Senior Director of Cybersecurity
Evolv's Director of Cybersecurity will play a pivotal role in securing society by helping to protect Evolv, its products and its customers. Evolv has a revolutionary physical security product that needs a revolutionary Director of Cybersecurity who can transform Evolv’s cybersecurity program.
In this position, you will need to build your cybersecurity team and program. To start, you will leverage Evolv's existing technical team as well as trusted outside cybersecurity consultants. You will build a cybersecurity plan including personnel required to help support you.
Your job is 70% focus on product security, 20% on cybersecurity governance, compliance, and 10% involvement overseeing Evolv's broader IT security.
You will leverage your experience with device security and the possible threat vectors to help protect Evolv’s products. You will be tasked with putting a robust cybersecurity program in place. You will be expected to leverage your experience in building and running teams and successfully driving other stakeholders to assist in improving product and organizational security.
This is a senior leadership position that reports to the VP of Engineering.
Requirements
Candidate must have all of these characteristics / skills.
- Broad knowledge of security operations tools, systems, and practices
- Strong stakeholder interaction skills including phone, in-person, presentation and writing skills
- Security expert in device or IoT security
- Have been responsible for the cybersecurity of a company or project
- Experience building an operational team within an organization.
- CISSP, CISM, or equivalent
Candidate must be able to demonstrate the majority of these characteristics/skills:
- AWS cybersecurity tools and methods
- Cybersecurity threat modeling
- Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
- Hardware development and product qualification
- Network architecture, design, security and protocol knowledge
- Collaboratively work as a member of a top performing team
- Mentoring of cybersecurity personnel
- Ability to handle multiple projects in a fast-paced Agile environment
- Experience with security frameworks (NIST CSF, CIS, COBIT, etc.)
- Experience with compliance / attestation standards (SOC 2, FedRAMP, CMMC, etc.)
Benefits
If you want to solve one of the most difficult issues of our time and save lives doing it, you want to work at Evolv. We are passionate, knowing that what we do and how we do it can affect life or death situations for our customers. At Evolv, you will have unparalleled exposure to all aspects of our business, working with a talented team of people who share our vision for a safer world. If you want unparalleled exposure to all aspects of our business, working with a talented team of company leaders who share a vision for a safer world, Evolv will be a great fit.
- Equity is an important component of every compensation package
- Flexible work environment
- Unique culture
- Medical and dental insurance
- 401(k) plan
- Unlimited vacation policy
- $300 per quarter to spend on the perks that are most meaningful to you