Deputy Chief Information Security Officer (Deputy CISO)

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Deputy Chief Information Security Officer (Deputy CISO) in the United States.

We are seeking a strategic and hands-on Deputy CISO to oversee day-to-day security operations, strengthen incident response readiness, and ensure data protection and compliance across a dynamic, global organization. In this role, you will partner closely with executive leadership and cross-functional teams to scale security architecture, drive operational excellence, and translate security initiatives into business value. You will also support field and go-to-market efforts, engaging with customers, partners, and stakeholders across North and South America. The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with leadership skills, operational rigor, and the ability to communicate complex security topics clearly to both technical and executive audiences. This position offers the opportunity to shape security strategy, influence enterprise risk posture, and contribute directly to organizational resilience.

Accountabilities:

• Lead day-to-day security operations, including SOC, SIEM, EDR, DLP, and identity management, ensuring continuous improvement in detection, response, and recovery metrics.
• Own end-to-end major incident management, including war-room leadership, executive/board communications, post-incident reviews, and corrective actions.
• Develop, implement, and maintain runbooks, playbooks, and on-call processes, testing through simulations and purple-team exercises.
• Design and drive multi-layered incident response and resilience strategies, incorporating automation, threat intelligence, crisis communications, and recovery validation.
• Mature data protection and privacy capabilities, including data classification, DLP, encryption, key/cert management, and policy alignment.
• Partner with enterprise architecture, IT, cloud, and product teams to guide secure reference architectures, threat modeling, and zero-trust implementation.
• Support marketing and sales initiatives by providing executive-level security expertise in customer briefings, field events, and thought leadership activities.
• Champion governance, standards, and compliance across the organization, aligning with policies, audits, and reporting requirements.

Requirements

• 10+ years in cybersecurity with progressive leadership experience; 5+ years leading Security Operations, Incident Response, and/or Data Protection at scale.
• Proven success managing major security incidents, coordinating cross-functional response, and implementing post-incident improvements.
• Hands-on experience with security architecture across identity, endpoint, cloud (IaaS/SaaS), network/SASE/SD-WAN, and data controls.
• Strong communicator capable of briefing executives, boards, and customers credibly in sales and marketing contexts.
• Experience building operational metrics and dashboards to measure control health, readiness, and risk reduction.
• Preferred: Experience supporting public sector customers and familiarity with FedRAMP/StateRAMP; bilingual in Spanish and/or Portuguese for LATAM engagements.
• Certifications: CISSP strongly preferred; additional certifications (CISM, CCSP, GIAC, GCCC, GCSA) are a plus.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Engineering, or related field; advanced degree (e.g., MBA or Master’s in Cybersecurity) desired.

Benefits

• 💰 Competitive salary with annual bonus program eligibility
• ✨ Fully remote work with occasional travel across North and South America
• 📈 Leadership role shaping enterprise security strategy and resilience
• 🛡 Opportunity to influence security operations, incident response, and data protection across a global organization
• 🌱 Access to professional development and cutting-edge security tools
• 🏢 Collaborative, mission-driven environment with cross-functional exposure

Jobgether is a Talent Matching Platform that partners with companies worldwide to efficiently connect top talent with the right opportunities through AI-driven job matching.

When you apply, your profile goes through our AI-powered screening process designed to identify top talent efficiently and fairly:

• 🔍 Our AI evaluates your CV and LinkedIn profile thoroughly, analyzing your skills, experience, and achievements.
• 📊 It compares your profile to the job’s core requirements and past success factors to determine your match score.
• 🎯 Based on this analysis, we automatically shortlist the 3 candidates with the highest match to the role.
• 🧠 When necessary, our human team may perform an additional manual review to ensure no strong profile is missed.

The process is transparent, skills-based, and free of bias—focusing solely on your fit for the role. Once the shortlist is completed, it is shared directly with the company. The final decision and next steps, such as interviews or additional assessments, are then made by their internal hiring team.

Thank you for your interest!