Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
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Slingshot AerospaceAerospace
Remote, United States
Locations: Remote, US
US-based Candidates: we are currently only able to hire residents of the following U.S. states: AL, AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, RI, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV We are unable to consider candidates residing in other U.S. states at this time.
Internationally-based Candidates: we are currently only able to hire residents of the following locations: United Kingdom.Full-TimeExecutive
Salary175,000 - 290,000 USD per year
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Job Details
- Experience
- 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity, with leadership roles in CISO, Deputy CISO, or Head of Security positions.
- Required Skills
- AWSCybersecurityAzureCompliance
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity, with leadership roles in CISO, Deputy CISO, or Head of Security positions.
- Experience supporting defense, aerospace, or government contracting environments.
- Strong knowledge of NIST SP 800-171, CMMC, DFARS, CUI, and FCI requirements.
- Experience with cloud security architecture (AWS, Azure, GovCloud) and SaaS environments.
- Background in product security, including secure SDLC, application security, and threat modeling.
- Experience with compliance frameworks such as NIST SP 800-53 and FedRAMP (or FedRAMP-aligned environments).
- Demonstrated success leading audits, assessments, and compliance programs (SSPs, POA&Ms, evidence management).
- Hands-on experience with security operations, including monitoring, detection, vulnerability management, and endpoint security.
- Experience leading incident response efforts and executive-level crisis communication.
- Strong understanding of vendor risk management and supply chain security practices.
- Ability to translate technical cyber risk into business and mission impact.
- Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills across Engineering, Product, Legal, Operations, and Executive Leadership.
Responsibilities
- Own and execute Slingshot’s cybersecurity strategy across enterprise, product, and operational environments.
- Lead readiness and implementation for CMMC, NIST SP 800-171, DFARS, and related government cybersecurity requirements.
- Establish and scale secure software development lifecycle (SDLC), application security, and DevSecOps practices.
- Design and oversee cloud security architecture across AWS/Azure/GovCloud environments.
- Drive audit readiness, including System Security Plans (SSPs), POA&Ms, and continuous monitoring programs.
- Partner with Product and Engineering to embed security into development without slowing delivery velocity.
- Build and operate security monitoring, detection, vulnerability management, and incident response capabilities.
- Lead executive-level incident response, including customer communication and regulatory reporting.
- Develop and enforce identity, access management, data protection, and logging strategies across systems.
- Oversee third-party/vendor risk management and supply chain security, including flowdown requirements.
- Partner with the Facility Security Officer (FSO) on classified programs, insider threat initiatives, and industrial security requirements.
- Ensure secure handling of CUI/FCI and readiness for customer audits and security questionnaires.
- Define and communicate cyber risk to executive leadership, board members, and customers.
- Support business development by enabling compliance required to win and execute government contracts.
- Build and scale a lean, high-performing security team aligned to company growth.
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