CHIEF INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICER

Chief Information Security Officer

Washington, DC - Remote Flexibility / Operations / Full Time Were digital-obsessed, tech-savvy do-gooders who care deeply about social change.

Weve brought digital strategies to life for nonprofit organizations working around the world, including Save the Children, Sandy Hook Promise, and Friends of the Earth, as well as progressive political organizations, campaigns and candidates.

This cycle, we're excited to support the DGA in flipping and protecting governorships across the country while expanding the Democratic majority in the Senate via our work with the DSCC, Sen.

Raphael Warnock, Rep. Val Demings, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto and Sen. Maggie Hassan. At MissionWired, we help clients create revolutionary digital strategies that advance their mission, change our country, and have a positive impact on the world.

Were an equal-opportunity employer and take seriously our commitment to equality and equity. Our efforts to be inclusive and create opportunity dont end when someone joins us they begin.

Weve set our sights on changing the world through our work and with our clients, and representation is at the foundation of what we do.

We know that diversity of thought and background makes us stronger. Thats why were committed to building and maintaining a diverse community.

Every new team member broadens our perspective and allows us to think bigger. Well be at our best when people from underrepresented communities and people with a range of perspectives and lived experiences want to come, stay, and push the boundaries of whats possible.

Overview : MissionWired is looking for a Chief Information Security Officer responsible for developing and implementing our IT and cybersecurity strategy.

The CISO leads the team responsible for day-to-day security operations, defining security architecture and strategy, ensuring compliance and modernization, managing vendor partners, and helping to develop the IT team.

We work with large, nationally known partners, who count on us to protect their supporters data. Its a charge we take seriously.

Were looking for someone who can alternate between leading strategic objectives and acting as an individual contributor in areas ranging from system administration to procurement.

This position reports to the Chief Technology Officer, with a dotted-line connection directly to the CEO. This role will partner closely with the leaders of our Engineering, Product, Data Science, and Operations teams to ensure that ownership and implementation of our cybersecurity program is fully cross-departmental.

Must-have qualifications :

• Experience working on security incidents, including working with executive leadership, outside counsel, incident response firms, and ecosystem partners;
• Experience helping teams and organizations refactor their workflows and the tools they use to align with a secure by default strategy;
• Experience developing and maintaining a comprehensive information security program using an established framework;
• Experience identifying and managing technical, security, and process debt;
• Hands-on experience with enterprise and production systems and technologies such as Okta, G Suite, AWS, and GCP;
• An ability to work well with a range of people from extremely technical team members to non-technical business leaders; and
• A track record of assessing threats, vulnerabilities, and risks from a business as well as a technical perspective and the ability to develop and champion affordable, efficient, and timely security architectures and solutions that support the organization.

Nice-to-have qualifications :

• Certifications or licenses with any of the following : CCSP, CISSP GDPR, CCPA, NIST, CEH, or similar;
• Experience developing CCPA and GDPR protocols;
• A background in securing tech organizations at multiple levels of scale, from small ephemeral startups to large, well-resourced organizations;
• Experience communicating information security concepts to a broad range of technical and non-technical audiences; and
• Demonstrated success in establishing executive relationships and influencing executive decision making of business and technology leaders.

Salary for this role begins at $170,000 per year, depending on experience.

If you feel you can do the job and are excited about this opportunity but are not sure if you meet all the qualifications, consider applying anyway.

Wed love to hear from you!