• Ability to communicate, interpret Infosec and playback requirements to a non-technical security team (ie non-functional requirements).
• Thorough understanding of Risk Management principles (Risk Register, Cyber risks etc).
• Fundamental understanding of Incident Management and Security Operations.
• Experience with cryptography, ethical hacking, computer forensics, information assurance, and intrusion detection and prevention methodologies.
• Experience securing and navigating cloud platforms, such as GCP or AWS platforms.
• Knowledge of common operating systems (e.g. Windows, Linux, etc.), endpoint security principles, networking services and protocols; understanding of security technologies (IDS, firewalls, SIEM), cloud security monitoring technologies and the desire to remain technically hands-on, but also operate on a strategic level.
• Excellent communication skills, especially the ability to communicate security and risk-related concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to understand the business context and technology challenges and handle uncertainty and apply appropriate security solutions in response to multiple risks and needs.
• Deep knowledge of relevant security and compliance frameworks, standards, and regulations (such as SOC2, NIST, COBIT, ISO270xx).
• Exceptional interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills. Capable of listening and obtaining clarification, changing approach or method to best fit the situation. Able to effectively partner with cross-functional teams to coordinate activities and accomplish goals.
• Ability to clearly and succinctly communicate verbally and in writing, translating technical jargon to correspond with the audience's knowledge and understanding.
• Strong organizational skills, ability to coordinate multiple tasks and support projects of varying complexity concurrently.
• Established history of taking a thoughtful action-oriented approach for meeting the demands of multiple internal customer groups and operational needs.
• Natural problem solver; analytical and oriented towards diagnosis and remediation.
• Creative and proactive thinker; can employ a user mindset and generate solutions and proactive recommendations for optimal end user experience.