Chief Information Security Officer

Vicarius is an Israeli-born cybersecurity startup backed by tier-1 investors from San Francisco, Portugal and Tel Aviv. Currently operating out of NYC and Tel Aviv, Vicarius is set to solve the biggest challenge of all: security vulnerabilities. The Vicarius powered platform, vRx, is a simple and self-serve product that helps companies identify, prioritize and fix security threats in an integrated, automated, and non-traditional manner.

After successfully closing our Series B funding round, we are looking for an a Chief Information Security Officer.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement and monitor a strategic, comprehensive enterprise information security and IT risk management program
• Work directly with the business units to facilitate risk assessment and risk management processes
• Develop and enhance an information security management framework
• Understand and interact with related disciplines through committees to ensure the consistent application of policies and standards across all technology projects, systems and services
• Provide leadership to the enterprise's information security organization
• Partner with business stakeholders across the company to raise awareness of risk management concerns
• Assist with the overall business technology planning, providing a current knowledge and future vision of technology and systems

Requirements:

• Degree in business administration or a technology-related field required
• Professional security management certification
• Minimum of eight to 12 years of experience in a combination of risk management, information security and IT jobs
• Knowledge of common information security management frameworks, such as ISO/IEC 27001, and NIST
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and high level of personal integrity Innovative thinking and leadership with an ability to lead and motivate cross-functional, interdisciplinary teams
• Experience with contract and vendor negotiations and management including managed services
• Specific experience in Agile (scaled) software development or other best in class development practices
• Experience with Cloud computing/Elastic computing across virtualized environments
  

Soft Skills, Education, Other

• A successful candidate will have a desire to work as part of a small, growing team
• Ability to study new technologies fast and think outside of the box
• Positive thinking and attitude
• Ability to work in a team, communicate clearly, adapt, learn quickly, and pay attention to detail