Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

Job overview

The Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) role is listed in Phoenix, AZ. The listing does not specify a remote or hybrid arrangement, so the role is described as onsite. Compensation is not specified. Reporting to the CTO, the CISO owns cybersecurity, data protection, regulatory compliance, and information-security risk management for a company serving government agencies and their sponsors. This hands-on security leader builds and operates the security program, personally addressing cloud architecture, compliance evidence, incident response, and client security discussions. The role protects agency and community trust while embedding security across product, engineering, DevOps, legal, sales, and client work.

What you'll do

• Develop enterprise security strategy, policies, standards, and controls
• advise executive leadership and the Board
• own CJIS, FedRAMP, SOC 2, and ISO 27001 programs
• lead incident response and vulnerability management
• review AWS and GovCloud security architecture
• own IAM, encryption, data classification, and application security
• establish security monitoring and third-party risk processes
• support client assessments, RFPs, and security questionnaires
• build and lead the security team as the program matures.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

chief information security officer

ciso

information security

aws govcloud

cjis

fedramp

soc 2

iso 27001

incident response

cloud security

government clients

phoenix az

ryde technologies

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Hands-on CISO role requiring implementation-level AWS security and CJIS experience; customer-facing security and sales support; CISSP, CISM, or equivalent required or obtainable within 12 months.

About the employer

Ryde Technologies, LLC is hiring for this role. Industry: Computer Systems Design Services. Sector: 54.