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Virtual Chief Information Security Officer
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[Hiring] Virtual Chief Information Security Officer @Vc3
Mar 15, 2025 - Vc3 is hiring a remote Virtual Chief Information Security Officer. đź’¸ Salary: unspecified. đź“ŤLocation: Worldwide.
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Role Description
The Security Advisor is responsible for helping organizations to protect their infrastructure, data, people, and customers. A Security Advisor is a top security expert that builds the client organization’s cybersecurity program. The Security Advisor works with the existing management and technical teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Understand and follow “The VC3 Way”, maintaining standards and processes for predictable results.
- Translate Cyber Security into non-technical terms for the Executive to understand business risks.
- Understand the organization’s strategy and business environment.
- Help establish the organization’s cybersecurity strategy.
- Anticipate future security and compliance challenges.
- Participate in developing, maintaining, and reviewing comprehensive information security standards, policies, procedures, and guidelines.
- Drive the building of a cybersecurity plan and program.
- Assist with overseeing technical teams.
- Manage and oversee the information security incident response program, including Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Programs.
- Ensure processes are in place to analyze cybersecurity threats in real-time.
- Complete a cybersecurity risk assessment based on the organization’s assets.
- Oversee the evaluation, selection, and implementation of information security technology.
- Negotiate contracts with third parties, building security requirements into these contracts.
- Liaise with internal and external client providers.
- Assist with vendor selections.
- Provide guidance/checklists for clients to make decisions on third parties.
- Collaborate with industry peers and analyze new security technologies and practices.
- Work closely with internal stakeholders to keep abreast of changes that could impact security or risk profile.
- Report Information and Cyber Security program updates to senior leadership, including metrics for efficiency and efficacy.
- Drive company-wide training and education on security-related matters to increase awareness and mitigate risk.
Additional Responsibilities
- Maintain accurate and real-time timesheets; record complete and accurate notes of troubleshooting and communication with clients.
- Receive mentoring and feedback from peers and others.
- Escalate complicated issues to a more senior resource or other appropriate teams.
- Review tickets with the manager.
- Actively participate in team huddles, L10 meetings, one-on-one meetings, and other team meetings.
- Create and update documentation when changes occur or discoveries are made.
- Attend monthly training and team meetings as required.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- A bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field.
- A minimum of five years' experience in risk management, information security, or programming.
- Good problem-solving and decision-making skills; ability to understand and analyze complex issues.
- Self-motivated, detail-oriented, highly organized, and able to handle a variety of tasks efficiently.
- An understanding of current and emerging threats and countermeasures.
- An understanding of Application Security threats and countermeasures.
- An awareness of information security management frameworks, such as ISO/IEC 27001, MITRE, and NIST.
- Practical knowledge of security technologies including Firewalls, IDS/IPS, Identity and access management, SIEM, remote working, and cloud technologies.
- Excellent verbal communication and writing skills.
- Ability to present complex issues in simple formats.
- Ability to build strong relationships and influence decisions with stakeholders.
- One or more of the following qualifications are highly desirable: Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), or Certified Risk & Information Security Controls (CRISC).
Requirements
- Applicant selected will be subject to a criminal and department of motor vehicles background checks and must meet Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) requirements post-employment.
- Travel up to 30% required.
Benefits
- VC3 offers a comprehensive benefit package and 401K/RRSP company matching.
Company Description
Thank you for your interest in VC3. We appreciate all applications; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
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Software Development
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Salary
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Worldwide
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Job Type
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Mar 15, 2025
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