Deputy Chief Information Security Officer

$274,000 - $274,000/Yr

Novanta - State College, PA

Full-time - Senior

State College, PA

11-50 employees

Publishing Industries

About the position

The Deputy Chief Information Security Officer (DCISO) at Novanta will lead cybersecurity initiatives to support the organization's functional and operational goals. This role involves co-establishing and maintaining a corporate-wide information security management program, ensuring the protection of information assets, and compliance with security policies. The DCISO will work closely with various teams to develop security architecture, manage incident response, and facilitate metrics for program effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a security architecture process, SOC, NOC related to security, and compliance strategy.
• Create security architecture artifacts such as models, templates, standards, and procedures.
• Manage the Incident Response plan, including mitigation, communication, and investigation.
• Conduct security assessments of existing and prospective vendors in collaboration with the vendor management team.
• Validate security practices for business continuity management testing and operations with the BCM team.
• Facilitate a metrics and reporting framework to measure program efficiency and effectiveness.
• Ensure security is embedded in the project delivery process with appropriate policies and guidelines.
• Maintain an accurate inventory of all systems, infrastructure, and applications for logging by SIEM.
• Advocate secure coding practices with DevOps teams and escalate concerns to the CISO.
• Support testing and validation of internal security controls as directed.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, system analysis or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 15 years of experience in IT, with 12 years in risk management & information security.
• Strong knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks, information security principles, architecture, and cryptography.
• Professional security management certification such as CISM, CISSP, GIAC, CRISC, or CISA.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.
• Ability to influence without direct authority across multiple levels of an organization.
• Exceptional written and interpersonal communication skills.

Benefits

• Base pay ranging from $194,000 to $274,000 depending on geographic market.
• Annual bonuses and other forms of compensation may be provided.
• Full range of medical, financial, and other benefits to enhance quality of life.