Chief Information Security Officer

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

• Location:

Remote (Eastern, Central, and Mountain Time Zones)

• Reports To:

Chief Information Officer (CIO)

• Industry:

Hybrid Infrastructure, Cloud, Colocation, \& Managed Services

Company Overview

Our client is a leading, high-growth provider of hybrid infrastructure, cloud, colocation, managed services, and cybersecurity solutions for organizations operating in highly regulated industries. With a hybrid-first approach spanning private cloud, public cloud, and managed security services, the company helps enterprises modernize and secure mission-critical environments. The organization provides 24/7/365 operational support and maintains extensive compliance certifications including ISO 27001, HITRUST, PCI DSS, SOC, NIST, HIPAA, and GDPR-aligned services.

Position Summary

We are seeking a strategic and hands-on

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

to lead the company’s global information security initiatives. This executive leader will be responsible for defining and executing the enterprise security vision across the organization’s hybrid cloud infrastructure, managed services platforms, corporate systems, and customer-facing environments.

The CISO will serve as a key member of the executive leadership team, partnering closely with engineering, infrastructure, operations, product, legal, compliance, and customer-facing teams to strengthen the overall security posture while enabling business growth and innovation.

Key Responsibilities

Security Strategy \& Leadership

• Develop and execute the enterprise cybersecurity strategy, roadmap, and governance framework.
• Lead all aspects of information security operations, risk management, security architecture, and compliance programs.
• Act as the executive security advisor to the leadership team, Board of Directors, customers, and strategic partners.
• Build and mature a scalable security organization aligned to rapid growth and evolving customer needs.
• Establish measurable security KPIs, reporting metrics, and operational dashboards.

Security Operations \& Incident Response

• Oversee 24/7/365 security operations, threat detection, incident response, vulnerability management, and security monitoring programs.
• Lead enterprise-wide incident response planning, tabletop exercises, breach readiness, and post-incident remediation efforts.
• Ensure strong security controls across cloud, colocation, hybrid infrastructure, endpoints, networks, and customer environments.
• Drive adoption of modern security technologies including SIEM, SOAR, EDR/XDR, IAM, PAM, and Zero Trust architectures.
• Partner with infrastructure and engineering teams to embed security into operational processes and platform design.

Customer \& Business Enablement

• Serve as a trusted security advisor for enterprise customers in healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, SaaS, and other highly regulated industries.
• Support customer-facing security engagements, RFPs, audits, and strategic sales initiatives.
• Drive security awareness and a security-first culture across the entire organization.

Team Leadership

• Build, mentor, and lead high-performing security engineering, security operations, and GRC teams.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Manage security budgets, vendor relationships, and strategic security investments.

Role Requirements

Required Qualifications

• 12\+ years of progressive cybersecurity and information security leadership experience.
• 5\+ years in a senior executive security leadership role, preferably as a CISO or Director of Cybersecurity.
• Deep experience within cloud infrastructure, managed services (MSSP), SaaS, colocation, or hybrid IT environments.
• Extensive expertise in security operations, cloud security, network security, incident response, identity management, and compliance programs.
• Demonstrated success managing enterprise security programs within highly regulated industries.
• Strong understanding of AWS, Azure, VMware, hybrid cloud architectures, and enterprise infrastructure security.
• Experience leading SOC, MDR, or managed security service environments.
• Excellent executive communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced Certifications:

CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CCSP, GIAC, or similar.

• Proven experience supporting enterprise customers with compliance-heavy workloads.
• Prior experience within an MSSP, cloud hosting provider, infrastructure provider, or regulated SaaS organization.
• Familiarity with Zero Trust, DevSecOps, AI security, and modern security automation frameworks.
• Experience presenting directly to Boards of Directors and executive leadership teams.

What Success Looks Like

• A mature and scalable enterprise security program fully aligned with the company’s growth objectives.
• A flawless audit and compliance posture across all customer and corporate environments.
• Significantly reduced organizational risk through proactive monitoring, threat detection, and incident readiness.
• High customer confidence in the organization's security and compliance capabilities.
• Security seamlessly integrated as a strategic business enabler across all infrastructure and service offerings.