[Remote] Cybersecurity Director CISO (experience in Aerospace and Defense)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. ClifyX is looking for a Cybersecurity Director CISO with expertise in Aerospace and Defense. The role involves providing thought leadership in cybersecurity, assisting clients in understanding the cyber threat landscape, and managing security strategies to ensure compliance and resilience.

Responsibilities

• Provide thought leadership for organizations in manufacturing industry
• Assist our clients in understanding today’s cyber threat landscape, assess the maturity of their cyber security capabilities and define a strategy to become cyber resilient
• Active leadership in aspects of IT strategy relating to privacy, security and compliance assurance
• Provide input to and craft specialist points of view for the market
• Team management with good Information security technical expertise and ability to frontend customer interactions
• Provide advice and guidance on security strategies to manage identified risks and ensure adoption and adherence to standards
• Address client needs, enhancing the capabilities and effectiveness of client personnel, by ensuring that proposed solutions are properly understood and appropriately exploited
• Design, develop, review and implement security designs for new or existing technology systems
• Provide technology thought leadership - assessing priority of new project requests toward ensuring added value, promoting our business strategies and/or advancing technology
• Develop strategies to address evolving threats to systems and data (advanced cyber-attacks, data exfiltration / leakage, information extortion) and define priorities for improvements
• Assist in the development of an enterprise security architecture framework that addresses business needs
• Analyze current technology environment to identify deficiencies and recommend solutions, staying abreast of emerging security technologies and trends and apply them where appropriate
• Provide security thought leadership on core security questions facing the business – employee protection and IAM, data protection, device protection, MDR/SOC, Cloud Security, Enterprise Vulnerability Management - based on leading security practices and experience
• Collaborate with multiple technology groups to ensure that the application, integration, infrastructure, and security architectures are designed to meet evolving business requirements, standards for reliability, scalability and availability and align with the organization’s Technology Roadmap
• Work with Cyber Security Practice to develop solutions catering to clients’ requirements

Skills

• Master's degree in computer science/Engineering/Telecom. Master's will be an added benefit
• One or more of these certifications - CISSP, CISM, GIAC, VA, MCSA, GSEC, CCNA, CCSK, TOGAF, CCENT
• Relevant certifications pertaining to industry leading security tools/standards/frameworks
• 4+ years of experience with Enterprise Security & CxO Advisory
• 12+ years of hands-on experience in the cyber security field with responsibilities for at least two of the following three fields: cybersecurity program governance, security service delivery, and cyber security consulting/advisory
• Broad understanding of security functions such as Application Security, Identity Access Mgmt. IAM, and Governance Risk & Compliance (GRC)
• Experience leading client engagements; Business development expertise
• Strong consulting experience and an understanding of cyber security

Company Overview

• ClifyX provides innovative business solutions which satisfy requirements for mission-critical reliability, scalability, interoperations. It was founded in 1998, and is headquartered in South Plainfield, New Jersey, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is https://clifyx.com.

Company H1B Sponsorship

• ClifyX has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2025, 5 in 2024, 2 in 2023, 1 in 2022. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.

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